VICTORIA AND THE ISLANDS
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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 and Park, Comox, British Columbia
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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