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More private island dreaming? Beautiful Pym Island awaits your pleasure.... Own your own private island estate? Yes, it's a dream come true! Pym Island is 5 acres in size, all accessible and enjoyable, and offering easy care landscaping, meadow areas, stands of majestic Fir, Cedar plus Arbutus an...
08/16/2012
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Heirloom Private Island Is Waiting For You! Looking for a private island, that offers many amenities (power connected from nearby Vancouver Island), just mere minutes from protected Canoe Cove (a private marina), and yet with all the allure and privacy of your own serene world? Here it is! The v...
08/14/2012
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Why would one visit...& possibly fall in love & buy a property so can call it "home"...either Salt Spring Island or another of these beautiful Canadian Gulf Islands? Tourism is probably the initial impetus..."let's go to Salt Spring for the weekend" might be the beginning....or Galiano or Mayne ...
08/14/2012
Looking for a Hobby Farm? Here's a sweetheart of a rural/pastoral property, awaiting your pleasure! Located at Salt Spring's pristine "south end", and enjoying all day sun exposure (morning and evening sunshine, here!), the property lends itself to keeping horses, sheep, and there's a great fence...
08/13/2012
Recently, I read an article about tourism vs retirement, in secondary home/discretionary regions. The premise: first, people discover a place & enjoy it as tourists. They stay in hotels, resorts, B&Bs, weekly rentals. They go out for breakfast, lunch, dinner in restaurants & coffee shops. They r...
08/13/2012
Lovely winding drive, through coastal forest, emerges at lawn, with "natural" mature landscaping, orchard, and a seaside home and cottage to inspire one. With an appealing blend of "west coast contemporary" with Hamptons elegance, this home lends itself to a family retreat use, perhaps a high en...
08/13/2012
Artists...please note! The new library is going to buy works for their walls...get in touch! Enjoy the challenge of presentation. Wandered the Village lately? Always fun to do the boardwalk route...right across from my Harbour view office you'll find the stairs that put you onto the path & then ...
08/13/2012
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Looking for some best buys? Good investments for future years? How about this old-time pleasing Island home, on a sunny & private lot, on community water, & right across a quiet country road from a terrific beach? A terrific summer/weekender retreat & a great rental property. Make an offer & crea...
08/08/2012
Summer is a time of ease...swimming in a lake, tubing on a river, kayaking in the Islands, enjoying a picnic in a park or relaxing by camping at the oceanside...lots of choices. The French have a lovely expression: being at ease in one's skin. That sums up summer to me.... On the Pacific Northwe...
08/04/2012
Superlative opportunity! In the heart of the Fulford Valley/Burgoyne Valley, with excellent sun exposures and dramatic valley, mountain, and ocean viewscapes...a short stroll to beach and to miles of riding and walking/hiking trails...this land is superb. The gift? This ten acres is the home of ...
08/04/2012
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