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Your Guide to a Happy Halloween on Vancouver Island

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With the oncoming fall, there is a lot to look forward to while visiting Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The incredibly mild climate here means that most fall days are filled with sunny skies and crisp evenings, you can go on a hike and check out the changing leaves, the weather is still warm enough to enjoy kayaking or paddleboarding and farmers markets are overflowing with produce.

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Get the Scoop on the Best Ice Cream on Vancouver Island!

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When the time comes to cool off, there is one way to beat the summer heat no matter where you are staying on Vancouver Island: ice cream! And not your run-of-the-mill, chain restaurant ice cream. No, here on Vancouver Island, we have some incredible, locally owned and operated ice cream shops that are churning out incredible, unique and delicious flavours of our favourite icy confection.

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Best Whale Watching on Vancouver Island

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Vancouver Island is one of the best whale watching destinations in the world because of the vast diversity of species that can be found! Even though whale watching trips run year ‘round, if you’re hoping to see some of the beautiful resident and migrating whales that pass through our oceans, the best time to hit the water is from April to October–especially the summer months. 

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