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🌊 Discover Vancouver Island life with us!
This is your go-to source for local news, events, island guides and iconic trails.
www.vanisland.life
This is your go-to source for local news, events, island guides and iconic trails.
www.vanisland.life
These waterfalls come alive in winter. 💧🌲
This guide highlights 10 incredible waterfalls within a 30‑minute drive of Victoria
👉 Read the full guide — with maps, tips, and a ready-to-use 1–2 day waterfall route:
📍 Water in Its Season: vanisland.life/675-water-in...
This guide highlights 10 incredible waterfalls within a 30‑minute drive of Victoria
👉 Read the full guide — with maps, tips, and a ready-to-use 1–2 day waterfall route:
📍 Water in Its Season: vanisland.life/675-water-in...
January 16, 2026 at 3:47 AM
These waterfalls come alive in winter. 💧🌲
This guide highlights 10 incredible waterfalls within a 30‑minute drive of Victoria
👉 Read the full guide — with maps, tips, and a ready-to-use 1–2 day waterfall route:
📍 Water in Its Season: vanisland.life/675-water-in...
This guide highlights 10 incredible waterfalls within a 30‑minute drive of Victoria
👉 Read the full guide — with maps, tips, and a ready-to-use 1–2 day waterfall route:
📍 Water in Its Season: vanisland.life/675-water-in...
Winter on #VancouverIsland feels different.
Dark skies, wild shores, and forests glowing deep green.
Find the best spots in the GUIDE section on our website.
#VisitBC #westcoast #IslandTravel #VanIslandLife
Dark skies, wild shores, and forests glowing deep green.
Find the best spots in the GUIDE section on our website.
#VisitBC #westcoast #IslandTravel #VanIslandLife
December 31, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Winter on #VancouverIsland feels different.
Dark skies, wild shores, and forests glowing deep green.
Find the best spots in the GUIDE section on our website.
#VisitBC #westcoast #IslandTravel #VanIslandLife
Dark skies, wild shores, and forests glowing deep green.
Find the best spots in the GUIDE section on our website.
#VisitBC #westcoast #IslandTravel #VanIslandLife
Thank you for being with us!
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December 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Thank you for being with us!
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🎺Can you hear Christmas coming? 🎺
Every December, that deep brass sound tells us the holidays are close. This year, the tradition returned to Market Square with a new name — Holiday Tubas — but the same warm spirit, generosity, and sense of community we love.
#VictoriaBC
Every December, that deep brass sound tells us the holidays are close. This year, the tradition returned to Market Square with a new name — Holiday Tubas — but the same warm spirit, generosity, and sense of community we love.
#VictoriaBC
December 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🎺Can you hear Christmas coming? 🎺
Every December, that deep brass sound tells us the holidays are close. This year, the tradition returned to Market Square with a new name — Holiday Tubas — but the same warm spirit, generosity, and sense of community we love.
#VictoriaBC
Every December, that deep brass sound tells us the holidays are close. This year, the tradition returned to Market Square with a new name — Holiday Tubas — but the same warm spirit, generosity, and sense of community we love.
#VictoriaBC
We visited Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse again! 🍎✨
The Local Folk Fair runs over two days, giving visitors another chance to explore local craftsmanship and enjoy Sea Cider’s welcoming setting.
📸 See photos from the event on VanIsland.life
Follow us for more local stories and seasonal events!
The Local Folk Fair runs over two days, giving visitors another chance to explore local craftsmanship and enjoy Sea Cider’s welcoming setting.
📸 See photos from the event on VanIsland.life
Follow us for more local stories and seasonal events!
December 7, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We visited Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse again! 🍎✨
The Local Folk Fair runs over two days, giving visitors another chance to explore local craftsmanship and enjoy Sea Cider’s welcoming setting.
📸 See photos from the event on VanIsland.life
Follow us for more local stories and seasonal events!
The Local Folk Fair runs over two days, giving visitors another chance to explore local craftsmanship and enjoy Sea Cider’s welcoming setting.
📸 See photos from the event on VanIsland.life
Follow us for more local stories and seasonal events!
✨ HOLIDAY MAGIC from last night! ✨
The full photo gallery is now live on VanIsland.life
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The full photo gallery is now live on VanIsland.life
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43rd Santa Claus Parade » Vanisland.life
Once again this year, the Santa Claus Parade transformed downtown Victoria into a Christmas fairytale. Marching bands, festive floats, volunteers, and performers in bright costumes helped create a New...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
✨ HOLIDAY MAGIC from last night! ✨
The full photo gallery is now live on VanIsland.life
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The full photo gallery is now live on VanIsland.life
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Guess who snagged the title of North America’s Leading Honeymoon Destination for 2025? 😉
This year’s World Travel Awards have been announced » Vanisland.life
The 2025 World Travel Awards have been announced, revealing the best honeymoon destinations of the year. The long-time North American favourite, Maui, Hawaii — which claimed the title 11 times in the ...
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October 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Guess who snagged the title of North America’s Leading Honeymoon Destination for 2025? 😉
Just 40 minutes west of Victoria lies East Sooke Regional Park — a wild and beautiful stretch of coastline, forest, and hidden coves.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Just 40 minutes west of Victoria lies East Sooke Regional Park — a wild and beautiful stretch of coastline, forest, and hidden coves.
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🪶 This past Tuesday, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the 4th Annual South Island Powwow was held in Victoria, on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) Nations.
South Island Powwow 2025 » Vanisland.life
The annual South Island Powwow in Victoria, now in its fourth year, brings together the representations of the First Nations of Vancouver Island and the Salish Sea, along with local residents and gues...
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October 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
🪶 This past Tuesday, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the 4th Annual South Island Powwow was held in Victoria, on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) Nations.
We’ve carefully chosen our highlights for this week’s Island calendar — all right here in Greater Victoria (with a couple nearby island gems). Here’s what we’d like to recommend for a visit from Sept 29 – Oct 5
Week 40 (September 29 - October 5, 2025) » Vanisland.life
401,502,40,434,503,504,505,528,507,506
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September 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We’ve carefully chosen our highlights for this week’s Island calendar — all right here in Greater Victoria (with a couple nearby island gems). Here’s what we’d like to recommend for a visit from Sept 29 – Oct 5
This fall, we’re celebrating local voices and stories rooted right here on Vancouver Island.
We chose only 2025 releases, no reprints, so it’s all fresh stories of the most beautiful place in the world - Vancouver Island! These books are filled with island soul 😍
We chose only 2025 releases, no reprints, so it’s all fresh stories of the most beautiful place in the world - Vancouver Island! These books are filled with island soul 😍
Top Books of VanIsland.Life 2025 » Vanisland.life
The passions of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes — the largest regional celebration in the publishing world — have now settled. The finalists and winners are well known, led this year by the breakout A Ha...
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September 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This fall, we’re celebrating local voices and stories rooted right here on Vancouver Island.
We chose only 2025 releases, no reprints, so it’s all fresh stories of the most beautiful place in the world - Vancouver Island! These books are filled with island soul 😍
We chose only 2025 releases, no reprints, so it’s all fresh stories of the most beautiful place in the world - Vancouver Island! These books are filled with island soul 😍
Wildlife and city life — side by side at Esquimalt Lagoon.
It’s also a National Migratory Bird Sanctuary, protected since 1931 — right here alongside a busy road.
#VanIslandLife #EsquimaltLagoon #ColwoodBC #BirdSanctuary #VancouverIsland
It’s also a National Migratory Bird Sanctuary, protected since 1931 — right here alongside a busy road.
#VanIslandLife #EsquimaltLagoon #ColwoodBC #BirdSanctuary #VancouverIsland
September 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Wildlife and city life — side by side at Esquimalt Lagoon.
It’s also a National Migratory Bird Sanctuary, protected since 1931 — right here alongside a busy road.
#VanIslandLife #EsquimaltLagoon #ColwoodBC #BirdSanctuary #VancouverIsland
It’s also a National Migratory Bird Sanctuary, protected since 1931 — right here alongside a busy road.
#VanIslandLife #EsquimaltLagoon #ColwoodBC #BirdSanctuary #VancouverIsland
🌫️✨ The Lagoon Arts & Culture Festival organized by Arts & Culture Colwood Society brought magic to Colwood, BC this past Saturday!
Lagoon Arts and Culture Festival 2025 » Vanisland.life
Mist drifted through the trees, sunlight breaking through in sudden golden bursts — a perfect backdrop for the Lagoon Arts & Culture Festival in Colwood. Over the Saturday, Lagoon West Park and the Go...
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September 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🌫️✨ The Lagoon Arts & Culture Festival organized by Arts & Culture Colwood Society brought magic to Colwood, BC this past Saturday!
Island plans for Sept 8–14? So many reasons to leave the couch!
Full guide here!
Follow us if we're at the same stage
Full guide here!
Follow us if we're at the same stage
Week 37 (September 8 - September 14, 2025) » Vanisland.life
482,481,486,43,485,483,484
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September 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Island plans for Sept 8–14? So many reasons to leave the couch!
Full guide here!
Follow us if we're at the same stage
Full guide here!
Follow us if we're at the same stage
🏁 Vancouver Islanders love their classics!
Before this Sunday’s Langford Show & Shine Car Show @cityoflangford, here’s a throwback to the Oak Bay Collector Car Festival @oakbay.tourism @districtofoakbay 🚗✨
Sunshine, chrome, and community - Let’s GO!
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Before this Sunday’s Langford Show & Shine Car Show @cityoflangford, here’s a throwback to the Oak Bay Collector Car Festival @oakbay.tourism @districtofoakbay 🚗✨
Sunshine, chrome, and community - Let’s GO!
vanisland.life/408-oak-bay-...
August 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🏁 Vancouver Islanders love their classics!
Before this Sunday’s Langford Show & Shine Car Show @cityoflangford, here’s a throwback to the Oak Bay Collector Car Festival @oakbay.tourism @districtofoakbay 🚗✨
Sunshine, chrome, and community - Let’s GO!
vanisland.life/408-oak-bay-...
Before this Sunday’s Langford Show & Shine Car Show @cityoflangford, here’s a throwback to the Oak Bay Collector Car Festival @oakbay.tourism @districtofoakbay 🚗✨
Sunshine, chrome, and community - Let’s GO!
vanisland.life/408-oak-bay-...
Where do we meet next?
Vancouver Island Events Guide Aug 11–17:
🐂 Parksville Rodeo #BullsBroncsBarrels
🌊 Campbell River #WeiWaiKumDays
🐋 Port McNeill #OrcaFest
🥪 Sooke #AllSookeDay
🍻 Chemainus #CraftBeerBC
🌹 Victoria #BCWine
🚗 Langford #CarShowBC
🇵🇱 Victoria #PolishFest
#VanIslandLife #ExploreBC
Vancouver Island Events Guide Aug 11–17:
🐂 Parksville Rodeo #BullsBroncsBarrels
🌊 Campbell River #WeiWaiKumDays
🐋 Port McNeill #OrcaFest
🥪 Sooke #AllSookeDay
🍻 Chemainus #CraftBeerBC
🌹 Victoria #BCWine
🚗 Langford #CarShowBC
🇵🇱 Victoria #PolishFest
#VanIslandLife #ExploreBC
Week 33 (August 11 - August 17, 2025) » Vanisland.life
415,416,272,407,313,417,418,399
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August 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Where do we meet next?
Vancouver Island Events Guide Aug 11–17:
🐂 Parksville Rodeo #BullsBroncsBarrels
🌊 Campbell River #WeiWaiKumDays
🐋 Port McNeill #OrcaFest
🥪 Sooke #AllSookeDay
🍻 Chemainus #CraftBeerBC
🌹 Victoria #BCWine
🚗 Langford #CarShowBC
🇵🇱 Victoria #PolishFest
#VanIslandLife #ExploreBC
Vancouver Island Events Guide Aug 11–17:
🐂 Parksville Rodeo #BullsBroncsBarrels
🌊 Campbell River #WeiWaiKumDays
🐋 Port McNeill #OrcaFest
🥪 Sooke #AllSookeDay
🍻 Chemainus #CraftBeerBC
🌹 Victoria #BCWine
🚗 Langford #CarShowBC
🇵🇱 Victoria #PolishFest
#VanIslandLife #ExploreBC
Sun, music, ocean & community came alive tat Cadboro-Gyro Park on Sunday, August 10.
Thanks to @pennybellemusic @saanparksreccoms @ocean_networks @salishseacentre @kaleidoscope_ca @saanichpolice.bsky.social @lifesavingbcyk @that_bubbleguy
#VancouverIsland #Saanich #CadboroBay
Thanks to @pennybellemusic @saanparksreccoms @ocean_networks @salishseacentre @kaleidoscope_ca @saanichpolice.bsky.social @lifesavingbcyk @that_bubbleguy
#VancouverIsland #Saanich #CadboroBay
Cadboro Bay Festival 2025 » Vanisland.life
The beloved Cadboro Bay Festival returned on Sunday, August 10 at Cadboro-Gyro Park, offering a vibrant mix of live music, community drumming, kids’ crafts, and interactive booths focused on ocean rec...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Sun, music, ocean & community came alive tat Cadboro-Gyro Park on Sunday, August 10.
Thanks to @pennybellemusic @saanparksreccoms @ocean_networks @salishseacentre @kaleidoscope_ca @saanichpolice.bsky.social @lifesavingbcyk @that_bubbleguy
#VancouverIsland #Saanich #CadboroBay
Thanks to @pennybellemusic @saanparksreccoms @ocean_networks @salishseacentre @kaleidoscope_ca @saanichpolice.bsky.social @lifesavingbcyk @that_bubbleguy
#VancouverIsland #Saanich #CadboroBay
🚨 Seal News Flash 🚨
Victoria’s seal-brity coastal legend is back — in book form! 🦭📚
Meet Emerson, the elephant seal who swam 204 km in 6 days just to get back to his favourite beaches.
New kids’ book by @ginger.ngo, published by @harbour_publishing, shares his legendary adventures.
Victoria’s seal-brity coastal legend is back — in book form! 🦭📚
Meet Emerson, the elephant seal who swam 204 km in 6 days just to get back to his favourite beaches.
New kids’ book by @ginger.ngo, published by @harbour_publishing, shares his legendary adventures.
Emerson, forever Victoria’s beloved elephant seal » Vanisland.life
A new children’s book titled Emerson the Elephant Seal, authored by Vancouver writer Ginger Ngo, has recently been released. Designed for children aged 3 to 5, the book imaginatively recounts Emerson’...
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August 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
🚨 Seal News Flash 🚨
Victoria’s seal-brity coastal legend is back — in book form! 🦭📚
Meet Emerson, the elephant seal who swam 204 km in 6 days just to get back to his favourite beaches.
New kids’ book by @ginger.ngo, published by @harbour_publishing, shares his legendary adventures.
Victoria’s seal-brity coastal legend is back — in book form! 🦭📚
Meet Emerson, the elephant seal who swam 204 km in 6 days just to get back to his favourite beaches.
New kids’ book by @ginger.ngo, published by @harbour_publishing, shares his legendary adventures.
GUIDE: Sheringham Point Lighthouse
Silent sentinel on a rugged coast.
Over a century of storms, shipwrecks, and sunsets — still standing!
1912–forever. 🌊⚓
📍 Shirley, BC
🗺️ More in the GUIDE section on vanisland.life
#VanIslandLife #VancouverIsland #WestCoast #HeritageCanada #BeautifulBC
Silent sentinel on a rugged coast.
Over a century of storms, shipwrecks, and sunsets — still standing!
1912–forever. 🌊⚓
📍 Shirley, BC
🗺️ More in the GUIDE section on vanisland.life
#VanIslandLife #VancouverIsland #WestCoast #HeritageCanada #BeautifulBC
Sheringham Point Lighthouse » Vanisland.life
Sheringham Point Lighthouse is a historic and scenic lighthouse in Shirley, overlooking the Juan de Fuca Strait. Built in 1912, it played a crucial role in guiding ships along Vancouver Island’s rugge...
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August 8, 2025 at 3:29 AM
GUIDE: Sheringham Point Lighthouse
Silent sentinel on a rugged coast.
Over a century of storms, shipwrecks, and sunsets — still standing!
1912–forever. 🌊⚓
📍 Shirley, BC
🗺️ More in the GUIDE section on vanisland.life
#VanIslandLife #VancouverIsland #WestCoast #HeritageCanada #BeautifulBC
Silent sentinel on a rugged coast.
Over a century of storms, shipwrecks, and sunsets — still standing!
1912–forever. 🌊⚓
📍 Shirley, BC
🗺️ More in the GUIDE section on vanisland.life
#VanIslandLife #VancouverIsland #WestCoast #HeritageCanada #BeautifulBC
What’s On Aug 4–10 Across Vancour Island🏝️
Music fests, dragons, metal & more:
Sooke Music Fest, Nanaimo Blues, Nickelback, Samsara, Dragons on the Coast, Beachfest, Cadboro Bay & more.
Full guide → vanisland.life
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#VanIslandLife #VancouverIsland #YYJ #ExploreBC
Music fests, dragons, metal & more:
Sooke Music Fest, Nanaimo Blues, Nickelback, Samsara, Dragons on the Coast, Beachfest, Cadboro Bay & more.
Full guide → vanisland.life
vanisland.life/229-week-32-...
#VanIslandLife #VancouverIsland #YYJ #ExploreBC
August 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
What’s On Aug 4–10 Across Vancour Island🏝️
Music fests, dragons, metal & more:
Sooke Music Fest, Nanaimo Blues, Nickelback, Samsara, Dragons on the Coast, Beachfest, Cadboro Bay & more.
Full guide → vanisland.life
vanisland.life/229-week-32-...
#VanIslandLife #VancouverIsland #YYJ #ExploreBC
Music fests, dragons, metal & more:
Sooke Music Fest, Nanaimo Blues, Nickelback, Samsara, Dragons on the Coast, Beachfest, Cadboro Bay & more.
Full guide → vanisland.life
vanisland.life/229-week-32-...
#VanIslandLife #VancouverIsland #YYJ #ExploreBC