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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

What We Love: Screaming Eagle

We seldom see our raptor friends this up close.

Canadian Women’s Olympic Hockey Team Beats US, Wins Gold

Canada back on top with Olympic women's hockey gold

The Top 5 Most Terrifying Winter Olympic Sports

Winning is amazing, but losing can come with a broken leg, or worse

What We Love: Mist Over Woss Lake Dock

It may be too cold for boating, but not for interesting photos

Teal Harle twisting in mid-air with his skiis. Traditional Chinese buildings are in the distance.

Campbell River Skier Crash Lands in Big Air

Part of being an Olympic athlete is getting back up when you fall

What We Love: Stars Reflected in Comox Marina

Roxy Reimer perfectly captured the tranquillity

A picture of Highway 19 going off into the distance on a sunny day. One person is driving, another is walking on the sidewalk.

Sharing Risk Makes Us More Free

Blocking borders over COVID measures is like shooting a gun at a tornado

Who Will Replace John Horgan?

The two front-runners appear to be David Eby and Ravi Kahlon.

What We Love: Valentines Day Eagles in Love

The corporate sponsored holiday of love finds spokesbirds on the South Island.

A New Ritual Begins on Valentine’s Day

A Comox Valley entrepreneur has designed and built a Finnish-style sauna and day spa in downtown Victoria

8 Reasons Why We Didn’t Pick a Super Bowl Winner

The factors we balanced before taking the courageous decision to not pick a winner

No More Freeloaders

It's time to get tough on water wasters and water polluters

What We Love: The Broughton Archipelago

Winter keeps delivering beautiful light all over VanIsle.

A construction worker stands on rebar above a building with nothing but a blue sky and clouds for a background.

A Million New Jobs in BC

Lots of new jobs will open up in the next 10 years, are you ready?

A flat, well-groomed trail through tall green trees.

When Does a Walk Become a Hike?

If you can get a Timmies on the way, is it a hike?

A Guy With a Big Heart and A Dream

The anarchist experiment called Poole's Land closed after the owner and founder passed away

What We Love: Sunrise

If you don't like waking up early here's the next best thing

A closeup of sea lice on a white background.

Really, Parasites Are Allowed on Fish We Eat?

Factory fish farms race to scrub sea lice parasites off salmon

Minister Murray Makes Some Mad, Pleases Many More

Strait of Georgia herring fishery cut In half

Cassie and Darcy Sharpe pose after a competition in front of a ski hill.

Comox Siblings Ready to Crush in Beijing

It's Cassie's second Olympics and Darcy's first

What We Love: Kestrels Hanging Out

Getting ready for Valentine's Day?

And Now We Have Kevin

Falcon Soars to BC Liberal Leadership

What We Love: Truckers That Keep On Delivering

The majority of the vaccinated country would like to have a word.

James Bond Could Be Lurking

Hotel Zed pays tribute to the tacky cool of the 1970s and 80s

What We Love: Port Hardy and the North

Go North, visitors.

A picture of Jason Kenney in black and white with the words "We're united against Kenney's lies."

Four BC Groups Sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney For Lying About Their Work

"The only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them. Kenney has crossed a line," said Tzeporah Berman, of Stand.earth

A person stands dressed as the Grim Reaper in front of a truck on a rural highway.

There’s Lots to Be Mad At—Joining the Convoy Is Not the Answer

COVID is maddening, but joining with Nazi flag wavers and white supremacists won't solve our problems

A map of Quatsino Sound with tracks from Mowi's Aqua Tromoy delousing boat.

Scientist Claims Fish Farmers Dump Dead Lice in Quatsino Sound

Factory fish farms are gross in so many ways

West Coast Boating Can Be a Dangerous Game

Environment Canada had posted a fog warning that morning

What We Love: Seeing Ourselves from Space

What's better than a selfie from space? Even if it is upside down.

Angry Protest Against Everything is Dangerous

The recent trucker crusade to Ottawa was similar to Occupy, only this time it was a right-wing outcry against everything that annoys them.

This Story is Far From Over

More unmarked graves discovered at St. Joseph’s Residential School

A woman looks nervous in a tinfoil hat against a shiny pink background.

Conspiracy Theories For The Ages

The pandemic has produced some beauties that stand alongside the classics

What We Love: Little Huson Caves

The return of the light is coming to the NorthIsle.

What We Love: Humpback Whales that Jump Out of the Ocean

Who doesn't love a jumping whale sighting? How about two?

Aliens Showing Up on VanIsle

To see aliens in Ladysmith, tune in to season two of Resident Alien

A person walks toward the camera and away from a burning car. It's dark and their face is covered.

“It’s Taxes or Pitchforks,” Some Super-Rich Say

More than 100 millionaires and billionaires tell world leaders to tax them more

A wide view of the inside of an open pit copper mine. The huge dump trucks look tiny in the mine.

Is a New Mine Coming to NorthIsle?

The decision won't get made until 2026

What We Love: Winter Mornings in Port Hardy

What's better than low-angle light in the winter?

Soaring Above Mystery Mountain

Combining attitude with altititude aerial talk show host raps with adventurer Taylor Burk

Devil's Bath Brewing Company

Tour of the Taps Part 2 – Campbell River and North Island

Two breweries make Campbell River and the NorthIsle a destination for hopheads

Tour of the Taps Part 3 – The West Isle

The craft beer revolution is on fire on the West Coast of the Island

beer tap handle at Gladstone Brewing Company

Tour of the Taps – Comox Valley

If you need some R & R check out these local brewpubs

The Two Faces of Nikki van Schyndel

VanIsle’s Top Survivalist

Nikki van Schyndel became unlikely TV star

An artistic interpretation of salmon swimming upstream. The painting is as if you're standing on a riverbank looking in from above the water.

30-Day Drawing Challenge Brings Out the Artists

Some drawings are beautiful, some are abstract, others make you go "ouch!"

Orca whales breach against a backdrop of mountains and forest.

So Many Whales!

Transient Bigg's Orcas are having a baby boom

Pothole Pandemic

Recent crazy whether causes more than just headaches

Tofino BC beach at sunset with dark clouds.

Watch: VanIsle Storm Cams Give Front Row Access

Bring the storm to you in the comfort of your own home

A black-and-white map of the tree farm licenses on Vancouver Island. Only TFL 39 north of Campbell River is in hot pink.

Four More Coastal First Nations Defer Old-Growth Logging

Coastal Indigenous group Nanwakolas Council will hold off on logging in TFL 39-2

Need a Boost To Avoid the Winter Blues, Try a Finnish Sauna

A good sweat can help you with SAD

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