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Howard White reveals a hidden fact about BC literature
Harbour's publisher and founder speculates why British Columbians are such dedicated readers
Jul 16, 2025
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The Herring Gold Rush of 1979
For BC’s fishers, it was the year of money
Mar 26, 2025
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Northwest Coast Carver Ellen Neel Breaks Tradition
The Story of Canada’s First Female Totem Pole Carver
Jan 30, 2025
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5 natural disasters on Vancouver Island to remember
Jul 5, 2022
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Collin Varner advises us on the Island's most invasive plants!
May 31, 2024
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How Coca-Cola Shook Up Vancouver Island’s Soda Industry
Jun 27, 2023
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Barry Gough recounts early corporate grip on the Island in latest book, The Curious Passage of Richard Blanshard
Jan 23, 2024
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The Herring Gold Rush of 1979
Mar 26, 2025
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Almost Atomic: Vancouver Island’s Nuclear Power Deal
Oct 2, 2023
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Springing the Trap: The Tale of the Flying Dutchman
How the criminal career of a notorious northwest coast pirate came to an abrupt end.
Dec 3, 2024
How to Hunt Japanese Submarines
Jon Taylor describes a chance encounter that solved a thirty-year-old mystery stretching back to WWII.
Sep 24, 2024
Collin Varner advises us on the Island's most invasive plants!
The author and horticulturist/arborculturist details just how Giant Hogweed, Morning Glory (and more) arrived on Vancouver Island
May 31, 2024
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Jump aboard: Ian Kennedy details a voyage on the Best Loved Boat
We discuss the research process for a book about a famous Westcoast ship, the Princess Maquinna
Mar 26, 2024
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Barry Gough recounts early corporate grip on the Island in latest book, The Curious Passage of Richard Blanshard
The Colony of Vancouver Island's first governor only spent a year and a half here. And his story has been overlooked for more impactful figures like…
Jan 23, 2024
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Almost Atomic: Vancouver Island’s Nuclear Power Deal
And one man’s journey to thwart the proposed plans
Oct 2, 2023
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How Coca-Cola Shook Up Vancouver Island’s Soda Industry
Big soda bubbled to the top during the 20th century, a transition that upended decades of local soda tradition
Jun 27, 2023
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