VICTORIA AND THE ISLANDS
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BRITISH COLUMBIA

Photo courtesy of Tourism Victoria

Canada's islands on the Pacific are a wonderful place to get away from it all. Tucked against the mainland edge of British Columbia and the north shore of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, Vancouver Island stretches approximately 500 km (300 miles) southeast to northwest. British Columbia's Gulf Islands lie in the protected waters of Georgia Strait, between Vancouver Island and the mainland of BC. Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands offer you experiences in golfing, salt and freshwater fishing, boating, sailing, kayaking, whale and wildlife watching, caving, hiking, scuba diving, and skiing. Alert Bay, Black Creek, Bowen Island, Campbell River, Coombs, Comox, Courtenay, Cowichan, Cumberland, Duncan, Esquimalt, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Mayne Island, Nanaimo, Parksville, Pender Island, Qualicum, Port Alberni, Port McNeill, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Saanich, Salt Spring Island, Sointula, Sooke, Sydney, Tofino, Ucluelet, Victoria

Arts & Culture | Entertainment | Museums & Historical Sites | Regional & Community Links | Sports & Outdoors | Tours

ARTS & CULTURE
Chemainus Festival of Murals Every year hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world discover the hidden secrets of Chemainus, one of Vancouver Island's jewels in the crown. This samll seaside town is a tourist haven, nestled on the southeast shores of the island, 80 km north of Victoria and 30 km south of Nanaimo
Alert Bay U'mista Cultural Centre 1-800-690-8222, #1 Front Street Alert Bay Bowen Island Gallery at Artisan Square Bowen Island Campbell River Campbell River Art Gallery 1-250-287-2261, 1235 Shopper's Row, Campbell River Chemainus Theatre Festival Join us at the Chemainus Theatre Festival. We're central Vancouver Island's premiere professional theatre company! Courtenay Comox Valley Art Gallery 1-250-338-6211, 580 Duncan Avenue, Courtenay I-HOS Gallery - Native Gallery & Gift Shop 1-250-339-7702, 3310 Comox Road, Courtenay Duncan Quw'utsun' Cultural and Conference Centre 1-877-746-8119, 200 Cowichan Way, Duncan	Galiano Island Paintings by Keith Holmes Galiano Island Nanaimo Nanaimo Art Gallery 1-250-740-6350, 150 Commercial Street, Nanaimo VIU: 330 - 900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo Parksville Oceanside Community Arts Council 1.250.248.8185 133 McMillan Street, Parksville Port Alberni Community Arts Council of the Alberni Valley 1-250-724-3412 3061 Eighth Avenue, Port Alberni Port Hardy Kwakiutl Art of the Copper Maker 1-250-949-8491 114 Copper Way, Fort Rupert Village, Port Hardy Port McNeill Henschel Fine Arts 1-888-663-2787, 801 Nimpkish Heights Road, Port McNeill Just Art 1-250-956-4908, 1705-#18 Campbell Way Port McNeill Qualicum Beach Old School House Arts Centre 1-250-752-6133, 122 Fern Road West, Qualicum Beach Salt Spring Island Landing Party Fine Art Gallery 1-888-371-6444 Salt Spring Island Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art 1-800-668-6131 1-104 Fulford-Ganges Rd. Salt Spring Island Salt Spring Arts Council 1-250-537-0899 Salt Spring Island Victoria Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 1-250-384-4171, 1040 Moss Street Victoria First Nations Artist's Gallery 1-250-388-4330 904 Gordon Street, Victoria
ENTERTAINMENT
Butchart Gardens 1-866-652-4422, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay Butterfly Gardens 1-877-722-0272 1461 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre 1-250-746-4955, 1761 Cowichan Bay Rd, Cowichan Bay	Miniature World 1-250-385-9731 649 Humboldt St. Victoria National Geographic IMAX Theatre 1-877-480-4887, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria
MUSEUMS & HISTORICAL SITES
Chemanius, Esquimalt, Salt Spring Island, Sydney, Saanich, Sooke, Victoria
Mayne Island Mayne Island Museum 1-250-539-5286, 431 Fernhill Road Mayne Island Saanichton Saanich Historical Artifacts Society 1-250-652-5522, 7321 Lochside Drive, Saanichton Salt Spring Island Akerman Museum on Salt Spring Island Salt Spring Island Archives Salt Spring Island Museum 351 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island Sidney British Columbia Aviation Museum, 1-250-655-3300, 1910 Norseman Road, Sidney Sidney Museum 1-250-655-6355, 2423 Beacon Avenue, Sidney Sooke Sooke Region Museum 1-866-888-4748, 2070 Phillips Road, Sooke Victoria CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum 1-250-363-4312 1299 Naden Way, Victoria Craigflower Manor and Schoolhouse An Original Hudson's Bay Company Farm 1-250-386-1606, 1801 Admirals Road, Victoria Emily Carr House 1-250-383-5843, 207 Government Street, Victoria Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse 1-250-478-5849, 603 Fort Rodd Hill Road Victoria	Victoria Government House 1-250-387-2080 1401 Rockland Avenue, Victoria Helmcken House 638 Elliott St., Victoria Point Ellice House 1-250-380-6506, 2616 Pleasant Street, Victoria Royal British Columbia Museum 1-888-447-7977, 675 Belleville Street ,Victoria Wawadit'ta Mungo Martin House, Thunderbird Park Royal B.C. Museum, Victoria, Photo courtesy of Tourism Victoria The Maritime Museum of British Columbia 1-250-385-4222, 28 Bastion Square, Victoria
Duncan, Chemainus, Cowichan, Gabriola Island, Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum, Coombs
Duncan BC Forest Museum 1-250-715-1113, 2892 Drinkwater Road Duncan Cowichan Native Village 1-877-746-8119 200 Cowichan Way, Duncan Cowichan Valley Museum 1-250-746-6612, 130 Canada Avenue, Duncan Gabriola Island Gabriola Museum 1-250-247-9987, 505 South Road, Gabriola Island Lake Cowichan Kaatza Station Museum 1-250-749-6142, 125 South Shore Road Lake Cowichan	Nanaimo Nanaimo Bastion Museum Society 1-250-753-1821, 1000 Terminal Ave., Nanaimo Vancouver Island Military Museum 1-250-756-2554, 4750 Rutherford Rd, Nanaimo Parksville Parksville Museum & Archives Craig Heritage Park 1-250-248-6966 1245 East Island Highway, Parksville Qualicum Beach Qualicum Beach Historical & Museum Society 1-250-752-5533, 587 Beach Road, Qualicum Beach
Port Alberni,Tofino, Ucluelet
Port Alberni Alberni Pacific Railway, Train Station 1-250-723-2118 3100 Kingsway, Port Alberni Alberni Valley Museum 1-250-723-2181 4255 Wallace Street, Port Alberni McLean Mill National Historic Site 1-250-723-1376 5633 Smith Road, Port Alberni Maritime Discovery Centre 1-250-723-6164, 2750 Harbour Road, Port Alberni	Tofino Whale Museum 1-888-474-2288, 411 Campbell Street, Tofino Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre 1-250-726-3500, Wick Road, Tofino
Alert Bay, Comox, Cumberland, Courtenay, Campbell River, Denman Island, Quadra Island
Alert Bay Alert Bay Museum & Library 1-250-974-5721, 118 Fir Street, Alert Bay Campbell River Campbell River & District Museum & Archives 1-250-287-3103, 470 Island Highway, Campbell River Haig-Brown House 1-250-286-6646, 2250 Campbell River Road, Campbell River Maritime Heritage Centre 1-250-286-3161, 621 Island Highway, Campbell River Museum at Campbell River 1-250-287-3103, 470 Island Highway, Campbell River Comox Air Force Museum - Airport 1-250-339-8162 Comox Courtenay Courtenay & District Museum & Paleontology Centre 1-250-334-0686, Fourth Street, Courtenay Cumberland Cumberland Museum & Archives 1-250-336-2445, Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland Denman Island Denman Island Museum 1111 North West Road Denman Island Quadra Island Kwagiulth Museum & Cultural Centre Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island Zeballos Zeballos Museum 1-250-761-4070, 122 Maquinna Avenue, Zeballos	Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park Comox Filberg Festival
TOURISM
Campbell River Campbell River Tourism Campbell River Chemainus Chemainus 1-250-246-3944 Chemainus Courtenay Comox Valley Tourism Courtenay Comox Valley Visitor Centre 2040 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay Cumberland Cumberland Visitor Centre 1-250-336-8313, 2680 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland Duncan Cowichan Tourism Duncan Galiano Island Galiano Island Chamber of Commerce - Tourism 1-250-539-2233 Galiano Nanaimo Tourism Nanaimo 1-800-663-7337, 2290 Bowen Road, Nanaimo	Parksville Oceanside Tourism Parksville Port Hardy Port Hardy Visitor Centre 1-866-427-3901 7250 Market Street, Port Hardy Qualicum Beach Oceanside Tourism Qualicum Beach Salt Spring Island Salt Spring Island Tourism 1-866-216-2936 Salt Spring Island Saturna Island Saturna Island Saturna Island Tofino Tourism Tofino 1-888-720-3414, 1426 Pacific Rim Highway, 455 Campbell Street, Tofino Victoria Tourism Victoria 1-800-663-3883, 812 Wharf Street, Victoria
NATURE, OUTDOORS AND SPORTS
The Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve Home to some five million species of animals, plants, and insects, including some of the world's largest and oldest trees, the west coast of Vancouver Island has been recognized as one of the most biologically diverse regions on earth. The 350,000 hectare (864,869 acre) reserve encompasses ancient temperate rainforest, long sandy beaches, lakes, rivers and streams, mountain peaks, rocky shores, coastal mudflats and estuaries, each with its rich population of flora and fauna. The Long Beach Unit of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve and the town of Tofino, as well as sixteen provincial parks and ecological reserves, are all within the reserve. The Clayoquot (pronounced kla-kwat) Sound Biosphere Reserve is the first of its kind on Canada's West Coast and the first to have a marine component within its boundary The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust: www.clayoquotbiosphere.org HelloBC
Capital Regional District A Guide to User Friendly Trails Parks and Trails for Central Saanich, Colwood, East Sooke, Esquimalt, Galiano Island, Highlands, Jordan River, Langford, Mayne Island, Metchosin, North Saanich, Oak Bay, Pender Island, Saanich, Salt Spring Island, Sidney, Sooke, Southern Gulf Islands, Victoria 1-250-478-3344 Victoria Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Milner Gardens & Woodland Horticultural Display 1-250-752-6153, 2179 West Island Highway, Qualicum Beach Mount Douglas Park Cedar Hill Road Saanich	Marine Ecology Station 1-250-655-1456, 9245 Hartfell Rd. North Saanich Morrell Nature Sanctuary 1-250-753-5811, 787 Nanaimo Lakes Road, Nanaimo Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Provincial Parks - Vancouver Island Sooke Potholes Sooke River Road, Sooke Victoria Salmon Kings Hockey Club (ECHL) 1 250 220-7888 1925 Blanshard Street, Victoria
TOURS
Adventure Tours Victoria Big Bus - Victoria Sightseeing 1-888-434-2229 811 Government Street Victoria Dominion Astrophysical Observatory 1-250-363-0001, 5071 West Saanich Road, Victoria Government House 1-250-387-2080, 1401 Rockland Avenue, Victoria Hyack Air Tours 1-250-384-2499 1234 Wharf Street Victoria ITT Wilson's Tours 1-866-846-1917, 3 - 463 Belleville Street, Victoria Lizard Adventure Travel 1-250-891-6881 Victoria, Regional Parks, Provincial Heritage Sites, Southern Gulf Islands and wineries. Redbud Step-On Guide Service 1-250-384-1767, #501-2910 Cook Street, Victoria	Spring Time Blossoms and Horse Carriage Photo courtesy of Tourism Victoria Tally Ho Carriage Tours 1-866-383-5067 Corner of Menzies & Belleville Victoria Travel With Taste 1-250-385-1527 Government Street Victoria Victoria Spirits 1-250-544-8217 6170 Old West Saanich Road Victoria Victorian Garden Tours Ltd. 1-250-380-2797 Victoria

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Chemanius, Esquimalt, Salt Spring Island, Sydney, Saanich, Sooke, Victoria

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VICTORIA AND THE ISLANDS
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