BC's BEST - People's Choice Awards Winners (Vancouver Island)


bcliving.ca recently published the results for the People's Choice Awards for Vancouver Island, readers from all over BC voted for their favourite local gems - check them all out here! 

Best Cafe:  Atlas Café, Courtenay 

Best Patio: Black Fin Pub, Comox 

Best Breakfast/Brunch: Atlas Café, Courtenay 

Best Restaurant: Hilltop Bistro, Nanaimo

Best Desserts: Hot Chocolates, Courtenay 

Best Grocery Store: Thrifty Foods (Various Locations)

Best Health Food Store: Lifestyle Markets, Various Locations

Best Spa: Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa, Courtenay

Best Fitness Centre: Comox Rec Centre, Comox 

Best Sports Store: MEC (Various Locations)

Best Home Decor Store: Flying Fish, Nanaimo

Best Hardware Store: Capital Iron, Sidney

Best Gardening Store: Art Knapp Plantland, Nanaimo 

Best Park/Public Garden: Beacon Hill Park, Victoria

Best Tourist Attraction: Coombs Market, Coombs

Best Accommodation: The Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino 

Best Camp Site: Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park, Parksville

Best Golf Course: Fairwinds Golf Course, Nanoose Bay

Best Bar/Pub: Black Fin Pub, Comox

Best Live Music Venue: The Waverley, Cumberland

Best Local Festival: Vancouver Island MusicFest, Courtenay 

Best Hair Salon: Hey Beautiful, Nanaimo

Best Clothing Store: Quintessential, Nanaimo

Best Local Media Personality: Hudson Mack, CTV Vancouver Island

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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