A Festive Season on Vancouver Island

By Bill Arnott

An illustrated Christmas journey across Vancouver Island, combining travel writing with winter landscapes, local traditions and West Coast community life.

In A Festive Season on Vancouver Island, Bill Arnott moves through communities including Victoria, Nanaimo and Chemainus during the holiday season, observing celebrations, people and places that give Christmas on the Island its particular character. Coastal scenery, forests, wildlife and regional history remain part of the journey, but the season changes how familiar landscapes and communities are seen.

Original illustrations accompany the essays, creating a regional portrait shaped by both travel and memory. The book connects festive traditions with the natural and cultural character of Vancouver Island and the Salish Sea.

Designed for seasonal reading and gifting, it suits Vancouver Island and British Columbia displays, regional-interest collections and readers looking for a distinctly West Coast Christmas book.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771607262
• ISBN13: 9781771607261
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.5" x 6.8"