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A unique retreat designed to revitalize and refresh your body and mindWelcome to breathtaking Haida Gwaii. Nestled in a charming Queen Charlotte hillside neighbourhood between the Skidegate Inlet and once vast cedar forests, the Skidegate Inlet Retreat is Haida owned and operated and boasts panoramic views, luxurious beds, modern finishes, covered outdoor areas and authentic indigenous art throughout.

Join Mark on his 29' off shore boat "Easy Days" for the adventure of a lifetime. With 30+ years of experience fishing on the West Coast of British Columbia, Mark will take you right to the action. Try your hand at catching the ultimate trophy fish, go whale watching, or just indulge in the natural, untouched beauty of Ucluelet.

While everyone enjoys the wine and the view when they come to visit, the most asked question would have to be about our name...On a cool spring morning in 1929, a small crew from Okanagan Falls set off to a deserted mining camp some 16 miles away from home. Their mission: to dismantle an old wooden church and bring it back to Okanagan Falls.The plan called for a controlled blast of four dynamite sticks inside the church in order to "loosen the nails". Odd as it may seem, the explosion spared the wood from damage during dismantling.Save for losing the steeple, the plan succeeded. Now the 103 year old wooden church stands proudly in its second home of Okanagan Falls and is still an operating United Church. In keeping with its rather remarkable history, the church has since withstood the threat of two major floods, including the disastrous burst of the Okanagan Falls Dam in the early 1950's.In naming our VQA wines "Blasted Church" we celebrate the ingenuity of the initiative to move the church and honor those pioneers for their vision.