This is Vancouver Island
This is Vancouver Island is by islanders, for islanders. Each week we catch you up on a local news story, or celebrate an element of life in our region. From ferries to bus strikes, public safety to outdoor swimming, we've got you covered. Hosted by Kathryn Marlow, with new episodes dropping every Thursday.
Episodes (150)
Why changes to salmon fishing rules are dividing people
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B.C.-Alberta tension continues: “cordial” but also “treason”
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Caregivers on the island are desperate for a break
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That Carney speech, through B.C. eyes
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This Esquimalt brewery says it’s too pricey to make beer
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B.C. Politics: Decrim ends, Carney in Prince Rupert, rural college feels the pin...
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Housing, art and... fish? Victoria's new development plan
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Greater Victoria’s commuting woes, and whether there’s a fix
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Do we need a bridge between the island and the mainland?
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Missing middle housing: is it working on the island?
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A family’s fight for answers after hospital death
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What happens when mills on the island close?
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Is Victoria’s community safety plan working?
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Why a grocery store on Salt Spring offers employee housing
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Greater Victoria’s urban deer and the drug used to manage them
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Island response to the Cowichan ruling and private property concerns
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GHGs will keep flowing from Victoria cruise ships
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Not all island communities provide winter homeless shelters - why not?
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An easy way to help earthquake research
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Will the public sector strike end anytime soon?
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An arts and music future for Pandora?
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Tiny homes could soon be a reality on some islands
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The controversy over a U.S. non-profit’s application to use B.C. land
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How long will the BCGEU strike last?
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The gray area of cell phone rules in schools
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How another main road to island communities is closed (again) even after wildfir...
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Why wildfire is more common on the island, and what some people are doing about...
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The best (and worst) of summer on the island
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How a tsunami advisory may be a wake-up call for island emergency preparedness
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Orcas are just like us! New research shows they give gifts, use tools
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Should we build a bridge to the mainland? Is it even possible?
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The best places to swim on the Island
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Victoria's $10 million plan to make the city safe again
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Island transit has gotten more chaotic. Here's why
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Testing the flying ferry: take a ride on an electric ferry that could serve isla...
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New in town: This doctor is ditching the U.S. for the Island
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Is it a punishment to be on B.C.’s housing targets list?
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It’s pride season! How are islanders celebrating?
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Why a trip to the north island can be better than Tofino
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Why handyDART users are frustrated in Greater Victoria
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The Island’s electoral map changed almost completely. What happened?
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How seaweed could be the new plastic
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Why some islanders can't decide how to vote
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The latest on the Greater Victoria school board drama
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Why some people feel unsafe in the Cowichan Valley
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This shop owner says it’s harder than you think to ditch U.S. products
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Island Crime: a true crime podcast focused right here on the island
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How to buy local on the island
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You elected them: now what are your island MLAs doing?
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Bike theft is down in Victoria: here’s why
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