Strathcona Wilderness Institute (SWI) will be hosting the 2025 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival as a fundraiser.
The show will start at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 21 at the Stan Hagen Theatre in Courtenay and offers a selection of some of the best films VIMFF has to offer related to climbing, mountain biking, skiing, the environment and much more.
The film festival will help raise funds for SWI to operate two Information Centres in Strathcona Provincial Park: Buttle Hut (at Buttle Lake), and Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre (at Paradise Meadows near Raven Lodge). These information centres help inform visitors about trails and natural history, leading Interpretive walks and hikes, produce educational talks and workshops, create educational signs and interpretive maps, and SWI offers a TrailRider Program for those with mobility restrictions to enjoy what Strathcona Provincial Park has to offer.
The information centres are staffed by volunteers and university summer students through Canada Summer Jobs grants. Additionally, SWI is at the forefront of research and data collection in Strathcona Provincial Park. This includes floral and faunal inventories in the SWI Data Collection Project on iNaturalist, Adventure Science Reports of Wildlife Sightings and supports Current Research Projects (Canada Jay, Vancouver Island Marmots, Lichens, Bryophytes鈥�) and much more.
Tickets can be purchased online through strathconapark.org or at the event (cash only at the door). $25 for adults, $20 for students, and $15 for youth (16 and under).
Everyone who attends will be entered to win some awesome draw prizes during the event from local event sponsors.
