Local Info:
Transport
- BC Ferries 1-888-223-3779
Remember, you only pay coming to the Sunshine Coast, not returning. Also, if you are a group with a total cost of $95 or more, buy a BC Experience Card at the kiosk, and then use it, you'll save about 20%.
Need to pay by Interac and not a CC? The office upstairs at the Foot Passenger Terminal takes Interac. - Malaspina Coach Lines 1-877-227-8287
- Sunshine Coast Transit 604-885-6899
- West Vancouver bus lines 604-985-7777
- West Coast Air 1-800-347-2222
- Westfalia Rentals 250-888-9686
- HitTheRoad.ca — car delivery service
Attractions & Information
- Gumboot Restaurant 604-885-4216
Open 9am till 8:30/10:00pm, depending upon season & busy-ness. UTC customers get a 10% discount on breakfast; please take a voucher. - Gumboot Café 604-885-4461
Open early till 5pm only, unless there's a gig - Roberts Creek Health Food Store 604-885-2580
- Big Pacific
- Sunshine Coast Visitors Choice
- Sunshine Coast Circle Tours 1-877-740-0703
- SunCoast Central.com — Good for weather and transportation info
- Black Cat Cinema 604-886-2780
- Sharkeys Fish Locker 604-885-0844
The best fish n chips ever, locally caught and cooked halibut, 200m away - Curry in the Creek
Locally made East Indian curry, Thursdays only at the RC Hall. 10% discount to Up The Creek customers, call day before to order. - Yoga By The Sea Roberts Creek
Daily yoga, pilates, dance, Tai Chi & meditation - newCoaster magazine
The essential guide for new residents to the Coast - Just Business People Magazine
- Pete Doyle, Oceanview Realty
The man to call if you're looking for property, and only 50m from our door.
Outfitters & Instructors
- LifeCycle 604-837-5943
- Spin Cycles 604-886-4642 — only bike shop in Gibsons
- Off The Edge 604-741-0767 — only bike shop in Sechelt
- Alpha Adventures 604-885-8838 — summer kayaking and winter fun on Dakota
- Sunshine Kayaking 604-886-9760
- Talaysay Tours Kayaking and Cultural Adventures
- Crystal Ranch horse & trail riding, Roberts Creek
Our Favourite places to stay on the Sunshine Coast/Vancouver Island circle
- Sakinaw Lake Lodge, Madeira Park
- Powell River Harbour Guesthouse
- The Cona Hostel Courtenay
- The Riding Fool, Cumberland
- The Painted Turtle Guesthouse, Nanaimo
Generic Hostel websites
Find Up The Creek and other great B.C. hostels on the following websites!
- Backpackers.ca
- Hostelling International
- Ultimate Accommodation Search: Pacific Hostel Network
- The Whole World of Accommodation
- HostelWorld.com
- The Hostel Handbook
- www.Hostelbookers.com
Sponsorship
Up The Creek are proud to be continuous sponsors of several on and off Coast events and organizations, that we feel bring a richness of life to the Sunshine Coast: