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This is Vancouver Island — 142 episodes
Could Esquimalt be your new place to live?
The push to build an alternate road to the west coast
Was Eby smart to trade a pipeline for infrastructure funding?
The best places to swim on the Island
We'll be back soon!
Debate continues about amalgamation in Victoria and Saanich
Drive-on or walk-on: choose your ferry fighter
Island families choosing apartments over houses, how communities adapt
What the BC Conservatives will look like under Kerry-Lynne Findlay
Why you should rock climb on the island this summer
The highs and lows of the spring B.C. legislative session
Why Victoria’s school board trustees have their jobs back
The Premier and the Prime Minister meet - and say what?
Langford tackles local frustration with construction noise
Why ferries get cancelled on (seemingly) clear days
B.C. nurses vote in favour of job action. What now?
The Freedom of Information fight at the B.C. legislature
What’s raining on Greater Victoria’s parades?
B.C. worries about health funding shortfall
Is Vancouver Island ready for wildfire season?
There is more than just DRIPA in this episode!
How Langford’s football club just made global soccer history
Eby changes his DRIPA plan (again)
A decade of the toxic drug emergency on the island
B.C.'s Premier has a new plan for DRIPA
Islanders welcome Zach Galifianakis to their gardens
Why an Island community is tearing out their pickleball courts
B.C. take on the new federal NDP leader
The politics around DRIPA amendment talks
A Nanaimo homeless drop-in centre is in limbo. Here’s why.
Criticism for B.C. changes to freedom of information requests
Why a Kentucky health care worker took a job in Nanaimo
B.C.'s plan to protect places of worship
The Songhees hope to bring submarine jobs to Greater Victoria
New aboriginal title, and the awkward political roll out
Island teens tell First Nations stories, old and new
Who's ahead in the B.C. Conservative race?
Mining critical minerals on the island - while cleaning up too
"You can't have it both ways" - mixed reaction to B.C.'s budget
New disability funding has some islanders celebrating - and others worried
Setting politics aside for Tumbler Ridge
Should the province overhaul forestry - like a new report recommends?
Why changes to salmon fishing rules are dividing people
B.C.-Alberta tension continues: “cordial” but also “treason”
Caregivers on the island are desperate for a break
That Carney speech, through B.C. eyes
This Esquimalt brewery says it’s too pricey to make beer
B.C. Politics: Decrim ends, Carney in Prince Rupert, rural college feels the pinch
Housing, art and... fish? Victoria's new development plan
Greater Victoria’s commuting woes, and whether there’s a fix
Do we need a bridge between the island and the mainland?
Missing middle housing: is it working on the island?
A family’s fight for answers after hospital death
What happens when mills on the island close?
Is Victoria’s community safety plan working?
Why a grocery store on Salt Spring offers employee housing
Greater Victoria’s urban deer and the drug used to manage them
Island response to the Cowichan ruling and private property concerns
GHGs will keep flowing from Victoria cruise ships
Not all island communities provide winter homeless shelters - why not?
An easy way to help earthquake research
Will the public sector strike end anytime soon?
An arts and music future for Pandora?
Tiny homes could soon be a reality on some islands
The controversy over a U.S. non-profit’s application to use B.C. land
How long will the BCGEU strike last?
The gray area of cell phone rules in schools
How another main road to island communities is closed (again) even after wildfire risk has faded
Why wildfire is more common on the island, and what some people are doing about it
The best (and worst) of summer on the island
How a tsunami advisory may be a wake-up call for island emergency preparedness
Orcas are just like us! New research shows they give gifts, use tools
Should we build a bridge to the mainland? Is it even possible?
The best places to swim on the Island
Victoria's $10 million plan to make the city safe again
Island transit has gotten more chaotic. Here's why
Testing the flying ferry: take a ride on an electric ferry that could serve island communities
New in town: This doctor is ditching the U.S. for the Island
Is it a punishment to be on B.C.’s housing targets list?
It’s pride season! How are islanders celebrating?
Why a trip to the north island can be better than Tofino
Why handyDART users are frustrated in Greater Victoria
The Island’s electoral map changed almost completely. What happened?
How seaweed could be the new plastic
Why some islanders can't decide how to vote
The latest on the Greater Victoria school board drama
Why some people feel unsafe in the Cowichan Valley
This shop owner says it’s harder than you think to ditch U.S. products
Island Crime: a true crime podcast focused right here on the island
How to buy local on the island
You elected them: now what are your island MLAs doing?
Bike theft is down in Victoria: here’s why
Why ferries can fill up with reservations (leaving you to wait multiple sailings)
Need a new place to eat? Check out these island restaurants
What is the Crystal Pool referendum all about?
The birth of the Victoria Queer Run Club, and how it could inspire you
Rise in violent incidents taking toll on understaffed Victoria libraries
A look at what did - and didn't - burn at Telegraph Cove
A 35-year-long thank you and other wholesome moments of kindness
Hear B.C.'s new public safety minister respond to safety concerns in Nanaimo
An island's quest to get rid of its deer
A new way to tell B.C. Ferries what you think? (And an end to Ferry Advisory Committees)
Secrets of living with long power outages
Should we move to the island from Alberta?
Could Langford and the West Shore separate from Greater Victoria?
How to feel good about the rain
Why the Island is a great place for ghost stories
Let’s celebrate some of the island’s many authors
It's voting time. Are you ready?
Another Victoria music venue is closing. Now what?
Did you feel it? Why it helps researchers when you report earthquakes
What makes islanders vote?
Kady Dandeneau reps Pender Island at the Paralympics
Catching up on Vic PD’s Pandora safety plan
Canadians are buying less beer: a look at how craft breweries on the Island are adapting.
POD SHARE: Why does France like Saskatchewan's mustard so much?
The best (and worst) of summer on the Island
Victoria isn’t afraid of nitty-gritty, gender-bending drag
We love the Island for its independent bookstores
Women's sports are dominating, and they are here to stay
Would you put carrot slices on a bagel?
How to recharge your soul in the Comox Valley
The cost of living on the island can leave you feeling stranded
What would a dream music venue look like in Victoria?
What else is as iconic as London Drugs?
Is the Sunshine Coast Trail too perfect?
POD SHARE: Why are so many Montreal apartments rented without appliances?
Is it weird to love a tree?
Sictoria? Vaanich? The Victoria-Saanich Amalgamation discussion is finally about to begin
The Salish Sea doesn’t care about international borders
Learning traditional and cultural skills, plus English and social studies, while out on the land
What makes immigrants choose greater Victoria as their new home?
How to rewild an industrial space
Do small towns really need councils?
Giselle Vriesen's debut novel is set on the Island, but mixes mythologies from around the world
Pender Island: wheelchair basketball hotspot?!
The business of making art on the island
How to feel good about the rain
Could this be the beginning of Greater Victoria's light rail dream?
Working together to bring W̱SÁNEĆ culture back to Mayne Island
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Islanders and ferries: A love-hate relationship