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Breakaway Vacation Rentals offers a wide variety of accommodations throughout British Columbia. Choose from quaint cabins, cottages, or luxurious waterfront vacation properties.
You'll find Breakaway rental properties in British Columbia's most desirable areas: Vancouver Island Vacation Rentals -- Nanoose Bay, Maple Bay, and the City of Victoria. Gulf Islands Accommodations -- Mayne, North and South Pender, and Saturna Island.
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British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
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Weather
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Vancouver, British Columbia Weather
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Newpapers
The Vancouver Sun
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The Northshore News
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The Victoria Advocate
www.thevictoriaadvocate.com
Get ready for an exhilarating adventure - a spectacular journey from sea to sky... Destination: British Columbia, Canada.
www.britishcolumbia.com/
Travel.bc.ca is British Columbia's travel and tourism site, offering a directory of thousands of accommodations, activities, and attractions for dozens of BC destinations.
www.travel.bc.ca/
From helpful tourist information and maps to an extensive directory of accommodations, dining, shopping, local businesses and Vancouver's colourful nightlife.
www.vancouver-bc.com
Find everything you need to better understand where the city is located, its weather, politics, geography and more!
www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/
Experience BC’s breathtaking scenery and cosmopolitan cities your way – from five-star resorts to rustic backcountry cabins, laid back relaxation to white knuckle adventure. Make your memories by starting here.
www.hellobc.com/en-CA/default.htm
Victoria is Western Canada's oldest city. The City began in 1843 as a Hudson Bay Company trading post, named in honour of Queen Victoria.
www.city.victoria.bc.ca/common/index.shtml
From helpful tourist information and maps to an extensive directory of accommodations, dining, shopping, local businesses and Victoria's colourful nightlife.
www.victoria-bc.com
Transportation
Transportation in British Columbia
www.britishcolumbia.com/Transport/details.asp?ID=1
www.gonorthwest.com/Visitor/planning/airlines.htm
www.yvr.ca/
www.cyyj.ca/index.php?pageid=1
Sightseeing, Touring and Attractions
Vancouver has some of the most spectacular attractions with the breathtaking Coast Range Mountains as a backdrop, the waters of the Pacific at its shore and exceptional greenery.
www.bctravel.com/van/vanattr.html
Vancouver boasts 11 top-rated, essential tour stops. Together they make up an unsurpassed lineup of cultural, historic and natural experiences.
www.vancouverattractions.com
Welcome to the Butchart Gardens, fifty-five acres of wonderful floral display, offering spectacular views as you stroll along meandering paths and expansive lawns.
www.butchartgardens.com
Where else in the world can rusty tin-sided factories boast rebirth as a Public Market, an art school, shops, restaurants, theatres, galleries, a hotel, and a great deal more?
www.granvilleisland.bc.ca/en
www.tripadvisor.com/
Attractions-g154922-Activities-British_Columbia.html
Day trips and city tours.
www.vancouvertours.com
This is your source for what's happening on the West Coast of BC your premier guide to Vancouver’s entertainment, nightlife, family events, concerts, and more!
www.vancouver-bc.com/NightLife/Jazz/
Outdoor Activities
Ski
British Columbia Skiing
The most comprehensive guide to ski and snowboard areas in British Columbia.
www.bcskiing.com
Whistler-Blackcomb
Official Site for Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort in Whistler, BC Canada.
www.whistlerblackcomb.com/index.htm
Big White Ski Resort
British Columbia's second largest ski resort, Big White has trails for all levels of skiers and snowboarders from novice to expert.
http://www.bigwhite.com
Fernie Alpine Resort
Official Site of Fernie Alpine Resort.
www.skifernie.com
Golf
Morgan Creek Golf Course
Morgan Creek Golf Course is a Thomas McBroom designed championship golf course located just 35 minutes south of Vancouver.
www.morgancreekgolf.com/home.html
Meadow Gardens
Recipent of a Certificate of Recognition for “Best Places to Play” among 3,500 public and resort courses surveyed across North America, Meadow Gardens “is one of the gems in the Greater Vancouver area where every hole has its own beauty & challenges. It’s very walkable with a great finishing hole.” Golf Digest.
www.meadowgardens.com
Redwoods Golf Course
Now available only at Redwoods you can select and book a tee-time up to 365 days in advance!
www.redwoods-golf.com
Victoria Golf Club
Victoria Golf Club is truly a jewel among Canada's premium heritage golf clubs. For more than a century, it has offered challenging oceanside golf and unsurpassed sights, on more days of play each year than any other course in the country.
www.victoriagolf.com
Gorge Vale Golf Club
Gorge Vale Golf Club is conveniently located within minutes of downtown Victoria with plenty of parking on site and easy access to the course. A park-like setting, well contoured greens, bunkers, and fairways awaits you.
www.gorgevalegolf.com
Royal Oak Golf Club
Welcome to Royal Oak Golf Club, home of the famous Nine & Dine.
www.royaloakgolfclub.com
Victoria Golf Course
Challenging, long playing, undulating course.
http://parks.co.la.ca.us/victoria.html
Kayaking
Adventure Vacations British Columbia, Ontario, Canada
Kayaking with Killer Whales, Sea Kayaking British Columbia, Orcas Tours on Vancouver Island, BC.
www.outforadventure.com
Spirit of the West Adventures
Kayaking British Columbia & Vancouver Island....
a magical experience.
www.kayakingtours.com
Coast Mountain Expeditions
Sea Kayaking British Columbia & Vancouver Island adventure kayak tours at BC ‘s Original Sea Kayak Lodge.
www.coastmountainexpeditions.com
Fishing
Angling B.C.
Angling B.C. is dedicated to providing the best information available for anglers who love fishing in Beautiful British Columbia Canada.
www.anglingbc.com
Fish B.C.
British Columbia Adventure Network's primer to fishing the lakes, rivers and saltwaters of Western Canada.
www.bcadventure.com/adventure/angling/
Seaplane
Seaplane Transportation & Flightseeing Tours
Whether you want fast transportation to and from The Islands, a flightseeing tour over the awe-inspiring coastal mountains, inlets and fjords, or a chartered flight adventure, Harbour Air Seaplanes is the only way to go.
http://travel.bc.ca/features/seaplane-adventures/
Vancouver Island Air
Vancouver Island Air is Vancouver Island's premier seaplane company serving coastal British Columbia.
www.vancouverislandair.com/
Kenmore Air
Welcome to Kenmore Air, one of the largest and most respected seaplane airlines in the world.
www.kenmoreair.com/index.php?flash_loaded=1
Hiking
Hiking in BC
Hiking, whether short day treks or lengthy back country tours, is one of the most enjoyable ways to see B.C. and all it has to offer.
www.bcadventure.com/adventure/hiking/
Hiking and Backpacking in British Columbia
Hiking and Backpacking.com is your quick and easy way to find info on hiking and backpacking activities.
www.hikingandbackpacking.com/index.html
Biking
Mountain Biking in BC
Excellent off road biking in British Columbia.
www.bcadventure.com/adventure/mbike/
British Columbia Mountain Bike Guide
www.bcmbg.com
Events
www.bc.worldweb.com/Events/
Find all the travel and tourism information you need for your trip to British Columbia.
www.gobc.ca/events.php
One of the Okanagan's premier cultural music events.
www.pentasticjazz.com
Festival Vancouver 2006 will focus on the music of Mozart and the music & musicians of Italy.
www.festivalvancouver.bc.ca
www.thefestival.bc.ca
Early Music Vancouver has gained international acclaim as one of the foremost organisations in North America devoted to the performance and study of music from the Middle Ages through the late Romantic era.
www.earlymusic.bc.ca/home.htm
The Salmo River Ranch, deep in the heart of BC’s Kootenays,will be transformed into a multimedia musical empire!
www.shambhalamusicfestival.com/mambo
The Arts
Museums
Royal BC Museum
Through its vision statement, the Royal BC Museum makes a commitment to its research and education programmes, its involvement with public and community, and its continuing reputation as one of the best cultural institutions in the world.
www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Museums in British Columbia
British Columbia proudly offers many fabulous museums, including the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, one of the top museums in the world.
www.britishcolumbia.com/attractions/?id=35
Performing Arts
Ballet British Columbia
Over the last years, Ballet British Columbia's goal has been to give our subscribers more performances of the best classical and contemporary ballet available.
www.balletbc.com
Vancouver Opera
“Through the artistry of the singers and orchestral players, we connect with the creative intelligences of the composer and librettist and are touched in many profound ways – intellectually, emotionally, spiritually.”
www.vancouveropera.ca/index2.html
Pacific Opera Victoria
Thanks to our English surtitles (translations projected discreetly above the stage) and free pre-performance lobby lectures, you won't miss a thing.
www.pov.bc.ca/
The Opera Project
In 1998, The Opera Project (TOP) was incorporated as a charitable organization to present singers with serious talent and ambition for the stage, an opportunity to engage professionally in principal roles with remuneration.
www.theoperaproject.org/
Theatre BC
Over 65 years old, Theatre BC (TBC) is one of Canada's liveliest grassroots arts organizations.
www.theatrebc.org/
Arts Club Theatre Company
The Arts Club Theatre Company, now in its 41st season of producing professional live theatre in Vancouver, is a non-profit charitable organization which operates two theatres on a year-round basis.
www.artsclub.com/
Western Canada Theatre
Western Canada Theatre offers you the perfect complement to all your recreational and sporting activities.
www.westerncanadatheatre.bc.ca/
Playhouse Theatre Company
Your one-stop shop to find out every salient detail you'll ever need to know about the Playhouse.
www.vancouverplayhouse.com/
Performing Arts BC
Established in 1964, it is the provincial organization of 34 local and regional performing arts festivals throughout the province. Over 80,000 performers of all ages participate each year in these festivals.
www.performingartsbc.ca/index.shtml
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia has earned an international reputation for its striking design and stellar acoustics.
www.chancentre.com
Music
Victoria Jazz Society
The Victoria Jazz Society is a professional arts organization committed to presenting the highest quality of jazz possible to our community, by presenting music in performance, with acclaimed musicians.
www.vicjazz.bc.ca
Vancouver Jazz
Published by the Vancouver Jazz Society.
www.vancouverjazz.com/
Vancouver Recital Society
As one of the few recital series in North America dedicated to presenting internationally acclaimed artists, both emerging and established, the Vancouver Recital Society (VRS) has built a reputation around the world for innovation and excellence in programming, garnering prestigious awards in New York and Toronto.
www.infochopin.pl/en/organizacje.php/
162/Vancouver-Recital-Society
From native art to modern art, from art gardens to art studios, experience the magic of Vancouver Island and British Columbia.
www.gobc.ca/artists.php
