Campbell River School District Unveils Plan for New Childcare Centers
Seven elementary schools to welcome before and after-school childcare
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Small Businesses Brace For Upcoming Highway 4 Closures
Tourism traffic dwindles, along with locals livelihoods
Port Strike Day Seven: Workers Call Out "Dirty Tricks Campaign"
Longshore workers stay on the picket line while employer walks out of negotiations
Battle on the Docks: Port Workers Fight for Fair Treatment
Shipping companies made huge profits during the pandemic, now the union says it's time to share the windfall
From Dirt to Dollars: How Cumberland's Trails are Boosting the Local Economy
Cumberland believes in bikes
From Low to High: BC's Minimum Wage Journey
The NDP have raised the minum wage $4 in the last 6 years
A Degree Where The Homework Is Fun
Bring your craft brewing dreams to life
Eby vs Elon – What's the Future of AI?
BC Premier David Eby is excited about AI, while some tech titans, like Elon Musk, urge caution
Tree Ring Circus: BC's Logging Blunder Leaves Giant Cedars Flattened
Shocking photos reveal the destruction of rare, cedar old-growth forests in Quatsino Sound
Locals Protest ShipBreaking, Where's the Enforcement?
Despite two years of public outcry, operation continues
Tax The Rich – It's Not Just A Lefty Thing
More and more Canadian wealth is getting concentrated in the richest Canadians' pockets
You Think The Heat Dome Was Bad? Our Oceans Are Taking The Biggest Hit
Sea surface temperature records have been smashed
60-Year-Old Problem Being Fixed
Restoration of the old Field Sawmills site will have a huge positive impact on fish and wildlife
Replacing Old Macdonald
Young Agrarians help the next generation of farmers access affordable farmland
Kwakiutl Standing Against "Secret" Forestry Deal To Log Old Growth
Secret meetings discussing old-growth logging in the Kwakiutl Nation have caused outrage and resulted in the ouster of council members
Why A Four-Day Workweek Is Gaining Traction in BC and Beyond
From Germany to New Zealand, companies are embracing a four-day workweek
Tourism Money To Right A Historic Wrong
Tribal Park charts a new path for tourism in Tofino
I Bet Your Wages Haven't Gone Up This Much.
Canada’s 100 richest CEOs made on average $14.3 million in 2021
RCMP Protest Squad Being Investigated Following Hundreds of Complaints
Allegations range from excessive force, to discrimination, to charter violations.
Local Contractor Refuses to be Project's "Token Indian"
"Community Benefit Agreement" is hurting Cowichan Contractors.
BC's New $50 Million Fund May Help Logging Companies, But What About Our Forests?
It's more economical, but maybe not as sustainable as it sounds.
DFO's License Buy-Back Could Be a Boondoggle
The fisheries union says the license retirement program is not a just transition
Washington State Did It—Why Can't We?
A 2017 disaster dumped more than 250,000 Atlantic salmon into Washington State waters
Feds Forget Local Businesses Who Stepped Up For The Cause
They did the right thing for their communities and then got forgotten
Will Aquaculture Solve our Seafood Problems? Not Likely, Say These UBC Researchers
Have we maxed out farmed fish?
Going, Going … Gone?
It's hard to believe anything DFO says these days
Parasites, Yum
More on farmed salmon means more on your plate
Is the Federal Government Muddling How Much Heat-Trapping Pollution the Forestry Industry Emits?
You can't take the good stuff and leave the bad, that's not how it works
Fish Hatcheries—What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Turns out a lot, if we're not careful
78-Year-Old Trailer Princess Has Served Her Last Commission
The sunken barge is full of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel
Capitalism + Activism – Politics = Patagonia
Not many billionaires give away $3 billion and don't want a tax receipt
Join the Oyster Revolution!
Brent Pekau, "The Oysterman," loves a good schuck.
Fish Farms Out By 2025? Not Likel
The feds promised to rid BC coastal waters of floating fish farms by 2025
Why Say No to Farmed Salmon?
Farmed salmon is more than just bad for the fish, it's bad for you
Wild Pink Salmon Are Back!
Here's why it's such good news
The Logging Industry Costs Us $1 Million a Day
So why aren't our forests or logging industry thriving?
Factory Fish Farms One Step Closer to Gone
Two-year licenses for factory farms outside the Discovery Islands
Why You Should Care About This Company You've Never Heard Of
Is Mosaic's real estate arm building inspired communities or turning working forest into suburban sprawl?
Something's Fishy About Fish Farm Fans
Their ties to the industry raise suspicions about their opinion
Flotilla For Fish Farm-Free Waters
Indigenous leaders and their allies gathered in Tofino to say "NO" to fish farms
Fish Farmer's Empty Victory
It's just not a good look for them
Is This What Wild Salmon Feel Like?
Sea lice from factory fish farms are infecting wild salmon, and folks are pissed about it
DFO Flounders Again on Fish Farm File
Research by DFO scientists showed that fish farms were infecting farmed and wild salmon with a deadly virus
SLICE Doesn't Cut It Anymore
Industry was ready to keep this problem a secret
In Memory of the "Island Star"
Investigators are still putting together the pieces
Investing in the Little Ones in Port Alberni
Universal daycare is a big boost to the economy
Seriously? – Teslas Will Soon Be Hauling Logs on Vancouver Island
But will they still look this cool after a couple of years on logging roads?
Home Grown Lumber, Home Grown Savings
San Group mill in Port Alberni wants to keep it local and sell its lumber to Vancouver Islanders for less
Horgan's Stance is Just Sad
Horgan's letter uses fancy words to say a lot of nothing
Big Private Land Logger Plans to Make Money From Not Logging
Mosaic will delay logging 40,000 hectares, and will instead sell carbon credits to polluters
Stop The Plunder
We can't catch fish that never get here
45 More Cents Doesn't Cut It
Guess what—$15.65/hr is not enough
Will it be 3-Years, 6-Years, or Now?
Two parts of the federal government body are saying two different things
Regional District Said, "No No No!"
Regional District seeks court injunction against shipbreaker for violating bylaw
'Namgis Nation Tells Province They'll Make Their Own Old Growth Plans
Why protect a little when you can protect a lot?
A Million New Jobs in BC
More than 15 percent of new jobs will be right here on the Island
Really, Parasites Are Allowed on Fish We Eat?
Your tasty salmon dinner could have bugs in it
Minister Murray Makes Some Mad, Pleases Many More
Some conservation groups believe the science says government must do more to protect this important fish species
Scientist Claims Fish Farmers Dump Dead Lice in Quatsino Sound
Fish farm companies say they don't have a sea lice problem, then spend millions cleaning sea lice off farmed salmon
Is a New Mine Coming to NorthIsle?
Copper is kind of the new gold
Four More Coastal First Nations Defer Old-Growth Logging
The province proposed an old-growth plan last November
Alaska Plunders BC Bound Salmon While Our Fleet Sits Idle.
A new study shows that Alaska is catching BC salmon while Canada shuttered our industry
Is Shipbreaking Business Polluting Bayes Sound?
Citizens say pollution from ship-breaking operation could threaten lucrative shellfish industry
Look Out Tesla, Here Comes the Might-E Truck
This VanIsle-based company is doing something very unique – making EVs on Vancouver Island
Norwegian Fish Farming Boss is Out of Touch with British Columbians
But in an interview, the Mowi CEO disses safer closed containment options
Canada's Auditor General Finds "Systemic Problems" on Farms
Canada's Auditor-General gives feds a failing grade for its treatment of migrant farmworkers
Huu-ay-aht First Nation Press Pause on Most Old-Growth Logging
The BC government gave First Nations 30 days to decide whether to defer or not
Will it Stay or Will It Go?
BC Ferries has to keep its pollution local, no more sending it overseas
Planned Fish Farm Causing Rift Between Neighbours
The Tlowitsis say they need the fish farm to support their community
Jordan Out, Murray In
The fish farming industry is dreaming if it thinks Minister Murray will be any friendlier to floating fish factories
It Didn't Kill Him (Yet), But It Cost Him Jobs
He blew the whistle on asbestos exposure and he says it cost him two jobs
Guilt-free Hot Rodding – Is It Possible?
Classic car owners can have their cake and eat it too
Cumberland-Based Company is Building a Better Bike
The company is growing fast and selling high end mountain bike frames to customers around the world
Woss Volunteer Fire Department Gets New Wheels
The '94 Suburban was a loyal truck, but it's time for an upgrade
Surfing Cedar
When entrepreneur moved to Campbell River, he fell in love with cedar
Homegrown Fish Farms Do It Better
A tough little salmon farming start-up in Nanaimo is getting ready to go big
Finally Someone's Doing Something with Wood Waste
A Port Alberni entrepreneur is starting a business making high-end tiles from wood waste
Why Industrial Forestry is Bad for the Planet and Local Communities
Don't believe what they say – the way logging corporations operate contributes to global warming in a big way
When Reality TV Is All Too Real
Big Timber's cast of F-bomb dropping macho loggers hit the small screen at a pivotal time
Shred the Gnar with Custom Planks
Local couple uses local yellow cedar and Douglas fir to craft beautiful boards
Logging Companies Cut and Run
Mills keep closing, and big logging corporations keep pushing for more raw log exports
FX Mini-Series Shōgun Transforms Ucluelet
Making movies is big business, and it's getting bigger on WestIsle
Island Rangers – Mosaic's Private Volunteer Police?
Mosaic has created a volunteer private police force to snoop around
Fish Will Fry
UBC researchers project BC Sockeye salmon catches will decrease by 26 percent
Hello Robot Kitty
Robots join the serving staff at two Vancouver Island restaurants
How the Word "Fvck" on a T-Shirt Started a Whole New Business
Share your culture and your feelings on your shirt
When Someone Flushes Their Toilet in the US, A Tree Falls in Canada
Canadian boreal forests store massive amount of heat-trapping pollution, but are being destroyed to make pulp for low-value toilet paper
It's Do or Die Time for Island Rail
Island rail buffs won this round, but they now only have 18 months to make rail happen again
Why did Horgan Hand Big Oil $1.3 Billion of Our Money, But Let Them Gouge Us at the Pump?
Despite getting stiiffed by Big Oil, the BCUC discovered at least an extra 10 to 13 cents being added to every litre
It Looks Like It Is Not Just Microsoft That Has "Catastrophic Failures"
BC Ferries' first LNG-powered ship is in dry dock at Tsawwassen for major repairs
Are Land-Based Atlantic Salmon Feedlots Safe?
Norwegian company took one step closer to building a land-based fish farm in Belfast, Maine
Kwakwaka’wakw First Nations Versus Norwegian Corporation- Round Two
After getting Ottawa to phase out floating fish factories in the Discovery Islands and Broughton Archipelago, the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations face a new…
Tofino Worker Campground Saved from the Brink – For Now
The housing crunch is so bad that workers live in tents, but the campground is pretty sweet
First Lumber, Now Houses
Surrey company wants to build another 2,800 houses in one of VanIsle's hottest real estate markets
How Long Would You Wait?
Five Nuu-chah-nulth fishing nations prepare to exercise their right to catch and sell fish on their own terms
The Worker Shortage Is Not About Free Money, Maybe Lots of the Jobs Just Suck
Restaurant and hotel workers are getting out for lots of reasons
That Deck You've Been Planning to Build Just Got Cheaper
Crashing lumber prices after a year of record highs is a reality check for big timber
Parasites, viruses and bloody discharge in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve – What's Up With That?
Fish factories in Clayoquot Sound are a messy toxic business
A Casual Question Ended Up Saving the Lady Rose
The new owners say it's "destiny"
Step Aside Comox Valley, Here Comes Port Alberni
Old industry town is getting a new lease on life
Hydro Will Triple Water Released to Help Steelhead
Migrating steelhead need a boost to get over the falls on the Ash River
Poll Shows BC Residents Concerned About Open-Net Fish Farms
New poll shows that most British Columbians want floating fish farms to go away
Some Good Salmon News for a Change – Thousands of Salmon Swim Past Big Bar Landslide
DFOs "nature-like fishway" is helping salmon get upriver to spawn
Is Commercial Salmon Fishing Dead?
A Sointula fisher wonders if this is the end of an era
Is a Locally Owned Gas Station the Best Solution?
The only gas station on Quadra closed because local folks don't want to work for the current management
What About Us? Islanders Abandoned By Political Leaders?
The status quo isn’t working. Our political leaders are missing in action. It is up to us to make Vancouver Island STRONG once again.
From Trees to Tech, Campbell River Looks to the Future
By thinking out-of-the-box Campbell River is moving away from logs and fish
South Campbell River Sewer Upgrades Start July 19
All that poop has to go somewhere
Al Hopwood – A Small Operator Doing Forestry Different and Outperforming the Big Corporations
It's time big timber starts learning a thing or two about sustainable forestry
Norwegian Factory Fish Farm Loses in Canadian Federal Court
Cermaq once again fails to stop the removal of their fish farms in the Discovery Islands
Think About it – Big Trees Are More Valuable Left Standing
Port Renfrew shows the economic upside of keeping old-growth standing
Commercial Salmon Fishing Takes a Big Hit
Ottawa’s 60% cut to BC's commercial salmon fishery is a desperate – but necessary – effort to save critically endangered salmon
Great – Do We Really Need Another Old Growth Panel?
With each delay, report, and panel announcement, BC’s unprotected old growth slips closer toward extinction
Wild Salmon Still at Risk – Cermaq Goes to Federal Court
Dad said no, so Cermaq has gone to ask Mom instead
You Think It's Hot – What About the Fish?
Salmon need cool, clean water to survive
Who Owns Vancouver Island – Or A Lot of It?
The wild west – Vancouver Island's private land logging empire
Strathcona RD Endorses Old Growth Recommendations
The Regional District is acting because the province has been too slow
Old Forests for Old Men
Industry wants 10 to 20 more years of old growth logging but can we wait this long for change?
Could a New Co-op Build Homes for Ucluelet?
More people want to visit Ucluelet, but where the heck are the workers going to live?
Water Quality and the Problem With Private Land Loggers
Private land logging needs stronger rules to protect drinking water and prevent the export of jobs along with raw logs
Used Gear Still Gets the Job Done
Port Hardy's used gear will help fight fires overseas
High Class Home Brew at North Island College
Maybe more of us would have gone to college if we could have studied beer
One Little Decision, One Big Victory for Wild Salmon
The federal government has committed to removing 19 controversial fish farms
High Price of Lumber is Good for Some and Bad for Others
High lumber prices are putting money back into mills, but home builders are feeling the pinch
Big Bucks for Pacific Salmon, But Will it Be Enough
Aaron Hill of the Watershed Watch welcomes the announcement saying If spent wisely, the funds “could make a real difference in getting more salmon back into…
The Sour Legacy of the E & N Land Scam
The E&N Land Grant shows how bad decisions – and shady deals – made more than a century ago can affect the lives of ordinary people on Vancouver Island for…
There's More to this Town than Timber
Getting your feast on in Port Alberni
On the Brink of a Seaweed Boom
Seaweed farming might be an alternative for coastal communities as feds phase out controversial open-net salmon feedlots
DFO Kept Secrets about Fish Mouth Rot Disease on Farms
Chamberlin said DFO knew about the potential risks this disease posed to wild salmon, but kept it secret
Different Ocean, Similar Issues
“These are the wrong people with the wrong project and the wrong technology in absolutely the wrong place” says local opponent to Maine fish farm proposal
Atlantic Salmon Feedlots Brought Virus to BC Waters
The salmon farming industry claimed the damaging PRV virus occurs naturally in BC waters. Now scientists have proven that floating fish factories are the…
A Chance for Change, or a Missed Opportunity
Although his talking points acknowledge the old-growth crisis, Premier Horgan hasn't taken any concrete steps to address the crisis
Breeding Oysters for a Changing Ocean
The future of the Island's growing oyster industry may depend on developing a hardier oyster
Wild Salmon Deserve Better
DFO's murky mandate is eroding public trust and endangering wild salmon
Chips ahoy! – ‘Namgis Logging Chip Plant Fills First Barge
The chips will be heading to one of Paper Excellence's coastal mills
Money, Money, Money – BC is Starting a $500 Million Fund for Green Businesses
The new Crown Corporation, called InBC, will invest in businesses that focus on profits, people, and the planet
BC is #2
After June 1st only Nunavut will have a higher minimum wage than BC's $15.20
Bones Stop the Brewpub
K'ómoks First Nation burial site halts Hornby Island pub expansion
Tree Poaching Plagues Public Forests
High lumber prices have causes a spike in illegal tree theft
Big Trees in the Nahmint Valley Shouldn't Have Been Cut Down
If the B.C. government won't follow its own logging rules, why would anyone else?
City Councillors Talk Old-Growth Clear Cuts
Nanaimo city council urges Victoria to link old-growth logging to the future of communities
Ucluelet Goes Green
Ucluelet is walking the talk on sustainability
Port Hardy Fire Rescue Lights Old Baptist Church on Fire
Firefighters sometimes start fires to practice safely putting them out
BC's Most Remote Pub – Scarlet Ibis Still Flying After 45 Years
Pat Gwynne ran the Ibis pub for 40 years. New owners from Vancouver are giving it an upgrade