Islander

Part Hobbit, part dwarf and with a magical inspiration that is all Gandalf, Joe Thompson has constructed a refuge for the best of J.R.R. Tolkien’s peoples and those who love them.

From timely talks about sports concussions and the effects of e-cigarettes to exploring enormous trees and microscopic biomedical devices, the third annual IdeaFest at the University of Victoria promises to unveil a range of cutting-edge research to

This is an edited version of a powerful, passionate introduction given by author Wade Davis at the recent British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction event in Vancouver.

In this excerpt from Inside Chinatown: Ancient Culture in a New World, Robert Amos and Kileasa Wong write about the history of Victoria’s Chinese Public School and take us inside the building that stands at 636 Fisgard St.

Award-winning journalist and golf historian Arv Olson served for 38 years as a sportswriter at the Vancouver Sun newspaper, where he was known as the “voice of golf.

Today’s Super Bowl has been 38 years in the making for the Island branch of Seahawks Nation.

CAMPBELL RIVER —A historic landmark on Campbell River’s waterfront that has been a target for graffiti is now being turned into a social media canvas. As part of the Campbell River Arts Council’s Cultural Mapping Project, artist J.

NANAIMO — The Haven Society is fundraising to bring a production to Nanaimo about a woman drugged with the date rape drug GHB.

GABRIOLA — Gabriola Island doctors say cancelling evening ferry sailings would put patient safety at risk and are calling upon the province to tweak its proposal for service cuts to the island.

A group of people from Gibsons calling itself FerryHostage.com has launched a campaign to try to hit B.C. Ferries “where it counts, at the till.” The B.C.