ABOUT BEAR MOUNTAIN

Best known for its world-class golf courses, Bear Mountain offers resort-style living on terraced mountainsides overlooking southern Vancouver Island. This formidable development is comparable to many of the finest resorts in North America, at a significant discount compared to mainland Vancouver neighbourhoods. With new owners, Ecoasis executing an innovative expansion, this lofty locale is set to become one of the most spectacular residential resorts in Canada. An incredible natural setting just minutes from downtown Victoria.Scroll down to see the latest stats and current listings.

REAL ESTATE

Though considered one of Langford's most luxurious neighbourhoods, Bear Mountain has a variety of residential offerings from which to choose, including premium executive residences, single-family homes, townhomes, and condos available anywhere from entry level $150,000's to $1 million plus. At its base, Eagle Ridge Estates offers large, contemporary single-family dwellings with plenty of yard space and gorgeous views.Alongside the resort, the existing community contains approximately 1,150 homes counting 3,000 residents. With expected build-out over 4,000 homes, the community will likely exceed 10,000 residents, with zoning for 645,000 square feet of commercial space.

LIFESTYLE AND RECREATION

Elevated urban resort lifestyle at its finest includes a plethora of opportunities for recreation and relaxation. A number of playgrounds throughout the community, and an extensive network of wilderness trails, make this is a perfect home for families looking for healthy living and active lifestyles.Atop the mountain, the newly renovated Westin Bear Mountain offers luxurious accommodation for guests. Beauty and wellness treatments at the accredited spa, and upscale dining at the hotel's restaurant are not to be missed. The North Langford Recreation Centre provides a variety of health and wellness opportunities for all including a fitness center, and a year-round, heated outdoor pool and hot tub. The poolside patio, and local pub are excellent places to refuel, or convene with friends and family, while the corner grocery market is ideal for restocking.Featuring Canada’s only 36 holes of Nicklaus Design golf, the resort is home to the Canadian training center of Golf Canada's National Development team. Plans are also in the works for a professional disc golf course.Long known as a mountain biking mecca, the community's extensive trail network offers world-class riding for all levels, and is home to the Canadian National Mountain Bike Team. When fully built out, the trails will total fifteen kilometers of west coast single track, sweeping flow lines, and scenic climbs.Supported by Tennis Canada and Tennis BC, the resort offers residents access to Canada's largest indoor/outdoor red clay court tennis facilities, with its first state-of-the-art bubble opening in October 2018.

AMENITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

Residents enjoy quick and direct connection to the recently upgraded Island Highway, and the resort is serviced by local transit.Proposals for a mountain gondola and a helipad with regular charter flights are also in the works.Millstream Village, north Langford's commercial hub, is just moments down the mountain, featuring a variety of restaurants, national chains, and boutiques.

SCHOOLS

Langford is serviced by School District 62 Sooke. This growing school district represents over 10,000 students, offers dedicated athletic, international, and aboriginal programs and is comprised of 26 schools including 18 elementary, four middle, and three secondary schools.

LOCATION

Located in the Western Communities of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Bear Mountain straddles the City of Langford and the District of Highlands amongst the foothills of nearby Mount Finlayson.

Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Strait of Georgia and the Inside Passage, Vancouver Island is known as “the Hawaii of the North”. With its vast wilderness, picturesque peaks, and temperate climate, this stunning locale is a paradise for those seeking serenity and natural beauty. A breadth of lifestyles are available here from charming coastal communities and pastoral estates, to busy urban centres.

Unlike much of Canada, Vancouver Island's weather is mild year-round. Spring comes early, with cherry blossom, tulip, and daffodil blooms lit by sparkling ocean sunsets. Summer is close behind, with the first sightings of migrating whales and local fishermen. In fall, a plethora of farms, vineyards, orchards, cideries, and breweries take local culinary culture to new heights. Come winter, cars loaded with kayaks, surfboards, paddle boards, skis, and snowboards come out to play, while golfers teeing off, and joggers taking to the trails remain common sights. Whatever the season, there’s plenty to enjoy on Vancouver Island.

From the remote Canadian surf-capital, Tofino in the north, to the tech-friendly historic harbour city of Victoria in the south, Vancouver Island is a mecca of world-class destinations, and facilities:

Known also as "The Garden City" for its perpetual greenery and rarely freezing temperatures, Victoria is the capital of British Columbia, and is a thriving collection of municipalities from it's historical urban centre, to it's various suburban, and rural developments both inland and oceanfront.

Located 15-minutes from Victoria in fast-growing Langford, Bear Mountain Mountain Resort is one of North-America's finest recreational developments, It is home to Canada's only 36 holes of Nicklaus Design golf, its largest indoor/outdoor red clay court tennis centre, and an extensive network of top-tier mountain bike trails. It is the headquarters of Golf Canada's National Development Team, the Canadian National Mountain Bike Team and is supported by Tennis Canada and Tennis BC.

The Victoria International Marina, completed in 2019 offers full-service premium luxury yacht moorage for yachts from 65-feet to 175-feet in the heart of Victoria. With 28-slips, upscale security and safety, amenities, concierge services and crew facilities, this is the ultimate port-of-call from which to cast off and explore North America's most spectacular cruising waters, the Pacific Northwest and Inside Passage,

Centrally situated in the lush Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit is Canada's only year-round motorsport circuit. This highly technical circuit features 19 corners and 11.5% in elevation changes, and is committed to providing the highest quality professional training, track-side support, and driver's education available.

Only a 45-minute drive from Victoria, the Cowichan Valley often referred to as the "Napa of the North" is home to 14 unique wineries. This cool climate viticulture is paired with a growing list of craft cideries, breweries, and distilleries located throughout the island, but mostly concentrated in the south in and around the agriculturally-rich Saanich Peninsula.

There are more than 200 islands in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve located between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia. Teeming with land and sea life including seals, whales, eagles, otters, and porpoises this area is home to numerous rarely explored precious ecosystems. The larger islands are serviced by BC Ferries while the smaller ones can only be reached by private boat or float plane.

Convenient international access to Vancouver Island includes numerous ferry routes to and from mainland Canada and the USA, the award-winning Victoria International Airport, as well as numerous private flight operators, airfields and heliports scattered island-wide.

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