Skip to content

Get Local

North Isle

Mount Waddington

Alert Bay
Port Alice
Port Hardy
Port McNeill

Quadra & Cortes

Sayward

Strathcona

Campbell River
Gold River
Tahsis
Zeballos

Woss

Comox Valley

Black Creek
Comox
Courtenay
Cumberland
Denman & Hornby
Royston

West Isle

Bamfield
Coombs
Port Alberni
Tofino
Ucluelet

Stories

Our Home

Housing & Real Estate

Local Heroes

Looking Back

New Ways

Working Life

Weather

The Take

R 'n R

Food

Fun

Wildlife & Critters

COVID

Staying Well

Terms of Service
Privacy Statement
Byline Policy
Contact Us
About
VanIsle.News logo
VanIsleNews Logo crop 352x50
  • North Isle
    • Mount Waddington
      • Alert Bay
      • Port Alice
      • Port Hardy
      • Port McNeill
    • Quadra & Cortes
    • Sayward
    • Strathcona
      • Campbell River
      • Gold River
      • Tahsis
      • Zeballos
    • Woss
  • Comox Valley
    • Black Creek
    • Comox
    • Courtenay
    • Cumberland
    • Denman & Hornby
    • Royston
  • West Isle
    • Bamfield
    • Coombs
    • Port Alberni
    • Tofino
    • Ucluelet
  • Our Home
    • Housing & Real Estate
    • Local Heroes
    • Looking Back
    • New Ways
    • What We Love
    • Working Life
  • The Take
  • R ‘n R
    • Food
    • Fun
    • Wildlife & Critters
  • COVID
  • Staying Well

Photo Credit: RISU

What We Love: Defending Democracy

Add Your Heading Text Here

  • March 3, 2022
  • VanIsle.News Staff
What will it take to stop Dictator Putin?

“War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.” – George Orwell

Share

PrevPreviousWhat We Love: Pictures That Tell An Important Story
NextWhat We Love: Mystic BeachNext
Byline Policy | Why our stories don't have writer names

More of What We Love

Myra Falls in Strathcona Park on a cloudy day.

What We Love: Moody Myra Falls

These falls look great in all kinds of weather.

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"

What We Love: Eagles Taking in the Sunset

Ice, Estuary, and Eagle

Featured Stories

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

Giving Back Made Easy: New Guide on Supporting the Homeless

Document outlines heartfelt efforts to support neighbors in need

What We Love - Image
What We Love: Defending Democracy
Share

More of What We Love

The back of a grey whale peeks above the surface of the water.

What We Love: Surprise Whales

Come for the seal, stay for the whale

Brian Texmo | Facebook

What We Love: Seaplane Shows at FILOMI Days

Local photographer used some high shutter speeds to freeze the fast flyers in this photo so everyone could catch the moment!

Drifted Creations
/ Alex Witcombe.

What We Love: Driftwood Sculptures of Classic VW Vans

The Quadra Island-based Alex Witcombe of Drifted Creations is a genius with driftwood

VanIsle.News

VanIsle.News is dedicated to telling the stories of the people, the land, waters, and economy of Vancouver Island.

Sites

NorthIsle.News
ComoxValley.News
WestIsle.News

Features

Our Home
The Take
R 'n R
COVID
Staying Well

North Isle

Mount Waddington
Alert Bay
Port Alice
Port Hardy
Port McNeill
Strathcona
Campbell River
Gold River
Tahsis
Zeballos
Quadra & Cortes
Sayward
Woss
Facebook-f Twitter Instagram

Comox Valley

Black Creek
Comox
Courtenay
Cumberland
Denman & Hornby
Royston
Facebook-f Twitter Instagram

West Isle

Bamfield
Coombs
Port Alberni
Tofino
Ucluelet
Facebook-f Twitter Instagram
Made with ❤ by Together News © 2025
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Statement
  • Byline Policy
  • Contact us
  • About
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Statement
  • Byline Policy
  • Contact us
  • About
Made with ❤ by Together News © 2025
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Statement
  • Byline Policy
  • Contact us
  • About
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Statement
  • Byline Policy
  • Contact us
  • About
PrevPreviousFeds Keep Hope Alive for Vets Who Need Help
NextLook Around RockhoundNext