• This is Vancouver Island

  • By: CBC
  • Podcast

This is Vancouver Island

By: CBC
  • Summary

  • 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 Tuesday.
    Copyright © CBC 2024
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Episodes
  • It's voting time. Are you ready?
    Oct 15 2024

    B.C. election day is October 19, though advanced polls are already open. This week, we take a look at where the major parties stand on some of the big issues.

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    17 mins
  • Another Victoria music venue is closing. Now what?
    Oct 8 2024

    The Victoria Event Centre (V.E.C.) was a non-profit venue for music and arts for 21 years - but it just announced it's closing, after its landlord says it can no longer help subsidize its rent. It’s just the latest music venue to close in the city. On this episode, we’ll find out if the people behind the V.E.C. might pop up elsewhere, and we’ll get the latest on the city of Victoria’s plans to revive another venue.

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    13 mins
  • Did you feel it? Why it helps researchers when you report earthquakes
    Oct 1 2024

    Every time the earth shakes on the island, we flock to social media to see who else felt the tremor. But did you know you can also report your experience to Earthquakes Canada, to help with future research? Seismologist John Cassidy explains how researchers like him rely on such information. Plus: the latest on the earthquake warning system.

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    18 mins

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