About this Sunshine Coast site

My name is Laurie McConnell, and I’m Your 1st-Person Guide to the Sunshine Coast, for over 15 years! Join me as I explore the Sunshine Coast, Powell River and surrounding islands and waterways in. From a full business directory, to blog (here), to video channel, to curated & trending social media page, to mobile app, [...]

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Bigpacific.com Sunshine Coast Magazine
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The Queer Community on the Coast

The Queer Community on the Coast

by Editor/Publisher Laurie McConnell Webmaster Laurie McConnell, right, with partner Diane Mueller Did you know the Sunshine Coast is one of the most queer-friendly rural areas in BC? This rural region, stretching from Howe Sound to Desolation Sound, has a unique psychological climate – especially for the stretch running from Langdale to Earl’s Cove – [...]

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Sunshine Coast Resort: Weddings on the ‘northern Riviera’

The Sunshine Coast Resort, located just around the bend from the Madeira Park exit on Hwy. 101, has always been known as an affordable yet luxurious destination for visitors wanting to immerse themselves in the waterfront lifestyle of our region. With a well-appointed hotel offering oceanfront rooms and suites with private patios, barbecues, beautiful amenities [...]

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Tzoonie Wilderness Camp: Soul Time

Tzoonie Wilderness Camp is a boat or floatplane access only resort located in Narrows Inlet, the second fjord up Sechelt Inlet. Art & Aleta Giroux have been running this resort for over 20 years, sharing some of the most beautiful of BC’s coastline in a remote wilderness setting. Campers stay in rustic but comfortable cabins, [...]

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Moon Dance: The One Night Vacation That Changed My Life

PENDER HARBOUR – Has it ever happened to you, that you’ve begun something that seems so innocent and devoid of ulterior motive, and you find instead that your life has been changed in some deeply profound way? That’s what happened to me at The Perch at Moon Dance Cabin. My partner D. & I wanted [...]

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Fabulous spring vacation awaits at Sakinaw Lake Lodge

Spring 2008 The new owners of Sakinaw Lake Lodge are offering some great spring packages. Book any two nights in April or May and receive 40% off their low season rates. Roast some marshmallows around the fire or watch the moonlight glimmering on Sakinaw Lake from the outdoor hot tub. Starting in April, groups of [...]

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Bird Point Retreat – Unplug!

  Wow. We just got back from four days at Bird Point Retreat up Sechelt Inlet, and I can’t believe – as the designer of their web site at http://www.birdpointretreat.com – that we didn’t go for a longer amount of time, given that I actually typed out the sentence: “Everyone wishes they had booked a [...]

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Live from Chasters

So we’re sitting on the lawns of the historic Bonniebrook Lodge oceanfront inn, overlooking the Strait of Georgia. A cruise ship just obligingly sailed past and Geatan and Luci are playing gorgeous music. In the lulls in guitar snippets of stories can be heard over the waves just feet away. Beautiful! ‘We’ consists of moi, [...]

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