This is Vancouver Island
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This is Vancouver Island is by islanders, for islanders. Each week we catch you up on a local news story, or celebrate an element of life in our region. From ferries to bus strikes, public safety to outdoor swimming, we've got you covered. Hosted by Kathryn Marlow, with new episodes dropping every Thursday.
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GHGs will keep flowing from Victoria cruise ships
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Not all island communities provide winter homeless shelters - why not?
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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An easy way to help earthquake research
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Will the public sector strike end anytime soon?
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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An arts and music future for Pandora?
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Tiny homes could soon be a reality on some islands
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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The controversy over a U.S. non-profit’s application to use B.C. land
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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How long will the BCGEU strike last?
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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The gray area of cell phone rules in schools
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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How another main road to island communities is closed (again) even after wildfire risk has faded
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Why wildfire is more common on the island, and what some people are doing about it
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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The best (and worst) of summer on the island
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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How a tsunami advisory may be a wake-up call for island emergency preparedness
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Orcas are just like us! New research shows they give gifts, use tools
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Should we build a bridge to the mainland? Is it even possible?
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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The best places to swim on the Island
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Victoria's $10 million plan to make the city safe again
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Island transit has gotten more chaotic. Here's why
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Testing the flying ferry: take a ride on an electric ferry that could serve island communities
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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New in town: This doctor is ditching the U.S. for the Island
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Is it a punishment to be on B.C.’s housing targets list?
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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It’s pride season! How are islanders celebrating?
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May 29, 2025 |
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Why a trip to the north island can be better than Tofino
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May 22, 2025 |
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Why handyDART users are frustrated in Greater Victoria
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May 08, 2025 |
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The Island’s electoral map changed almost completely. What happened?
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May 01, 2025 |
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How seaweed could be the new plastic
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Why some islanders can't decide how to vote
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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The latest on the Greater Victoria school board drama
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Why some people feel unsafe in the Cowichan Valley
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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This shop owner says it’s harder than you think to ditch U.S. products
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Island Crime: a true crime podcast focused right here on the island
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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How to buy local on the island
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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You elected them: now what are your island MLAs doing?
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Bike theft is down in Victoria: here’s why
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Why ferries can fill up with reservations (leaving you to wait multiple sailings)
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Need a new place to eat? Check out these island restaurants
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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What is the Crystal Pool referendum all about?
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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The birth of the Victoria Queer Run Club, and how it could inspire you
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Rise in violent incidents taking toll on understaffed Victoria libraries
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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A look at what did - and didn't - burn at Telegraph Cove
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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A 35-year-long thank you and other wholesome moments of kindness
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Hear B.C.'s new public safety minister respond to safety concerns in Nanaimo
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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An island's quest to get rid of its deer
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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A new way to tell B.C. Ferries what you think? (And an end to Ferry Advisory Committees)
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Secrets of living with long power outages
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Should we move to the island from Alberta?
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Could Langford and the West Shore separate from Greater Victoria?
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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How to feel good about the rain
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Why the Island is a great place for ghost stories
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Let’s celebrate some of the island’s many authors
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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It's voting time. Are you ready?
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Another Victoria music venue is closing. Now what?
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Did you feel it? Why it helps researchers when you report earthquakes
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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What makes islanders vote?
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Kady Dandeneau reps Pender Island at the Paralympics
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Catching up on Vic PD’s Pandora safety plan
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Canadians are buying less beer: a look at how craft breweries on the Island are adapting.
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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POD SHARE: Why does France like Saskatchewan's mustard so much?
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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The best (and worst) of summer on the Island
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Victoria isn’t afraid of nitty-gritty, gender-bending drag
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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We love the Island for its independent bookstores
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Women's sports are dominating, and they are here to stay
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Would you put carrot slices on a bagel?
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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How to recharge your soul in the Comox Valley
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May 28, 2024 |
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The cost of living on the island can leave you feeling stranded
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May 21, 2024 |
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What would a dream music venue look like in Victoria?
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May 14, 2024 |
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What else is as iconic as London Drugs?
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May 07, 2024 |
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Is the Sunshine Coast Trail too perfect?
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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POD SHARE: Why are so many Montreal apartments rented without appliances?
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Is it weird to love a tree?
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Sictoria? Vaanich? The Victoria-Saanich Amalgamation discussion is finally about to begin
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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The Salish Sea doesn’t care about international borders
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Learning traditional and cultural skills, plus English and social studies, while out on the land
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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What makes immigrants choose greater Victoria as their new home?
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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How to rewild an industrial space
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Do small towns really need councils?
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Giselle Vriesen's debut novel is set on the Island, but mixes mythologies from around the world
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Pender Island: wheelchair basketball hotspot?!
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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The business of making art on the island
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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How to feel good about the rain
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Could this be the beginning of Greater Victoria's light rail dream?
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Working together to bring W̱SÁNEĆ culture back to Mayne Island
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Islanders and ferries: A love-hate relationship
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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New to This Is Vancouver Island? Start here…
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Jan 16, 2024 |