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Regional Information
www.northcentralisland.com
Tourism North Central Island site with lots of information about Vancouver Island, Discovery Islands, Strathcona Park and other great places to explore.
www.discoveryislands.ca
Guide to BC's Inner coast paradise offering information about Quadra, Cortes, and the Outer Islands; view maps and the annual edition of the Guide to the Discovery Islands.
www.britishcolumbia.com
Site about Beautiful BC: things to do and see.
www.vancouverisland.com
Site about Vancouver island: things to do and see.
www.cortesisland.com
All about Cortes Island, our wonderful neighbour-island which offers a whole different array of special places and things to experience. Ferry from Quadra Island.
www.BCAdventure.com
Comnmercial site with many-many-many listings and links to BC Adventure companies.
www.weatheroffice.com
Local weather information.
www.discoveryislandsrealty.ca
Friendly, honest and local, the real estate company specializing in Discovery Islands properties.
Paces to stay and things to do
www.warmrapidsinn.com
A b&b on the famous Cowichan River, British Columbia known for whitewater kayaking.
www.campingbc.com
Living Forest Campground in Nanaimo, BC: a good place to car-camp if you are overnighting in the city.
www.RobsonBightCharters.bc.ca
Robson Bight Killer Whale Watching Tours
Explore the great diversity of wild animals on the rugged British Columbia coast. Boat tours on a very comfortable 56-foot Yacht bring you right to the heart of the wildlife action - killer whales, black bears, grizzly bears, eagles - every trip is different!
www.island.net/~s-kayak
Kvarno Guest House at Ucluelet BC, an inexpensive & friendly place to stay if you are going to Pacific Rim national Park and the beaches of the West Coast.
www.campingbc.com
Living Forest Campground in Nanaimo, BC: a good place to car-camp if you are overnighting in the city
www.Hollyhock.ca
Cortes Island Holistic Retreat centre offering many interesting programs.
www.farmstay-ca.com
Farmstay b&b and cottage rental on Quadra Island
www.strathcona.bc.ca
Strathcona Park Lodge offering access to great hiking, canoeing, climbing in BC's oldest park
www.quadraislandvacationrentals.com
Booking service for a variety of Quadra Island rental accommodations
Kayak Information & Instruction
www.WaveLengthMagazine.com
The online edition of BC's highly respected paddling magazine: huge array of local information, kayaking resources, and the latest happenings
www.wildernessfirstaid.ca
Slipstream Wilderness First Aid: BC company offering excellent instruction & industry-standard courses for kayak guides and anyone living or working in remote locations.
www.liquidskills.com
Canada's premier whitewater kayaking school, located on the Ottawa River
www.playboat.com
Find out about whitewater instruction with Canada's world champion freestyle kayaker, Ken Whiting
www.surfkayak.org
Vancouver Island Whitewater Paddling Society site.
www.kindredspiritkayak.com
Whitewater kayaking and swiftwater rescue courses.
Kayak Equipment
www.oceanriver.com
Located in Victoria, a Vancouver Island kayak store with lots to offer.
www.cdkayak.com
popular kayak manufacturer located in Victoria, BC
www.seawardkayaks.com
home of excellent Canadian kayaks designed and manufactured in Ladysmith BC
www.albernioutpost.com
Nanaimo BC kayak & gear store, good source for most paddling supplies
www.aquabound.com
Aquabound Paddles: Canadian and simply the best
www.brookspaddlegear.com
North Vancouver manufacturing company specializing in neoprene kayak wear
www.mec.ca
Canada's recreational equipment coop, stores across the country and a good mail order service.
Organizations we support
www.georgiastrait.org
Site of Georgia Strait Alliance, an NGO caring for our coastal waters: general information, news and events.
www.wilderness-tourism.bc.ca
Wilderness Tourism Association is a regional association of businesses promoting wilderness preservation as an economic imperative.
www.livingoceans.org
Information about current efforts to develop offshore oil reserves and other coastal concerns
www.raincoastresearch.org
Alexandra Morton's site with information about orca whales, local ecology and environmental issues
www.canadians.org
Council of Canadians offers a Canadian perspective on relevant global issues
Publications we enjoy and endorse
www.policyalternatives.ca
For the politically minded, the Canadian Centre for Polcy Alternatives offers carefully thought out response to status quo government policy.
www.focusonwomen.org
A great Vancouver Island/Victoria based magazine which focuses on the interests & needs of women (and all of us).
www.watershed sentinel
Other Links
www.southernadventures.com.au
An Austrailian sea kayaking company offering tours, rentals, etc
www.seashelldiving.com
A diving tour company near Union Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
www.whitewaterexcitement.com
White Water Rafting California : Whitewater Excitement provides California white water rafting tours, which include the best value and pricing for river rafting California.
www.Sonoraresort.com
Sonora Island Fishing Resort
www.justknives.net
Pocket Knives. Choose from a huge selection of thousand’s of knives, from pocket knives to collector knives.
www.cdnbusinessdirectory.com
A canadian business directory
http://saltwaterfishing.us
A major American directory for saltwater fishing, other tours & activities
www.island.net/~coastmtn/
Coast Mountain Expeditions main site
For Travel information links,
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