February 4, 2022 – Dave Flawse

I delve into the continually unexpected history of Vancouver Island’s peoples and places. Join me as I interview remarkable islanders and comb through source…

Revitalizing Traditions: Wade Charlie Gathers Knowledge to Feed the Future

February 4, 2022

| Indigenous Platform, Local Interest

On the northern tip of Vancouver Island, a low-lying fog obscures the treetops. The Island’s knotty, mountainous spine, and the brooding faces of the…

Island History Notable: Lia Tarle

February 4, 2022

| Island History Notables, Local Interest

On one of those cold, foggy days we had near the end of January 2022, I pushed through the glass doors at the Cumberland…

The Flying Dutchman Series: Nanaimo’s Last Hanging (Content Warning)

February 4, 2022

| Flying Dutchman Series, Local Interest

A turkey vulture soars in a thermal updraft at the upper edge of the troposphere in 1913. Below, the temperate rainforest of Vancouver Island…

Perez Park at Number 8 Mine: The Drac Castle Neighbourhood That Never Was

February 4, 2022

| Local Interest

At the turn of the twentieth century, a would-be investor in Victoria, BC sat down with his morning coffee and opened a booklet entitled…

Book Review: Orphans of Empire

February 4, 2022

| Book Reviews

Laced with tenderness and humour, Grant Buday’s Orphans of Empire weaves three mid-nineteenth century frontier stories into a gritty and desolate tale of British…

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Revitalizing Traditions: Wade Charlie Gathers Knowledge to Feed the Future

Island History Notable: Lia Tarle

The Flying Dutchman Series: Nanaimo’s Last Hanging (Content Warning)

Perez Park at Number 8 Mine: The Drac Castle Neighbourhood That Never Was

Book Review: Orphans of Empire