DOCSLIB.ORG

Gulf Island Biking.Indd

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

GULF ISLANDS CYCLING A guide to cycling from Victoria to the Gulf Islands Saturna Island Galiano Island Pender Island Mayne Island Saltspring Island • How to get there • Cycling routes • Where to stay • Where to eat • What to do when not on your bike All the information you need to plan a wonderful cycling trip to the Gulf Islands! Don’t just visit a place...experience it! hikebiketravel.com Gulf Islands Cycling ictoria and the Gulf Islands RECOMMENDED ITINERARY OVERVIEW are known for their mild Presented below is a quick layout of the Day 7: Galiano Island to Pender Island - V temperatures, sunny days and itinerary followed in later sections with the Catch the 11:15am ferry to Pender Island low rainfall, especially in the summer. rich details of the trip. arriving at 12:20pm. Ride to Hope Bay and Dedicated bike paths on Vancouver enjoy a picturesque lunch by the water. Island and generally quiet side roads Day 1: Arrive in Victoria and spend the In the afternoon cycle to Poets Cove and in the Gulf islands provide the visitor rest of the day at leisure. Resort on South Pender Island. A spa with a pleasurable way of actively service or a pleasant drink on the water Day 2: Victoria - take advantage of whale seeing the pastoral countryside. The may be just the thing before dinner and the watching, sightseeing and shopping. Pick night at this luxurious resort. frequent ocean views and the drama up a bike or have it delivered at the end of the Mainland Mountains can of the day. Day 8: Pender Island to Saltspring Island - be appreciated by all. Once off the After breakfast head back to North Pender bike there are plenty of diversions Day 3: Victoria to Saturna Island - Cycle Island. If you have energy, time and the including visiting artist’s studios, up the Lochside Trail taking time to visit inclination, ride the 3 kilometres uphill to the wine tasting, farmers markets, and the Buchart Gardens and Church and State Morning Bay Vineyards. Return to the ferry spas, dining and enjoying picnics Vineyards if you are a wine lover. Catch the terminal in time to catch the 12:30pm ferry on one of the small beaches easily 3pm ferry from Schwartz Bay to Saturna to Saltspring Island’s Long Harbour ferry accessed by bike. In addition, renting Island arriving at 4:10pm. Cycle to Saturna terminal. Lunch can be bought beforehand a kayak for a half or full day will allow Lodge and spend the night. at the Driftwood Center. Arrive at 1:10pm further exploration of the marine and cycle the northern part of the island Day 4: Saturna Island to Mayne Island - environment and perhaps some close before heading to Ganges and your home for Cycle to East Point and have a picnic or if the night. Hastings House, a member of the up encounters with whales, seals, sea you are feeling VERY energetic head to the Relais and Chateau chain is a luxurious spot lions, bald eagles and seabirds. There Saturna Island Winery after the East Point to stay though there are lots of reasonably are opportunities to go on dedicated jaunt in time for their bistro lunch. Catch the priced options. My recommendation is the whale watching trips which is a ferry at 4:20pm to Mayne Island arriving at Monivea B&B. There are many restaurants worthwhile experience for all ages. 4:55 pm. Cycle to the Oceanwood Country to choose from in Ganges. Try the informal A wide range of accommodation is Inn and spoil yourself with a fi ne meal. Oystercatcher Seafood Bar and Grill with its waterside seating. available to suit all budgets. There Day 5: Mayne Island to Galiano Island are intimate Bed and Breakfasts, inns, - Cycle around Mayne Island taking time Day 9: Saltspring Island to Brentwood basic, boutique and fi ve star hotels, to visit the Japanese garden and the Bay on the Saanich Peninsula - After resorts, campgrounds and rental Lighthouse Park at Georgina Point. Catch breakfast head south towards Fulford properties. Some islands like Saturna a 5pm ferry to arrive on Galiano Island at Harbour on the back roads to avoid the have very limited choices but Salt 5:30pm. If you stay at the Galiano Inn and traffi c. You could stop for a cheese tasting Spring Island has all the options. Spa you need only cycle a minute to arrive at Saltspring Island Cheese before grabbing at your accommodation. Enjoy a dinner This itinerary will provide you with either the 11:50am or the 1:50pm ferry for and wines from their extensive cellar. the 35 minute ride back to Swartz Bay. all that you need to know to plan Cycle the northern Saanich Peninsula on your own trip but will assume a Day 6: Galiano Island - Bike to the bluff the back roads and consider a wine tasting start in British Columbia’s capital and enjoy an early morning hike on the at the Chalet Winery. Head for the 5 star city of Victoria. You can start on bluff before breakfast. It is a 5 kilometre Brentwood Bay Inn and dine in or at one any of the islands if you are coming uphill cycle from the inn and then a very of the funky local cafes. from Vancouver’s Tsawwassen ferry pleasant, easy ridge walk with great views. terminal but if you are a visitor from People with more energy to burn could Day 10: Brentwood Bay to Victoria - outside the BC mainland and are go that much further and hike up Mount Make your way back to the Lochside fl ying to Victoria then that will be Galiano. After breakfast head to Montague Trail and into Victoria to fi nish your trip. the obvious starting point. Plan on a Harbour and rent a kayak or organize a If you didn’t visit the Buchart Gardens at minimum of 4 days (without visiting guided tour for half a day. Galiano is a the beginning of your trip you could take particularly lovely island from the water. advantage of their proximity and visit on all the islands) though if you have a Enjoy the rest of the afternoon in the spa, the way back in. IF HOWEVER you have relaxed schedule the trip could easily relaxing or visiting one of the galleries. another 3 days available consider adding be 10 days in length. Enjoy a second night on Galiano and dine on the Cowichan Lake loop via the ferry to at a different restaurant. Mill Bay just outside your door. 2 hikebiketravel.com hikebiketravel.com 3 VICTORIA Victoria’s Inner Harbour GETTING TO VICTORIA Park with a visit to the Royal BC Museum so give that some consideration before you OTHER THAN BY BC FERRIES www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca leave home. Many of the Gulf Islands have bike rental stores but that means that you will need • Enjoy the sights of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria International Airport services fl ights to start and fi nish on that island which may be Victoria especially the works of world from all over Canada as well as Seattle. It is inconvenient. There are a number of places to renown west coast artist Emily Carr www. about 30 minutes into downtown Victoria by rent from in Victoria including the following: taxi or bus. Another alternative is to take the aggv.bc.ca seaplane. There are multiple fl ights everyday • Take a trip to the world famous 55 acre Coastal Cycle and Water Sports www. from downtown Vancouver, Nanaimo and Butchart Gardens though you can also do this coastalwatersports.com #1-1610 Island Richmond (near the Vancouver airport) to by bike on the way to the ferries if you allow Highway, Victoria Ph: 1-888-391-1980. Their downtown Victoria aboard Harbour Air and enough time www.butchartgardens.com rates are $25/day or $100/week and include Westcoast Air. Visit www.harbour-air.com/ • Walk through the 1 acre garden created a rack if requested but not panniers, helmet, and www.westcoastair.com/ to get fl ight by Prince and Princess Abkhazi which is lock and patch kit. They are just off the and pricing information. a superb example of West Coast garden Galloping Goose trail but a ways out from downtown. They will deliver to you. You can also get to Victoria via passenger design www.conservancy.bc.ca and car ferries from Washington State. See • Enjoy a Harbour Ferry Cruise www. the list below and their links. Sports Rent BC www.sportsrentbc.com #3- victoriaharbourferry.com 1950 Government Street, Victoria Ph: 250- Foot passengers only from Seattle • Plan to indulge in a typical British afternoon 385-7368. Their rates are $25/ day or $79/ www.clippervacations.com/ferry/ high tea at the Fairmont Empress hotel week with a $200 security deposit. Panniers ferryschedule complete with scones, preserves, jersey cream, and a rack are an additional $45/week plus a security deposit of $100. Car ferry from Anacortes teas, sweets and fi nger sandwiches www. www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/schedules/ fairmont.com/empress/GuestServices/ Selkirk Station www.switchbridgetours.com current/index.cfm?route=ana-sid Restaurants/AfternoonTea.htm #16- 80 Regatta Landing, Victoria Ph: 866- • Go on a whale watching tour where the 383-1466. One day rates are $25 and weekly Foot passengers only from Port Angeles rates are $85. They rent panniers too. www.victoriaexpress.com/welcome.html probability of sighting whales, especially orcas, is high www.orcaspirit.com/ or You will also need a place to leave your Car ferry from Port Angeles www.princeofwhales.com surplus luggage.
Recommended publications
  • Come Celebrate! Gulf.Islands@Pc.Gc.Ca 1-866-944-1744

    Come Celebrate! [email protected] 1-866-944-1744

    Gulf Islands National Park Reserve parkscanada.gc.ca Come Celebrate! [email protected] 1-866-944-1744 Parks Pares Canada Canada Canada TABLE OF CONTENTS Contact Information 2 Welcome to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, one of Programs 5 Top 10 Experiences 6-7 Canada's newest national parks. Established in 2003, it First Nations 8-9 Camping & Mooring 10 Trails 11 safeguards a portion of British Columbia's beautiful southern BC Ferries Coastal Naturalist Program 12 Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia. A mosaic of open Map 12-13 Species at Risk 14-15 meadows, forested hills, rocky headlands, quiet coves and Marine Wildlife Viewing 14-15 Extreme Take-Over 16 Did You Know? 17 sandy beaches, the park is a peaceful refuge just a stone's Ecological Integrity 17 Sidney Spit, D'Arcy throw from the urban clamour ofVancouver and Victoria. Island & Isle-de-Lis 18 Princess Margaret (Portland Is.), Brackman & Russell Islands 19 Pender Islands 20 Mayne Island 21 Saturna Island 22-23 Tumbo & Cabbage Islands 23 CONTACT INFORMATION Website information www.parkscanada.gc.ca/gulf Emergency and Important Phone Numbers Emergency call 911 In-Park Emergency or to report an offence 1-877-852-3100 Report a Wildfire 1-800-663-5555 (*5555 on cell phones) Marine Distress VHF Channel 16 Park Office • 250-654-4000 Toll Free 1-866-944-1744 Sidney Operations Centre 2220 Harbour Road Sidney, B.C. V8L 2P6 RCMP detachment offices located in Sidney, on the Penders, and on Mayne Island. Wflp\,t to teiA/OW pvu>re? The park offers many activities and learning opportunities.
  • Salt Spring Island Tourism Development Plan 2010-2013

    Salt Spring Island Tourism Development Plan 2010-2013

    Community Tourism Foundations® Program SALT SPRING ISLAND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2010-2013 December 2009 Tourism BC Representative: Laura Plant (604) 660-3754 [email protected] Tourism BC/Tourism Vancouver Island Representative: Merv Jefferies (250) 740-1221 [email protected] Facilitator: Jennifer Houiellebecq Tourism Planning Group (250) 764-3005 [email protected] Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE OF PLAN ___________________________ 2 1.1 The Planning Process 2 2. TOURISM ON SALT SPRING ISLAND ______________________________ 3 2.1 Key Considerations for Planning 3 2.1.1 Planning for Tourism and Economic Development 4 2.1.2 Funding Tourism 5 2.2 The Tourism Vision 6 2.2.1 Guiding Principles 6 2.2.2 Sustainable Tourism Objectives 7 2.3 Strategic Areas of Action 8 2.3.1 Overview of the Plan 8 3. MANAGEMENT OF TOURISM ___________________________________ 11 3.1 Building Leadership 11 3.2 Managing Tourism 18 4. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT – CELEBRATING LOCAL DISTINCTIVENESS _____ 24 4.1 Arts and Culture (including Agritourism) 25 4.2 Ecotourism and Sustainability Education 33 4.3 Supportive Experiences - the Retail Sector, Festivals & Events, Winter Product, Health & Wellness and Outdoor Recreation 37 5. SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES_____________________ 43 6. MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS ________________________________ 48 6.1 External Marketing Strategy 49 6.2 Communications with Local Industry and the Community 54 7. IMPLEMENTATION __________________________________________ 57 7.1 Annual Planning 57 APPENDIX __________________________________________________ 58 Inaugural Tourism Committee 58 1 Tourism British Columbia Salt Spring Island Tourism Development Plan 1. Introduction and Purpose of Plan The development of the Tourism Plan for Salt Spring Island was facilitated through Tourism British Columbia’s Community Tourism Foundations® program.
  • British Columbia\/Yukon Region

    British Columbia\/Yukon Region

    (PJW)provided the Region's first migrant Loons to Herons Marchrecords. Surprisingly, theonly Bram- A pairof Red-throatedLoons on LaceyL. blingreport came in fromGambell, where a British nearPort Alberni May 13 (MB) was thought youngmale appeared June 3-4 (WINGS, to be nesting.Staging Pacific Loons off AK).The Ketchikanwinter feeder Purple Reifelincreased from 2500 Apr. 14 to 6000 Finches(a maleand two females)remained Columbia/ byApr. 25th (JI), likely catching the last of togetherto Mar. 31 and a femalelingered to the eulachon run at the mouth of the Fraser Apr.12 (JP, SCH). White-winged Crossbills R. Twounaged Yellow-billed Loons were at remainedlocally common (in the e. Inte- Yukon TorinoMar. I 1 (JJ),while an immature was rior)to nearlyabsent from most the North onKalamalka L. nearVernon Apr. 21-May Gulf Coast(m.ob.). 14 (PG, MCo, C S, RJC).A singlePied- billed Grebewas at Rat L., Carcrossin s.w. Contributorsand Observers:J. B. Allen, Region YukonMay 2-12 (LS, MaW, HG), the ATTOUR (P.J. Baicich,S.C. Heinl, M. sceneof theterritory's first nesting last year; Toochin),E. E. Burroughs,K. Brock,C. P. it wasnot seenthereafter. A singleEared Dau, T. J. Doyle (EasternInterior Subre- Grebeon Arrow L. atNakusp May 7 (GSD) gionalCompiler), FIELD GUIDES(D. Ste- wasa good find. There was a noticeable stag- jskal,J. Pierson), D. Fox, D. D. Gibson,R.J. ingof W. Grebesin GeorgiaStrait, with a Gordon,J. Haaga, C. Harwood,S. C. Heinl, peakof 3000 Mar. 26 (RSw).Another high IC Holder,A. Holm, E Hunter,I. L. Jones, JACK BOWLING countwas of 1200off EnglishBay, Van., A.
  • Gulf Island Life Is Great, but Not Paradise When BC Ferries Officials

    Gulf Island Life Is Great, but Not Paradise When BC Ferries Officials

    Gulf Island life is great, but not paradise When BC Ferries officials come to Saturna Island on Tuesday, they'll find getting there is an expensive, time-consuming adventure Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/Gulf+Island+life+great+paradise/7632323/story.html#ixzz2DpJrkqbL Hi there, members of the BC Coastal Ferries Consultation and Engagement panel. I am sorry to miss your visit to Saturna Island on Tuesday, Dec. 4 to "gather input on elements of the government's vision of connecting coastal communities in an affordable and efficient manner" as the notice in our Island Tides newspaper states. I will be taking five ferries - one way - for Christmas visits to family on the Sunshine Coast and Texada Island, if winter storms don't cancel the sailings. It will take another five ferries to get home to Saturna. That's right, 10 ferries. Our families live on the coast, all 27,000 kilometres of it. Ferry routes are our marine highways. Recent Vancouver Sun stories portray Gulf Islanders as elitists who choose to live here in paradise and therefore should pay higher ferry costs while people on the mainland argue over who should pay for their bridges. It's a great life, but it is not paradise, and it is not for everybody. The Sun's recent stories on BC Ferries assume that if a reporter talks to a shopkeeper on Salt Spring (about 10,000 people) that covers off Pender (about 2000) or Mayne, Galiano or Texada (1100 or so each) or Saturna (305 and dropping). Not so. While the lifestyle varies on each island, I have prepared some cautionary notes on Saturna.
  • Status and Distribution of Marine Birds and Mammals in the Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia

    Status and Distribution of Marine Birds and Mammals in the Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia

    Status and Distribution of Marine Birds and Mammals in the Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia. Pete Davidson∗, Robert W Butler∗+, Andrew Couturier∗, Sandra Marquez∗ & Denis LePage∗ Final report to Parks Canada by ∗Bird Studies Canada and the +Pacific WildLife Foundation December 2010 Recommended citation: Davidson, P., R.W. Butler, A. Couturier, S. Marquez and D. Lepage. 2010. Status and Distribution of Birds and Mammals in the Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia. Bird Studies Canada & Pacific Wildlife Foundation unpublished report to Parks Canada. The data from this survey are publicly available for download at www.naturecounts.ca Bird Studies Canada British Columbia Program, Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, 5421 Robertson Road, Delta British Columbia, V4K 3N2. Canada. www.birdscanada.org Pacific Wildlife Foundation, Reed Point Marine Education Centre, Reed Point Marina, 850 Barnet Highway, Port Moody, British Columbia, V3H 1V6. Canada. www.pwlf.org Contents Executive Summary…………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………1 1. Introduction 1.1 Background and Context……………………………………………………………………………………………………..2 1.2 Previous Studies…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5 2. Study Area and Methods 2.1 Study Area……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 2.2 Transect route……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7 2.3 Kernel and Cluster Mapping Techniques……………………………………………………………………………..7 2.3.1 Kernel Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………………………8 2.3.2 Clustering Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………………………8 2.4
  • Salt Spring Island September 2020.Pub

    Salt Spring Island September 2020.Pub

    ALKI TOURS PRESENTS Salt Spring Island-The San Juans of Canada TOUR PRICE: $599.00 PER PERSON/DO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $189 September 8th-10th, 2020/ 3 Days TRIP REGISTRATION To register, contact Here’s how your trip will DAY 2: Sightseeing Alki Tours at (206)935-6848 unfold… Start with a hearty breakfast and or 1(800)895-2554 You may also register on our get ready to enjoy some local web site at DAY 1: Seattle to Salt Spring www.alkitours.com sightseeing. First on the agenda Island is the very popular Market in A deposit of $150.00 per person Travel this morning from the Park featuring local arts & is due within 14 days of booking to confirm your reservation. Seattle to Canada to board our crafts, music and a farmer’s ferry through the Gulf Islands. Please make checks payable to: Arrive early this afternoon on Alki Tours, 6417A Fauntleroy Way SW, Seattle WA 98136 Salt Spring Island and settle in at our hotel on Ganges Follow us on Facebook market. This afternoon takes us to Ruckle Park where we join Harbour. This afternoon, you can stroll into town, explore the village, roam the art galleries and peek into the charming shops. Meals Included: Juice & our local guide on a gentle pastries in the morning & walking tour of the park. The Welcome Dinner Its Included: Roundtrip motorcoach remainder of the evening is transportation from Seattle yours to explore the island on to Vancouver your own. Round trip ferry fares Meals Included: Breakfast Welcome Dinner 2 Breakfast DAY 3: After breakfast, we will Local sightseeing 2 night hotel at the depart from Fulford Harbour to Harbour House Hotel on Vancouver Island and transfer by Salt Spring Island ferry back to the mainland.
  • SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS VANCOUVER ISLAND SEWERED AREAS (SANITARY SEWERS) Mainland

    SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS VANCOUVER ISLAND SEWERED AREAS (SANITARY SEWERS) Mainland

    SOUTHERN GULF ISLANDS VANCOUVER ISLAND SEWERED AREAS (SANITARY SEWERS) Mainland Area of Interest PENELAKUT FIRST Dioniso Point NATION Provincial Park CANADAU.S.A Porlier Pass Rd Secretary Islands Bodega Ridge Provincial Park Houstoun Passage Strait of Pebble Beach DL 63 Pebble Beach Georgia DL 60 Wallace Island N N o o Galiano Island r r t th h B E e a n c Porlier Pass Rd d h R R r d d D t e s n u S Maliview Wastewater Treatment Plant Fernwood Trincomali Channel Heritage W Forest a l k e Montague r s Harbour H o o Marine k Finlay R Park d Po Lake rlie Clanton Rd r P ass Rd St Whaler Bay Ch Mary an Montague Harbour Gossip n Stu e Lake rd l R ie Island idg s Stuart Channel e D Sta Parker B r rks Rd M a on y Island tag R ue Rd Galiano d R Payne Bay Vesuvius o Ba b y R in d so n R Bluff Park B u Bullocks d r M r Lake an i l se l ll R R d d Booth Bay Bluff Rd Active Pass Lower Ganges Rd Ganges Lower Mt. Galiano Wa ugh Georgina Point Rd Rd N Active Pass os d e R d R Salt Spring L R a on P y i Elementary g Long Harbour oi a s n n bo Ha t B n w r ll i Rd Gulf Islands b R l e l ou d b r o Salt Spring R d p C m Island Middle a Ganges Wastewater TSARTLIP FIRST C Treatment Plant Mount Erskine NATION F ernh Provincial Park Phoenix ill Rd Fe Rd Mayne Island e Ba lix J a ck ag y ill Rd Dalton DrV Ganges Harbour Mayne Island Fulford-Ganges Rd M Captain Passage arine rs C W ra a d n y ay R b e B rry Rd r e Roberts h g a Lake ll Prevost Island a Gulf Islands G National Park Reserve (Water Extension) Lake Salt Spring Navy Channel Maxwell Centre Samuel Island
  • (Rocky) Wilson, 65, Is an Hwlitsum Elder, Has Served As Chief of the Hwlitsum Since 1999 and Is an Active Commercial Fisher

    (Rocky) Wilson, 65, Is an Hwlitsum Elder, Has Served As Chief of the Hwlitsum Since 1999 and Is an Active Commercial Fisher

    Profiles of Hwlitsum People Raymond (Rocky) Wilson, 65, is an Hwlitsum Elder, has served as Chief of the Hwlitsum since 1999 and is an active commercial fisher. Chief Wilson, who has lived in Hwlitsum his entire life, is also an oral historian of his community, having learned the Hwlitsum way of life and history from his father, mother, grandmother, uncles, aunts and cousins. The narratives Chief Wilson learned go back to the time of Si'nuscustan, who was born in the late 18th century, and link continuously to the present. Chief Wilson is an informed and accurate source of information about Hwlitsum fisheries and has harvested species in a great variety of locations, including those used by his ancestors. He has orally footnoted these ancestral practices in a continuous chain back to the 19th century. Chief Rocky Wilson His father, Andrew John Wilson, was born on the Coquitlam reserve in 1899 and his mother, Rose Keziah Cook, was born on Galiano Island. Andrew Wilson was a very successful commercial fisherman. Unfortunately, when Chief Wilson was a teenager, his father began suffering from severe arthritis. Chief Wilson, as the youngest of eight children, was chosen by his mother to assist his father in fishing and hunting and his father chose to teach him the Hwlitsum way of life and history. Chief Wilson also learned about the Hwlitsum way of life, and how to harvest resources from his uncles, sisters, and his older brothers. Chief Wilson On August 16, 2014 I travelled from Vancouver to Hwlitsum (Canoe Pass) where I met Chief Raymond (Rocky) Wilson at the Wilson wharf, which is approximately 1.5 kilometers from both the Roberts Bank Super-port and the mouth of Hwlitsum (Canoe Pass).
  • Sailing Directions (Enroute)

    Sailing Directions (Enroute)

    PUB. 154 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ BRITISH COLUMBIA ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Bethesda, Maryland © COPYRIGHT 2007 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2007 TENTH EDITION For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 Preface 0.0 Pub. 154, Sailing Directions (Enroute) British Columbia, 0.0NGA Maritime Domain Website Tenth Edition, 2007, is issued for use in conjunction with Pub. http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritime 120, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean and 0.0 Southeast Asia. Companion volumes are Pubs. 153, 155, 157, 0.0 Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same 158, and 159. manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a 0.0 Digital Nautical Chart 26 provides electronic chart coverage course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of for the area covered by this publication. origin along a track having the identical meridianal angle as the 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 21 July 2007, includ- designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow ing Notice to Mariners No. 29 of 2007. for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, and navigate so that the designated course is continuously Explanatory Remarks being made good. 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- which currents set.
  • 2007/08 Human and Social Services Grant Recipients (PDF)

    2007/08 Human and Social Services Grant Recipients (PDF)

    Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch 2007/08 Direct Access Grants - Human and Social Services City Organization Name Payment Amount 100 Mile House 100 Mile House Food Bank Society $ 40,000.00 100 Mile House Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre Society 22,146.00 100 Mile House Educo Adventure School 22,740.00 100 Mile House Rocky Mountain Cadets #2887 - Horse Lake Training Centre 7,500.00 100 Mile House South Cariboo SAFER Communities Society 136,645.00 Abbotsford Abbotsford Community Services 25,000.00 Abbotsford Abbotsford Hospice Society 73,500.00 Abbotsford Abbotsford Learning Plus Society 16,000.00 Abbotsford Abbotsford Restorative Justice & Advocacy Association 28,500.00 Abbotsford Abbotsford Youth Commission 63,100.00 Abbotsford BC Schizophrenia Society - Abbotsford Branch 36,000.00 Abbotsford Fraser Valley Youth Society 5,000.00 Abbotsford Hand In Hand Child Care Society 75,000.00 Abbotsford John MacLure Community School Society 18,500.00 Abbotsford Jubillee Hall Community Club 20,000.00 Abbotsford Kinsmen Club of Abbotsford 7,000.00 Abbotsford L.I.F.E. Recovery Association 30,000.00 Abbotsford PacificSport Regional Sport Centre - Fraser Valley 50,000.00 Abbotsford Psalm 23 Transition Society 20,000.00 Abbotsford Scouts Canada-2nd Abbotsford 6,900.00 Abbotsford St. John Society-Abbotsford Branch 10,000.00 Abbotsford The Center for Epilepsy and Seizure Education BC 174,000.00 Abbotsford Upper Fraser Valley Neurological Society 28,500.00 Agassiz Agassiz Harrison Community Services 44,000.00 Aldergrove Aldergrove Lions Seniors Housing
  • Galiano Island Landscape Classification and UP-CLOSE Workshop Series Final Report Galiano Island Habitat Conservation Project

    Galiano Island Landscape Classification and UP-CLOSE Workshop Series Final Report Galiano Island Habitat Conservation Project

    Galiano Island Landscape Classification and UP-CLOSE Workshop Series Final Report Galiano Island Habitat Conservation Project Produced by: Kate Emmings Keith Erickson © June, 2004 Galiano Conservancy Association RR#1 Sturdies Bay Road Galiano Island, BC V0N 1P0 [email protected] Acknowledgements The Galiano Island Landscape Classification, Galiano Island UP-CLOSE Workshop Series, and the production of this report were made possible by the generosity of the following project funders and partners: Project Funders: Bullitt Foundation Wildlife Habitat Canada Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia Georgia Basin Ecosystem Initiative (Environment Canada) Georgia Basin Action Plan (Environment Canada) Islands Trust Capital Regional District VanCity Credit Union Hewlett Packard (in-kind) ESRI (in-kind) Project Partners: Islands Trust Fund (Ardice Neudorf, Tyrone Guthrie, Brett Kortelling) The British Columbia Conservation Data Centre (Jan Kirkby) Capitol Regional District (Craig Mount) We would also like to give special thanks to all members of the Galiano community who participated in this project. i Table of Contents Acknowledgements i Table of Contents ii List of Figures iii List of Tables iii List of Maps iii Introduction 1 Creation of the Galiano Island Landscape Classification 2 UP-CLOSE Workshop Series Community Process 3 Project Results 4 Forest 5 Forest Values 9 Garry Oak Meadows 11 Garry Oak Meadow Values 14 Marine and Foreshore 15 Marine and Foreshore Values 19 Freshwater 21 Freshwater Values 25 Recommendations 35 What Activities are Currently Taking Place on Galiano? 37 Project Outcomes 40 References 42 Appendix I: UP-CLOSE Workshop Series Flyer with Speaker Biographies Appendix II: UP-CLOSE Workshop Series: Notes from Facilitated Discussions Appendix III: Information Articles from the Local Galiano Island Magazine “The Active Page” Appendix IV: Galiano Island Landscape Classification Metadata: Definitions of Mapping Terms Appendix V: UP-CLOSE Workshop Series Speaker Summaries ii List of Tables Table 1.
  • Gulf Islands Gulf Islands

    Gulf Islands Gulf Islands

    Gulf Islands national park reserve of canada visitor guide brochure with map inside! TABLE OF CONTENTS Contact Information 2 Programs 5 Top 10 Experiences 6-7 Enjoy the Park 6-9 Welcome to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, one of Camping 8 Trails 9 Canada’s newest national parks. Established in 2003, it First Nations 10-11 Species at Risk 12-13 safeguards a portion of British Columbia’s beautiful southern Marine Wildlife Viewing 12-13 Extreme Take-Over 14 Did You Know? 15 Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia. A mosaic of open Ecological Integrity 15 Sidney Spit, D’Arcy meadows, forested hills, rocky headlands, quiet coves and Island & Isle-de-Lis 16 Portland, Brackman & Russell Islands 17 sandy beaches, the park is a peaceful refuge just a stone’s Pender Islands 18 Mayne Island 19 throw from the urban clamour of Vancouver and Victoria. Saturna Island 20-21 Tumbo & Cabbage Islands 21 Map 22 Pullout brochure Additional Camping & Hiking Information CONTACT INFORMATION Website information www.pc.gc.ca/gulf Emergency and important phone numbers Emergency call 911 In-Park Emergency or to report an offence 1-877-852-3100 Report a Wildfire 1-800-663-5555 (*5555 on cell phones) Marine Distress VHF Channel 16 Park Offices • Sidney 250-654-4000 Toll Free 1-866-944-1744 • Saturna 250-539-2982 • Pender 250-629-6137 Address & office locations Did this visitor guide meet your needs? Let us know and you might win a $200 gift certificate from Mountain Equipment Sidney Operations Centre Co-op. Log on to www.parkscanadasurveys.ca to participate in an on-line survey.