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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 |
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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 |
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Chemainus Theatre Festival |
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| Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Victoria |
Artcraft Gallery Salt Spring Island |
| Community Arts Alberni Clayoquot Region |
Eagle Feather First Nations Artists Gallery & Giftshop, Victoria |
| Gallery at Artisan Square Bowen Island |
Gildas Box of Treasures Theatre Campbell River |
| Henschel Fine Arts 888-663-2787 Port McNeill |
I-HOS Gallery - Native Gallery & Gift Shop Courtenay |
| Just Art 250-956-4908 Port McNeill |
Kwakiutl Art of the Copper Maker 250-949-8491 Port Hardy |
| Landing Party Fine Art Gallery Salt Spring Island |
Nanaimo Art Gallery |
| Old School House Arts Centre Qualicum Beach |
Paintings by Keith Holmes Galiano Island |
| Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art Salt Spring Island |
Quw'utsun' Cultural and Conference Centre, Duncan |
| Salish Pride Carving Gallery 250-746-4465 Duncan |
U'mista Cultural Centre Alert Bay |
ENTERTAINMENT |
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| Butchart Gardens Victoria |
Butterfly Gardens Brentwood Bay |
| Miniature World Victoria |
National Geographic Theatre Victoria |
MUSEUMS & HISTORICAL SITES |
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Chemanius, Esquimalt, Sydney, Saanich, Sooke, Victoria |
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![]() Wawadit'ta Mungo Martin House Thunderbird Park Royal B.C. Museum, Victoria Photo courtesy of Tourism Victoria |
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| British Columbia Aviation Museum, Sydney |
CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum |
| Craigflower Manor Victoria |
Emily Carr House Victoria |
| Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse Victoria |
Government House Victoria |
| Helmcken House Victoria |
Point Ellice House Victoria |
| Royal British Columbia Museum Victoria |
Saanich Historical Artifacts Society Sidney |
| Sidney Museum Sidney |
Sooke Region Museum Sooke |
| The Maritime Museum of British Columbia Victoria |
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Duncan, Chemainus, Cowichan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum, Coombs |
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| Alberni Valley Museum Port Alberni |
BC Forest Museum Duncan |
| Chemainus online Chemainus |
Cowichan Tourism Duncan |
| Cowichan Native Village Duncan |
Cowichan Valley Museum Duncan |
| Craig Museum & Historical Park 250-248-6966 Parksville |
Parksville Museum Parksville |
| Duncan, City of Duncan |
Kaatza Station Museum Lake Cowichan |
| Malaspina University College Museum Nanaimo |
Nanaimo Bastion Museum Society Nanaimo |
| Nanaimo District Museum Nanaimo |
Qualicum Beach Historical & Museum Society Qualicum Beach |
| Vancouver Island Military Museum Nanaimo |
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Port Alberni,Tofino, Ucluelet |
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| Alberni Valley Museum Port Alberni |
Whale Museum Tofino |
| Mclean Mill National Historic Site Port Alberni |
Rollin Art Centre Port Alberni |
| Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre Tofino |
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Comox, Cumberland, Courtenay, Campbell River |
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| Nestled between the Beaufort Mountains & the Strait of Georgia | |
| Air Force Museum Comox |
Campbell River & District Museum & Archives, Campbell River |
| Campbell River Optical Maritime Museum Campbell River |
Courtenay & District Museum & Paleontology Centre, Courtenay |
| Cumberland Museum & Archives Cumberland |
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| Haig-Brown House Campbell River |
Museum at Campbell River Campbell River |
The Gulf Islands |
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| Akerman Museum on Salt Spring Island Salt Spring Island |
Denman Island Museum Denman Island |
| Gabriola Museum Gabriola Island |
Kwagiulth Museum & Cultural Centre Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island |
| Mayne Island Museum Mayne Island |
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| Salt Spring Island Museum Salt Spring Island |
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Northern Vancouver Island |
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| Alert Bay Museum & Library Alert Bay |
Sointula Museum Sointula |
| Zeballos Museum Zeballos |
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REGIONAL & COMMUNITY LINKS |
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| Chemainus British Columbia | Chemainus |
| Coastal Communities | Comox Valley Tourism |
| Tourism Nanaimo | |
| Parksville & Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island’s Oceanside Region located approximately 20 minutes north of Nanaimo. Our seaside resorts and conference facilities when mixed with our small-town hospitality and superior value make Parksville & Qualicum Beach a winning combination for meetings and conferences. Your group will be focused energized and enthused while our convenience, hospitality and value provide the ideal ingredients for a successful and memorable meeting. |
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| Pacific Rim Tourism Assoc. | Saturna Island |
| Sidney | Sooke Community Website |
| Tour Victoria | Victoria & Vancouver Island |
| Campbell River Tourism Salmon Capital of the World |
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| Tourism Victoria | |
MEDIA |
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| Goldstream Gazette - Colwood | Comox Valley Record - Courtenay |
| Cowichan News Leader - Duncan | Cowichan Pictorial - Duncan |
| Esquimalt News | Chronicle - Ladysmith |
| Lake Cowichan Gazette - Lake Cowichan | Nanaimo Daily News |
| Nanaimo News Bulletin | Oak Bay News |
| News - Parksville | Saanich News |
| Gulf Islands Driftwood - Salt Spring Island | Peninsula News Review - Sidney |
| Sooke News Mirror | CFAX - Victoria |
| Times Colonist - Victoria | Victoria News |
NATURE, OUTDOORS AND SPORTS |
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The Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust: www.clayoquotbiosphere.org |
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| GolfBC 800-446-5322 Victoria |
Marine Ecology Station Cowichan Bay |
| Milner Gardens & Woodland Horticultural Display, Qualicum |
Morrell Nature Sanctuary Nanaimo |
| Mount Douglas Park Victoria |
Sooke Potholes |
TOURS |
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![]() Spring Time Blossoms and Horse Carriage Photo courtesy of Tourism Victoria |
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| Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre | Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Victoria |
| Empress Hotel Victoria |
Government House Victoria |
| Horticulture Centre of the Pacific Victoria |
Institute of Ocean Science & Pacific Geoscience Centre Sidney |
| Miracle Beach Provincial Park Nature House Black Creek |
Pacific Geoscience Centre, Sydney |
| Parliament Buildings Victoria |
Rainforest Interpretive Centre Ucluelet |
| Travel with Taste Tours Victoria |
Island Tourmet Safaris Salt Spring Island |
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