Vancouver Island

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“That used to be my hotspot over there,” said Captain Mike Halvorsen, pointing across the Alberni...

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The bulbs of market lights twinkling above were strung between cedar boughs, and Perry Como played...

Port Alberni collage

Situated on one of the world's longest ocean inlets, Port Alberni brims with fresh Vancouver Island...

Kiixin
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#ExplorePortAlberni Want to get out and explore the beautiful Alberni Valley? Follow this one-day...

Kiixin
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#ExplorePortAlberni Instead of counting highway lines – because there were none – I looked out the...

Port Alberni Hiking
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#ExplorePortAlberni “That’s a MacGillivray's warbler,” said our intrepid guide Sandy McRuer, pausing...

Canoeing
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The project’s premise was simple: one tree equals one sea-worthy canoe built by many hands, some...

Surfing in Canada
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The West Coast of Vancouver Island – from Ucluelet to Tofino – is home to more than a dozen world...

Paddling in Salish Sea
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Reconciliation with the Indigenous People of Canada is an important conversation happening today in...

Biking in Sooke
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Visiting Sooke felt like being a tourist in my own town. It’s only 45 minutes away from where I grew...

biking on vancouver island
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Whether it’s coasting past the ocean on a cruiser bike, or experiencing an adrenaline rush while...

Prestige Oceanfront Resort Sooke
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“It feels like candy in my pocket,” Deanna Brett said with childlike enthusiasm as she tucked away...