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
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
Hot Sun and Hot Cars at the Port Alberni FairThe 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
Want to Protect Your Baby Gravy? Lay Off the IvermectinThis Nobel prize winning deworming drug kills more than just worms
Quack Quack! These Pro-Virus Nurses Have Dangerous IdeasThey call themselves Canadian Frontline Nurses, but the founders are stoking fear, division, and conspiracy
Dog and Cat Killed, But Chickens Saved From Cougar by Hammer-Throwing OwnerCougar Put Down After Killing Pets in Port Alice
Are Land-Based Atlantic Salmon Feedlots Safe?Company got permit, but opponents still concerned about waste and other impacts
Help Arrowsmith Search and Rescue Match Big DonationBecause you never know when you'll need someone to rescue your sorry ass from the trail
Close Call on the ColonelWith the no helcopters available on the island, North Shore Rescue was called in to help
What Kind of Canada Do You Want?Death threats, racial slurs, and misogynistic goons greet candidates on the campaign trail
Kwakwaka’wakw First Nations Versus Norwegian Corporation- Round TwoGrieg Seafoods tries sneaky tactic to get around recent fish farm closures
Who is Funding the Pro-Virus Rallies?How many people missed the vaccine passport rally because they had COVID-19?
Has American-Style Voter Suppression Come to Canada?Election Canada's Decision Not to Open Polling Booths on Campus Stinks
Big Power Producing Polluter Might Be on the Chopping BlockBC Hydro wants to move on, but the Edmonton-based owner of the plant says closing it would leave a gap in the VanIsle grid
How Come Our Governments Aren’t Treating Opioid Deaths as a Major Crisis?Street drugs continue to take a toll on VanIsle communities
The Worker Shortage Is Not About Free Money, Maybe Lots of the Jobs Just SuckVanIsle's worker shortage has been happening for years, then COVID made it worse
Canada Has Bailed on Afghanistan, But People on VanIsle Haven’tA two-week trip to Afghanistan 9 months ago prompted Seth Scott to try to help the man who helped him
Don’t Make Promises You Can’t (or Won’t) KeepTrudeau is an expert at making BIG PROMISES, and then reneging on them
That Deck You’ve Been Planning to Build Just Got CheaperDIY home renovators are happy with tanking lumber prices
How Buying a Local Forest Is Like Taking 300 Cars off the RoadSince launching in 2000, the CCFS has bought more than 150 hectares of forest around Cumberland
2021 Election Courtenay-Alberni Cheat SheetHistorically, this has been NDP country. We'll see if it stays that way.
How Do You Charge an Electric Ferry?We've got the boats and the power, all we need are the charging stations
Man Jumps into Pool of Shit to Save a Drowning DeerWhen Yvonne Muir discovered a baby deer in distress, she turned to social media to rally a rescue
Miraculous Marmots Make Marbled Meadows MoveRecent discovery of a marmot colony in Strathcona Park shows captive breeding program is working
Courtenay Woman Melts Her Shoes Fighting Grass FiresDrivers jumped out of their cars to stop the fire from spreading
Need a Sugar Fix – Visit the FlourchildBaker Lily Harned launched her business just as the pandemic hit
Shallow River Dive Leaves Young Courtenay Man ParalyzedHe broke his neck in two places, with severe trauma to his spinal cord
Poll Shows BC Residents Concerned About Open-Net Fish FarmsFolks no longer think farmed salmon are a solution
Parasites, viruses and bloody discharge in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve – What’s Up With That?Why has Federal Government closed fish farms in Discovery Islands, but not in Clayoquot?
Airline Full of “Firsts” Makes First Flight to QualicumThe Indigenous, women-owned airline wants to walk more softly on Mother Earth while flying above it
It’s Simple Folks – Go As Fast As You Can Downhill On a BikeMountain bikers are stoked to race after last year's Enduro was cancelled because of COVID
How Some Barbed Wire, Fish Guts and Hair Linked Generations of Grizzly Bears and Humans TogetherBear Hair Reveals Ancient Relationship Between People and Grizzlies
Talk About a Long CommuteNorthIsle firefighters drive their firetruck more than 800 km to help battle blaze in West Kelowna
Newsflash for the Unvaccinated: “It’s Not About You”Unvaccinated British Columbians need to get their public health house in order