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 ferries can fill up with reservations (leaving you to wait multiple sailings...
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Need a new place to eat? Check out these island restaurants
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What is the Crystal Pool referendum all about?
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The birth of the Victoria Queer Run Club, and how it could inspire you
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Rise in violent incidents taking toll on understaffed Victoria libraries
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A look at what did - and didn't - burn at Telegraph Cove
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A 35-year-long thank you and other wholesome moments of kindness
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Hear B.C.'s new public safety minister respond to safety concerns in Nanaimo
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An island's quest to get rid of its deer
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A new way to tell B.C. Ferries what you think? (And an end to Ferry Advisory Com...
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Secrets of living with long power outages
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Should we move to the island from Alberta?
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Could Langford and the West Shore separate from Greater Victoria?
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How to feel good about the rain
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Why the Island is a great place for ghost stories
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Let’s celebrate some of the island’s many authors
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It's voting time. Are you ready?
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Another Victoria music venue is closing. Now what?
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Did you feel it? Why it helps researchers when you report earthquakes
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What makes islanders vote?
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Kady Dandeneau reps Pender Island at the Paralympics
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Catching up on Vic PD’s Pandora safety plan
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Canadians are buying less beer: a look at how craft breweries on the Island are...
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POD SHARE: Why does France like Saskatchewan's mustard so much?
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The best (and worst) of summer on the Island
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Victoria isn’t afraid of nitty-gritty, gender-bending drag
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We love the Island for its independent bookstores
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Women's sports are dominating, and they are here to stay
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Would you put carrot slices on a bagel?
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How to recharge your soul in the Comox Valley
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The cost of living on the island can leave you feeling stranded
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What would a dream music venue look like in Victoria?
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What else is as iconic as London Drugs?
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Is the Sunshine Coast Trail too perfect?
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POD SHARE: Why are so many Montreal apartments rented without appliances?
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Is it weird to love a tree?
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Sictoria? Vaanich? The Victoria-Saanich Amalgamation discussion is finally about...
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The Salish Sea doesn’t care about international borders
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Learning traditional and cultural skills, plus English and social studies, while...
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What makes immigrants choose greater Victoria as their new home?
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How to rewild an industrial space
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Do small towns really need councils?
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Giselle Vriesen's debut novel is set on the Island, but mixes mythologies from a...
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Pender Island: wheelchair basketball hotspot?!
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The business of making art on the island
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How to feel good about the rain
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Could this be the beginning of Greater Victoria's light rail dream?
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Working together to bring W̱SÁNEĆ culture back to Mayne Island
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Islanders and ferries: A love-hate relationship
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