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Hotel Port Alberni - Vancouver Island - British Columbia List of Events and Things to do in the Alberni Valley | ||
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Forest Fest - July Thunder in the Valley Drag Races - August Tall Ships Festival - August Port Alberni Salmon Festival - September Long Weekend Alberni Valley Fall Fair - September Port Alberni Toy Run - Mid - September Largest Oktoberfest on Vancouver Island - October The Valley and Beyond Film Festival - February |
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Alberni Valley Heritage Network http://www.alberniheritage.com/ Steam trains, steam sawmill, Maritime Heritage, First Nations culture and art, the beautiful Alberni Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada is the home of a host of Heritage Tourism attractions that are educational and fun for the whole family. Alberni Valley Museum - Explore this excellent community museum and discover fascinating collections related to First Nations culture, local and industrial history and folk art. McLean Mill National Historic Site - Step back in time and experience Canada's only steam-operated sawmill. Discover the inventive machinery, simple dwellings and unique characters that created this lumber camp in the midst of the forest. Alberni Pacific Railway - Ride the rails for steam-powered adventure. Visit our historic 1912 Railway Station and ride old Steam Logging Locomotive No.7 through the scenic Alberni Valley to the McLean Mill. Maritime Discovery Centre - Discover the sea around us. Sense the raw adventure, tales of heroism and moments of mystique, grandeur and romance that tell the story of our coast | ||
Hollies Executive Golf Course http://www.holliesexecutivegolfcourse.com/ Located on Highway #4, two kilometres past the tourist information centre on the way to Tofino, The Hollies Executive Golf Course is a golfer friendly, relaxing facility. Gently rolling in nature, quick to play, it is perfect for those wishing to simply stretch their legs between trips. The course is cradled in a natural setting with a magnificent view of Mount Arrowsmith and the Beaufort Range. It's "laid back" golf atmosphere have made it a local favorite within the community and the golf industry. The friendly and extremely knowledgeable CPGA staff will help you with suggestions on where to play, offer you a lesson or two, and even fix your clubs within the confines of their comfortable clubhouse and golfer friendly professional's shop. A definite place to be if you are a golfer or "want-to-be"! | ||
Hiking Mount Arrowsmith http://www3.telus.net/Mount_Arrowsmith/ Mount Arrowsmith is the highest and most visible mountain on southern Vancouver Island. Rising to a majestic height of 5962 feet (1817 m), the Mount Arrowsmith massif dominates the skyline from both sides of Vancouver Island. It is the largest area of sub-alpine and alpine climatic zone south of Strathcona Provincial Park. It is also home to several rare and endangered plants and animals and is an increasingly popular destination for outdoor recreationists. | ||
Stamp Falls - The Alberni Valley http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/ Relax by the waterfall at this peaceful riverside park or explore the area by foot on hiking trails that weave their way through the lush forest, past waterfalls and river rapids. Named for the pioneer who built Port Alberni's earliest sawmill, this park is an amalgamation of Stamp Falls and Money's Pool provincial parks. One of the park's main attractions is the annual run of thousands of Pacific salmon circling in the pool below Stamp Falls before ascending the fish ladders on their way to spawning beds. Lookout points along the river offer excellent views of the salmon fighting their way up the falls and fish ladders. This natural phenomenon occurs every year, starting in late August with sockeye and continuing with coho and Chinook right into December. The salmon are a draw for black bear as well, who head to the river for an easy meal. As always when in wilderness areas, safety precautions should be taken. While fishing within the park boundaries is not permitted, this park is a popular base camp for anglers fishing other parts of the Stamp River, as well as visitors traveling to and from the Pacific Rim. | ||
Robertson Creek Fish Hatchery http://www-heb.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/ The Robertson Creek project began as a spawning channel in 1959. When officially opened in 1960, it was the largest artificial spawning channel in North America. The project was designed to introduce pink salmon into the Somass River system, and although 1.6 million pink salmon eggs were planted in the gravel, very few pink salmon returned as adults to the channel. In 1971, a successful pilot operation on Robertson Creek led to construction of a full scale salmon hatchery. Production began with chinook and coho runs in the fall of 1972. Steelhead trout were later introduced. An expansion of the facility in 1975 increased the rearing capacity by two ponds. A second expansion in 1980 increased incubation, rearing and adult fish handling facilities and added a water cooling system for the summer months to reduce stress and disease among rearing coho and steelhead fry. Today, Robertson Creek Hatchery produces 8 million chinook smolts, 1 million coho smolts and 180,000 steelhead smolts each year. The resulting adult salmon production is 150,000 chinook, 100,000 coho and 10,000 steelhead each year. | ||
Martin Mars Water Bombers http://www.martinmars.com/ Flying Tankers Inc. was formed in 1959 by a consortium of forest companies after experiencing several catastrophic fire seasons. The new company then purchased the remaining four of the world's only fleet of mighty Martin Mars aircraft from the US Navy. Originally, the Martin Mars flying boats were produced for the US Navy and were used as troop and cargo transports among the islands of the Pacific. Firefighting certainly wasn't what the aircraft's manufacturer, Glenn L. Martin had in mind..... however, all four aircraft, the Marianas, Philippine, Hawaii and Caroline Mars were ferried to British Columbia where three were fitted with 7,200 gallon (27,276 litres) water tanks and converted to waterbombers! | ||
Sproat Lake Provincial Park Home to prehistoric petroglyphs http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/ Fresh water adventure seekers will not want to miss a visit to Sproat Lake Provincial Park in the Alberni Valley on central Vancouver Island. Located 15 minutes west of Port Alberni, Sproat Lake is a favoured location for swimming, fishing, waterskiing and, when the wind is up, windsurfing. But Sproat Lake isn't all about play - during forest fire season visitors will see the gigantic Martin Mars water bombers, which use the lake for their runway as they thunder off to extinguish wild fires. The largest water bombers in the world, these aircraft are capable of scooping up to 27 tons of water off the lake surface at one time. A variety of short access trails lead visitors around this park, including a trail to the eastern end of Sproat Lake, which is home to one of the finest panels of prehistoric petroglyphs in British Columbia. Little is known about this petroglyph, named K'ak'awin, but it isn't hard to imagine this rock carving as depicting some mystical ancient monsters of the lake. Two separate campgrounds and a large day-use area make this park a popular destination for campers and picnickers, who come here to enjoy the host of recreational pursuits available or just relax in the sun by the warm lake. | ||
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Cathedral Grove Trail MacMillan Provincial Park, BC http://www.britishcolumbia.com/trails/?id=12 MacMillan Provincial Park on Vancouver Island is famous for Cathedral Grove, one of the most accessible stands of giant Douglas-fir trees in British Columbia. The largest tree in Cathedral Grove: Douglas-fir 76m high, 9-feet diameter and 9m in circumference! A stroll on the network of trails meandering through the towering ancient Douglas-firs, some of which are more than 800 years old, can be quite an inspirational experience. Loop trails on either side of the highway lead awe-struck visitors through the mighty forest stands. The south loop showcases the largest Douglas-fir trees, with the biggest one measuring over 9 metres in circumference. The trail on the northern side of the road winds through groves of ancient Western Red Cedar to the shores of Cameron Lake. | ||
Chase & Warren Estate Winery Vineyards 6253 Drinkwater Road, Port Alberni http://www.winesofcanada.com/bc_island.html All by itself off the wine path in the northwest lies this new winery,owned and operated by Vaughan Chase and Ron Crema. The winery started by chance when some decorative Gewürztraminer did extremely well. This led to the planting of other varieties in 1996. Five acres in total. Hard work and difficult conditions plagued the winery for the next few years. In 2003 the winery opened the its wine shop with only 150 cases but good wine sells and it provided some much need cash for future development. The winery currently has 12 acres of vines, and focuses on German style wines that suit the local market of Port Alberni. | ||
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Hiking Della Falls in Strathcona Provincial Park http://www.batstar.com/destinations/della_falls.htm The Della Falls Trail leads hikers from the head of Great Central Lake to the base of the highest waterfall in Canada (440 metres high, 1443 feet), a cascade from Della Lake. This 16 km trail, by way of Drinkwater Creek, is a long hike taking about 7 hours one way, and suitable for intermediate level hikers. The trail was originally built by a trapper, Joe Drinkwater, who also started the Ark Resort. Della Falls is named after his wife. | ||
Alberni Valley Bulldogs Junior 'A' Hockey League http://www.albernivalleybulldogs.ca/ The Bulldogs organization is very committed to providing its players with an opportunity to play hockey and combine their education goals. The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are an organization committed to building our franchise into a top destination for Junior Hockey players across North America. In order to accomplish this goal, there needs to be a solid foundation in place. This foundation must include strong community support from both season ticket holders and corporate partners. The Bulldogs are a desirable venue to play and an ownership group committed to winning and a group of young men willing to make the sacrifices required to be champions. In just eight short months the people of the Alberni Valley have far and away exceed any and all expectations. The corporate sponsorship has been excellent, season tickets had to be capped at 1,300 and the atmosphere in the three-year-old building is remarkable and the building is truly electric. | ||
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Hotel - Port Alberni - Vancouver Island - British Columbia Call toll-free 1-877-463-0333 Tel: 250.724.2900 - Fax 250.724.2924 4850 Beaver Creek Road - Port Alberni, B.C. - V9Y 7C8 | ||
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