Battle of the Paddle: Islanders Divided Over PickleballNo sport generates more adoration or drama in BC than Pickleball
What We Love: Life in the SeaLocal underwater cinematographer John Roney captures the beauty of the coast
Whistleblower’s Testimony Renews Questions About VanIsle’s Extraterrestrial Secrets1981 was a year unexplained UFO phenomena on Vancouver Island
Giving Back Made Easy: New Guide on Supporting the HomelessDocument outlines heartfelt efforts to support neighbors in need
VIDEO: Blind Swimmer’s 11-Hour Triumph Across the StraitWatch his triumphant arrival at Pipers Lagoon
What We Love: Close-Ups Of Curious BearsFunny video captured in Malahat Territory gives bears eye view a whole new meaning
VIDEO: Unraveling Van Isle’s Ancient SecretsArcheologist merges science with traditional knowledge to explore history
Who Knew You Needed Helicopters to Pick Up Trash?Major effort needed to clean up trash from remote areas
Are They, or Aren’t They? – The Mystery of Old Bones in KyuquotIt looks like an archaeological site, not a crime scene
Who Will Be the New BC Liberal Party Leader? Should Islanders Care?Six candidates compete for the top job
Campbell River’s Q̓ʷalayu House Supports Pregnant Moms and Families of Sick KidsHouse will be a safe place for families with sick kids
What About Us? Islanders Abandoned By Political Leaders?Islanders need to stand up and demand major investments from Ottawa and Victoria.
Orcas Appear During Residential School Memorial“I believe they came to deliver our messages to the children"
Port Alberni RCMP Pick Up a Suspected ArsonistPolice may have figured out why there has been so many fires recently
Why Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is ToastPaul lacks some of the critical traits of a successful leader
We’re Nuts About Real Estate and It Ain’t GoodThe lack of affordable housing the ballot box issue in coming elections
Big Pod of Sei Whales Spotted Swimming off VanIsle’s CoastEndangered whales making a come back after 300,000 were killed for their meat and oil
South Campbell River Sewer Upgrades Start July 1919A's road surface will be pretty torn up during construction
VanIsle is Getting Hotter — both the weather, and real estateThe pandemic has sparked 2 new groups of island home buyers - younger Canadians seeking affordability and wealthy people cashing out and leaving cities
Fires Just Keep Popping Up in Port AlberniFire Department put out six fires in one day—arson is suspected
Conservation Officers Fine Campers for CampfiresCampfires are banned because of how dry things are right now
Shallow River Dive Leaves Young Courtenay Man ParalyzedHe broke his neck in two places, with severe trauma to his spinal cord
Heat Wave Hits Coho in the TsolumWhen water temperatures get above 22 C, juvenile salmon can't survive
Need a Sugar Fix – Visit the FlourchildBaker Lily Harned launched her business just as the pandemic hit
Al Hopwood – A Small Operator Doing Forestry Different and Outperforming the Big CorporationsBy managing for value, not volume, woodlot owner has increased standing forest and made a good living
Courtenay Woman Melts Her Shoes Fighting Grass FiresDrivers jumped out of their cars to stop the fire from spreading
Cleaning Up How We Get AroundTransportation is a big polluter. In BC it generates a third of all our heat-trapping pollution
Think About it – Big Trees Are More Valuable Left StandingAn independent economic study found saving old-growth forests near Fairy Creek could add $40 million in net economic benefits over the next 100 years,
Commercial Salmon Fishing Takes a Big HitDFO says that many BC coastal fisheries are unlikely to reopen to commercial harvesting for years in order to save BC's dwindling salmon populations.
Great – Do We Really Need Another Old Growth Panel?Premier Horgan promised to change the rules about old-growth. He hasn't. Instead he appointed another panel while logging continues
Who Saved the Tsolum River?After 50 years the river is finally returning, thanks to the dogged efforts of some local heroes
$500,000 in COVID Funding for Pachena Bay Campground UpgradesThis gorgeous campground is about to get even better
Island in Salish Sea SavedThreatened coastal Douglas Fir ecosystems on Saturnina Island and nearby Lasqueti Island will be protected
