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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

A picture of Bronx the dog with bright red muzzle on. In the background, a happy pitbull runs toward the camera.

Death Row Dog Gets Sprung

The troubled rottweiler gets to go live with the Comox Valley Dog Whisperer

Capt. Horgan Gets His Pee Pee Slapped by Capt. Kirk

But chainsaw diplomacy continues to rule the day for Horgan

If You Work in Senior’s Care, You Need to Get the Jab

BC's Human Rights Commissioner weighs in

Shred the Gnar with Custom Planks

Merville-based Kindred Snowboards sells to snowboarders around the world

Logging Companies Cut and Run

TimberWest and Island Timberlands are BC's biggest raw log exporters. Even though they control hundreds of thousands of hectares on VanIsle, neither owns a single mill

BC Hydro Turns the Puntledge Into Paddlers’ Paradise

Whitewater kayakers flock to the river when water is released from the dam

Watch Local Pro Rider Shred a Trail He Built

Your jaw will drop watching this

The main cast of Shogun

FX Mini-Series Shōgun Transforms Ucluelet

The production team searched the whole world for a place as beautiful as Ucluelet

Dinosaurs Will Return to VanIsle Next Summer

Scenes of a new dinosaurs run amok movie filmed at Cathedral Grove in February

Island Rangers – Mosaic’s Private Volunteer Police?

But who's watching these watchers?

Fish Will Fry

Extreme heat waves will cause three out of four commercially fished species to decline

A large group of people in orange shirts march along a street behind a police vehicle in the rain.

WATCH: Port Hardy a Sea of Orange on Truth and Reconciliation Day

If anything, the rain made the day feel even more important

Trudeau’s Tofino Time Warp

Trudeau spurned the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Nation's invitation to join them in honouring the children that died at the Residential School, in fact he never bothered to respond

Have Wheels, Will Travel

Powell River bikepacker blends backpacking and off-road cycling on 1041-km loop Tree to Sea route

A photo of the big wooden boot that was carved using a chainsaw. There are mountains in the background.

Gold River Opens 5 Acres for Family Homes

Even tiny Gold River is feeling the housing crunch

Time to Put This Racist Where He Belongs

During his career as Port Alberni mayor and MP, A.W. Neill supported Indian residential schools and anti-Asian laws

Port Alberni School Gets a New Name

The new Tsuma-as Elementary is named after the Nuu-chah-nulth name for the Somass River

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Two People Saved from Flaming Boat

It's hard to sail when your boat is on fire

A group of smiling people stands in front of a shiny black car while holding up a huge novelty cheque.

Thunder in the Valley Raises Big Bucks

No one could drag race, but that didn't stop folks from coming together

Think About It – This is More Than Your Average Day off

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a time for soul searching

Hello Robot Kitty

Chinese robots with freaky pussy cat faces could change the restaurant experience

March in Port Hardy for Orange Shirt Day on September 30

Local First Nations are hosting a march on Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour residential school survivors

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Did You Know There was Human Shit in Brooklyn Creek? Comox Staff Did

A sewage pipe broke and dumped raw sewage into the creek, but Comox town council didn't want to tell anyone

One Month To Go Until a Vancouver Island Man’s Burpee Blitz

And he's doing it to raise awareness and funds to support families of fallen police members

They Might Be Cute, But They Eat Their Young

And they're devouring important native species

Dog on Death Row Lives in Jail with Two Roosters

The saga of Bronx the dog just gets weirder

Candles illuminate a small digital clock that reads 10:16pm.

More Planned Power Outages for NorthIsle

Better get the candles out, things are gonna be dark

A cat drinks water from the kitchen tap.

It’s Finally Safe to Drink the Water Again

The boil water advisory in Port McNeil is finally over

Mad Maxime Gets Personal, Twitter Says Too Personal

Twitter slaps Bernier with a 12 hour mute

Cyclists ride off while people wave on a cloudy day.

Tour de Rock Kicks Off on NorthIsle

COVID and clouds won't stop these riders from doing their part

A nurse checks on man on his belly in a hospital bed. He is hooked up to a ventilator.

Bursting VanIsle Hospitals Squeeze in Sick Neighbours

The Island's three COVID ICUs are almost full

The Orange Tide Floods VanIsle

Elizabeth May was the spoiler, as the incumbent held onto Saanich-Gulf Islands for the beleaguered Green Party

Bill and Natasha Dennis with huge smiles in front of the equipment in their t-shirt printing shop.

How the Word “Fvck” on a T-Shirt Started a Whole New Business

This Port Alberni couple had an accidental business idea and now it's a roaring success

A dolphin leaping partly out of the ocean.

What Do 120 Charging Dolphins Look Like?

A pleasant whale watching adventure turned into a real circle of life moment

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A Better Playground for All Kids in Gold River

New government money will help build a wheelchair-friendly playground at Ray Watkins Elementary

Please, Go Vote Now!

Voting matters. If you don't vote, you're checking out of the democratic process

Courtenay-Alberni Candidates Eye The Finish Line

Make your choice by Monday, September 20th

Three photos of kids in rolling down the road in their soap box cars.

Rainy Forecast Puts a Damper on Ucluelet Soap Box

Start your engines... later!

Are Island Conservative Candidates Aligned with the Progressive or the Hard-Right Faction of the Party?

Who doesn't love a good feud? Voters deserve to know which side of the internal feud candidates are on

A picture of Maxime Bernier smiling with a thumbs up. He has the word Scumbag written above his head and there are little purple COVIDs in the background.

Maxime Bernier is a Pro-Virus Extremist

Bernier's anti-mask, anti-lockdown, and anti-vaccine COVID views are dangerous

Has American-style COVID Fury Come to VanIsle? Anti-Vaxxer Threatens Cumberland Pub Owner

Across Canada, more anti-vaccine extremists are turning violent. It's time to take the threat seriously

When Someone Flushes Their Toilet in the US, A Tree Falls in Canada

Toilet paper companies are devastating Canada's boreal forests

Red or Blue? – Likely Neither if History Repeats Itself

Grit Grenz doesn't live in the riding she wants to represent. Tory Downey has been a Port McNeill resident since 1995.

It’s Do or Die Time for Island Rail

The BC Court of Appeal sided with the Island Corridor Foundation in its appeal over who owns a chunk of the E&N right of way

A campfire burns at sunset.

Campfires Are Back on NorthIsle

A bit of rain and cooler temperatures have brought down the fire risk

A campfire burns at sunset.

Campfires Are Back in the Comox Valley

A bit of rain and cooler temperatures have brought down the fire risk

Why did Horgan Hand Big Oil $1.3 Billion of Our Money, But Let Them Gouge Us at the Pump?

Instead of opening their books, oil and gas companies lawyered up

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Hot Sun and Hot Cars at the Port Alberni Fair

The first Alberni District Fall Fair Car Show was small but mighty

It Looks Like It Is Not Just Microsoft That Has “Catastrophic Failures”

BC Ferries is hoping thruster engine repairs are a warranty job

A cartoon bomb chases cartoon sperm.

Want to Protect Your Baby Gravy? Lay Off the Ivermectin

This Nobel prize winning deworming drug kills more than just worms

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