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Paddling the Great Bear Sea: A 100-Kilometre Journey through the Central British Columbia Coast Around Campbell and Horsfall Islands
This blog post is a republishing from Michael Paskevicius' personal blog, originally published on December…
2025 Ray Pillman Award - John Kimantas
Why do we give the Ray Pillman award? Ray Pillman may not be a household…
2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Have you been scratching your head while shopping for the coastal enthusiast on your list?…
Flores Island by Land or by Sea Kayak: Two Great Ways to Explore "The Wild Side" of Clayoquot Sound
If you spend enough time exploring British Columbia’s outer coast, you’ll eventually hear a reverent…
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island by Kayak
On July 6, 2025, Clara Hudacin and I pushed off a quiet Salt Spring Island beach and took the first of over one million paddle strokes that would take us around Vancouver Island. It was a sunny, calm afternoon. Fifty-eight days later, after paddling 730 nautical miles (1,350 km), our bows scraped up onto that same beach to complete a trip that I had been dreaming of for more than four years.
Banner Year for Site Condition Reports
This year, coastal recreationists once again proved the power of community stewardship. As of mid-October,…