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Vancouver Island is home to year-round and top-ranked golf courses, drawing visitors from all over the world. The Golf Trail runs from Victoria in the South to Campbell River in the North, with an incredible variety of courses peppered throughout the island. Experience the stunning ocean views and top-notch hospitality at the 14 courses that…
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There are endless trails, paths, and walkways on Vancouver Island to take a stroll. You’ll find gentle walks with ocean views, quiet paths through the rainforest, and hikes to cascading waterfalls. The best part? You don’t have to be an expert hiker to take in all in. Easy Strolls Near The Ocean The West…
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Festive fans will be donning their glittery Christmas sweaters and exploring a stocking-full of activities on Vancouver Island this holiday season. But where are the best places to feel as Christmassy as an elf with a belly full of mince pies? Read on for our tinsel-tastic recommendations, then plan your own jolly Island jaunt––complete with…
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Falling in love with Tofino is easy. The cool coastal breeze of the Pacific as you sip your morning coffee and watch the waves roll in. The leering fog that eerily rises with the sun in autumn. The community of surfers, artists, small business owners, and creatives who are making it work out here. But…
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It’s salmon spawning season on Vancouver Island. With the changing of seasons marks the return of once-tadpoles to the streams where life began for them. From now until early December, you can bear witness to one of the most exciting natural phenomenons of the year across the Island. About Salmon Spawning on Vancouver Island…
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With the changing of the leaves and the return of the everything offering a Pumpkin Spice flavour, comes the shifting of the seasons. In towns, trees are speckled in yellow, orange, brown, and green, and a gentle change in temperature reminds us that summer is drawing to an end. Fall is nearly in full swing,…
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While every summer has to come to an end, in Tofino, fall is when we exhale, then breathe in misty ocean air. There may be larch-covered valleys or orange tree-lined lakes elsewhere, but Tofino has its own kind of fall magic. We call it surf season. After summer, time tends to slow in Tofino to…
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Photo credit: Destination BC/Boomer Jerritt It’s summertime, which means camping spots on Vancouver Island are a hot commodity. If you have access to a kayak, canoe or powerboat, ditch the wheels and check out these five camping spots that are still under the radar. Don’t worry if you don’t own a boat- we’ll tell you…
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Destination BC/Graeme Owsianski Broken Islands A legendary Van Isle paddling location, the Broken Islands Group in Barkley Sound bring paddlers in from around the world. Located in Pacific Rim National Park, the 130 square kilometre area features over 100 islands or islets, and on the inside of these the water is mostly calm and perfectly…
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Over BC Day long weekend, August 2nd to 5th, Comox hosts one of the longest-running celebrations of Canadian art, culture, and music on the West Coast. Held at the historic Filberg Lodge and Heritage Park, this festival has been running for 37 years, and still maintains its seaside, small-town charm. Here’s a go-to guide for…
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