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Port Alberni
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Bamfield Science Centre offers summer tours
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
The Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre has a raft of public programs available over the summer months. Biologists lead lab and field trips around the old cable station and outdoor settings on the West Co
Port Alberni: gateway to the Pacific
Monday, July 2nd, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Port Alberni
West of Parksville off Highway 4, at the tip of a long saltwater channel called the Alberni Inlet, Port Alberni is the heart of Vancouver Island’s awe-inspiring Pacific Rim region. A wor
Ucluelet: the West Coast’s best-kept secret
Monday, July 2nd, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Spectacularly located on the edge of Barkley Sound, and bordered by ocean on three sides, the village of Ucluelet is the perfect point for viewing passing ships and fishing vessels, marine wildlife
Tofino: Adventure on the edge of the wilderness
Monday, July 2nd, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Just past the far end of Long Beach, overlooking Clayoquot Sound, Tofino has flourished as a tourism destination in the heart of some of the world’s most breathtaking and pristine wilderness.
To help
Rugged beauty surrounds Bamfield
Monday, July 2nd, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Immerse yourself in the rugged beauty of the West Coast with a visit to the tiny outpost of Bamfield. With a permanent population of about 500, Bamfield attracts thousands of visitors – for some it’s
‘Dive the deeps’ at Port Alberni’s Maritime Discovery Centre
Monday, July 2nd, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
The Maritime Discovery Centre opened for the season in June with a pair of exciting seafaring exhibits.
In the Ken Hutcheson gallery, the Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society has teamed up with the
PIck up your passport to Port Alberni’s heritage
Monday, July 2nd, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
You don’t need to apply to get these passports.
Pick up a heritage passport at the Tourist Information Centre or any of the Valley’s four heritage sites and embark on a journey of discovery in Port A
Amateur spies try their hand at history in Alberni Valley’s museum
Monday, July 2nd, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
A chance dinner at the Batstar Cafe and Picnic has turned into a new, fun activity at the Alberni Valley Museum.
Museum education curator Shelley Harding and collections curator Cindy Van Volsem were
Lakes abundant in Alberni Valley
Monday, June 18th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Visitors to Vancouver Island expect mountains and ocean, but they might be surprised to discover the abundance of freshwater lakes tucked in the valleys.
Within an hour’s drive of Port Alberni there