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Villa Eyrie Resort

Serenity defined.

Vancouver Island’s serene resort.

Wildpod Tofino

Neature.

A new glamping experience has arrived on Vancouver Island.

Free Spirit Spheres

Love the earth.

An immersive nature experience awaits at this treehouse hotel on Vancouver Island.

The Story of the Nanaimo Bar

Dessert’s Kardashian.

How the Vancouver Island community’s namesake treat came to be.

Ucluelet Emerges as B.C.’s Newest Food Destination

Meet the restaurateurs putting Tofino’s neighbour on the culinary map.

Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit

Full throttle.

Right in the heart of idyllic Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island is a world-class raceway.

Vancouver Island’s Surf Scene

Wave of rumination.

Global surf media have shown a keen interest in Canada’s pristine coastline lately, but when it comes to the general public, locally, it seems many people still don’t know how progressive, exciting, beautiful, and downright cool B.C.’s surfing scene really is.

SeaLegacy

Conversation into change.

Two Vancouver Island-based “National Geographic” photographers have taken ocean conservation issues into their own hands.

On A Good Night in Vancouver

Coming home.

A Vancouver Island native plays emotional tug-of-war with her adopted city.

Our 3 Most-Read Travel Stories of 2019

From waterfront glamping on Vancouver Island to the coastal roads of Jeju, South Korea, and more.

Scott & Scott’s Alpine Cabin

Brick and Mortar.

Built on the north end of Vancouver Island, the 100-square-metre cabin is heated solely by a wood stove.

A Real Midwestern Downpour

From Vancouver Island to Cincinnati.

A Canadian writer reflects on her time living in America’s Midwest.

Barber & Fritz

The potion peddler.

A retail takeover is not part of Ila Meens’s business plan. Don’t misunderstand: when it comes to Barber & Fritz, the Victoria-based coiffeuse’s extraordinarily beautiful collection for hair, Meens has the product, design savvy, and marketing prowess to take it to the top. She’s simply uninterested in doing so.

The Artist Breathing New Life into Crushed Vintage Hats in North Cowichan

Black Tulip crafts custom, hand-stitched “hats of the gone world.”

Chevy Stevens

Thrills and chills.

The Vancouver Island author tapped into her feelings for her father when she wrote “Never Let You Go.”

“The Devout” at VIFF

A matter of faith.

Set in an evangelical Christian town on Vancouver Island, the film asks us to check our own beliefs and question spirituality.