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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

Raise Some Brewskies to Help Fight the Ruskies

BC craft brewers throwing some much needed love at Ukraine

What We Love: Tofino from Above

A rare, cloud-free, shot of Tofino, BC from the sky.

Judith Sayers beams while wearing a traditional cape and carrying her new talking stick.

Do Great Things and Carry an Awesome Stick

Talking sticks were traditionally carved for chiefs

A historical illustration of Spanish and British colonists on boats on the shores of Nootka.

What’s In A Name? Zeballos

18th-century Spanish sailors left their name all over this coast

What We Love: Sunrise at Rathtrevor Provincial Park

A perfect moment to begin a new day

Tyee Ha'wilth Hasheukumiss, wearing a traditional woven hat and bright red cape, hands a $10,000 cheque to Doug Paulfrey, Tofino Salmon Enhancement Society manager.

Tourism Dollars Flow Into Ahousaht Rivers

Even two fish can be a big victory

Citizen Ruth—Remembering a Legend

Everyone who knew her has a story

Hit TV Shows Jump the Shark

It may be time to give your favourite show the boot and find a new cast of characters to love

Picture of Kamal Sanghera, CEO of San Group Lumber

Home Grown Lumber, Home Grown Savings

Local solutions to the expensive lumber problem

Canadian Women Ballers Lead Teams to Elite 8

Ontario-borne Laeticia Amihere and Aaliyah Edwardshelp teams advance

A tiny figure of an old-fashioned gold digger stands on top of a gold Bitcoin.

Is There a New Gold Rush in Gold River?

Old pulp mill site could be pressing Bitcoin soon

A close-up of the trunks of three yellow cedar trees in a lush green forest.

Logging Roads Head Up Mt. Cain

When the valleys are all logged you can only go up

What We Love: Woss Lake Boat Launch

The starkness is charming

Tax The Rich (Oil Companies)

Is it time for a windfall tax on Big Oil's profiteering?

Members of the 'Namgis First Nation on a dingy raise their hand to stop an oncoming fishing boat.

Horgan’s Stance is Just Sad

Does Horgan actually care about First Nations rights?

What We Love: Moon Over Campbell River

The views from the Sea Walk can be spectacular

Canadians Lead Top Teams in Sweet Sixteen

Two Canadian-born guards–Ontario's Andrew Nembhard and Montreal's Bennedict Mathurin– made clutch plays that carried their teams to the next round of March Madness.

What We Love: Mornings on Cowichan Lake

A photo to help you get over the blues

Young black man wearing a mask and making a heart with his hands.

Wear a Mask If You Care About Anyone Other Than Yourself

It's science you can wear on your face!

A black-and-white photo of two men punching each other in a bar.

VanIsle’s Best Small Town: Week Two

The competition is heating up

Big Private Land Logger Plans to Make Money From Not Logging

Mosaic's BigCoast Initiative sounds fabulous, but will it actually work?

What We Love: Views of Port Alice from Above

Need a few minutes of coastal fog, sun, tress, and ocean? This video has you covered.

The back of a grey whale peeks above the surface of the water.

What We Love: Surprise Whales

Come for the seal, stay for the whale

A fisher in a bright orange coat hauls fish in from a choppy grey ocean. Lots of other fishing boats float in the distance.

Stop The Plunder

Conservation groups are asking the Alaskan senator to do the right thing and stop targeting BC-bound salmon

An illustrated map of the artist locations in NorthIsle.

Have You Seen the Inside of an Artist’s Studio?

You've seen whales in their natural habitat, now come see the artists

What We Love: Rainbows and Birds, and Herring, Oh My!

Yes, this really happened.

Music Festivals are Back!

Which shows are you most excited about?

Long Live the Bike Boom

Families that might have cancelled that trip to Mexico started dropping $5,000 on new bikes

What We Love: How Whales Eat

Talk about unhinged

What We Love: Full Moons

Look out for werewolves

A poster for the dance show with two pictures of the dancers in poses with mood lighting.

World-Class Dance Right Here at Home

Beauty outdoors meets beauty on stage

What We Love: The Spring Herring Spawn

Pacific Herring sperm sure are pretty, aren't they?

A dog plays with a stick on a beach at sunset.

What We Love: A Pooch on a Beach

Pooches love a beach, and so do we

A school of Sockeye salmon swim in bright blue water.

Fish Food For Thought

Warming oceans are bad for salmon

A picture from the perspective of a toddler of a mom comforting a standing baby in pyjamas.

45 More Cents Doesn’t Cut It

Wages are going up, but the cost of living is going up faster

An aerial, top-down shot of a boat floating alongside an open net fish farming pen.

Will it be 3-Years, 6-Years, or Now?

Factory fish farms are supposed to be phased out by 2025

Can Canadians Lead Top Teams to Title?

There are no players from BC, but two Canadians have led their teams to #1 seeds

What We Love: Wacky New Sports

Aren't they worried about concussions?

A black-and-white photo of houses being built in Port Alice around 1918.

A 100 Years Later, Port Alice is Booming Again

A century has passed since its first boom

A poster with the "Search for B.C.'s Best Small Town" written on it.

Which is VanIsle’s Best Small Town?

The towns are cool, but the competition is hot!

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How Did 15 Ghost Ships End Up In Royston?

Did you know that one of North America's largest ship graveyards is here on VanIsle?

A shot from part way under the water looking up at fishers harvesting roe from the side of their boat.

Not Every Commercial Fishery is Destructive

The Heiltsuk harvest herring eggs attached to kelp without killing the fish, while the commercial sac roe fishery kills millions of fish to harvest their eggs

What We Love: “This Land is Your Land”

Virtually every Canadian of a certain age can still sing the lyrics

Power Struggle Over Ferries

The CEO of BC Ferries makes how much money???

Can Five People Really Live Comfortably in a Tiny Home?

Parents still married after choosing to downsize

What We Love: Island Bison

They're so ugly they are beautiful

An older gentleman sits in the driver's seat of his Kona EV. He looks pretty pleased with himself.

Ripping Around NorthIsle in an EV

"It's a real hot rod"

Two hands cradle an ancient Coast Salish war club. The club is being held up in front of the bottom of a totem pole.

The Find of a Lifetime

Who made the war club and where it came from are still a mystery

Chrome Island lighthouse is a light station established in 1891 that assists traffic in the region of Deep Bay, Denman Island, and Hornby Island

What We Love: Chrome Island Lighthouse

Public outcry has kept the light station open every time the Coast Guard tries to close it

A picture of the Holy Cow trail sign in the woods. There is dappled light on the trees and the trail.

What We Love: Holy Cow Trail

Living in an active logging area is complicated

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