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Lunar Eclipse 2010

Despite the wind and cloudy skies on Pender last night we did get enough of a glimpse  to take a shot of the lunar eclipse

It was the only one this year and the only one in the last 372 years to coincide with the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, being  the longest and [...]

Homesonpender on CFAX 1070 tomorrow

Check out CFAX 1070AM tomorrow, Saturday 11 December, when I’ll be on Life Styles with Patty Mack discussing island real estate. It will be a family affair as I’ll also be in the studio with my wife, Theresa Carle-Sanders, chef and  owner of  www.islandvittles.com . Catch it if you can.

Pender Island Remembers

No matter where I am in the world, I have always observed a moment of silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month.
I wear my poppy with pride. Not because I believe in conflict, but because I owe everything to those who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars. [...]

Real Estate on Pender and the wisdom of the two Jo(h)ns

Since March 2009 when the current economic meltdown caught most of us with our pants down, millions of words have been written about the global housing market.
Thousands of ‘experts’ on hundreds of cable shows have scared the living daylights out of us by warning of another “Great ‘Depression’, the ‘The Big One’ from which [...]

HD Video of Hope Bay, Pender Island

Here’s a short video of HOPE BAY -  the most beautiful commercial centre on Pender Island and the home of Dockside Realty. It was a beautiful foggy morning at about 8.30 a. m. and nobody was around at the time. Just sublime.

HD Video of Mortimer Spit, Pender Island

Here is the third HD Video Tour of Pender Island.
Mortimer Spit  is a publically accessible beach located just south of the bridge separating North and South Pender Islands and is perfect to walk a dog, picnic or launch small craft. Overlooking Browning Harbour, this park is a gravel tongue complete with wetlands and views of Saturna [...]

HD Video of Medicine Beach, Pender Island

Here is the second HD video tour of Pender Island.
This highlights Medicine Beach, a publically accessible waterfront within walking distance of Medicine Beach Market, that is perfect for walking, relaxing and launching small craft.

To return to HD Video Map, Click HERE
To see the full webpage with map, click HERE

New! HD Videos of Pender Island hotspots

I always say that before I can sell a home on Pender I first have to sell the island. It’s an important part in all my buyer’s decision to purchase property here, and I make sure that I give them the grand tour and take them to the places I love as well as just [...]

Happy Halloween from Dockside Realty!

Greetings from Pertrifying Pender……..
On this All Hallows Eve I thought I’d include the video of how I came to work at Dockside. I think they created a monster!  CLICK HERE. (Starring Sam Boyte as the evil Dr. Frankenstein, and myself as the misunderstood monster. Oh, the humanity….!)
Also, how about some Halloween Real Estate? It’s the most [...]

Dockside Realty Pender Island Market Update – Sept. 2010

Here is the Sept. 2010 Update for the real estate market on Pender Island, BC, from Howard Sanders and Dockside Realty:
Dockside September  2010 Update

There have been 43 Sales (86 Ends) Total all Pender since Jan 1, 2010 to Sept. 30, 2010
Dockside has had 35 Ends Next Company: 35 Ends Independent Agents: 16

5 [...]

Dockside Realty’s new marketing tool

So how  do you like Dockside Realty’s new boat? With offices on Saturna as well as Pender, our galloping Managing Broker, Sherrie Boyte, has taken her Power Squadron qualification and now plies the high seas between the two islands on a regular basis.
Another usage for our slinky new craft is to better service our waterfront [...]

New Website features # 1 – THE INTERACTIVE MAP

By now I hope most of you have had a chance to browse through my new website and see what’s on offer. The next few blogs are going to be about the new features I have added and how to best use the site to learn about Pender and also find the perfect property on [...]

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