The Islands Archives

From day trips and road trips to long hauls and campgrounds, Scout likes to get out there and explore.

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Community News / The Islands

Blue Grouse Estate Winery Continues to Reinvent

2 Places
Community News / The Islands

Family-Owned ‘True Grain Bread’ Celebrates 15 Years and 1,000,000 Loaves

Drinker / The Islands

On Foraging for Beers and Keeping Cool with the Family Behind Mayne Island Brewing Co.

Big things are brewing with this family-run nano operation, including a collaboration dinner with Acorn Restaurant on April 10th.

Drinker

The World’s Best Contemporary Gin is Made in BC (and This Is Where You Should Drink Some)

6 Places

Sheringham Distillery's Seaside Gin just won a huge accolade in London, so we've mapped out where it's mixed into cocktails locally.

Opportunity Knocks / The Islands

Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort on Hunt for Chef de Partie

Lexicon / The Islands

The Maritime Route That Sounds Like It Could Also Be a Psych-Rock Band

"One of my life goals is to travel the Inside Passage from Victoria all the way north to Skagway and then back again..."

Lexicon / The Islands

The First Movie Ever Made in British Columbia Had an Entirely Indigenous Cast

"When I was little I was astonished by the canoe arrival clip looped from In the Land of the Head Hunters in the Royal BC Museum..."

Community News / The Islands

New Year’s Eve Bash & Bonfire Planned For Galiano Island’s Bodega Ridge

Field Trip

Exploring the Pacific Marine Circle Route

24 Places

We drove from Victoria to Sooke and Port Renfrew before cutting across to the Cowichan Valley, and this is what we saw.

View From Your Window / The Islands

Sunset View Through a Porthole in the Salish Sea

We love posting photographs that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!

Spaced / The Islands

We’d Carry This One Room Cabin From New York to the Cowichan Valley

Designed by NYC firm JacobsChang, this place cost just $20,000 (USD) to build with the job being done over a weekend by the owners.

Community News / The Islands

Blue Grouse Estate Winery Wins Accolades at Best of BC Wine Country Awards

Field Trip / The Islands

Galiano Island’s Bodega Ridge Opens Brand New Property, Bodega Cove

Usually around this time of year everything worthwhile has already been booked up, but we’ve got some good news...

Opportunity Knocks / The Islands

Several Positions Open at Sonora Resort

Community News / The Islands

Summer Event Series Kicks Off This Long Weekend With Musical Feast at Blue Grouse

Community News / The Islands

New Nimmo Bay Chef Drawing Inspiration From Food Sources in Place for Millennia

Opportunity Knocks / The Islands

Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort on Hunt for a Staff Cook

Community News / The Islands

Five Chefs to Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Bodega Ridge With Cooking Party

Opportunity Knocks / The Islands

Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort on Hunt for Chef de Partie/Culinary Apprentice

Community News / The Islands

Tofino’s Wolf in the Fog Launches ‘Local Legends’ Cocktail Program

Community News / The Islands

Blue Grouse to Host NYC Composer & Island Chefs for Special Musical Feast

Community News / The Islands

Tofino’s New ‘1909 Kitchen’ Announces Guest Chef Dinner Series

Community News / The Islands

Tips to Plan Your Wedding from Vancouver Island’s Blue Grouse Estate Winery

Opportunity Knocks / The Islands

Tofino’s ‘Wolf in the Fog’ Looks to Grow Team for 2018 Season

Lexicon / The Islands

This Sweet, Layered Confection Has a Bar in Nanaimo Named After It

"With all due respect to Diana Krall, Nanaimo Bars are the greatest thing to have ever come out of the City of Nanaimo."

Opportunity Knocks / The Islands

Kuma Tofino is On The Lookout for PT/FT Cooks

Spaced / The Islands

Imagining this Northern Californian Retreat in Some Vancouver Island Woods

This beautiful family complex would make for an excellent place to hide from depressing housing statistics.

Opportunity Knocks / The Islands

The Pointe at The Wickaninnish Inn is Looking for a Restaurant Manager