be provided by Parks Canada, in recognition of Uplands as a National Historic Site. Physical environment The bedrock under Uplands is quartz diorite gneiss. Soils are well drained sandy loams of the Cadboro and Langford series (Cd-L or Lsl), or poorly drained sandy clay loams of the Tolmie series (Tscl); all have thick dark topsoils. In near-shore areas the soils are more stony and are mapped as Langford-Rough Stony complex(L-Rs). References External links The Corporation of the District of Oak Bay Royal Victoria Yacht Club Oak Bay News Neighbourhoods in Oak Bay, British Columbia