This is Vancouver Island

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Islanders - this is a podcast for you. Life on Vancouver Island isn’t all sunset strolls and forest bathing - it can be frustrating, isolating, and expensive. We're going to talk about the good, the bad, and everything in between. Hosted by Kathryn Marlow, every Thursday.

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Pender Island: wheelchair basketball hotspot?!

This year, a fifth of the wheelchair basketball players at the B.C. Winter Games are from Pender Island — but Pender has nowhere near a fifth of the province’s population. Kathryn Marlow looks into the basketball boom for the latest episode of This is Vancouver Island.

Feb 20, 2024•12 min

The business of making art on the island

As an islander, you may dabble in painting, or photography, or poetry, because you just can’t help but be inspired by our gorgeous surroundings. But what happens when you’re in a creative industry on the island, making stuff here to sell elsewhere? Does island living create an added layer of complication? Aunalee Boyd-Good, co-director and designer with Ay Lelum: The Good House of Design in Nanaimo, and Victoria-based Faisal Sethi, founder, CEO and creative director of game company Frosty Pop, w...

Feb 13, 2024•14 min

How to feel good about the rain

We know rain is a fact of life here on the Island — but in the depths of winter, it can still get you down. So on this episode of This is Vancouver Island, host Kathryn Marlow seeks inspiration from people who appreciate and rely on the rain.

Feb 06, 2024•15 min

Could this be the beginning of Greater Victoria's light rail dream?

Two local transit advocates talk about plans for a new regional transit body in Greater Victoria — plans the mayor of Saanich says could one day lead to an actual, funded plan to build light rail. Plus: they tell us about their favourite bus stops. Yes, they have favourite bus stops.

Jan 30, 2024•14 min

Working together to bring W̱SÁNEĆ culture back to Mayne Island

Did you know that when you drive from the ferry terminal on Mayne Island, into its village centre, you're driving past reserve land held by the Tsartlip First Nation? You might not. Because of colonization there have been very few signs of the W̱SÁNEĆ people's long history on the island, even though it's part of their unceded territory. But that's changing. In this episode, host Kathryn Marlow meets a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people working together to put W̱SÁNEĆ culture back on t...

Jan 23, 2024•14 min

New to This Is Vancouver Island? Start here…

This is Vancouver Island is a short, weekly podcast hosted by CBC Victoria reporter Kathryn Marlow. Every Thursday, she brings you something local: from a look into an island-based news story she’s been covering, to a conversation about something unique to our region. From ferries to bus strikes, power outages to local politics, she’s got you covered.

Jan 16, 2024•1 min

Islanders and ferries: A love-hate relationship

Ferries - we love them, we hate them, but we can’t live without them. We dive into the ups and downs aboard ‘the people’s yacht.’ From the food to the signage to getting a spot on board. And will the ferries ever get good WIFI? Host Kathryn Marlow is joined by colleague Rohit Joseph this week.

Jan 16, 2024•14 min

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