Vancouver Island  (definition)

Islands off of Vancouver Island with the most diverse seabird colony on the West Coast may soon become a marine national wildlife area

Source: Canadian Geographic, June 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Sarah Hewitt

Tags: Birds, British Columbia, Cassin’s auklets, Pacific Ocean, Seabirds, Vancouver Island

Article ID#: 3495

A new name brings together the Strait of Georgia, the Juan de Fuca Strait and Puget Sound

Source: Canadian Geographic, June 2011
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Isabelle Groc

Tags: British Columbia, Fish, Salish Sea, Toponymy, Vancouver Island

Article ID#: 2379

Glide the waters off Vancouver Island in search of wildlife and First Nations treasures

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, March 2011
Department: Gateway
Contributors: Hans Tammemagi

Tags: British Columbia, Cruises, Ecotourism, First nations, Vancouver Island

Article ID#: 1216

Satisfy your urge to slalom and schuss at Canada’s snowiest snowsport resort

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, November 2009
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Masa Takei , Darryl Leniuk

Tags: Skiing, Vancouver Island

Article ID#: 1275

A former beach bum heeds the call of Vancouver Island’s Long Beach and returns in style

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, May 2008
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Jim Sutherland , Ilja Herb

Tags: Beaches, Long Beach, Vancouver Island

Article ID#: 1375

British Columbia's Malcolm Island is a place of peace, where orcas dance

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, May 2007
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Tom Hawthorn

Tags: British Columbia, Malcolm Island, Sointula, Vancouver Island

Article ID#: 1440

Roaming with ravenous raptors

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, November 2006
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Cori Howard , Deddeda Stemler

Tags: British Columbia, Falconry, Hunting, Vancouver Island

Article ID#: 1469

Industry

Source: Canadian Geographic, September/October 2004
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Steve Weatherbe

Tags: Industry, Seaweed, Vancouver Island

Article ID#: 1030

Windblown, rocky and jammed with marine traffic, the waters off Vancouver Island are laden with navigational perils

Source: Canadian Geographic, November/December 2002
Department: À La Carte
Contributors: Steven Fick , Eric Harris

Tags: British Columbia, Maps, Shipwrecks, Vancouver Island

Article ID#: 1600

Foul-weather season is luring a new breed of visitor to the tempest-tossed outer coast of Vancouver Island

Source: Canadian Geographic, November/December 2002
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Charles Montgomery , Patrice Halley

Tags: British Columbia, Extreme weather, Vancouver Island

Article ID#: 1615