#vancouver island

[northernpintail]

Schlorp

[chloekphotography]

Sproat Lake: The Winter edition.

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[hikayaking]

The memories of mountains the tree once stood on are etched into the fabric of its bark.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Long considered extinct, pentl'ach has now been declared a living language and added to British Columbia's official list of First Nations languages.  The reclassification of pentl'ach (pronounced "PUNT-lutch") was the result of both linguistic and administrative work by the Qualicum First Nation on Vancouver Island's east coast, with support from the First Peoples' Cultural Council.  The Coast Salish language had been considered extinct because the last well known fluent speaker died in the 1940s.  But Mathew Andreatta, a Qualicum member and researcher with the pentl'ach revitalization project, said the language was never truly gone.  Andreatta called the reclassification "an affirmation of something that we've always known and that we've always felt." He said the move is important because it is healing for his people, but also because it opens more doors to continue revitalizing the language. 

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[aestum]

(by Aditya Chinchure)

[zombilenium]

Abandoned mining equipment on Vancouver Island,

Daniel Rieland Photography

[maureen2musings]

Forest of Ice

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[rosechata]

Paige Owen

[visitheworld]

Tofino, British Columbia / Canada (by Sara Kempner).

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A raft of curious sea otters checks out a group of sea kayakers, including the photographer, near Spring Island off the western coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. Nearly wiped out in the 19th century by fur traders, sea otter populations in B.C. have rebounded as a result of a reintroduction program. 

Photo: Chase Teron

2023 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year

[northernpintail]

Great Blue Heron

Comox Valley, BC

[chloekphotography]

Sproat Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada.

[vintagecamping]

Beach camping on the West Coast Trail Vancouver Island, BC

1980

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The chief of the K'ómoks First Nation on Vancouver Island says members have voted in favour of both a treaty and constitution, opening the door for the nation to reclaim a culture that faced eradication under the Indian Act. The First Nation, which is comprised of just over 350 members, has four reserves on central Vancouver Island. Its main reserve is located in the Courtenay-Comox area. Nation leadership has been working for more than three decades on a treaty to assert self-governance and full ownership of 35 square kilometres of land in the nation.

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[northameicanblog]

Malahat Skywalk, Malahat, Canada: Malahat SkyWalk opened in July 2021 as the newest outdoor experience providing the ultimate natural high on Vancouver Island – located 35 minutes north of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Experience the true beauty of Vancouver Island where the forested mountains drop away to the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy the journey on the 600m elevated walkway to the breathtaking views as far as the eye can see from the 40m SkyWalk tower.. Malahat is an unincorporated area in the Cowichan Valley, with municipal-type services delivered by the Cowichan Valley Regional District. Wikipedia

[whereifindsanity]

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San Josef Bay, Cape Scott Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, by Dylan Benson.