Green & Eco Tourism Category

• Vancouver Island Adventure Companies Receive First Green Tourism Canada Certification

  Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

  Maple Leaf Adventures, Strathcona Park Lodge and Destiny River Adventures have received the first sustainable tourism certifications from the country’s rigorous new certification body, Green Tourism Canada.  Based on a well-respected international program, the certifications illustrate Island business’ dedication not just to creating spectacular holidays, but also to looking after our natural world. All three [...]

  
  

• Wickaninnish Inn takes environment to heart with leading green initiatives

  Thursday, June 16th, 2011

  June 14, 2011, Tofino BC.  The iconic Wickaninnish Inn is pleased to announce that it has achieved a 5 Green Key rating through the Green Key Eco-Rating Program. The Inn is the sole Tofino property and one of only eight hotels in BC to achieve this rating, including the Four Seasons Vancouver and Victoria’s Fairmont Empress.

  
  

• Top 10 ways you can stop climate change

  Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

  Ever wonder how your tiny carbon footprint really impacts the big picture of climate change? Though you might feel like your lifestyle is insignificant compared to things like oil extraction or vehicle emissions, the choices we make in our day-to-day life — how we get around, what we eat, how we live — play a [...]

  
  

• The Beach Club Resort Wins Going Green Award at the 11th annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards

  Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

  For immediate release – January 31, 2011 The Beach Club Resort, the highest rated Green Key and Canada Select luxury resort hotel in the Oceanside area, is the proud recipient of the Going Green Award at the 11th Annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards. The Going Green award is a reflection of The Beach Club [...]

  
  

• Green Travel Tips

  Thursday, October 7th, 2010

  Many people hear the terms “green travel” or “ecotourism” and picture someone sleeping in a treehouse in the jungles of Borneo or canoeing down the Amazon. But this type of eco-adventure is just one end of the green travel spectrum. You don’t need to sacrifice creature comforts or go off into the middle of nowhere [...]

  
  

• New Travel Guide to Vancouver Island Parks & Trails

  Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

  The Accessible Wilderness Society, an organization that creates, develops and promotes barrier-free wilderness experiences for people with physical challenges, their families, their friends and their loved ones, has created and produced a travel guide to North Vancouver Island parks and trails which is now available for purchase. The guide focuses on accessible activities from Nanaimo [...]

  
  

• World’s Largest Marine Trail Ready for 2011?

  Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

  Without a doubt British Columbia, and Vancouver Island in particular, has a significant coastline. Furthermore, exploring our magnificent coast via Canoe or Kayak is one of the best ways to explore this one of a kind marine environment. But to make this feasible and safe is the key to opening up these once in a [...]

  
  

• The other side of Green Tourism

  Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

  Often the attention of media and research is on what tourism operators and service providers can do to improve the carbon footprint, the environmental impact of tourism on the planet. However, on the other hand what is often forgotten and not talked about nearly as much is what travellers themselves can do same tourism more [...]