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Northwest Coast Carver Ellen Neel Breaks Tradition
The Story of Canada’s First Female Totem Pole Carver
Jan 30
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December 2024
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
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September 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
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May 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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Collin Varner advises us on the Island's most invasive plants!
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March 2024
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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January 2024
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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Barry Gough recounts early corporate grip on the Island in latest book, The Curious Passage of Richard Blanshard
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October 2023
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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Almost Atomic: Vancouver Island’s Nuclear Power Deal
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June 2023
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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Book Review: Frances Barkley: Eighteenth-century Seafarer sails life's ebbs and flows
A tale that weaves research with imagination and the realities of true life.
Jun 27, 2023
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Book Review: Frances Barkley: Eighteenth-century Seafarer sails life's ebbs and flows
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October 2022
Island History Notable: Shanon Sinn enlightens history with haunting stories
Author Shanon Sinn discusses the history of Halloween on the Island, what lessons ghost stories can teach us, and old-timey sensationalist writers.
Oct 29, 2022
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The day the prince came to Merville
A look at a long-ago visit by a not-so-charming prince
Oct 29, 2022
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The circling back of Kus-kus-sum
Throughout its history, the Courtenay River Estuary has lived in constant flux. And now, a renewal comes once again.
Oct 14, 2022
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