Howard Sanders - Pender Island Real Estate

The BC Day long weekend is approaching fast, and we expect to have an island full of visitors (we hope!) to enjoy a little fun in the sun here on Pender.  If you are planning to come over for a stay, please note that the ferries have been overloaded for the past few weekends, so please make sure to make a reservation if you ...

Well, the weatherman says that the sun is coming...it's still a bit gray over here on Pender, but it's definitely warmer than yesterday.  Yesterday, we actually had a fire in our woodstove.  A fire in May! That's the first time I've been able to say that in the five years since we moved here.  Hardly a big deal ...

If you travel to Pender or any of the Southern Gulf Islands from Swartz bay on a regular basis, you may have a book of Prepaid Ferry Tickets.  These tickets offered reduced fares for passengers and vehicles on the Swartz-SGI routes.  On April 1, BC Ferries introduced the new Experience Card -- an electronic, prepaid swipe ...

If you are planning a trip with your vehicle to Pender (or any of the Southern Gulf Islands for that matter) in the next few weeks, please be aware that the boat which regularly services our little piece of paradise, the Queen of Nanaimo, will be out of commission from May 3 to June 6 for her scheduled maintenance. The replacement vessel, ...

What are you doing this weekend?  Why not make some plans for a last minute getaway to Pender this weekend?  The natural beauty will leave you refreshed and renewed! As you may know it is Earth Day this Saturday, so while you are here you can take some time to enjoy a walk on one of our many forest trails, or public access ...

Welcome to all of our visitors who have come over to spend Spring Break with us here on Pender!  I know that many more of you will be coming over in a couple of days for Easter.  Here's some of what's up this looong weekend: Thursday, March 20Special Easter holiday ferry schedule in effect Thursday, Friday & ...

The Otter Bay ferry dock on Pender Island will be closed on Tuesday, January 8th (after the 7:20 sailing to Vancouver and the 7:45am sailing to Victoria) until the end of the day on Thursday, January 10th in order for repairs to be made to one of the dock’s aprons. The terminal is scheduled to re-open on January 11th for the arrival of ...