Vancouver Island Vacation Recommendations

[TheReefGeek]

Going to be taking a 2 week vacation on Vancouver Island. It is just two of us and our dog, no kids. We would like to spend 1 week at two different locations.

Any recommendations for where we should go and stay? We would like a cabin or rental house with kitchen, etc. Some of the things we would like to do is day trips canoeing, hiking, etc.