BC Fact Sheet
Learn about British Columbia’s landscapes and its people, as well as some useful and interesting facts.
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Not only is there a story in every picture, but there’s a picture for every story. Below, explore a selection of curated images available to accompany travel editorial in magazines, newspapers, broadcasts, and online.
If you don’t see what you need here, our image bank—the BC Content Hub—is home to high-resolution images, high-definition video, publication-ready stories, and more from every region of British Columbia, all available to media at no charge.
Downtown Victoria Marina
Inner Harbour marina with the Parliament Buildings in the background.
Orcas on Vancouver Island Coast
A pod of Orcas; coastline.
Tofino
Tofino shoreline.
Great Bear Rainforest
Grizzly Bear from a bear watching tour out of Farewell Harbour Lodge, part of the Great Bear Rainforest on Broughton Archipelago.
Photo credit: Destination BC/Ted Hesser
Location: Broughton Archipelago Provincial Park
Asset number: 24682
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Sunrise from Tin Hat Mountain
A hiker takes in the sunrise from the top of Tin Hat Mountain along the Sunshine Coast Trail.
Alexandra Bridge
Alexandra Bridge over the Fraser River.
Photo credit: Destination BC/Michael Bednar
Location: Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park
Asset number: 24892
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Stanley Park Seawall
Cyclists and pedestrians riding around Stanley Park in Vancouver.
Richmond Night Market
Attendee at the Richmond Night Market in Richmond, BC.
Steveston Village
Restaurants, breweries and bars in Steveston village, Richmond, BC.
Okanagan Grasslands
Lac du Bois grasslands.
Myra Canyon
Cycling the Myra Canyon section of the Kettle Valley Railway near Kelowna.
Mount Robson Provincial Park
Hiking in Mount Robson Provincial Park.
Photo credit: Destination BC/Megan McLellan
Location: Mount Robson Provincial Park
Asset number: 25105
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Okanagan Valley
Dining at The Vanilla Pod Restaurant at Poplar Grove Winery with views of Okanagan Lake and Penticton.
Downtown Kelowna
Downtown Kelowna in the summer.
Kootenay Rockies
Downhill skiing at Fernie Alpine Resort.
Photo credit: Destination BC/Ryan Creary
Location: Fernie Alpine Resort
Asset number: 26409
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Coast Mountains
Canoeists at Nuk Tessli Wilderness Experience on Whitton Lake with view of the Coast Mountains.
Cariboo Mountain Range
Fraser River running through the Cariboo Mountain range.
Photo credit: Destination BC/Michael Bednar
Location: Cariboo Chilcotin Coast
Asset number: 26728
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Kettle Valley Rail Trail
Cycling past vineyards on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail between Penticton and Naramata.
Downtown Kamloops
Downtown Kamloops, just off of Columbia Street at the Scenic Lookout at the Panorama Inn.
Goat Mountain
Heli-Hiking on Goat Mountain.
Kootenay Rockies
Heli-Hiking Mount Nimbus Via Ferrata in Glacier National Park.
Photo credit: Destination BC/Ryan Creary
Location: Glacier National Park
Asset number: 27290
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Northern Rockies and Alaska Highway
Aerial over Dune Za Keyih Provincial Park in the Stikine Region.
Photo credit: Destination BC/Taylor Burk
Location: Dune Za Keyih Provincial Park
Asset number: 29384
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Tumbler Ridge
Sarah Waters on Weaver Peak, Monkman Provincial Park, just south of Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark.
Photo credit: Destination BC/Mike Seehagel
Location: Monkman Provincial Park
Asset number: 29415
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Haida Gwaii
Haida canoes on the shoreline in front of the Haida Heritage Centre.
Cox Bay Beach
Surfing in Cox Bay.
Northern Vancouver Island
Hiking on Northern Vancouver Island.
Photo credit: Northern Vancouver Island Tourism/Steven Fines
Location: Vancouver Island
Asset number: 29556
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Whistler
Whistler village.
Downtown Vancouver
Aerial of downtown Vancouver.
Nelson and Kootenay Rockies
View of Nelson and Kootenay Lake and mountains with clouds.
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