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Marine Fuels
We carry diesel,
midgrade gas, and oils. We also fill propane. The next stops for fuel
heading up-coast are Lagoon Cove or Port McNeill.
The Blind Channel
Store and Post Office
Store offerings include frozen meats and delicatessen
items, dairy products, fresh produce, all the basic staples, charts, good quality shirts and fleece,
books, ice produced from our own spring water, liquor (Agency Liquor Store),
gifts, and movies. Baked goods are produced on site. Fresh bread usually
arrives in the store before noon, with some loaves whisked into the freezer.
Store hours are 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.The resort also has a laundry with machines
that take loonies, and shower facilities.
Dining
Treat yourself to dinner
at the Cedar Post June 3 through Labour Day, or enjoy a barbecued burger
for lunch on the seaside patio during July and August.
Accommodations
Make Blind Channel your home base.
Internet
Wireless internet is
available. It's a shared satellite
connection, so no web cams, internet phone calls, or huge downloads, please!
Garbage
We're on an island,
and need to run a commercial incinerator. There's a scale by the store
for weighing garbage, at $1.25/lb. Keep recyclable Canadian beverage containers
separate, and they won't be weighed.
Transportation
Way
West , (250)
286-3050,and Discovery Launch
, (250) 287-7577, offer scheduled and charter water taxi service originating
in Campbell River. Two airlines offer daily scheduled flights from Campbell
River: Vancouver Island Air
at (250) 287-2433 and Corilair Charters
(888 287 8366.) There are also daily scheduled flights from Seattle via
Kenmore
Air during the season (800-543-9595.) Northwest
Sea Planes provides another good alternative for flights to and from
Washington State, providing scheduled rates with no minimums. For information
on bus service to and from Campbell River, call Island Coach Lines, (250)
287-7151, or check the Greyhound
site. Island Link also provides
a direct bus service to the ferry terminals in Nanaimo.
Water Taxi We also offer our own water taxi service. If you
would like to do a crew change or need a ride for a stay in the area,
we offer a safe and economical charter service with certified five and ten passenger boats. The closest pick-up point for our area is Rock Bay on Vancouver Island, but if logging roads are too adventuresome for you we also run to Brown's Bay, Campbell River and Kelsey Bay . |
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