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Wildlife & Critters

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 wolf stands centred by rocks in a small inlet on a sunny day.

UK Wildlife Filmmakers Give Vancouver Island the Royal Treatment

Beautiful close-ups of iconic Vancouver Island wildlife in their natural setting is paired with corny animation that is silly at times

Women surfers celebrate on the beach on a sunny day.

Surf’s Up For These Sisters

Come join them!

A closeup of someone placing a ballot in a box. The person is wearing a blue denim shirt. The photo is cropped to show only the torso and the hand with the ballot.

Do Courtenay’s Kids Want More Diversity on Council?

Young Gen Z was excited to be part of the democratic process

Three teens and a teacher cheer at something exciting on a laptop screen.

Would the Incumbents Have Won If the Kids Could Vote?

We've got our election results, and the next gen's too!

A shot from the back of the classroom of teens with their hands raised. A teacher stand smiling at the front of the class.

How Would Your Kids Have Voted Differently?

We've got our election results, and the next gen's too!

A sign that reads "Courtenay voting place" outside the Florence Filberg Centre.

Courtenay Has Spoken … Give Us More of the Same

Sustainable development, reconciliation, small business and climate change action wins out over tax slashing and budgets cuts

A majestic humpback whale leaps from the water.

What We Love: A Humpback Living Its Best Life

Majestic humpback says "make sure you get my good side"

A picture of a tree split in half, with one side green and vibrant and the other side dry and dead.

These Kids Can’t Vote, But They’re Still Making Their Voices Heard

Comox Valley teens did the digging so you don't have to

Side-by-side photos of Brandon Cairney as a teen and now.

Missing Man Returns, But He’s Forgotten Who He Is?

A family's tragedy gets strange

Bad Actor in an Even Worse Disguise

You can't make this stuff up

This Comox Candidate Makes No Apologies

We're not surprised

A woman comforts another woman in a clinical setting.

RBC Supports Mental Health in the Valley

We need mental health supports, that's not the problem

Saron Gebresellassi on TVO.

Toronto Trial Lawyer With Convoy Ties Wants to Run Campbell River

In a strange twist, last April Freedom Convoy supporter Stephen Big Bear Ross announced Gebresellassi's bid for Campvell River mayor in a video post

Four young teenagers take selfies and check out their phones against a school wall.

Should School Educate Our Kids About The World?

Either they learn it in school, or they'll learn somewhere else

Researchers from VIU stand in front of their study van wearing bright orange safety vests.

How Smelly is the Valley?

Fun fact: our garbage contributes to climate change!

Layne Marshal shakes hands with IWC Executive Director Jim Brennan.

Honouring Campbell Riverites Who Welcome All

Not one, but two award winners!

A child sits crosslegged on a library floor reading between stacks of books.

Help Shape Your Reading Rainbow

Have your say in VIRL's Future

Two young surfers carry another surfer on top of their shoulders after she won her surfing competition.

Queens of the Peak

The stoke was high!

A cartoon of a person yelling at a podium in front of a group of teens.

Teens Terrify Port Alberni Candidates By Asking Hard Questions

Port Alberni high school students took no prisoners at their all-candidates meeting

Thrifty Foods in Campbell River gets a waterfront upgrade thanks to floods.

The Triple Dip

Though La Niña means a cooler, wetter winter, it's a just a blip in an overall warming trend

A picture of the 19 Wing Comox Barracks on a sunny day.

They Signed Up To Serve Their Country, Now They Have Nowhere To Live

Housing crisis isn't showing service members any mercy

Bob and Alysha Sieffert at their farm.

How Much is Too Much Blue Sky?

There's no such thing as normal anymore

The entry sign for the Port Hardy Hospital.

Open or Closed? We Don’t Know Anymore

Port Hardy closures are being announced daily, and if you call 911 from Holberg, no one is picking up

A group of Indigenous folks stand with drums outside the Law Courts.

Court Given Only Two Options in Historic Land Back Case

Declaration or dismissal—what's it gonna be?

Salmon jumping up Stamp Falls.

What We Love: Salmon in Stamp River

Climbing Stamp Falls is a hard task

Sproat Lake Landing on a sunny day.

New Tourists? No, Thank You

Sproat Lake Residents aren't ready to become the next Tofino

An aerial shot of the Puntledge Diversion Dam on a sunny day.

Puntledge Gets Low

Dry conditions mean low flows out of the Comox Lake Reservoir

A western toad sits on a log in a wetland.

Typical Schoolyard? Not anymore!

Quadra Island Elementary is getting a makeover

Here’s Your Courtenay Council Candidates!

Who are you voting for?

A huge blue wave crests in the foreground.

Tracking the Rumbles Before “The Big One”

New technology deployed to help predict the earthquake none of us want to think about

A bear cub stares at a sea wolf, who stares back.

What We Love: Coastal Sea Wolves

Check out this stunning footage of some of the VanIsle's most elusive residents

A three-storey duplex under construction.

Win the Lottery and You’ll Only Pay $699,000!

The housing lottery is a weird and important piece of the housing puzzle

A fish hatchery worker handles salmon fry in a small net.

Fish Hatcheries—What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

The pressure is on to boost fish hatcheries in BC, but big questions loom over impacts on wild salmon

A child stands in front of rows of teddy bears left on the Victoria legislature steps.

Residential School Sites Should Be Treated As Crime Scenes

Children died, where are the investigations?

Philip Hathaway's ingenious houseboat.

Homeless? Here’s How To DIY A Houseboat!

"The Blue Dream" isn't all it's cracked up to be

Spray paint graffiti on the wall that reads STOP AIRBNB.

$%&# Airbnb!

Frustrated residents in cities around the world are giving Airbnb the middle finger

A group of folks wearing orange shirts walk in Port Alberni.

On Orange Shirt Day, Everyone Is Welcome

Walk for yourself, walk for a survivor, walk for those that cannot, or walk for those that are no longer with us

Reconciliation Isn’t Just a Word, It’s An Action

Yes, that really did happen

A group of people stand in a park wearing their orange shirts for Orange Shirt Day.

We All Walk Together

On September 30th, we walk for those who weren't able to

A business man scrolls through his phone with his feet on the table. The photo is cropped to cut out his face and his feet are closest to the camera.

What Happens If Your Mayor Doesn’t Get Paid Enough to Care?

Paying mayors a decent wage might change how places are run

Crews remove water and fuel from the sunken Trailer Princess

78-Year-Old Trailer Princess Has Served Her Last Commission

A full cleanup is now underway

A black bear snacks on Coho salmon.

What We Love: Tasty Salmon Snacks

It's time to fatten up!

Tiny mushrooms grow from ferns in a densely wooded area.

Discover the Magic of Mushrooms!

It's the third annual Cumberland Fungus Fest

Alfred Hitchcock holding a fake goose head.

Calling All Hitchcock Fans!

We've got the perfect play for you

Dave Wiwchar, chair of the Port Alberni Toy Run, smiles from his motorbike in front of other riders.

Big Bikes, Big Sound, Big Success

The biggest motorbike event on VanIsle is for the kids

A bunch of hands give a thumbs up in front of a sign that reads "FREE SHARE."

Campbell River Will Be Brimming With Free Treasure!

One man's trash...

A collage of a woman's arms reaching up to the sky with a leather-textured yellow circle in the background.

Port Alberni’s “World Famous” Night Market

There's art, there's music, there's pie, what more could you want?

A black-and-white photo of Corwin Fox writing on a notepad in a studio.

A Fox in the Musical Hen House

See him perform at the upcoming Woodstove Festival in Cumberland

Meet your Future City Council

Get To Know Your Candidates!

Where and when to 'Meet and Greet' your Port Alberni election hopefuls!

A syringe and some pills sit on top of a pile of Canadian cash.

Hand Over the Money!

BC towns say it's time to collect on opioid crisis settlement

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