Help badly needed

[transfeminate]

As someone who lives on Vancouver Island in Canada, I have found it difficult to find social meet-up groups that I can join and get myself out there. I know many have done this successfully and I wonder how you did it. What search words did you use. I find either groups that operate as advisories for cdr's struggling with their orientation (which I am not) or I find these dating style sites that are not my cup of tea at all.
I just would like to find a group of cdr's who just get together to talk and have a friendly meet-up now and again.
I read with envy stories of and by such groups on here,particularly south of my border

[Princess Chantal]

I was in Victoria last summer and noticed many posters about qmunity.ca Perhaps their website could help you with resources and contacting them may find exactly what you want.

[TrishaLake]

There are two sites I used meet up and Fetlife, one is a straight forward meet up site for anything from politics etc, Fetlife is a way of life website, you may or may not be comfortable with. Be safe and keep searching.

[KellyJameson]

I take the ferry to Victoria from Port Angeles several times a year to surf in Tofino and visit Victoria.

Port Angeles is very accessible from the island. You may want to attend Espirt during May 17th- 21st, held in Port Angeles.

Many people from Vancouver attend. It may lead to your meeting and making new friends.

https://www.espritconf.com/

[transfeminate]

Thank you everyone for your responses. All appreciated very much

[Teresa]

You may be lucky like me and get contacted by someone on the forum. It took me a while to build up to it , eventually we met in drab for coffee and I gave a tour of my town. We got on fine so I finally plucked up courage and go out to her social group, that was just over a year ago , it's the best thing I ever did .

[Confucius]

I believe there is some sort of crossdresser club in Vancouver, Canada - The Cornbury Society.
http://www.cornbury.org/

They might be able to help.

[giuseppina]

I found this list of BC transgender resources:

http://www.barbarafindlay.com/uploads/9/9/6/7/9967848/trans_groups071212.pdf