Bowen Island is 4 miles wide and 7 1/2 miles long in Howe Sound just beyond Vancouver. Its current name came in 1860 from Rear Admiral James Bowen, who served as master of the HMS Queen Charlotte, the ...

Travelers worried about the effects of budget and staffing cuts at U.S. parks can find alternatives to the north. Here are ...

Windfalls, landslides and washouts. The West Coast Trail took a serious beating from wild weather this winter — with Parks ...

For more than 30 years, the Pacific Rim Whale Festival has celebrated the arrival of migrating grey whales to Canada’s wild ...

A growing number of Canadian travellers are embracing “soft adventure” travel. This trend blends a desire for active ...

Windfalls, landslides and washouts.The iconic West Coast Trail took a serious beating from wild weather this winter — with ...

Wander amid thundering falls and towering trees at this enchanting Vancouver Island park, home to a glistening lake and ...

Trish Fougner still remembers the taste of the beer she enjoyed after completing the 47-kilometre Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island two ... we live on the West Coast, where storms can happen ...

Hikers Jason Lindsay and son Cole Kosowan are pictured on a section of the Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver ... loss to the hiking community." But she also can see the government's side. "It's ...

Those looking to hike the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail on Vancouver Island’s west coast will be out of luck this summer, as the province has yet to repair sections damaged by fall and winter storms.

Just 20 minutes from Albany, this hearty 12.5km Grade 4 return day hike ... of the trail, aptly coined by Captain George Vancouver in 1791, the pioneer mapper of this stretch of coast who named ...

I’ve wanted to hike the West Coast Trail in Pacific Rim National Park. The 75-kilometre route follows the exposed western coastline of Vancouver Island, through old-growth forests, sandy beaches ...