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Welcome to Cortes Island. We Have Our Home For Sale.                                 

Price:  CDN $799,000 or US $650,000 ( approx.)

Casual dining on Cortes Island

Are you looking for a remote get-away with all the comfort, and with unobstructed Ocean and Mountain views ?

Stress be gone!

This home is on the Canadian west coast, around the corner from the world renowned boating destination Desolation Sound

Cortes Island is accessible by car with the BC Ferries or by float planes from Vancouver BC

You, your family, or friends will want to stay and relax here on Cortes Island, BC.

The home is a two story custom built home.

The main floor has approximately 1400 Sqft, one bedroom (kids room), living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry/pantry room and a full bathroom.

Upstairs features a large landing area, we use it as an office.

A guest or second bedroom with a 2 pce en-suite.
And the master bedroom with a dream about 4 pce en-suite. There is a west facing balcony off the master bedroom.

All principal rooms enjoy incredible west facing ocean and mountain views.







Features and Info:

Smelt Bay Cortes Island. Vancouver Island Mountains in the Back Drop.

Our home on Cortes Island

Dining Area with views to the living room, Cortes Island

Gourmet Kitchen with bar

• Unobstructed Ocean views from all major rooms 
• Approximately 2000 sq ft on two floors. 1400 sqft on the main floor 
• West Facing with incredible sunsets (different from many properties on Cortes, they are in the shade after 2 pm) 
• Approximate age of home is 1990 
• Located on the south end of the island (rain shadow), with paved no-thru road to the property. 
• 3 large bedrooms 
• Cedar lined closets 
• Main floor bath, 4 pce with tub and shower 
• 2 pce bath off second bedroom upstairs. 
• 4 pce (Jacuzzi type tub) en-suite in master bedroom 
• Jenn air stove (2012) 
• LG Dishwasher (2012) 
• LG Fridge (2012) 
• LG Washer (2012) 
• LG Dryer (2012) 
• GE Stand up Freezer (2012) 
• Granite Counter tops in kitchen, (2012) 
• Granite composite sink in kitchen (2012) 
• Swiss made faucet in kitchen. (2012) 
• Two newer 40 gal Hot Water Tanks 
• Pella windows through out the house 
• Mix of in-laid hardwood floors, carpet and lino through out the house 
• Sunken Living room with accent lighting 
• Vaulted ceilings  
• Wall to ceiling (two floors) fire place in living room
• Pellet stove 
• Three ft heated, insulated cemented crawl space 
• 3000 W Honda back up generator, with underground wiring and generator panel in house. 
• 12 volt and solar lights in garden 
• Small creek with water falls and ponds runs through the property
• The well water has always been very good. It never ran dry since we purchased the property in 2004. 
• Septic system is older, but has always been good. We have never had a problem and have it pumped every 3-4 years.
•  Approximately 900 sqft of deck, 400 sqft covered (with two skylights) and 500 sqft open.
• Deck has built in benches and planters and three areas for entertaining or dining. 
• Cedar siding
• Installed new roof in November 2008, replaced with 40 year fiber glass shingle. 
• Yard so far is deer proof. Yard fully fenced and has all kinds of flowers and shrubs, 3 grape wines, 6 Blueberry bushes and one Fig Tree, and has space for a large garden. 
• All kinds of rock work. Very private yard and deck area. 
• Small heated shop with attached wood shed and generator shed. 
• Most of the landscaped yard is on auto water sprinklers. 
• RV / Boat parking . We have a 30 ft RV and there is lots of room to spare. 
• Children's play platform / tree house with slide in back hill. 
• Great Blackberry patch at the back of the property. 




Miscellaneous: 

Picture from Covered Deck Area to Gated Drive Way.

Our Boat Moored in Front of Our Home    

• There are three stores on the island, post office, and a Health center
• Two fire halls with Heli pads.  
• We keep our 20 ft aluminum boat on an anchor/cement weight buried in the sand  in front of our house(400 ft from shore) with a pulley in each end and 800 ft of rope braided together. This way we can pull the boat in and out. 
• Fantastic beach combing at low tide.
• Internet is available on the Island from a company called Twincom. $64.00 per month for 50 GB. We stream Netflix wireless to our TV.
• Cortes We Care is a security company that checks on properties when owners are absent.
• Good crabbing, fishing, prawning right in front of the home
• Lots of hiking trails on the Island. 
• Hauge Lake (about 4 km away) is very popular for swimming for those who prefer to swim in sweet water over salt water.
• Link to pictures of our home  

Cheers, Anders and Liz

The property is listed with Sarah West and her contact info is as follows:

Phone:  250-920-7000
Website: www.PropertiesInVictoria.com