‘$2,000,000 +’ Listings

A most spectacular ocean view acreage (26 acres), in a prime area of Salt Spring Island, and with an amazing architect designed home (Blue Sky Architecture dream) executed by Salt Spring’s best builder…this is “the best”!

The dramatic panoramic views take in the Lower Mainland mountains, from Sunshine Coast, past Vancouver, and into the U.S. (Mt. Baker’s majesty, and Mt. Rainier on a clear day, soar to meet your gaze)    The Canadian Gulf Islands and the U.S. San Juans array themselves for your pleasure…the ocean vistas are “right there”, and the ferries and pleasure boats plying our waters are always entertaining.    Sunrises and sunsets from the expanisve deck/patio areas….all of them blurring the line between interior and exterior enjoyment of this natural landscape.

Many unique and irreplaceable features, here….ask for brochure.

Formal entry/foyer…master “wing”, expansive living, dream kitchen, entertainment style ocean view dining, guest bed/bath offered on main level…garden level enjoys family/media room, two further guest bed/baths, craft room.    Easy access to exterior spaces.   Radiant infloor heat, stone flooring, cherry wood flooring, dramatic windows (Loewen custom windows), window wall that slides to open onto spectacular view patio (pizza oven and outdoor kitchen, here, too!).

Easy care natural landscaping, ponds, a lovely meadow/forest mix…your own walking trails throughout this majestic land.

Zoned for main home, plus separate guest, plus separate studio…develop further as you desire.

With homage to the organic and natural designs of Frank Lloyd Wright, the Blue Sky Architecture team created an amazing home…a citadel concept, with natural materials that blend with the land itself.

This is a home that would be premier anywhere in the world…it just happens to be on special Salt Spring Island, with all its unique amenities and strong artistic flair.

Don’t delay on this one.   It is, truly, “one of a kind”.

Price: $7,200,000

Lovely winding drive, through coastal forest, emerges at lawn, with “natural” mature landscaping, orchard, and a seaside home and cottage to inspire one.

With an appealing blend of “west coast contemporary” with Hamptons elegance, this home lends itself to a family retreat use, perhaps a high end bed & breakfast option, would make an ideal corporate retreat, and a professional couple working from home would also find this home’s design of significant interest.

Inviting verandah style covered deck at entrance, formal entry foyer, spacious oceanside living with custom and energy efficient fireplace, entertainment size dining with an ocean vista, cooks’ dream kitchen off, also with that mesmerizing view…custom doors open to the oceanside deck from the dining area….easy to reach the cottage from here, too!     Powder room, master with ensuite, access to oceanside deck, plus office off, and access to attached garage, all from this main entry level.   Also, a separate laundry, mudroom and storage.  Wood floors, custom window treatments…an ambiance of a true country home!

Lower (daylight) level offers two bed/bath, plus storage, wine cellar, family room, media room….oceanside patio off….

The adjacent cottage is a dream guest space    Vistas down the length of Trincomali Channel…an impactful view!     The lower (daylight) level of the cottage is a terrific workout/gym space…and with that dramatic viewscape.

Beautiful sand and crushed shell beach…mooring buoy for your boat…a beachcomber’s paradise, here!    Ocean swimming, serene privacy, a yesteryear ambiance with all of the amenities desired in the 21st Century…here is the best of the Salt Spring lifestyle, and waiting for you! Sunny and quiet…recharge here!

In prestigious Southey Point!

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Something special on special Salt Spring Island!

A successful oceanfront B&B, since the mid-1990s, custom designed & built this quality home offers 6 ensuite bedrooms, separate master wing, no step entry, a full elevator to easily access the upper & lower levels, air conditioning, & beautiful covered verandah style decking.

Wonderfully appointed rooms, wood floors, wood accents, & all offering an exceptional almost 270 degree panoramic ocean / islands / mountains vista. Home enjoys sunny south / southwest / west exposures and sunsets forever!

Superb kitchen, commercial standards, separate pantry, separate office, and welcoming dining room. Living room, plus wood panelled library/den. So many unique features here!

Property has easy access to shell cove and is sited just in the lee of Stonecutter Bay (build a dock and keep your boat at home). There is a double garage and generous storage.

Ready to move into & enjoy! A great family option or enjoy as an incomparable corporate retreat opportunity!

Don’t overlook this beauty! See Li today!
Price: $2,197,000

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Superlative rural acreage, on a beautiful lake, on special Salt Spring Island!

This pastoral waterfront acreage enjoys zonings that offer farm/agricultural opportunities, plus potential for subdivision on one portion.

This approximately 78 acre property is currently in three titles, and is being offered as one total “unit”.

A very pleasing country home, with private entry winding through forested privacy, plus separately sited equestrian facilities, offices, seminar space, are located on one parcel.

Also with lake access, there are two adjacent undeveloped pastoral acreages..

Interested in farming? Be self-sufficient here. Continuing the equestrian facility is of appeal? Very nice facilities in place. Looking for a waterfront country home? Enjoy the sunny exposures (s/sw/w) and the opportunities of frontage on lovely St. Mary Lake. Arrive by floatplane, right to your dock!

Perhaps interested in a corporate retreat, with the ability to hold seminars on site? Terrific option, here, too!

Lots of opportunities with this gem!

Vineyard in your future? Possiblities, here, in this “cool Mediterranean” microclimate.

Stands of timber on the portion of acreage that would allow a creative subdivision, if of interest…a good hard asset protection for now, with options for future development.

24 hour notice required for all showings.

Let’s view this one, soon…a destination estate-style property. Totally unique…not another like it on this premier Southern Gulf Island.

Price:  $5,900,000

Vendor’s Comments:

Background to Blennerhassett Equestrian Center

1. Lesley and Michael Colgan and their two adult daughters Megan and Tamara have owned and ridden more than 50 horses since 1988. We were competitive hunter-jumper riders in California before coming to Canada and opening Blennerhasset Equestrian Center on Salt Spring Island in 2005. We have had wide experience with premier riding facilities, including Spruce Meadows in Canada, and Rancho Santa Fe and Del Mar in California. We have constructed and managed stables in California for our horses. We have a family history with Connemara horses in Ireland, as part of the Blennerhassett family.

2. There are ten essential segments to a first-class equestrian center and stud:

(1) a full size indoor arena

(2) a full size outdoor arena

(3) a round pen

(4) a training ring

(5) turn-out paddocks

(6) a cross-country course

(7) a full size hay barn

(8) a grain barn

(9) horse accommodation barns

(10) a stallion barn and turn-out.

The Blennerhasset Equestrian Center was developed in 2005-2006 to include these 10 segments to a very high standard, at a cost of $6,170,000.00 (including $2,975000.00 for the land purchase). It was built with a view to becoming part of the Canadian competitive circuit.

3. We maintain computerized records of this investment. It incorporates two horse barns with breeding facilities and accommodation for 14 horses, 12 shed rows, which are partially open shelters for horses, including fenced turn-outs, sufficient to board 24 horses, and a stallion barn, a training ring, workers cottages, offices, and a 60 seat-conference room and service kitchen. Capacity is 65 horses.

4. We developed the property so that it could be run as an organic farm, using no fertilizers, and harvesting our own hay. We developed a compost facility to recycle the horse waste, and use only that compost on the facility.

5. We obtained a British Columbia Environmental Farm Plan completion certificate in January 2006. Unlike numerous regional facilities, we have had no outbreaks of illness among our own horses or our 30-40 boarded horses. From 2005 to the present, largely because of a clean facility, devoid of synthetic chemicals, and constant attention to veterinary services, we have bred champion purebred Connemara horses without any failures or difficulties. We have bred 16 horses since 2005, including a Canadian Connemara Stallion, and we won the Canadian Champion Mare in 2007.

Wow! Terrific “as new” custom home, an award winning renovation/rebuild, with one of Salt Spring’s top builders. Oceanfront, easy access to deep water moorage (dock in place; keep your boat at home!), and with exceptional panoramic ocean and mountain vistas! Sunny (s/sw/w exposures), pastoral vistas at entrance to the private property, and ocean views, too…very unique!

Home offers main level dramatic open plan living/dining, superb cook’s dream kitchen, feature stone fireplace, a “green” design ethic, library/den, separate laundry, mudroom entry plus formal entry/foyer. Loft office space enjoys the same dramatic views as the living spaces! Master ensuite (steam shower!), plus two guest beds/bath, and family room on lower (garden) level. Patio areas, plus oceanview decking (to expand summer living pleasures), with custom windows that “disappear” to allow that seamless blending of inside/outside. Double garage, plus double carport. Easy care “natural” landscaping! Hot tub with a view.

So many unique features here — must be seen to be appreciated. Truly, one of Salt Spring’s best oceanfront opportunities awaits your pleasure.

Price: $2,600,000

Vendors Comments:

This lovely home shows with many “green” design, environmentally friendly aspects. Extra expenditure has focused on reducing energy consumption and annual service costs.

Important to Note:

• Insulation
• Heat recovery unit
• Heat pump/air condition unit
• Solar domestic water heat
• Low-e argon Pella windows
• Tight-fitted replacement large doors Fireplace insert
• Testing and high rating for reducing heat loss!

The home presents with both bamboo and cork flooring, low Voc paint, and is on site with a greenhouse, organic gardens, and is completely deer-fenced.

Boaters will recognize the value in a dock with water and electricity and a concrete float of extra strength with 5 ton anchors to accommodate a bigger, heavy yacht.

Click here to view more about this property on the renovation contractor’s website.

A unique and beautiful private island opportunity in the amazing Pacific Northwest Coast. Nestled in the Salish Sea (now known as Georgia Strait). North Trail Island is part of the Thormanby Group of islands, off Sechelt, BC.

North Trail Island, a 33 acre private island, offers a rural farm opportunity, with all the amenities of Sechelt (including a hospital) at your doorstep.

Water is supplied to the island by a waterline from the Mainland. This is city water. The waterline is shown on the navigation charts and is noted as “waterline”.

Incredible viewscapes, ocean, islands, mountain vistas! A stellar opportunity to enjoy all of this beautiful coast! Secure an irreplaceable gem for your future — a family holding, a hard asset investment to protect your capital, an immediate pleasure quotient of the best of the best, a corporate retreat gathering space? You decide!

Terrific fishing, diving! Warm ocean swimming!

24 hour notice is essential (caretaker in place). See Li for details, and to arrange your personal viewing.

A gem of a retreat property! It’s truly “stellar”!

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Own your own private island estate? Yes, it’s a dream come true!

Pym Island is 5 acres in size, all accessible and enjoyable, and offering easy care landscaping, meadow areas, stands of majestic Fir, Cedar plus Arbutus and Garry Oak groves. The island enjoys a wonderful natural ambiance!

The exceptional custom home offers many unique & quality finishes. The home offers entertainment size living room, formal dining, library, games room, his & hers masters with study and ensuites, a cook’s kitchen, breakfast room off, self-contained guest wing (or nanny suite?), indoor pool, atrium feature, marble floors, and soaring ceiling treatments.

There are 4 separate guest cottages, tennis court, caretaker’s residence, a “lake”, lowbank foreshore with lovely swimming cove. Dock is in place — arrive by floatplane or by private boat.

The Island is connected to power, via cable from Canoe Cove, near Sidney, and also has a back up generator system. Be self-sufficient, here!

Close to Sidney and to Victoria, go gallery hopping, enjoy the nearby restaurants and amenities, mere minutes from the Victoria airport. Room for a helipad on Pym Island, too.

About Pym Island

Named after Lieutenant Frederick Whiteford Pym, Royal Navy. Pym was a mate on the Artic exploring vessel Assistance under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher. The Assistance accompanied Captain Richards in the polar regions in search of Sir John Franklin 1852-1854. The Assistance had to be abandoned after being trapped in ice. The crew returned home on other vessels in 1854. Island named by Captain Richards, H.M.S Plumper, circa 1858.

24 hours notice required for all showings, see Li to arrange your personal tour!

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Here’s a superb oceanfront offering, on special Salt Spring Island! Spectacular ocean vistas; true panoramic views. Beach for walking/beachcombing, plus a beautiful dock — keep your boat at home!

Home is “as new” (built in 2005), with great room concept for living, den, dining, and custom kitchen (all with sensational views). Master/ensuite “wing”, with exercise room, spacious walk-in closet. Elegant office, with access to private deck and garden vistas. Guest wing offers two ensuite bed sitting rooms, with access to oceanfront and to English Country garden charms.

Double garage, deer fenced, easy care landscaping, pleasing walkway to oceanfront and to dock. Sunny (s/sw/w exposures), private, and in prestigious area of quality homes (Old Scott Road). It doesn’t get any better! Enjoy this beauty! Note: boat, and year round protected boathouse, available separately.

See Li for all showings (by appointment only). An exclusive listing, with Li Read. Enjoy the very best!

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Superb new home, on 6+ acres, in an area of fine homes, and with a soaring panoramic vista. Ocean, islands, mountain viewscapes and excellent all day/year round sun exposure (sunrises and sunsets, here!).

Close to both Ganges and Fulford Villages, and to lakes, to beach accesses, and to park hiking/walking trails, and to golf, marinas, all services, and yet in its own wonderfully serene and private environment.

Custom designed and construction by one of Salt Spring’s premier builders, the attention to detail here, and the fineness of the finishes, are superlative. Master bed sitting room, with expansive decking off (hot tub with a view!), a dream ensuite (this shower is exceptional), and large walk in closet, is in its own private “wing”. Radiant infloor heating, cherry wood flooring, copper flooring, custom window treatments, dream kitchen with pantry/storage and mudroom entry off, dramatic dining with window wall that totally opens to the outdoor barbecue/decking, thus expanding summer living pleasures, plus expansive living with stone feature fireplace, handcrafted finishes, plus formal entry and guest powder room. Separate laundry, and exercise room completes main level.

Garden level offers gallery/meditation space, guest bed and bath, media room, and a professional office space (could be third bedroom, if desired), plus generous storage. Easy access to patio areas, and that soaring view available to all principal rooms.

Enjoy Mt. Baker’s majesty from here, too. Totally unique, and totally beautiful. The home is ready to just move into and to enjoy. Landscaping (easy care/natural) continues. A home to inspire and to nurture…enjoy!

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Spectacular oceanfront property! Totally irreplaceable, and sited at Salt Spring Island’s special “south end”.

Beautiful West Coast Contemporary jewel, lovingly created by the artist owner (Canada’s renowned wildlife painter, Robert Bateman).

The home (designed by H. Schubart, who studied with Frank Lloyd Wright) offers oceanside living & dining, a country kitchen, guest wing, a lovely master/ensuite with superb views, and an incredibly appealing studio/office “wing”. Storage areas, den alcoves (read or ponder life from these “withdrawing spaces”), windows on “coastal forest” scenes or on ocean vistas, plus a separate studio/suite (guest? nanny?)…it allows one to actively pursue both a family life, an entertaining focus, and an artistic enterprise.

Wood floors, expansive windows, skylights…easy access to the crushed shell cove and to the kayak/canoe “boathouse” (a driftwood gem) — many unique aspects, here, that you will enjoy.

The many areas do not conflict, and it is possible to move through the spaces, from one use to another…it is how we would all like to live, if we could arrange our spaces to allow same. Here it is, awaiting your pleasure….

There is a separate double garage, with extra storage, too (a space for those collector cars??).

Meander down a pathway that is nestled into a re-creation of a coastal rainforest & enter this dramatic & eclectic world.

Note: The adjacent oceanfront title, with charming Schubart designed studio, at oceanside, is also available.

These two adjacent w.f. titles, one developed and one not, offer so many treasured spaces, that they must be seen to be truly appreciated. See Li to arrange your personal tour.

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Discover Mayne Island’s tranquility!

A sunny pristine oceanfront paradise, featuring a private 64.12 acres, that encompasses a beautiful point of land (all of St. John Point is encompassed, here). Enjoy several sandy & sweeping bays & crushed shell coves, and walk your own forest trails. Old Growth forest here! Exposures are East / South / West, for excellent all day/year round sun exposure.

The very private property features rocky knolls, forest preserves with private hiking trails, an old growth forest enclave, Arbutus and Garry Oak groves, sunny meadow areas, & an historic orchard.

Originally one of the Japanese holdings on Mayne Island, this property has been enjoyed as a family retreat, as is, by current owners, since the early 1950′s. It remains in a very pristine state. The family, with environmental natures, have respected the land, and it is minimally developed (there is an original older cottage structure, in the meadow/orchard area, plus a well, and the truly valuable aspect is the untouched nature of the land).

This is the very best oceanfront acreage available in the Southern Gulf Islands, and may offer potential for some subdivision. Keep as a private family compound or create a corporate retreat, or, investigate the subdivision potential of this wonderful oceanfront acreage. It encompasses all of St. John Point, and the view panorama is expansive.

Close to Horton Bay (year round moorage), and with sweeping panoramic vistas, this property truly has it all. Get together with your friends, your extended family, your business partners — this is worth the visit to Mayne Island! This is truly an investment property, for now and for the future!

See Li for additional information & to arrange your personal tour! 24 hr. notice essential.

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Maple Bay, on Vancouver Island, is like an east coast seaside atmosphere, yet enjoys the drama of the west coast. With year round moorage, and like a Gulf Island, but without the extra ferry, it has enjoyed an appeal for several years.

Wonderful lowbank oceanfront point of land, known to sailors as “Paddy’s Point”, located right at the opening of Maple Bay itself, enjoys 2000+ ft of oceanfront, mostly “low bank”, with year round moorage potential at the dock.

Exposures are east, south, & west, and provide sunrises & sunsets year round, with wrap-around views.

There is a pretty 1912 era Edwardian cottage plus a boathouse (with a suite above), on the property. This would make an excellent summer getaway for the present, and develop your dream property later.

The property is almost 10 acres and is a mix of meadow, & pristine coastal forest, consisting of magical Cedar groves, Fir, Hemlock, Maple, Alder, & majestic stands of mature Arbutus. Walk the mossy trails created in the 1920′s & 1930′s. This is totally unspoiled land! With arable potential, one can be totally self-sufficient, here.

This property has been in the same family since 1900, and is wonderfully unspoiled. It’s very rare to find such a property, anywhere, and this one enjoys all the allure of Southern Vancouver Island’s microclimate. An easy commute to Victoria from here!

Totally irreplaceable & truly a rare commodity!

Note: Maple Bay offers a “Gulf Island” ambiance, without the necessity of a ferry, and it is one of those protected moorage enclaves coveted by a boater. The property has a private road access, and is just minutes by boat from either the Maple Bay Yacht Club or the Maple Bay marina. Your choice! This is true estate style property. See Li for all appointments to view (24 hr. notice preferred).