Chris Barron Real Estate | REALTOR® in Parksville and Qualicum Beach, BC | Ohs Marketing Team

Discover: Qualicum Beach

Posted on Jul 12, 2022 in Discover Oceanside

Join me as I head to one of the most picturesque beaches in the Parksville/Qualicum area. Not only great on a warm summer day but also any time of the year, especially at low tide! Let's check out Qualicum Beach.

This postcard-perfect crescent-shaped beach stretches 4km along highway 19A. The majority of the beach has a beachfront promenade lined w...

Discover: Top Bridge Park

Posted on May 12, 2022 in Discover Oceanside

Join me as I head to a very popular spot for a hike, bike ride, a swim in the summer, and generally enjoy the wealth of nature we have in our area, Top Bridge Park!

The highlight of the park is the 81 metres long, three-tower cable suspension bridge which links the north and south banks of the Englishman River. That bridge also joins Top Bridge Reg...

Discover: Moorecroft Regional Park

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 in Discover Oceanside

Join Chris Barron as he heads to beautiful Moorecroft Regional Park in Nanoose Bay.

Moorcroft started out as an all-girls camp established by Miss Gertrude Moore in 1934. Miss Moore ran the camp until 1954 when the United Church of Canada purchased the property to continue to run it as a camp.

In 2010 the United Church of Canada put a conservation...

Discover: Faye Smith Rosenblatt Pavilion

Posted on Feb 18, 2021 in Discover Oceanside

Join Chris Barron as he heads to a place he has driven by countless times wondering what it was all about. If you have driven in or out north of Qualicum Beach along Highway 19A you have passed it too. Here is the Faye Smith Rosenblatt Pavilion.

Named after a champion for the environment and advocate for wild salmon, the pavilion stands on the shor...

Discover: Lighthouse Country Regional Trail

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 in Discover Oceanside

Join Chris Barron as he heads to Lighthouse Country (Qualiucm Bay, Bowser, and Deep Bay) to check out the Lighthouse Country Regional Trail in Qualicum Bay.

This has to be one of the most accessible trails in the Oceanside area. It is flat and hard packed making it easy to walk and wheelchair accessible. There is even a guide board along the side o...

Discover: Notch Hill

Posted on Sep 28, 2020 in Discover Oceanside

Join Chris Barron as he gets back to it with his Discover Oceanside videos after a bit of a break due to the crazy real estate market. This time heading out on a beautiful fall day to visit Notch Hill in Nanoose Bay.

Locally known as 'The Notch', this is the hill you see across Nanoose Bay while driving on the Island Highway at the Nanoose Flats. T...

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