A mountain of opportunity.

Mountains evolve very slowly. Except one.

Bear Mountain overlooks the heart of a city that Condé Nast Traveler magazine rates one of the best in the western world, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. This part of Vancouver Island is defined by the warmth of the sun, inspiring mountains and sweeping vistas of the sea.

Bear Mountain’s attraction lies in its pristine beauty, and sculpted landscaping. Spread over 1,300 acres of mountainside property it enticed Jack Nicklaus to design two courses, a 36 hole championship experience. The resort is accented with several fine restaurants, a spa and fitness centre.

"Having travelled to probably 90 countries in the world and travelled them extensively, I've never seen anything like British Columbia in general and within British Columbia, a place like Bear Mountain really stands out on its own.

"Capella has views that are just unimaginable. There is nowhere like it. To have these views and the amenity lifestyle that we are offering plus the resources of Bear Mountain and the village is a great combination. Being part of a great city like Victoria is really a benefit to Capella. You've got all the resources and amenities that you could ask for, all within minutes of your home. It's not too large, not too small; lots of things to do without the hectic pace that comes with some of the larger cities.

"As an amenity, Bear Mountain is fantastic. They've done a great job developing a village that's got the coffee shops, restaurants, hotel, the 2 golf courses within walking distance 5 minutes away. So living at Capella you've got the amenities here and you can go over to Bear Mountain and use the village anytime.

"Looking for inspiration for Capella and how we shoud develop the community and the lifestyle that we wanted to attain for our home owners we looked at San Gimignano in Italy; we looked at the Parthenon; we looked at the Getty Center in California. Thought about the lifestyle, thought about what are the attributes people will be looking for from a dining experience, from wines, from sophisticated living and came up with the idea of bringing a vineyard to this site and your entry to Capella will be coming through a natural vineyard and heading towards the winery and restaurant. After completing a recent development I thought that's it, I would never find a site that was more dramatic, more inspiring. And then I came to Capella and found that it could be. And we've got a site here that I believe is unparalleled."

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