You Can Buy An Entire Private Island 20 Minutes From Vancouver

Who's ready to move in? 🏝️
Staff Writer

This is your chance to live it up like a celebrity and buy a private island in B.C.

You could move to West Ballenas Island and enjoy 100 acres of space surrounded by bright blue water.

The property is a quick 20-minute plane ride from Vancouver.


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It is a slice of pristine paradise and comes with an adorable operational lighthouse.

Right now, it is a blank slate, so it up to you to build the home of your dreams.

Listed at $2,225,000, it is a steal as it is the same price as many other ho-hum homes in the city.

Private Island

Price: $2,225,000.00

Address: West Ballenas Island, BC

Description: In your free time you could go hiking and swimming right in your backyard.

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  • Stephanie White was an Ottawa-based Associate Editor for Narcity Canada. She has been writing mouthwatering food and wanderlust-inspiring articles for Canadians since 2012. She has a B.A. and B.Ed. from Ottawa University. When she isn't writing, you can find her travelling the globe and trying new restaurants. Stephanie has previously been published on Insider, Flight Network, Apartment Therapy, Faces Magazine, Daily Hive, Dished and The Spruce.

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