Vancouver Island Nature Tours

I have been working for two years to get a tour to see the Vancouver Island Marmot going. Primarily, there was resistance from the British Columbia Ministry of Environment (MoE) because these animals are so rare.However we have reached an agreement that they will address government concerns and the tours will go ahead starting in […]

I have been doing a monthly column for the Alberni Valley Times, the local newspaper. It focuses on generally on Tourism. This particular column is pretty relevant to this blog, so I thought I would post it here.

Five years ago Tourism Vancouver Island commissioned a study to be completed by Malaspina University College. It was […]

It’s Good Friday today. This morning I hiked up to the Alberni Lookout. From Coombs Country Candy on Highway 4, it’s only about a 40-50 minute hike, depending on how fast you go. I’ve been hiking up regularly because it is a good bit of exercise. The weather was cool and foggy. But the […]