This is not your usual coastal holiday spot, unless your idea of a getaway includes hiking through rainforests and spotting black bears from the trail. On Vancouver Island, the Pacific crashes into cliffs and the fog rolls in covering the long-standing trees. This rugged landmass off British Columbia"s southwest coast has long been home to Indigenous communities, including the Nuu-chah-nulth, Coast Salish and Kwakwaka"wakw peoples. The island"s colonial past began in the mid-1800s with the Hudson"s Bay Company and the British Crown establishing settlements like Fort Victoria.
Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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