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Island Residential School Survivors Not Waiting For Government

While Ottawa and Victoria twiddle their thumbs, Island Residential School survivors are taking matters into their own hands

Not Quite the Jetsons, But School Transport is About to Take a Leap Forward

Electric buses will be picking up kids from northern Vancouver Island schools by the end of the school year

Breeding Oysters for a Changing Ocean

The future of the Island's growing oyster industry may depend on developing a hardier oyster

Cumberland Comes of Age

Bikes, beer, and civic pride make this once gritty coal town one of the hottest places to live on Vancouver Island

Free at Last? – What Will the First Vaccinated Summer Look Like?

COVID numbers are down and vaccine numbers are up. What does that mean for the summer?

Mother-Daughter Duo Tackles Anti-Asian Racism

Alarmed that elders in Asian communities were being abused, Campbell River mother-daughter duo create space for dialogue

Wild Salmon Deserve Better

DFO's murky mandate is eroding public trust and endangering wild salmon

Chips ahoy! – ‘Namgis Logging Chip Plant Fills First Barge

The chips will be heading to one of Paper Excellence's coastal mills

A Grenade in Gold River?

It's not the kind of thing you find every day

Money, Money, Money – BC is Starting a $500 Million Fund for Green Businesses

The new Crown Corporation, called InBC, will invest in businesses that focus on profits, people, and the planet

Canada and the Island's Residential School Shame

VanIsle's last residential schools closed in the 1980s. They've documented 202 deaths of indigenous kids, but these are only the deaths we know about

Dry Spring and Hot, Dry Summer Could Make for a Spicy Fire Season

Hold onto your butts

BC is #2

After June 1st only Nunavut will have a higher minimum wage than BC's $15.20

Rescue Pooches Sniff Out COVID-19

And no one has to stick a Q-tip up your nose

Looming Drinking Water Crisis – Van Isle's Disappearing Glaciers

In 20 years the Comox Valley's drinking water supply will have melted away

Can't Afford Paradise – Campgrounds Jack Up Rents in Ucluelet

RVs are basically tiny houses on wheels. The trouble is, where do you park them?

Bones Stop the Brewpub

K'ómoks First Nation burial site halts Hornby Island pub expansion

Cowichan Valley Trail is safe again

After more than a year, the washout on the Cowichan Trail got fixed

Tofino says Bon Voyage to Beach Fires

Tofino tackles excessive beach fire burning

Island Could Open to Mainland Tourists as of June 15

If all goes well, mainlanders could start coming back to the Island as of mid-June

Tree Poaching Plagues Public Forests

High lumber prices have causes a spike in illegal tree theft

Clayoquot Sound Tour Operators Don't Want Cermaq Pesticides Dumped

Pesticides kill more than just sea lice

Big Trees in the Nahmint Valley Shouldn't Have Been Cut Down

If the B.C. government won't follow its own logging rules, why would anyone else?

BC's Tourism Grant Money Doesn't Help Small Operators

Will small businesses get left out?