Vancouver Island

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

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

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

Kiixin

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

Port Alberni Hiking

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

Canoeing

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

ZenSeekers

Whew! It’s been hectic! Between rounding up friends and families for festive cheer or blasting...

Bird

Bundled up with scarves, mitts, big jackets and toques you brave a walk through the winter landscape...

Hiking

The west coast of B.C. and Vancouver Island offer up amazing scenery and hiking trails that can take...

Surfing in Canada

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

Paddling in Salish Sea

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