Reel Time Fishing Charters is what its name says it is, offering excellent fishing excursions with top quality equipment and expertise. You can choose your boat according to the size of your group or the duration of the trip. Fishing gear and equipment will be provided by the operator itself.
Spread across 36 hectares (88.96 acres), Bowen Park is a green haven in the downtown area. This recreational park offers several amenities and activities besides being a scenic beauty. Stroll or hike the interpretive trails following the meandering Millstone River. This will lead you to a couple of waterfalls and a fish ladder. Check the duck pond and rhododendron gardens. Comprising of sports fields, a curling zone, skateboarding, playgrounds, horseshoe pitches, lacrosse box, disc golf, lawn bowling and sand volleyball courts, there is lots that you can do. Birders will enjoy watching a variety of avian species. There is also an outdoor swimming pool during summers.
Spread across 111 hectares (278 acres), Morrell Nature Sanctuary is a fabulous park that is used for educative programs. Established in 1985 on a land that was logged and later conserved due to its second-growth forest, it is a beautiful expanse of coastal Douglas fir and many other species of trees, woody shrubs, herbs, ferns and mosses. The various trails will take you through areas of maples, alders and redwood. As you hike along these trails you will see a drapery of thimbleberry, violets and vanilla leaf. The sanctuary also features a small lake and beaver pond. The educative programs help you to understand a rain-shadow forest and how to conserve them.
Built on a narrow piece of land between the Page Lagoon and Strait of Georgia, Pipers Lagoon Park is another fabulous park for nature lovers in the city. Spread across eight hectares (19.77 acres), it features cliffs, tidal pools, loop trails and mud flats. You will find many benches strategically placed to enjoy the mountain and ocean vistas. Birders and wildlife enthusiasts will be thrilled to see the abundance of wildlife in this area. It is not surprising to catch a sea-lion swimming in the waters or catch a whale nearby. Kayaking, boating, scuba diving, swimming and fishing are some other popular activities in this park.
From being a Salish Indian village to a coal mine, sandstone quarry to a saltery and a railway resort before becoming a provincial park in 1961, Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park is full of history and culture besides being a scenic outpost. The shoreline peppered with beaches is overshadowed by sandstone cliffs. One can only access this park either through a footbridge or boat. Once you explore the island, the disparity in the interior laden with Douglar Firs, maples and oak trees will amaze you. Check out their interpretive boards to know about this place's history. Go hiking, biking and swimming. Fishing, picnicking and camping are allowed. There is also an adventure playground on-site. Don't miss this wonderful park that promises a fabulous outing for the entire family.
Established in 1976, Nanaimo Art Gallery moved to its present location in 2015. Showcasing the works of prominent British Columbian artists, this contemporary art gallery aims to spread the awareness of the region's artistic culture through workshops, interactive activities and exhibitions. Some of the artists who feature in their collection are Alexander Calder, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Akira Fujioka, George Littlechild and Jack Chambers.
Anderson Bay Provincial Park is a local park that offers variety of activities like scuba diving, canoeing, fishing and so forth.
Founded by an organic chemistry professor and a former captain of an ice-breaking ship, Island Spirits Distillery is where science meets tradition. This dynamic duo have worked in unison to produce new-age spirits using age-old brewing and aging techniques to give you a product that offers the best of both worlds. This distillery specializes in manufacturing liquor devoid of elements that cause hangovers, resulting in happy post-party mornings.
Reel Time Fishing Charters is what its name says it is, offering excellent fishing excursions with top quality equipment and expertise. You can choose your boat according to the size of your group or the duration of the trip. Fishing gear and equipment will be provided by the operator itself.
Framed by a stunning stretch of old-growth Douglas Fir trees, the craggy bluffs of the Helliwell Provincial Park look over the Strait of Georgia, and establish the northern entrance to Tribune Bay. Explore the rugged beauty that British Columbia has to offer as you walk along nature trails that loop the bluffs at St John's Point. Along the way, native Garry Oak trees keep you company. If you're here in the spring months of April and May, you will be rewarded with an enchanting view of wildflowers that bloom along the hillside. Intrepid explorers can dive off the coast and head to the Flora Islet, which now forms part of the park bounds, to view the rare, deep-sea mammal - the sixgill shark.
If you love history, especially military history, then Vancouver Island Military Museum will intrigue you. Though a small museum, it does justice with its exhibits and honors the men and women who served the Canadian armed forced. Divided into sections such as the War of 1812, Battle of the Atlantic, Boer War, World War I and World War II, and Afghanistan war, you will the memorabilia, artifacts, medals and mounts very interesting. Exhibits such as Life on the Home Front, Camp X and Canadian Rangers are compelling and give an insight into the heroic acts and lives of these military people.