About Protection Island

Imagine Living on a small, quaint, and beautiful island across from the city of Nanaimo. It was subdivided into residential lots backing onto parkland and fronting onto the waterfront. Protection Island is one of the only islands that is connected to city water and sewer services. Life operates at a slower pace and there are very few cars. Everything is so close by that people either walk or drive golf cars to get around. The main public dock provides water transportation, for foot passengers, to the city of Nanaimo 10 mins away. The charming Dingy Dock Pub, one of the few floating pubs in Canada, hosts a bustling tourism business of boaters arriving in their dinghies and visitors to Nanaimo. Transitioning into a local watering hole during the Winter months, the locals come out to play the music. Impromptu musical acts, at times solo, combine to showcase the abundant local talent. Protection Island, though a mere 10 minute boat ride away, feels like a rural world away.