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A woman chops wood in front of a fire

Community

How a TikTok Influencer Built a Community Chopping Wood on the Gulf Islands

Nicole Coenen left the big city to work with her hands, and she’s written a book about it.

Arts

In Paris, Artists Re-create the Sounds of a Saturna Island Swamp

Wetland Project, at the Centre Culturel Canadien.

Essay

Searching for Simplicity on Saltspring Island

A city dweller leaves Vancouver and ends up learning a lot about winter storms, chainsaws, septic tanks—and himself.

Food and Drink

Savouring Fettercairn’s Lesser-Known Scotch Whisky in the B.C. Gulf Islands

Ocean, malt, and oak.

Travel

Salty Pear B&B

Island time.

At night, whether you opt for an evening sauna, build a fire, or simply keep cozy in your accommodation, you’ll hear a choir of frogs punctuating the Salty Pear air, their sweet sound reminding you that you’re really not in Vancouver anymore.

Bodega Cove Galiano Island

Travel

Bodega Cove Galiano Island

Time.

A cluster of 1969 cabins restored with a modern, luxurious twist.

Community

Nectar Yoga B&B

Restorative.

Find centre on Bowen Island.

Essay

Gabriola Island: On Beauty and Strangeness

Lessons in growth.

How the island’s unique setting informed one woman’s character.