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  1. Number of skinny bear cubs worries Vancouver Island rescuers


    National Post - 4 hours ago

    Skinny bear cubs, many of them orphans, are being rescued from all over Vancouver Island in startling numbers. The cubs have apparently not thrived since ...
  2. Boy, 4, critically injured on Vancouver Island, police investigate


    Vancouver Sun - Katie DeRosa - 8 hours ago

    ... BC VICTORIA — A four-year-old Vancouver Island child suffered serious head trauma in what police believe was a violent assault, officers said Thursday. ...
    YouTube /A\ News Vancouver Island
    Four investigations will examine teen's death- Peninsula News Review
    Boy, 4, critically injured on Vancouver Island, police investigate- The Province
    all 42 news articles »

    Nanaimo Daily News
  3. Man dies in Ladysmith Marina fire


    News1130 - 10 hours ago

    VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - A man from Revelstoke visiting Vancouver Island... is dead after a fire at a marina early this morning. Emergency crews in Ladysmith
    YouTube /A\ News Vancouver Island
    One man is dead in Vancouver Island marina fire- Vancouver Sun
    Man dies after Vancouver Island marina fire- Canada.com
    CBC.ca - CFJC TV Kamloops
    all 38 news articles »

    Nanaimo Daily News
  4. DFO staffing up to oversee fish farming


    Vancouver Sun - Judith Lavoie - 18 hours ago

    VICTORIA - Vancouver Island is gaining 43 new public service jobs as aquaculture management is ...
    DFO expands Nanaimo staffing to deal with aquaculture- BCLocalNews
    DFO staff for Hardy- North Island Gazette
    all 11 news articles »

    FIS.com (Registro)
  5. Convicted killer who escaped halfway house may be in B.C.


    Vancouver Sun - Kim Bolan - 1 day ago

    A convicted killer who escaped from an Ontario halfway house may be hiding on Vancouver Island, ...
    RCMP on hunt for convicted murderer believed to be on Vancouver Island- The Province
    Mounties looking for wanted man on Vancouver Island- News1130
    Vancouver Island police looking for convicted killer who "is not ...- Victoria Times Colonist
    CTV.ca - Westcoaster
    all 59 news articles »

    Nanaimo Daily News
  6. 'No mas,' says Bell to politics


    Comox Valley Record - Erin Haluschak - 10 hours ago

    “I am convinced the New Democrats can and will win back Vancouver Island ... “It has been a real honour to serve the people of Vancouver Island North,” said ...
    Former MP Bell won't seek NDP nomination- Campbell River Mirror
    Fish-farm activist eyes running for federal NDP- Victoria Times Colonist
    all 4 news articles »
  7. Banjo gets its due in first folk guild show


    Cowichan News Leader Pictorial - 11 hours ago

    “I've got enough songs to do another CD,” she said Wednesday before heading to her day gig with the Vancouver Island Regional Library. ...
  8. New books to explore your own backyard


    BCLocalNews - 15 hours ago

    Two new titles celebrating our best assets: A celebration of Parks Canada's 125 years and a guide to the must-see destinations on Vancouver Island. ...
  9. C. diff outbreak continues at hospital


    Nanaimo News Bulletin - Jenn McGarrigle - 1 day ago

    Vancouver Island Health Authority officials determined one of the deaths was unrelated to infection with C. diff. ...
    Norovirus outbreak- Canada.com
    All-clear expected over hospital infection- Victoria Times Colonist
    C. difficile breaks out at BC hospital- CBC.ca
    Vancouver Sun - Goldstream Gazette
    all 31 news articles »

    CBC.ca
  10. Real estate stats


    Canada.com - 5 hours ago

    Multiple Listing Service sales summary data released by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board for December 2010 shows a decrease in the number of single ...
  11. Snow warnings issued for parts of Vancouver Island


    Vancouver Sun - Richard Watts - 3 days ago

    Snow warnings were issued for several parts of Vancouver Island and coastal BC with snow expected to ...
    Southern BC to receive dumping of snow- 680 News
    Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for Inland Vancouver Island-BCLocalNews
    The Province - CBC.ca
    all 37 news articles »

    CBC.ca
  12. Orca-spotting on Vancouver Island


    Stuff.co.nz - 1 day ago

    But it's excitement, not fear, that is palpable as we head out to sea off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. This is one of the best places in the world ...

    Stuff.co.nz
  13. B.C. animal shelter sees influx of starving black bear cubs


    Vancouver Sun - Judith Lavoie - 4 hours ago

    Malnourished black bear cubs from all over Vancouver Island are being brought to the North Island ...
  14. Hospital bed policy an insult, nurses say


    Victoria Times Colonist - Cindy E. Harnett - 2 hours ago

    Vancouver Island Health Authority's policy of retaining 75 per cent of residential care beds for ...
  15. Parksville mayor enters Liberal leadership race


    News1130 - John Ackermann - 2 days ago

    Most people outside of Vancouver Island are probably saying, " Ed who?" But the mayor says the fact he is a little known quantity is as much a plus as it is ...
    Parksville mayor to announce bid for leadership of BC Liberals- The Province
    Tough road ahead for outsiders in BC leadership races- CTV.ca
    Straight.com - Globe and Mail
    all 39 news articles » TSE:THI

    Globe and Mail
  16. Two Eagles Lodge awards finalist


    Comox Valley Record - 10 hours ago

    Announced in late December, Two Eagles Lodge, located in Union Bay, is a finalist for the 2011 Vancouver Island Business Excellence awards. ...
  17. Foresters face challenges


    North Island Gazette - 18 hours ago

    Some of the issues that forest professionals are currently dealing with include: • 5.7 million hectares (twice the size of Vancouver Island) of forested ...
  18. Glacier Kings welcome d-man Everson home


    Comox Valley Record - Earle Couper - 9 hours ago

    ... one step at a time as they prepare for their final 11 regular season Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League games and look forward to post-season play. ...
  19. Driver licensing centres to close early Friday


    Vancouver Sun - Tiffany Crawford - 1 day ago

    Several ICBC driver licensing centres around Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island will close early on ...
  20. Assessment Notices Out This Week


    Westcoaster - Keven Drews - 2 days ago

    By Westcoaster.ca Staff NANAIMO — Residential and commercial property values across Central Vancouver Island fluctuated between -10 per cent and +15 per ...
    Assessment value increases in Valley- BCLocalNews
    Assessed values up nearly $1B- Canada.com
    Canada.com - CTV.ca
    all 128 news articles »

    CBC.ca
  21. New DFO staff for Port Hardy


    North Island Gazette - Teresa Bird - 2 days ago

    "When the new BC Aquaculture Regulatory Program is fully implemented, forty-three new jobs will have been created on Vancouver Island, and nine in Vancouver ...
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Fifty-Two New Federal Aquaculture ...- Marketwire (press release)
    all 10 news articles »
  22. Hunters apply 'easyology' in successful elk hunt


    Comox Valley Record - Ralph Shaw - 10 hours ago

    At the present time, the only animal on Vancouver Island that is subject to LEH hunting is Roosevelt Elk. Smitty had been trying for 33 years and finally ...
  23. Cuts to US ferry service could sink tourism, BC community fears


    Vancouver Sun - Sandra McCulloch - 15 hours ago

    The dire financial state of the US ferry system has prompted concern on southern Vancouver Island. Sidney Mayor Larry Cross said plans are underway to put ...
    Gregoire calls for higher fares, more taxes to save ferries- KOMO News
    District might wind up operating troubled Washington State Ferries- Victoria Times Colonist
    Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - Journal of the San Jaun Islands
    all 198 news articles »

  24. NDP's Bell calls it quits


    Canada.com - Dan MacLennan - 2 days ago

    Bell served as Vancouver Island North Member of Parliament from January 2006 to ... Bell returned to reclaim the NDP nomination for Vancouver Island North ...
    BELL STEPS DOWN- BCLocalNews
    For whom the Bell tolls?- Canada.com
    all 4 news articles »
  25. Airton's stepping out on his own


    Comox Valley Record - 10 hours ago

    He then lived for about 45 years in Vancouver. About five years ago, ... performed at a number of venues around the Valley and northern Vancouver Island. ...
  26. Reader, Mariners eye national championship


    Comox Valley Record - Earle Couper - 10 hours ago

    “I ran into (the Vancouver Island University Mariners' coach) at VIU and told him I was going back to school. He's like, 'Play for me! ...
  27. Expansion to teach doctors


    Canada.com - Sarah Simpson - 5 hours ago

    This week the Vancouver Island Health Authority invited contractors to bid for the project. The 219 square-metre (2350 square-foot), addition is required, ...
  28. Alert: Chemical that turned Goldstream River green can cause ...


    Montreal Gazette - Judith Lavoie - 16 hours ago

    ... a medical health officer for Vancouver Island Health Authority said. ... Pacific Environmental Science Centre in North Vancouver for assessment, ...
    BC Goldstream Turned To Marijuana Green!- RantRave | Published Opinion.
    all 3 news articles »

    RantRave | Published Opinion.
  29. Readers circle at lodge


    Comox Valley Record - 10 hours ago

    Set on Vancouver Island in Merville, this story witnesses these men's and women's struggles to farm and their reminiscences of the recent war. ...
  30. What lies beneath


    North Shore Outlook - Rob Newell - 9 hours ago

    “Each piece takes me to a new place,” says the Vancouver Island-born artist and instructor from her West Vancouver home. “I never know just where I'm going. ...
  31. Jan. 6: Rainfall warning issued


    The Province (blog) - Lynn Mitges - 16 hours ago

    A moisture laden Pacific front will linger across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland through Friday morning. Periods of moderate to heavy rain are ...
  32. A vision of imperial Eden on southern Vancouver Island


    Globe and Mail - 4 days ago

    At age 13, John Bosher steeled himself to defend Vancouver Island from a feared Japanese invasion. He was a Boy Scout armed with a Winchester .30-30 rifle, ...

    Globe and Mail
  33. Expenses report released after eight-month delay


    Campbell River Mirror - 13 hours ago

    ... as the Union of British Columbia Muncipalities (UBCM), Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities and other conferences the job requires. ...
  34. The wait was worth it for parents of Vancouver Island's New Year's ...


    Vancouver Sun - Rob Shaw - 5 days ago

    ... the last thing on the minds of baby Bryan's parents was whether he'd be Vancouver Island's first baby of 2011. They just wanted a successful birth. ...
    The wait was worth it for parents of Vancouver Island's New Year's ...- Nanaimo Daily News
    all 6 news articles »

    Nanaimo Daily News
  35. What I'm Watching: Natalie Lisinska


    Globe and Mail - Andrew Ryan - 1 day ago

    Born in England but raised on Vancouver Island, Lisinska is the one to watch on the new CBC-TV comedy series InSecurity. Filmed in Regina, the show's ...

    Globe and Mail
  36. Seniors invited to raise a ruckus


    Victoria Times Colonist - Alison Acker - 2 hours ago

    ... and about new charges for convalescent care, but calls to the Vancouver Island Health Authority and the Ministry of Health go unanswered. ...
  37. Classic fills holiday gap


    Goldstream Gazette - Don Denton - 15 hours ago

    “I have to credit them — they denied our better shooters the ball,” Salvador said. The Chargers host the first-place Vancouver Island Mariners (7-1) on Jan. ...
  38. Lightkeepers necessary


    North Island Gazette - Ken Manning - 1 day ago

    Chatham Point Lightstation located at the confluence of Discovery Passage; Johnstone Strait and Nodales Channel on the east coast of Vancouver Island. ...
  39. Norovirus on Vancouver Island


    Campbell River Mirror - 30 Dec 2010

    ... exactly as with influenza,” said Dr. Martin Wale, who heads the Infection Prevention and Control program at the Vancouver Island Health Authority. ...
    YouTube /A\ News Vancouver Island
    Norvirus outbreak at Nanaimo hospital- Parksville Qualicum News
    Hospitals restrict visitors due to norovirus outbreak- Vancouver Sun
    TopNews United States - BCLocalNews
    all 19 news articles »
  40. Nanaimo property values jump nearly $1 billion


    Nanaimo News Bulletin - Mitch Wright - 2 days ago

    Homeowners across Vancouver Island can expect to receive their 2011 assessment notices in the next few days, with most people in Nanaimo and Lantzville ...
  41. BC woman acquitted in assisted suicides has died


    National Post - 2 days ago

    VICTORIA • Evelyn Martens, the Vancouver Island woman who made national headlines when she was charged in 2002 — and later acquitted — of aiding in the ...
  42. Deer under attack in north Nanaimo


    Nanaimo News Bulletin - Toby Gorman - 1 day ago

    John Merriman of Vancouver Island University will give a talk titled Wildlife-Human Interactions: Can Public Safety and Wildlife Rights Co-Exist? ...
  43. Storm batters West Coast for Christmas Eve


    CBC.ca - 24 Dec 2010

    Environment Canada is forecasting up to 100 millimetres of rain in Howe Sound and on west and inland Vancouver Island. About 50 millimetres of rain is ...
    YouTube /A\ News Vancouver Island
    West Coast bracing for severe rainfall- Toronto Sun
    Heavy Rainfall And Winds Hit Vancouver Island- Westcoaster
    The Province (blog) - CTV.ca
    all 184 news articles »

    CBC.ca
  44. Teriyaki Experience officially opens


    Canada.com - Danielle Bell - 2 days ago

    It is the only Teriyaki Experience on Vancouver Island, although several others are scattered in Vancouver. Officials say there are franchise opportunities ...
  45. First baby good, quiet


    Comox Valley Record - Lindsay Chung - 2 days ago

    This year, the first babies born on Vancouver Island and in British Columbia were also boys. The first baby of 2011 in BC was Cayden Wilcott, ...
  46. In Brief


    Vancouver Sun - 4 hours ago

    Offensive lineman Matthias Goossen, a Richmond native who plays for Simon Fraser University, and linebacker Andrew Rowe of Nanaimo's Vancouver Island ...
  47. Vancouver Island driver struck by train


    Vancouver Sun - 6 days ago

    A Parksville woman in her 80s is recovering in hospital after being struck by a train on New Year's Eve as she drove in Qualicum Beach. ...
  48. Local teachers' union head pans merit-pay plan


    BCLocalNews - Tim Petruk - 13 hours ago

    Kevin Falcon, seen here supporting Vancouver Island MLA Ida Chong in her fight against being recalled, has stirred up controversy with his proposal to tie ...
  49. Atoms skate at Christmas Classic


    Canada.com - 5 hours ago

    The Tyees first game saw them play the Victoria Racquet Club Kings, a top team in Division 1 in the Vancouver Island Atom Hockey League. ...
  50. Kill Vancouver Island's Canada geese, biologists say


    Vancouver Sun - Brian Wilford - 21 Dec 2010

    A major culling of Vancouver Island's Canada geese population is needed in order to stop significant ...
    Bird lover advocates eradication of Canada geese- Globe and Mail
    Scientists: Cull geese on Vancouver Island- UPI.com
    Research paper calls for major geese cull on Island- Vancouver Sun
    all 42 news articles »

    Globe and Mail
  51. Fatal fire on Vancouver Island


    News1130 - 25 Dec 2010

    ESQUIMALT (NEWS1130) - Fire investigators on Vancouver Island are trying to figure out the cause of a deadly fire in Esquimalt. ...
    BC man killed, seniors evacuated in apartment blaze- Toronto Star
    BC man killed, seniors evacuated in apartment blaze in Esquimalt- CTV.ca
    Christmas Eve fire kills Esquimalt man- Victoria News
    all 94 news articles »

    Nanaimo Daily News
  52. BC plan aims to bring back the salmon by driving away the geese


    Globe and Mail - Mark Hume - 3 days ago

    The British Columbia Conservation Foundation wants to make two important estuaries on Vancouver Island more attractive to salmon – and less appealing to ...

    Globe and Mail
  53. Woman struck by pickup truck on Vancouver Island dies


    Vancouver Sun - Katie DeRosa - 29 Dec 2010

    A 70-year-old woman struck by a pickup truck in Brentwood Bay on Sunday has died of her injuries. ...
  54. Mount Washington: Where burial under mounds of snow is a boon


    Globe and Mail - Brennan Clarke - 28 Dec 2010

    But for skiers who frequent Mount Washington Alpine Resort on central Vancouver Island, the Christmas blizzard of 2010 has created the skiing equivalent of ...
    BC ski hills packed amid ideal conditions, extra holiday traffic- Vancouver Sun
    Record snowfall buries Mount Washington- CBC.ca
    Vancouver Island ski resort trucks snow off mountain- News1130
    The Province - allvoices
    all 66 news articles »

    Globe and Mail
  55. Vancouver Island resort gets record snowfall


    CTV.ca - 25 Dec 2010

    MOUNT WASHINGTON, BC — While the usual warm, rainy weather has coated much of Canada's West Coast over Christmas, one Vancouver Island ski resort is ...
    Rain keeps local skiers away from the slopes- News1130
    Dec. 24: Grouse mountain shuts down as storm hammers the South Coast- The Province (blog)
    all 33 news articles »

    CTV.ca
  56. More entering the fray


    Vancouver Sun - Rob Shaw - 1 day ago

    On Vancouver Island, Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan, a James supporter, said he is still seriously considering a run, but not all his supporters fully ...
    Lali to announce candidacy for NDP leadership- www.kamloopsnews.ca
    Lali to run for Opposition leader- www.kamloopsnews.ca
    all 212 news articles »

    Globe and Mail
  57. Eight Isles named to VIJHL all-star games


    Canada.com - Kevin Rothbauer - 5 hours ago

    The Kerry Park Islanders will have plenty of representation at the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey ...
  58. Lake Cowichan Gazette - Entertainment


    Lake Cowichan Gazette - 3 days ago

    Gord is an accomplished musician whose songs about Vancouver Island history (and other subjects) have been entertaining audiences for years. ...
  59. United players picked as all-stars


    Nanaimo News Bulletin - 1 day ago

    Nanaimo United will provide some of the star power for the Vancouver Island Soccer League's all-star games this week. United Div. 1 players Chris Arnett and ...
  60. Just announced: Backstreet Boys/New Kids add second Vancouver show


    The Province - Carey Gillette - 2 days ago

    Vancouver Island musician Vince Vaccaro, who has performed at New York's famous Mercuty Lounge, JunoFest and the Rifflandia Festival, will take to the stage ...
  61. Rhona McAdam: Poetry finds virtue in darkness


    Victoria Times Colonist - Pedro Arrais - 4 days ago

    The Times Colonist asked six poets from Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands to create poems for the darkest days of the year. ...
  62. Year in Review


    Canada.com - Stefania Seccia - 19 hours ago

    Vancouver Island received international attention thanks to a New York Times article, which put Ucluelet's Wild Pacific Trail on its "31 Places to Go in ...
  63. Vancouver Island's largest metal recycler sold to American company


    Vancouver Sun - Darron Kloster - 15 Dec 2010

    ... on Pleasant St. in this file photo Steel Pacific Recycling, the largest metal recycler on Vancouver Island, is being sold to a Portland, Oregon company. ...
  64. MP John Duncan pulls about face on the Point Race


    Canada.com - Dan MacLennan - 5 hours ago

    Another indication this week that Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan's support for the ...
  65. Couple tests their metal in retirement


    BCLocalNews - 3 days ago

    After relocating to Vancouver Island seven years ago, the couple decided to use Walter's 34 years of experience working in steel fabricating shops on the ...
  66. Gold mine's results transcended belief


    National Post - Brian Hutchinson - 22 Dec 2010

    On Saturday, RCMP officers showed up at the Salt Spring Island home of former mining ... an island that lies between Vancouver and Vancouver Island, ...
    Former mining exec Paterson in court today- Canadian Business Journal
    RCMP arrest former gold exploration CEO Paterson on 9 counts of fraud- Mineweb
    Gold stock scam alleged in BC man's arrest- CBC.ca
    24 Hours Vancouver - Vancouver Sun
    all 56 news articles »
  67. Local economy should remain steady in 2011


    Canada.com - Mark MacDonald - 3 days ago

    The Okanagan, for example, often used as a direct comparison to Vancouver Island, had the same setbacks, yet it has not recovered like the Island and the ...
    What to watch in 2011- Canada.com
    all 4 news articles »
  68. Free Netbook Available With Purchase Of A New Car at Vancouver ...


    PRLog.Org (press release) - 1 day ago

    PRLog (Press Release) – Jan 05, 2011 – Harris Oceanside, a leading Chevrolet dealer in Vancouver Island, is excited to announce that they have an incredible ...

    PRLog.Org (press release)
  69. Seattle court releases video of deadly police shooting of ...


    Vancouver Sun - Kelly Sinoski - 18 Dec 2010

    Police dashboard-camera footage of the fatal shooting of Vancouver Island man John Williams in Seattle has ...
    Video released of BC man shot by cop- Toronto Sun
    Native carver shot by officer was turning his life around, brother ...- Globe and Mail
    Video released of B.C. man's fatal encounter with Seattle police- Montreal Gazette
    all 47 news articles »

    Bakersfield Now
  70. Lions Club holding chipping event to benefit children


    Canada.com - 5 hours ago

    Funds raised benefit Vancouver Island Easter Seals House, a home-away-from-home for Island families travelling to Victoria for medical treatment. ...
  71. Busy year for ski club


    Comox Valley Record - 2 days ago

    Members of the ski club travel from Victoria through to Campbell River on Vancouver Island as well as from the various small islands and the Sunshine Coast ...
  72. Fabulous snow conditions across B.C. attract skiers, boarders and ...


    Vancouver Sun - Chad Skelton - 29 Dec 2010

    Few hills can compete with Mount Washington on Vancouver Island which, with its 517-cm snowbase, has the deepest snowpack of any resort on the planet. ...
  73. Norovirus outbreak confined to 1 wing at Yucalta Lodge


    Canada.com - Dan MacLennan - 5 hours ago

    ... outbreak at Campbell River's Yucalta Lodge has been contained to only three patients at the moment, says the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA). ...
  74. Pumpkin Art display seeks home


    Victoria News - 2 days ago

    For two years, Vickers toured the display on Vancouver Island, and found a new home at the Victoria Truth Centre on time for Halloween 2009. ...
  75. Meet Emma, the valley's first baby of 2011


    Cowichan News Leader Pictorial - Andrew Leong - 1 day ago

    The first baby of 2011 on Vancouver Island, meanwhile, was born at Victoria General Hospital 54 minutes after midnight on New Year's Day. ...
  76. High winds force ferry cancellations between Victoria and mainland


    Vancouver Sun - 29 Dec 2010

    High winds at Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal forced cancellation of the 3:00 pm Spirit of Vancouver Island departure from Swartz Bay and the 5:00 pm departure ...
    Dec. 29: Snow flurries in Metro Vancouver- The Province (blog)
    all 4 news articles »
  77. Reflecting on achievements


    Peninsula News Review - Laura Lavin - 2 days ago

    The province also supported Angel Flight BC with a $25000 grant to help transport medical patients between Vancouver Island and the mainland. ...
  78. Yetis resume winning


    Comox Valley Record - Earle Couper - 2 days ago

    ... 3-1 in a Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League match at the Comox Valley Sports Centre. The win improved the Icemen's record to a league-best 25-0-7-1. ...
  79. Alleged Dangers of Power Towers at Issue


    Courthouse News Service - Darryl Greer - 1 day ago

    VANCOUVER, BC (CN) - Two broadcasting companies and a property owner claim the small Vancouver Island city of Colwood enacted a law that ...
  80. B.C. man tried to secretly tape stepdaughters naked


    Vancouver Sun - Danielle Bell - 16 Dec 2010

    A Vancouver Island man was given a conditional discharge for trying to secretly record his ...
  81. Saltspring Islanders struggle to prevent shutdown of operating room


    Globe and Mail - Brennan Clarke - 4 days ago

    Saltspring Islanders who have been fighting to save their hospital's operating room rang in the New Year with a renewed vow to stop the Vancouver Island ...
  82. The heart of Mr. Dressup


    Victoria Times Colonist - Michael D. Reid - 2 hours ago

    With assistance from other women's groups she successfully lobbied for the city to become the first on Vancouver Island to hire female guards for female ...
  83. Vancouver Island businesses swamped by record rainfall


    Vancouver Sun - Andrew A. Duffy - 16 Dec 2010

    "We've been flooded," said Ramona DeVane, marketing manager for Island Basement Systems without a hint of irony -- likely because she doesn't have time for ...
  84. BC seniors face rate rises at care homes


    Vancouver Sun - Rob Shaw - 30 Dec 2010

    Newbold said she has to resubmit her mother's federal taxes -- which could take months -- before the Vancouver Island Health Authority, which oversees Oak ...
    Lodge resident's rental fee increase extreme: daughter- BCLocalNews
    all 11 news articles »
  85. Partnered education opens many doors


    BCLocalNews - 3 days ago

    The North Island Partnership, which is the formal collaboration of North Island College and the school districts on central and northern Vancouver Island, ...
  86. B.C. manhunt for man with local ties


    Peterborough Examiner - Sarah Deeth - 1 day ago

    A manhunt is on in the Vancouver Island area for a wanted murderer with ties to the Peterborough area. ...
  87. Rainfall wreaks havoc on Vancouver Island


    CTV.ca - 12 Dec 2010

    Vancouver Island was battered by heavy rainfall overnight, which overflowed sewers, flooded homes and even triggered a rockslide in a Victoria suburb. ...
    Rain warning issued for Greater Victoria; downpour should ease by ...- Victoria Times Colonist
    Flooding closes Greater Victoria roads and spills sewage from ...- Vancouver Sun
    all 13 news articles »
  88. Who has seen the wind?


    Oak Bay News - Kyle Slavin - 2 days ago

    For the First Nations communities that have called Vancouver Island home for centuries, winter weather has long been an integral part of their lives and the ...
  89. Tourists flocked to watch self-taught BC teen carve first canoe in ...


    Winnipeg Free Press - Erin McMullan - 16 Dec 2010

    The Vancouver Island high-school student is a self-taught artisan, dedicated to learning his craft and with roots in a similarly gifted artistic family. ...
  90. Technology helps rejuvenate endangered language


    Vancouver Sun - 2 days ago

    In partnership with the FirstVoices.com,the first two prototype apps feature the Sencoten language of southern Vancouver Island and the Halq'emeylem ...
  91. BC hospital declares strep A outbreak


    CBC.ca - 18 Dec 2010

    Vancouver Island Health Authority spokesperson Shannon Marshall said a preliminary investigation of the two cases did not reveal any cross-infection. ...
    YouTube /A\ News Vancouver Island
    Streptococcus outbreak declared at Victoria hospital- CTV.ca
    Third new mom ill with Strep A at Victoria General Hospital- Vancouver Sun
    Winnipeg Free Press - TopNews United States
    all 39 news articles »
  92. Island duo pitch show


    Victoria Times Colonist - Derek Spalding - 14 Dec 2010

    Vancouver Island businessman Levi Sampson and photographer Suzanne Teresa have paired up in a new ...
  93. Wind warning issued for west, east Vancouver Island


    Victoria Times Colonist - 22 Dec 2010

    By Staff, timescolonist.com December 22, 2010 Victoria, BC - Environment Canada has posted a wind warning for west and east Vancouver Island. ...
    Wind warning issued for Sunshine Coast- Coast Reporter
    all 2 news articles »
  94. Benn brothers take Texas


    Peninsula News Review - 2 days ago

    The two are Peninsula minor hockey graduates as well as former Peninsula Panthers (Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League) and Victoria Grizzlies (BC Hockey ...
  95. Mount Washington Ski Club up and running


    Canada.com - 5 hours ago

    Members of the ski club travel from Victoria through to Campbell River on Vancouver Island as well as from the various small islands and the Sunshine Coast ...
  96. Research disc makes 40-year voyage at sea from San Francisco to ...


    Vancouver Sun - Judith Lavoie - 18 Dec 2010

    VICTORIA — The 50-cent reward advertised on a strange, yellow disc, found propped against a recycling bin after washing up on Long Beach on Vancouver Island ...
  97. Canadian fisheries will thrive if they follow co-management model ...


    Vancouver Sun - Carmen Chai - 1 day ago

    His team's findings, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, also examined small-scale and industrial fisheries in Atlantic Canada, on Vancouver Island ...
  98. Vancouver Island mopping up after record rains flood roads and ...


    Vancouver Sun - Sarah Petrescu - Jeff Bell - 13 Dec 2010

    Heavy rain that fell overnight Saturday and through part of Sunday played havoc with Island roads, homes and sewer systems. Sunday's rainfall, as measured ...
  99. Canada among world's best countries for road trips


    CTV.ca - 4 days ago

    (Jeff McIntosh / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Whether it's the epic Trans-Canada journey from Newfoundland all the way to Vancouver Island, Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula ...

    CTV.ca
  100. IYP Announces Come Fly With Me Adventure


    FlightSim.com (press release) - 21 hours ago

    Twelve pilots have signed up so far for the first leg across Vancouver Island, and there is room for many more, in fact, the more the merrier. ...


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