2025 is the year we launch.
We get to live, work, and play on this beautiful island on the traditional territories of the Nuu-chah-nulth, Kwakiutl, Laichwiltach, and Coast Salish peoples, known today as Vancouver Island. We are part of a dynamic and innovative tourism sector that connects people and places through experiences, freely chosen by guests who have the ability and mobility to travel.
We also know that many people in our local communities are not getting to experience what so many visitors and locals do - the saltwater adventures and marine wildlife, the mystical hikes and bike rides through lush rainforests, the mouthwatering culinary delights made from Vancouver Island produce and products, the culture, the history, the sense of wonder. LoVE VI is gathering the tourism community together, asking you to help us help more Vancouver Island families explore where they live.
Values
Curiosity - We cultivate and encourage a sense of wonder and interest.
Generosity - We share our energy, our time, our knowledge, our resources as best we can, whenever we can, in all the ways we can, every day we can.
Connection - We believe that local vacations and experiences are a nice way for people to connect with people and places where they live.
Kindness - We are kind, we live and embody kind behaviour, and we all get to be treated with kindness.
Wellbeing - Our physical, emotional, and spiritual health and wellbeing matter. We show up for ourselves, our community, and the greater world that surrounds us, because who we are and what we do has a positive impact.
Values-driven operations
LoVE VI provides funding, vacation planning guidance, sample itineraries with pre-screened tourism partnerships, and logistical support to Vancouver Island families so they can explore where they live.
Families travel autonomously and independently throughout their one, two, and three day LoVE on Vancouver Island, experiencing a sense of freedom and wonder for where we get to live. All vacations and experiences are for Vancouver Island families and will take place on Vancouver Island (and adjacent islands accessible via BC Ferries).
We pledge to purchase/match an equivalent experience for every tourism partner donation received and only book directly with local tourism operators to ensure our purchases provide maximum benefit to our local community.
The team of LoVE VI is committed to partnering and co-supporting Vancouver Island-owned and operated businesses and organizations. We are honouring our values of generating and spending our resources where we live, as the more holistic we are as an organization, the more benefits flow into enhancing quality of life for residents of Vancouver Island and the ecosystem in which we live. Our purchasing decisions are guided by social procurement principles (Buy Social Canada, 2023); we assess the economic, social, environmental, and community impact of our partnerships and purchases.