Most Relevant

The underwater mountains that can’t be hiked: Canada’s newest marine protected area

From Jeju to Tofino: Korean chef adds new flavours to Vancouver Island — with a little help from his mother

Photos: Snorkelling Vancouver Island

Big tree hunters: saving the last untouched areas of the planet

vancouver island

People & Culture

Island of the Sea Wolves: behind the scenes of the Netflix hit series

Documentary director Chelsea Turner on the making of the three-part series, which stars the incredible sea wolf

1448 words
6 minutes

Travel

In search of self-care: Exploring B.C.’s South Island Spirit Loop

A tired mom’s quest for rest on a solo road trip around southern Vancouver Island

2174 words
9 minutes

Wildlife

Wildlife Wednesday: The land-to-sea evolution of the whale eye

Plus: the ins-and-outs of a Vancouver zoo wolf break-out, caribou conservation controversy in Quebec, more marmots on Vancouver Island and the tick-busting pine needle discovered in Nova Scotia

882 words
4 minutes

Travel

Exploring Vancouver Island’s wild side with RCGS Ambassador John P. Smol

As one of the many trips being offered by Maple Leaf Adventures, Vancouver Island’s Wild Side is an excursion for those who love adventure beyond the norm

1706 words
7 minutes

Articles

Travel

Excerpt from A Season on Vancouver Island

Complete with digitally painted photographs, Bill Arnott’s new travel memoir explores British Columbia’s southern Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island

723 words
3 minutes

Environment

Timber poaching: The secretive crime decimating North America’s forests

Timber poaching has become “a problem in every national forest,” with an estimated $1 billion worth of wood poached yearly in North America

1731 words
7 minutes

Wildlife

Toronto Zoo welcomes a baby orangutan

Plus: the albatross that loved Vancouver Island, a rare butterfly comeback, PEI lobsters to take a new kind of bait and the migratory birds on a potentially fatal collision course.