2 Best Shopping in Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Arthur Vickers Shipyard Gallery

This well-regarded gallery displays the renowned artist's work, with west coast and First Nations themes, in a converted shipyard building dating back to 1926. The gallery has irregular hours in winter.

Wild Coast Perfumery

Artisan perfumer Laurie Arbuthnot uses pure plant-based essential oils and distillations derived from foraged flora, such as red cedar and oak moss, to blend her signature scents on-site. Designed to evoke "scent memories" of BC, the botanical perfumes are inspired by the rain forests, mountains, and Salish Sea, and are named for places along the coast.