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Read more about the article Galiano Island’s Dionisio Provincial Park
Dionisio Provincial Park

Galiano Island’s Dionisio Provincial Park

  • Post author:Fred Pishalski
  • Post published:February 15, 2021
  • Post category:News & Press
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A Gulf Islands Marine Trails Series Article...A number of years ago we put in at Elliots Beach just outside Ladysmith and headed over to Galiano Island. At the north end…

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Read more about the article D’Arcy Island in December
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D’Arcy Island in December

  • Post author:Elizabeth Purdon
  • Post published:February 14, 2021
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As I drink my morning coffee, I can look out our kitchen window to see the Salish Sea and D’Arcy Island in the distance.  There were four of us at…

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Piers Island

Nice Kitty

  • Post author:Fred Pishalski
  • Post published:February 9, 2021
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Gulf Islands/Vancouver Island
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At the Northwest end of the Saanich Peninsula is a launch site known as Moses Point. It is at the end of a dead-end street with a bit of a…

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Read more about the article Pirates Cove Marine Park
Hole in the Wall by D. Thompson

Pirates Cove Marine Park

  • Post author:Paul Grey
  • Post published:February 9, 2021
  • Post category:Vancouver Island

The trip from the Nelson Road Community boat launch directly to Pirates Cove Marine Park is about 4 nautical miles. The preferred route is to cross Stuart Channel passing Round…

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Read more about the article A Successful cleanup adventure
Gene on the beach

A Successful cleanup adventure

  • Post author:Paul Grey
  • Post published:December 28, 2020
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Arriving on the ‘Trashcraft’ we carefully navigated the 28-foot craft toward shore. It was 9:00pm and pitch black as we started our adventure on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.…

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Mayne Island Resort

Mayne Island

  • Post author:Fred Pishalski
  • Post published:September 12, 2020
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Gulf Islands/News & Press
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A Few Days on Mayne Island Last fall, 2020, we spent 4 days on Mayne Island kayaking, hiking, eating and having a good time with a group of friends (10)…

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Read more about the article Rise of the Guardians
Quatsino Guardian Vessel

Rise of the Guardians

  • Post author:Liam Ragan
  • Post published:August 27, 2020
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Reconciliation
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The diversity that makes coastal British Columbia so intriguing to so many also makes it so difficult to manage sustainably for many Nations. With 40,000 islands ranging from rocky outcrops…

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Read more about the article Self Guided Kayaking Trips in Johnstone Strait

Self Guided Kayaking Trips in Johnstone Strait

  • Post author:Darryl Leniuk
  • Post published:July 15, 2020
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/Discoveries & Mid Coast/Trip Resources
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Johnstone Strait Kayaking Johnstone Strait is a world class sea kayaking destination, a place where nature is raw and unspoiled. Visitors from around the world come here to sea kayak…

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Read more about the article Three Family-Friendly Paddling Trips Near Vancouver
Family Friendly Trips

Three Family-Friendly Paddling Trips Near Vancouver

  • Post author:Jerry & Julee Kaye
  • Post published:June 16, 2020
  • Post category:Coastal Journeys/South Coast Mainland/Trip Resources
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Kayaking Near Vancouver As the days warm up and COVID restrictions begin to loosen around the province, many people are looking for local paddling routes to help reconnect with nature.…

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