# Vancouver Island Life by LOCORA

> Vancouver Island's community marketplace — buy, sell, and discover everything local.

Vancouver Island Life by LOCORA (https://locora.ca; also **vancouverislandlife.ca**) is a local marketplace built for Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, and operated by LOCORA. Neighbours connect to buy and sell items, discover local businesses and services, browse by community, and support the Island economy.

## Primary pages
- [Home](https://locora.ca/)
- [Search listings](https://locora.ca/browse.php)
- [Categories](https://locora.ca/categories.php)
- [Communities](https://locora.ca/communities.php)
- [About](https://locora.ca/about.php)
- [How it works](https://locora.ca/how-it-works.php) — member guide for buying, selling, listings, and plans
- [Contact](https://locora.ca/contact.php)
- [Safety tips](https://locora.ca/safety.php)
- [Terms of use](https://locora.ca/terms.php)
- [Privacy policy](https://locora.ca/privacy.php)

## Explore & Island
- [Explore Vancouver Island](https://locora.ca/explore.php) — beaches, waterfalls, hikes, local food, events, check-ins, and badges
- [Island map](https://locora.ca/explore.php?map=1)
- [Community events](https://locora.ca/explore.php?events=1)
- [Discover Vancouver Island](https://locora.ca/vancouver-island.php) — geography, communities, weather, and regions
- [Provincial parks](https://locora.ca/island-parks.php) — 25 featured parks across South, Central, West Coast, and North Island
- [BC Parks (Official)](https://locora.ca/bc-parks-vancouver-island/) — synced official park photos, activities, and visitor details
- [Vancouver Island news](https://locora.ca/vancouver-island-news.php) — aggregated RSS from local papers and broadcasters

## Discovery
- [XML sitemap](https://locora.ca/sitemap.xml)
- [Full AI context](https://locora.ca/llms-full.txt)
- [robots.txt](https://locora.ca/robots.txt)

## Contact
Email: locoracanada@gmail.com
Create a free account, then use the Message Center in your dashboard to reach the Vancouver Island Life by LOCORA team. Listing concerns can be reported directly on each listing page via **Report this listing**.

## Extended context

### What Vancouver Island Life by LOCORA is
Vancouver Island Life by LOCORA is a community marketplace focused exclusively on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is operated by LOCORA and is not a payment processor — buyers and sellers arrange payment and pickup directly with each other.

### Domains
- Primary: locora.ca
- Brand site: vancouverislandlife.ca

### Core features
- Local listings with photos, categories, and community-based browsing
- Shop/profile pages for sellers at `/shop/{slug}`
- Buyer–seller messaging through the platform Message Center
- Community and radius-based search across Vancouver Island
- Listing reports for moderation review
- Optional games hub for community engagement
- **Explore Vancouver Island** — curated places (beaches, waterfalls, hikes, food, events), member check-ins, favourites, reviews, photos, badges, and community events
- **Vancouver Island guide** — island overview, major centres, weather, regions, fun facts, and links to parks and news
- **Provincial parks** — detailed guides for 25 parks (Strathcona, Pacific Rim, Goldstream, Cathedral Grove, Rathtrevor Beach, and more)
- **BC Parks (Official)** — synced Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands provincial parks with photos, activities, and facilities from the BC Parks API
- **Island news** — RSS aggregation from CHEK News, VI Free Daily, and Campbell River Mirror

### Public URL patterns
- Listing detail: `/listing/{title-slug}?prodid={id}`
- Seller shop: `/shop/{shop-slug}`
- Search: `/browse.php?q={query}`
- Category browse: `/browse.php?category={id}`
- Community browse: `/browse.php?community={id}`
- Explore hub: `/explore.php`
- Explore category: `/explore.php?category={slug}` (e.g. `beaches`, `waterfalls`, `hiking-trails`)
- Explore map: `/explore.php?map=1`
- Explore events: `/explore.php?events=1`
- Explore place detail: `/place.php?slug={slug}`
- Island guide: https://locora.ca/vancouver-island.php
- Provincial parks index: https://locora.ca/island-parks.php
- Parks by region: `/island-parks.php?region={south|central|west|north}`
- Park detail: `/island-park.php?slug={slug}` (e.g. `strathcona`, `pacific-rim`, `goldstream`)
- Official BC Parks index: https://locora.ca/bc-parks-vancouver-island/
- Official BC Parks by region: `/bc-parks-vancouver-island/?region={south|central|west|north}`
- Official park detail: `/bc-parks-vancouver-island/{slug}/`
- Island news: https://locora.ca/vancouver-island-news.php
- News by source: `/vancouver-island-news.php?source={source-key}`

### Explore categories
Beaches, waterfalls, hiking trails, scenic drives, forests & nature, breweries, coffee stops, restaurants, markets, historic places, wildlife adventures, fishing destinations, bike rides, sunset spots, rainy day ideas, and must-do experiences.

### Policies
- Terms: https://locora.ca/terms.php
- Privacy: https://locora.ca/privacy.php
- Safety: https://locora.ca/safety.php
- How it works (member guide): https://locora.ca/how-it-works.php

### Structured data
Public pages include Schema.org JSON-LD for Organization, WebSite, Product, and BreadcrumbList where applicable. The default Open Graph image is https://locora.ca/img/l1.jpg.