Discovery Islands

07/07/2015

Help conserve rare old-growth forest in the Discovery Islands by signing this petition and let the BC Government know that you value these rare treasures more than TimberWest's profits. http://tinyurl.com/protectsonoragiants

HELP PROTECT THE RARE SONORA ISLAND GIANTS The B.C. government is considering protecting some of the last grand old-growth Douglas Fir in the Great Bear Rainforest. The local community on Sonora Island has recommended an area called the Sonora Island Giants Protected Area that best preserves the lar…

04/23/2015

Check out this beautiful short film about mountain biking on Quadra Island

The Faultline crew hopped on a boat and landed on the beautiful Quadra Island. See what they found on it's scenic trail network.

03/30/2015

The 2015 Guide to the Discovery Islands is complete and online. Find it here and start planning your summer visit now!
http://www.discoveryislands.ca/guide/index.html

Discovery Islands - Quadra Island, Cortes Island, Read, Sonora, and Outer Discovery Islands Rendezvous Islands, Stuart Island, British Columbia Canada, accommodation, sea kayaking, hiking, visitor information, parks and beaches

06/20/2014

Gardens and Creative Spaces in the Discovery Islands.
This weekend June 21-22 it's the Quadra Island Quilt and Garden Tour.
Next weekend June 28 it's the Cortes Island Creative Spaces tour. Come on over and enjoy our beautiful communities.

05/18/2014

Delicious feast in a beautiful setting at Gorge Harbour Marina

03/12/2014

Cortes Islanders represent

All the way from Cortes to Victoria to protest! Thanks Karen Lee and Dianne Hentschel for the great photos!
by Ester Strijbos

11/05/2013

Pretty much finished updating the Discovery Islands web site. Come and visit us online
http://www.discoveryislands.ca/index.html

Discovery Islands - Quadra Island, Cortes Island, Read, Sonora, and Outer Discovery Islands Rendezvous Islands, Stuart Island, British Columbia Canada, accommodation, sea kayaking, hiking, visitor information, parks and beaches

11/02/2013

Busy updating the Discovery Islands web site. Still some work to do but it's coming along nicely... have a look and see what you think
www.discoveryislands.ca

Discovery Islands - Quadra Island, Cortes Island, Read, Sonora, and Outer Discovery Islands Rendezvous Islands, Stuart Island, British Columbia Canada, accommodation, sea kayaking, hiking, visitor information, parks and beaches

10/08/2013

Featured as one of the top 50 places to visit in Canada!
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/canada/the-discovery-islands-british-columbia/

Go sea kayaking and watch for orcas off British Columbia's Discovery Islands, one of Canada's 50 Places of a Lifetime.

03/22/2013

The new 2013 Guide to the Discovery Islands is finished, off to the printers and now available online:
http://www.discoveryislands.ca/guide/pages/page_1.html

Known as the Discovery Islands, Quadra, Cortes and Outer Islands are between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland on Canada's west coast.

03/08/2013

You can also find Forest Guardians on FaceBook
https://www.facebook.com/HeartwoodForestGuardians

Dan Pierce offers commentary and analysis on BC forestry news, politics, science, history and economics, with a fiercely critical eye.

03/08/2013

Vancouver filmmaker Dan Pierce is making a documentary about the forestry movement on Cortes Island and throughout the Discovery Islands. The film has a strong focus on the eco-tourism group that is lobbying the provincial government to put a moratorium on logging in the discovery islands area, in order to protect the viewscapes and local ecotourism jobs. It also looks at the blockade and community forest initiative on Cortes. Dan is looking for support and is fundraising through Indiegogo check it out:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/heartwood-forest-guardians-of-cortes-island

Citizens on a remote BC island take on big timber as they try to end industrial clear-cutting and build a new kind of forestry economy.