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Orcas May Hate The Rich Too

Their new favourite game seems to be "yacht-zink"

Battle of the Paddle: Islanders Divided Over Pickleball

No sport generates more adoration or drama in BC than Pickleball

Sea kelp waves around in the water with a beam of light coming in.

What We Love: Life in the Sea

Local underwater cinematographer John Roney captures the beauty of the coast

Tofino’s Parking Puzzle: From Free to Fee

Offshore residents struggle to find parking space

Whistleblower’s Testimony Renews Questions About VanIsle’s Extraterrestrial Secrets

1981 was a year unexplained UFO phenomena on Vancouver Island

Giving Back Made Easy: New Guide on Supporting the Homeless

Document outlines heartfelt efforts to support neighbors in need

VIDEO: Blind Swimmer’s 11-Hour Triumph Across the Strait

Watch his triumphant arrival at Pipers Lagoon

Will You Be At Ukee Days This Weekend?

72 hours of community and culture for everyone

What We Love: Close-Ups Of Curious Bears

Funny video captured in Malahat Territory gives bears eye view a whole new meaning

VIDEO: Unraveling Van Isle’s Ancient Secrets

Archeologist merges science with traditional knowledge to explore history

James Rich, who sings the Nat King Cole Songbook, sits in a suit and smiles quietly into the camera.

Are You Ready for an Unforgettable Night?

Your ears are in for a treat

Mile 14.6 trestle at dawn.

What We Love: Cameron Lake Big Trestle at Dawn

If you're really quiet, you can still hear the sound of the horn

A painting of Hernan Cortes and his army on horseback.

What’s In A Name? Cortes Island

What do an island on the BC coast and the fall of the Aztec empire have in common? Well, nothing except a name

Two little kids play on the beach at Wya Point.

Is Ucluelet the Best in BC?

It will be if you vote right now!

An aerial photo of roofs with the words "How's your housing?" over top.

How’s Your Housing?

Your voice matters

ACRD Chair John Jack presents Alan and Chuck McCarthy of the Ucluelet First Nation with a plaque of recognition.

Huu-ay-aht and Ucluelet First Nations Celebrate Their Seat at the Table

The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District was the first in BC to welcome Treaty Nations as voting members

A short-tailed albatross soars over a blue ocean.

Albatross Have Called VanIsle Home for Thousands of Years

They could be coming for the seafood buffet off the coast

An artist's drawing of how Tall Tree Place will look once it's built. The complex is made up of three-storey town houses.

Tall Tree Place Now One Step Closer to Shovels in the Ground

The Cumberland project lost a grant application last year, but organizers didn't give up

A close-up of Valiant the humpback's tail. Valiant has been in a few scraps with orcas, so their tail is full of scars.

Young Humpback Tells Orcas to Back Off

It's not the first time Valiant's been in a scrap

A close-up of a fish head that is covered in sea lice.

SLICE Doesn’t Cut It Anymore

It takes a lot more of the chemical SLICE to kill the fish factory lice these days

A transient killer whale breaches off the coast of Tofino

What We Love: Transient Killer Whales Breaching

When your timing is just right

The full moon sets over the Comox Glacier.

What We Love: The Moon Over Comox Glacier

Moonset on a beautiful morning

A full yellow moon rises behind evergreen trees.

What We Love: The Full Moon Over Woss

It's like Halloween in April

A closeup of a hand holding a dark-coloured ball.

Rrrrrr Matey, There Be Pirates

What in the heck is this?

Chadwick the cougar, by Drifted Creations, stands in the foreground, with green northern lights and a nearly full moon in the background.

What We Love: Mysterious Nights

The northern lights came out to play again

BC Government Not Prepared for Tsunami on Northern VanIsle

A private donor has stepped in to help the North Isle prepare and plan for tsunamis

Critical care paramedic Brian Gill is pictured beside a BCEHS helicopter. (BC Emergency Health Services)

Parksville Air Ambulances Now Have Blood on Board

Time is of the essence

Turn Island at the intersection of Johnstone Strait and Discovery Passage

In Memory of the “Island Star”

Brent Fedirchuk was a skilled pilot and so much more

A picture of a lake with some logs floating in it. The sun is shining and there are forested mountains in the background.

What We Love: Sneaky Karst Caves

It's like someone flushed the lake

Mountain bikers shred the trails on a sunny day. There are wildflowers in the foreground.

Build It … And They Will Come

Volunteers built one of the busiest trail networks in North America

A shot of Harbour Quay in Port Alberni in the golden evening light.

Building Connection Between the Quays

Don't you love hanging out by the water?

Sean Hayes stands with his arms crossed and looks confidently into the camera.

The Heaviest Deadlift Ever

Comox Valley makes incredibly strong people

Legendary blues musician sings and plays his guitar on stage. He's wearing a bright red shirt and a white cowboy hat.

A Legend is Coming Back to MusicFest

You haven't heard the blues like this before

An aerial picture of the Sointula Recreation Association building.

Keeping Track of the Gas

Mount Waddington released about 97 tonnes of greenhouse gasses last year

A wowan sits on a swing tied to a tree at the top of a forested hill. The view looks out over a lake.

Get Outside—Turns Out It’s Good For You

Japanese doctors have been prescribing forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, for decades

A sketched map of the undersea cable that will connect Vancouver Island to Japan.

Paging Japan!

The new cable means your spam will load even faster

A picture of five dogs getting ready to go for a walk on a sunny day.

Hike to High Ground—With Hounds!

Don't forget your pets

Whale Watchers Marvel at Record Number of Bigg’s Killer Whales

The number may sound unbelievable

A dorsal fin of T063 Chainsaw breaching the water on a beautiful sunny day.

What We Love: A T Party!

More than 20 Bigg's killer whales came to play near Cortes Island

A portrait of Tim Hus in a cowboy hat and big fur coat.

There Aren’t Enough Songs About Fishing the Sockeye Run

Remembering the good old days in song

A picture of author John Carswell smiling with a handfull of his books.

Kayaking Your Way Through The Big One

John Carswell's new book is like a love letter to VanIsle

A group of youngsters paddle a giant canoe. They look very excited, and it's a sunny day.

Get Ready for Summer Camp

Registration starts in May

Murder Hornets Need Love Too

We don't know how they got here, but we've got to get them out

An aerial photo of Tofino and Long Beach on a sunny day with a painting of Vincente Tofino looking unimpressed.

What’s In A Name? Tofino

Let's just say he was well connected

A picture of the Didsbury Bandstand in Calgary on a clear summer day.

Could Regular Outdoor Shows be Coming to Port McNeil?

A bandstand would give folks a place to perform outside

A map of Port Alberni. The areas that could be flooded by a tsunami are shaded extra dark.

Tsunami Warning? Hike to High Ground!

Who thought disaster prep could be fun?

Cumberland and Hornby Go Head to Head

BC's best small town bracket is red hot

A driverless boat zips on top of a frothy ocean.

And The Winner Is …

$300,000 in cash prizes is up for grabs

Three men and one of their rescuers stand on a rocky outcropping in stormy seas. Their boat is upside down in the water.

Sport Fishing Turns Dangerous in Stormy Seas

Bit rough out there, eh?

Premier Horgan has COVID-19—We Wish Him Well

The premier went through cancer treatments earlier this year

Orca tails flap over stormy seas.

What We Love: J Pod!

Our coolest Orca neighbours came for a visit

A small child reaches up to touch a painting that is hung on a white wall. There is a tiny dog at his feet.

Talent Gets a Funding Boost on NorthIsle

Arts organizations hit hard by COVID get much-needed cash

A little kid sits at a small table with an early childhood educator and they practice drawing together.

Investing in the Little Ones in Port Alberni

More $10 a day childcare spaces are set to open up

Wood boardwalk among many big trees at Cathedral Grove

What We Love: Cathedral Grove’s New Wheelchair Accessible Walkway

Viewing the big trees up close is now possible for many new people

Tesla electric semi truck

Seriously? – Teslas Will Soon Be Hauling Logs on Vancouver Island

Electric logging trucks don't cut much carbon

Aerial view of breaker waves and Calvin Falls along the Nootka trail with lots of trees and hills

What We Love: Breakers Off the Nootka Trail

We're not sure what's more amazing, the waves or the falls

A night picture of pink and yellow northern lights over low mountains in Tofino. There are bright stars in the sky.

What We Love – Northern Lights

The night sky was even more beautiful than normal

Hey Pope, It’s Time to Pay Up

The Catholic Church is worth billions

Fisgard lighthouse visible through steep hills with clouds and hills in background

What We Love: The Fisgard Lighthouse

Who doesn't love lighthouses?

A historical map of Vancouver Island, where the island is pink and the water is pale blue.

What’s In A Name?

There are stories buried in the names of VanIsle towns

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