AUTUMN AWAITS

5 Best Hikes Around Vancouver to Add to Your Bucket List

The votes are in: BC wins big in World Ski Awards!

Extreme hiking, time travel and science converge in the Burgess Shale

Residents flock to Fraser Valley parks amid pandemic

5 ways to experience the snow on Vancouver Island

An Ambassador’s Guide to Banff: Exploring Local History

Explore the West Coast

Union Bay bed and breakfast ranked among top 25 B&Bs in Canada

Two Eagles Lodge Bed & Breakfast in the Comox Valley has been recognized as the 2020…

Union Bay bed and breakfast ranked among top 25 B&Bs in CanadaRead More

History Hunter: Beatrice Lorne — The ‘Klondike Nightingale’

In June of 1929, 11 years after the end of the First World War, a stained-glass…

History Hunter: Beatrice Lorne — The ‘Klondike Nightingale’Read More

Clearwater ski hill team feeling optimistic about season

The winter months are upon on us, meaning snowy days, hot cocoa and chilly temperatures. It…

Clearwater ski hill team feeling optimistic about seasonRead More

Kootenay Fly Fishing Film Festival moves online

Submitted by West Kootenay Fly Fishing Club The West Kootenay Fly Fishing Club is taking their…

Kootenay Fly Fishing Film Festival moves onlineRead More

Oregon Zoo’s annual holiday light display goes drive-through

A West Coast holiday tradition is back! The Oregon Zoo’s ZooLights celebration opens Nov. 22, showcasing…

Oregon Zoo’s annual holiday light display goes drive-throughRead More

WATCH: Radical wave storm hits Ucluelet’s Wild Pacific Trail

Most locals would agree that the wave energy coming off Ucluelet’s Amphitrite Point Lighthouse on Nov.…

WATCH: Radical wave storm hits Ucluelet’s Wild Pacific TrailRead More

Impressive West Coast

Features and profiles of the West Coast Traveller’s advertising partners

An art-full outdoor experience awaits on Whidbey and Camano Islands

8 Vancouver experiences to help businesses say ‘Thank you’ this holiday season

Hiking, biking + birding: Get Outside in Abbotsford this Fall

Parksville Qualicum Beach is for the birds – literally!

Nanaimo Airport: Your gateway to Central Vancouver Island and beyond

Fall in Love with Abbotsford in 48 Hours

Things To Do

Discover BC’s UNESCO Global Geopark this winter!

Museum exhibit, Cariboo Strong, shares stories, experiences through 2017 wildfires

Summerland steam train features in film about 1946 engine at bottom of Slocan Lake

New Chemainus mural depicts a love story in the making

WATCH: Take in the spectacular Mt. Cheam views … without the hike!

Haida Gwaii inspires big walks, and its East Beach Trail will put you to the test

#InstaWestCoast

Link in bio! Vancouver Island is famous for its mi

Link in bio! Vancouver Island is famous for its mild winters. In fact, Islanders are notorious for bragging about their lack of snow (and grumbling through a few flakes). But if you gain enough elevation all that coastal rain turns to clouds of powder, so the Island has you covered when you want to walk in a winter wonderland. Dream now, visit later!

How beautiful is this?! Location: Trout Lake, Vanc

How beautiful is this?! Location: Trout Lake, Vancouver, B.C.
Photo by: Craig Robison for the Amateur Photographer of the Year contest!

Paradise Meadows 5040 Peak. Photo by Kristian Gill

Paradise Meadows
5040 Peak. Photo by Kristian Gillies.

The Amateur Photographer of the Year contest ends

The Amateur Photographer of the Year contest ends November 30. Share photos of your adventures to win three spectacular adventurous prizes. Tag your photo capturing friends!

Panorama Ridge, Garibaldi Provincial Park, British

Panorama Ridge, Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia.
Photo by Joseph Gadsby-Haner

Coastal wolf emerged from the forest. West Coast o

Coastal wolf emerged from the forest. West Coast of Vancouver Island by Mark Williams taken on a multi-day winter boat camp trip.

Article link in bio! An Osoyoos café has come up

Article link in bio! An Osoyoos café has come up with a creative way for you to enjoy a cup of coffee and treats safely in your own bubble — literally. Tag your cafe friend! @junction3coffeehouse

Beautiful! Bridge over coloured water. Horsefly Ri

Beautiful! Bridge over coloured water. Horsefly River, BC
Photo by Debbie B.

What a view! St. Marks Summit, Howe Sound, British

What a view! St. Marks Summit, Howe Sound, British Columbia. Photo by Joseph Gadsby-Haner for the Amateur Photographer of the Year contest. Do you have any neat photos? Enter our contest. DM for more details :)

Check out our recent article on where you can go h

Check out our recent article on where you can go hike for these stunning views! Photos by @mattjamesferg. Link in bio!

A Frozen World Athabasca Glacier, Jasper, AB. Phot

A Frozen World
Athabasca Glacier, Jasper, AB. Photo By Shaun S. for the Amateur Photographer of the Year contest.

Brew Hut Whistler, BC. Photographer Ryan Rebelato

Brew Hut
Whistler, BC. Photographer Ryan Rebelato

Link in bio for your next Northern Lights adventur

Link in bio for your next Northern Lights adventure!
-

And soft they danced from the Polar sky and swept in primrose haze;

And swift they pranced with their silver feet, and pierced with a blinding blaze.

They danced a cotillion in the sky; they were rose and silver shod;

It was not good for the eyes of man—‘twas a sight for the eyes of God.

It made us mad and strange and sad, and the gold whereof we dreamed

Was all forgot, and our only thought was of the lights that gleamed.

– From The Ballad of the Northern Lights, Robert Service

Sunset Dreaming Tofino, BC Canada Photo by Ken Hag

Sunset Dreaming
Tofino, BC Canada Photo by Ken Hagen for the Amateur Photographer of the Year contest .

Facing G I A N T S Bugaboo Provincial Park, BC F

Facing G I A N T S

Bugaboo Provincial Park, BC
Felix Gerz for the Amateur Photographer of the Year Contest.

Link in bio! Featuring giant rocks and pounding su

Link in bio! Featuring giant rocks and pounding surf with massive kelp forests, Sombrio is an excellent stop when exploring Southern Vancouver Island.
.
.
.

vancouverisland #canada #explorebc #britishcolumbia #victoriabc #yyj #vanisle #westcoast #beautifulbc #bc #vancouver #nanaimo #victoria #pnw #nature #explorevancouverisland #comoxvalley #victoriabuzz #beautifulbritishcolumbia #hellobc #sharevi #tofino #ocean #islandlife

Just a sweet escape really. Lake Og, Kananaskis

Just a sweet escape really.

Lake Og, Kananaskis Photo by Vanessa Huegel for the Amateur Photographer of the Year contest.
.
.
.

travelalberta #explorealberta #canada #alberta #explorecanada #calgary #yyc #yeg #banff #canadianrockies #nature #banffnationalpark #yycliving #rockymountains #mountains #yycnow #imagesofcanada #albertaviews #exploreedmonton #travel #edmonton #capturecalgary #albertacanada

Laying low. This pal was spotted just chillen on m

Laying low. This pal was spotted just chillen on mount Gimili, Vallhalla Provincial Park, BC photo by Larissa H. for the Amateur Photographer of the Year contest.

Link in bio! Here’s a story for you. A Chilliwac

Link in bio! Here’s a story for you. A Chilliwack man has done something not done before, and has the video to prove it.

Lone Island amidst fog Garibaldi Lake. Photo by Li

Lone Island amidst fog
Garibaldi Lake. Photo by Linda M. for the Amateur Photographer of the Year contest.

#vancouverisland #nature #explorecanada #vancity #alberta #vancouverbc #yvr #photography #ontario #hellobc #beautifulbritishcolumbia #mountains #garibaldi #garibaldilake #beautifulbc #garibaldilake

Stunning Emerald Lake Lodge Field, BC. By Holden

Stunning Emerald Lake Lodge
Field, BC.

By Holden Perpelitz

Link in bio! “Roads, lodges and ferries througho

Link in bio! “Roads, lodges and ferries throughout BC are quieter these days. With American and international tourists staying home, many places that were almost impossible to reserve are open now and welcoming of fellow British Columbians.

My wife and I have had the good fortune to visit many incredible places in BC”

Lupines and a lake 😍 By Takeshi Bansho Photogra

Lupines and a lake 😍
By Takeshi Bansho Photography

Link in bio! A fresh adrenaline rush is coming to

Link in bio! A fresh adrenaline rush is coming to BC’s Cypress Mountain, with the resort announcing a new ride – dubbed the “Mountain Coaster” – stretching over 1.7 kilometres with 279 metres of vertical drop.

Load More... Follow us on Instagram