Alive with visitors, boats and float planes, Victoria’s Inner Harbour is rarely still. But when a pod of killer whales cruised into town, the commotion paused – the sound of silence broken only by the rhythmic puffs of blowholes and the excited gasps of onlookers.

Stopping harbour traffic Saturday afternoon (Aug. 23) were four male Bigg’s killer whales, identified as belonging to the family group known as the T069s.

The impressive foursome swam leisurely through the downtown waters as hundreds lined the shoreline, cameras at the ready, eager for a glimpse of the majestic visitors.

People on the water weren’t left out either, as kayakers, paddleboarders and small boat passengers found themselves drifting alongside the whales, sharing the same extraordinary view.

Water taxi passengers re

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