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5 natural disasters on Vancouver Island to remember
When you look back through its history, Vancouver Island is a dangerous place to live.
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
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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
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…
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The Herring Gold Rush of 1979
For BC’s fishers, it was the year of money
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Almost Atomic: Vancouver Island’s Nuclear Power Deal
And one man’s journey to thwart the proposed plans
Springing the Trap: The Tale of the Flying Dutchman
How the criminal career of a notorious northwest coast pirate came to an abrupt end.
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.
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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
Northwest Coast Carver Ellen Neel Breaks Tradition
The Story of Canada’s First Female Totem Pole Carver
The coolest band you’ve never heard of
Three Island-born female punk rockers who blazed their own trail
How to Hunt Japanese Submarines
Jon Taylor describes a chance encounter that solved a thirty-year-old mystery stretching back to WWII.
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