Shopping, Dining and Attractions on Texada
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Shopping
The Texada Island Inn in Van Anda has a beautiful gallery with local artists - all sorts of prices, styles and types of wares from candles to paintings. Flower rock items as well.
Sadie and Daisy's to your right as you drive up the hill to the Van Anda grocery store (Texada Market) is wonderful for thrifting - it is beside the post office.
The Texada Home and Garden Centre is not to be missed, with a great coffee shop and pizza shop too with ice cream. Lots of souvenirs and local artists’ wares - including very cool local
t-shirts - 3629 Gillies Bay Road - https://www.prpeak.com/local-business/store-brings-positive-experience-and-more-to-texada-island-3529907​
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Faye's jewelry gallery - also keychains, dream catchers etc not to be missed - see the sign Ash and Sanderson in Gillies Bay - hours usually 11 to 4 - https://fayesjewelrydesigns.ca/collections/all - (604) 414-5229 - https://www.facebook.com/fayesdesigns
On Thursday and Sunday the girl guides second hand store across from the mailboxes by the RCMP in Gillies Bay will be open 11 am to 12:30 pm. Shopping paid for “by the bag” $1 to $2. lots of great treasures and high quality affordable items.
K&S Greens and Things Farm store - 5120 Leaper Road 10 - 6 daily. Their wares are also at the Texada Island Inn gallery. fresh veggies at the farm
Alpacalope Farm - 3880 Blair Rd - farm hut - fresh handmade pasta, cupcakes, candles, bath bombs, etc
Farmer's market - spring, summer and fall - Sundays - 12 - 1:30
For more farmgate - join this group on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/996672815222798/
Flower rock souvenirs and polished rock collecting - the Rock Shop beside the Texada Market in Van Anda
The gas station has some souvenirs as well if you’re stopping in for gas.
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Sea Dreams roadside hut - 3845 GILLIES BAY ROAD - including fresh cut flower pay what you can, and free flower delivery to Gillies Bay and Van Anda - If you would like a bouquet of flowers delivered (Shelter Point ) Thursday or Friday please Rhoda send a text or call - 604 892 7569. Everything from coffee cups to jewelry pieces. Humourous and/or also often Texada branding.
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Sunshine Sandi's EeSum Emporium - https://www.facebook.com/SurfsUpSoy/ - 4747 Sanderson - locally made vanilla, magnesium spray and bathing salts, as well as her own "Bug-Off" product.
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Dining
The Texada Island Inn has both a pub and a restaurant. The restaurant is known for its soups and desserts, either indoors or on it's patio, as well as other meals including tasty old standy pizzas and great coffee.
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Mary Mary Cafe is located on Marble Bay Road in Van Anda right by the ball park. It's got a varied menu with great coffee and it's old style milk shake machine.
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The Texada Home and Garden Centre has huge ice cream cones at a great price, as well as creative pizzas and cold brew coffee.​
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In the summer months, the Shelter Point Concession Stand is open with typical yummy beachside meals.
Things to see
Gillies Bay beach is amazing; Shelter point is awesome - with a beautiful Nature Trail with parking just at the location of the turn into the park; Erickson Beach park in Van Anda is very nice as well.
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The Texada Museum is quite reknowned! 10 am to 3 pm Tues, Thurs, Friday, and Saturday in the summer months. Hours are limited other seasons, so please check the website for this and more information - http://www.texadaheritagesociety.com/index13.htm.
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For those interested in whimsy, there is a Ghomes Homes Forest between Blubber Bay and Crescent Bay Road on the east side, with parking for two vehicles - https://www.sunshinecoastcanada.com/blog/post/explore-the-trails-marble-bay-and-eagle-cove/.
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The Texada Military Memorabilia Museum, in the Royal Canadian Legion in Van Anda at 2099 Legion Road, displays RCMP and Armed Forces uniforms, equipment, books and curiosities - https://www.prpeak.com/in-the-community/museum-on-texada-island-offers-hands-on-approach-to-armed-forces-history-3414794. Phone David for a tour at - 604-344-2160.
The Texada Aerospace Camp Hangar, located at the Texada Airport, is the venue for the TEXADA AEROSPACE CAMP, in addition to housing the Airbuzz flight simulator and the Texada Aviation Museum. Museum displays include a large diorama, suspended aircraft, and numerous aircraft parts and models. There is also an Aviation Library available for public use. Access available daily 10 am – 6 pm, by appointment. Contact O.C. (Doby) Dobrostansky, 604-223-2588, dgart@telus.net. Note that these hours are limited during camp days.
At Shelter Point Regional Park, there is a display of First Nations artefacts, in a museum window case on the outside wall of the caretaker’s residence, beside the Concession Stand. Archaeological studies show that Tla’amin occupied Shelter Point from 3,300 years ago until the mid-1800’s.