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Almost Atomic: Vancouver Island’s Nuclear Power Deal
And one man’s journey to thwart the proposed plans
Oct 2
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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
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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
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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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September 2022
The coolest band you’ve never heard of
Three Island-born female punk rockers who blazed their own trail
Sep 15, 2022
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August 2022
Book Review: Up the Coast tells stories by the light of a kerosene lamp
With endless forests and a rugged coastline this memoir’s humorous and candid collection of stories delights readers, even if far away from…
Aug 24, 2022
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Nine badass women you won't see in history books
From discovering aquifers to chronicling the past, these outsiders redefined the Island in their own, unique ways.
Aug 19, 2022
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Is your family in these historical photos?
Free, searchable, history all from the comfort of home.
Aug 5, 2022
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July 2022
This airline has Island routes
BC’s small-town connector first took off in Port Hardy with service to Vancouver
Jul 27, 2022
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The cutest animals of gone-by eras
The world is in constant flux, and nothing stays the same, except of course cute animals—they will always pull our heart strings.
Jul 11, 2022
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