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I've been enjoying Vancouver Island (South, Mid, and North) for over 20 years.
The Comox Valley (north) is one of the fastest growing areas for years.
BC gets a lot of rain year-round (like Washington state), but the pristine scenery makes up for it big time. There is a mountain range up the middle and tons of accessible coast both sides. An hour's drive will get you out of civillization and into real wilderness with the full gamut of wildlife (bears, cougars).
North Vancouver Island (Campbell River and up) is a bit of a closet hiding the logging rape/pillage years. If you peek in behind the thin 'landing strip' of trees along the highway, you will see how much of the island had been stripped naked and the replanted forests don't come close to replacing what was taken over the past decades.
Fishing is awesome up/down island.
You can even surf off the coast of Tofino (kind of).
I lived in many parts of North America (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, San Franciso, Oakland, Silicon Valley), and as far as North America goes (esp. with political climate below the 49th now), Vancouver Island is #1!
If you're coming from a major urban center, you may want to give yourself a couple days to slow down and get into the island way of things.
-Dino
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