Category: VISIT

Maps, mobile site, Visitor Information Centre contacts, suggested trip itineraries, community and regional information, important visitor links, plus hundreds of images and articles about visiting and living on the Sunshine Coast. Check out the new videos too.

VISITOR INFORMATION SITES:

Sechelt Visitor Info Centre
Seaside Building
5790 Teredo Street, Sechelt
Box 1069, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0
Toll Free: 1-877-633-2963
Mail the Visitor Centre

Gibsons Chamber of Commerce Visitor Info Centre
Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons
1-604-886-2325 or
Email: Gibsons Chamber

Powell River Visitors Bureau
Unit 111 - 4871 Joyce Avenue
Powell River BC V8A 5P4
Toll Free: 1-877-817-8669
DiscoverPowellRiver.com
info@discoverpowellriver.com

TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS:

Sunshine Coast Tourism
Toll Free: 1-866-941-3883
Web Site
Email Us

Sunshine Coast Bed & Breakfast and Cottage Owners Assocation (SCBBCOA)
Box 1164 Sechelt BC V0N 3A0
Email Us
Web Site

IMPORTANT LINKS:

Maps, mobile site, visitor info centre contacts, suggested trip itineraries, community and regional information, important visitor links, plus hundreds of images and articles about visiting and living on the Sunshine Coast. Check out the new videos, too!

Tapas & Wine Bar Open at Chasters
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Tapas & Wine Bar Open at Chasters

Chasters Restaurant at the Bonniebrook Lodge Oceanfront Inn opens its new Wine & Tapas Bar March 15 and is offering a great special until March 30th – read the full post

Chasters at Bonniebrook: worth the drive and then some
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Chasters at Bonniebrook: worth the drive and then some

… head to Chasters on the Bonniebrook beach in lower Gibsons and treat yourself to some of the best food on the Coast! Gorgeous views regardless of the weather, a great place to walk after your meal, and a stable kitchen and serving staff make this a great destination for Dinner, Wednesday through Sunday, from [...]

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Gourmet truck food bookend for your trip to the Sunshine Coast

If you are planning a trip to the Sunshine Coast via Horseshoe Bay, make sure to get an advance taste of our unique lifestyle by making a pit stop en route to enjoy one of the Coast’s finest exports – Feastro the Rolling Bistro. Located at Cordova and Thurlow in downtown Vancouver – right across [...]

REVIEW – Earth Day 2011
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REVIEW – Earth Day 2011

from the Sunshine Coast Jazz & Entertainment Society Another packed event despite chilly winds After getting hailed on at Sargeant Bay on Saturday, April 16, I suppose one should be thankful for sunshine – even if one needed a down jacket for this annual Creeker celebration! Down along the road leading up to the mandala, [...]

Sunshine Coast Art Crawl
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Sunshine Coast Art Crawl

Organizers pronounced the First Annual Sunshine Coast Art Crawl a huge success, with some galleries seeing as many as 250 visitors through in a single weekend. The ‘hub/bead’ concept was very popular, with some visitors coming from Powell River just to collect the four additional beads for their crawl bracelets from the hubs of Madeira [...]

2010 Pender Harbour Jazz Festival – Sept 17-19, 2010
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2010 Pender Harbour Jazz Festival – Sept 17-19, 2010

Mix great jazz of all styles with small venues on the Sunshine Coast of B.C. and you have the phenomenon that is the Pender Harbour Jazz Festival. First established in 1966 by the local Music Society, the Festival is now an annual destination event for a crowd of jazz lovers from across the Pacific Northwest [...]

Sunshine Coast Resort: Weddings on the ‘northern Riviera’
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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 [...]

Pride Weekend on the Sunshine Coast BC
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Pride Weekend on the Sunshine Coast BC

Please note, this is an ARCHIVED POST, from August 2010. ***2011 – No Dance on the Coast this year*** Unfortunately there weren’t enough volunteers to be able to host the dance this year, so there’s a hiatus. If you would like to be part of helping to put on a Pride Dance in 2012, or [...]

Wooden and Handcrafted Boats are long a part of Coastal history
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Heritage Boats at Sea Cavalcade July 25

With the cancellation of the annual Wooden Boat Festival, the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives has stepped in with a new event for 2010 in conjunction with the Annual Sea Cavalcade Festival held every third weekend in July: Heritage and Hand-crafted Wooden Boat Festival When: Sunday, July 25th from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. Where: [...]

2011 Calendar, Sunshine Coast Style
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2011 Calendar, Sunshine Coast Style

Keith A.E. Thirkell is a professional photo-journalist who, for 20 years, has documented the beautiful Sunshine Coast in all its glory. His work has appeared in publications around the world. Two of his calendars have won awards of excellence. Feel free to call Keith about wholesale purchases of this calendar, comments on the content or [...]

Beautiful setting, delicious food... Photo by Duane Burnett
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Chasters in Gower Point Gibsons is the place to be July 15…

I hope you’ll be helping me celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of Chasters Restaurant at the Bonniebrook Lodge Oceanfront Inn, Chasters Beach on Gower Point, Gibsons! The menu looks amazing, a mix of BBQ, salads, hot buffet… something for every kind of palate and any kind of weather. The food at Chasters is very good – [...]

Howe Sound Outrigger Race Gibsons July 9-11
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Howe Sound Outrigger Race Gibsons July 9-11

Photo Laurie McConnell The racers are back! The 11th Annual International Howe Sound Outrigger Race comes back to Gibsons Landing and Gibsons Harbour this weekend, with entrants beginning to trickle in mid-week for practice time and course construction. If you are planning on dining out on Friday or Saturday night, call to make reservations as [...]

Sunshine Coast Resort: Luxury & Fun in the Heart of Pender Harbour
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Sunshine Coast Resort: Luxury & Fun in the Heart of Pender Harbour

Northwest of Sechelt is a land where time slows into a summery march of blossoms, ocean tang, and whispered memory of pioneers and eccentrics, calling to the soul to meander… to relinquish the grip of the city pace in a spirit of old-fashioned ‘vacationing’. That land is Pender Harbour. Long an attractant to a wide [...]

Coast Motorcycling: BC Ferries
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Coast Motorcycling: BC Ferries

ARRIVAL Did you know vehicles only pay to get ON to the lower Sunshine Coast via BC Ferries? This means when you pay for the trip from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, the next boat from Earl’s Cove to Saltery Bay is free. The same for coming from Comox to Powell River; the ride over to [...]

Who says motorcycling isn't romantic? Head to Chasters' deck at Bonniebrook Lodge for West Coast dining at its finest.
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Sunshine Coast Motorcycling: Gibsons Area Rides

by Laurie McConnell, webmaster Yesterday I talked about riding the ferries on to the Sunshine Coast. Today it’s time to ride! DECISION POINT ONCE YOU’RE ON THE COAST AT THE LANGDALE TERMINAL: Motorcyclists exit the boat first (except last minute boarders, who have to follow the cars – you snooze, you lose!). If you’re on [...]