Upcoming Victoria eating contests
| 2012 Jul 14 | Rib Eating Contest | Nanaimo Barbecue Festival | Nanaimo, BC, Canada |
| 3 lb. burger | Mountain Burger | Mrs. Riches Dinner Club Cafe | Nanaimo, BC, Canada | topped with 3 fried eggs, a whole tomato, half head of lettuce, cheese, 6 strips of bacon includes country fries |
| oysters | Oyster Eating Record | The Oyster | Victoria, BC, Canada | current record is 139 |
| 2 lb. burger | Challenge Burger | Hecklers Bar & Grill | Victoria, BC, Canada |
Top Dog Pizza in Victoria, BC will hold a pizza eating contest on March 31 awarding $1000 and a 50 inch television.
Soprano's Karaoke + Sports Bar & Grill will hold a hot dog eating contest today awarding a trip to Vancouver and tickets to a Canucks / Maple Leafs game.
The Woodgrove Centre in Nanaimo, British Columbia will hold a cupcake eating contest on Saturday awarding a $500 gift card to the mall.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski reports he was the first person to finish the Alpine Burger in Langford BC. The restaurant will reportedly hold a contest awarding $5000 to the fastest finisher of an Alpine Burger in the Spring.
Island Sports News has a blog entry about a bacon eating contest in Victoria, British Columbia between a 230 pound man and a 73 pound woman.
Gal Sone goes octopus hunting in Canada

R Suzuki reports that Gal Sone traveled to the west coast of Canada and went on an octopus hunt around Vancouver Island on a Nippon TV program. After a diver caught an octopus, it was cooked and served to Gal Sone in a restaurant.