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VIU taking lead in digitizing old newspapers to preserve history

To digitize the Nanaimo Daily Free Press (1874-1928) and Cowichan Leader (1905-1928)

Sep 1, 2018 11:30 AM Read more >

Growing the South Island: Vern Michell, Michell Farms

“You’re doing a good job, you should get 35 cents an hour now!”

Sep 1, 2018 10:30 AM Read more >

Wrap up your summer on one of Vancouver Island’s best beaches

Big read: Fourteen picture-perfect places to catch a few rays this long weekend

Sep 1, 2018 6:00 AM Read more >

Growing the South Island: Jack Mar, Mar Farms

“At one time, the profit from farming made for a good living, but today it’s a huge expense to get into farming.”

Aug 31, 2018 4:15 PM Read more >

VIDEO: Humpbacks breach so close man can smell whale

B.C. man could have reached out and touched ‘playful’ whales

Aug 31, 2018 3:00 PM Read more >

Growing the South Island: John Pendray, Pendray Farms

“I was born on a farm in Saanich down by Swan Lake 93 years ago, so I have seen a change or two”

Aug 31, 2018 9:00 AM Read more >

Work with Saanich Police offers students clues about themselves

Six post-secondary students spend summer working with Crime Prevention Team

Aug 31, 2018 6:00 AM Read more >

Growing the South Island: Rob Galey, Galey Farms

Pumpkin patch hayrides, a corn maze, train, old west movie sets, and a haunted house were all ways to create new revenue

Aug 30, 2018 11:30 AM Read more >

Growing the South Island: Robin Tunnicliffe, Sea Bluff Farm

She comes from a tight knit farming community, where farmers learned about best practices at work parties

Aug 29, 2018 4:00 PM Read more >

Midwives celebrate 20 years in B.C.

Almost triple the number since 1998.

Aug 29, 2018 10:30 AM Read more >