On The Island from CBC Radio British Columbia

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says a "complex" rezoning process and limits on the concentration of storefronts are expected to thin out the number of dispensaries under new rules starting Sept. 23.

Victoria's new regulations for cannabis dispensaries get a thumbs-up from a director of the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries.

BC Hydro has finished blasting and excavating a giant cavern that will house a new generating station at the John Hart Dam near Campbell River. Host Gregor Craigie speaks with Hydro spokesman Stephen Watson.

A small island off the Victoria has been closed to the public after a frightening encounter for a group of campers with a lone wolf. But Cheryl Alexander who has observed the animal for several years says it is people are pose a threat - to the wolf.

As neighbours raise concerns about former tent city campers in a converted care home, some residents of 844 Johnson Street have complaints of their own about the new accommodations.

Plans for the proposed Gateway shopping centre were approved by Sidney's town council despite widespread opposition at a packed public hearing Monday night.

Khalil talks with John Harper and Flavia Trierweiler, two of the volunteers who are surveying residential care home residents as part of an unprecedented research project.

What's it like to experience the world as an person on the autism spectrum? Joseph Sheppard, the co-director of the Centre for Autism Research and Technology at UVic, talks about the writing, artistic output and research involving the autism community.

BC Hydro deputy CEO Chris O'Riley says damage from fracking-related earthquakes could increase maintenance and operational costs but their dams can withstand much larger tremors.

The overdose death of a 16 year old in a Starbucks washroom has raised questions about access to addiction treatment. The Umbrella Society's Executive Director Gordon Harper has the details.

Craig Stewart, an Insurance Bureau of Canada Vice President, responds to a new report that warns the claims from a major earthquake in British Columbia could sink the insurance industry in Canada.

Medical aid in dying, also known as physician-assisted dying, is legal now in Canada. Dr. Stefanie Green is one of eight doctors in B.C. talks about her role in providing it for terminally ill patients.

Maureen Smith discusses the first days of freedom for her son John Nuttall and his wife Amanda Korody after their conviction on terrorism charges was set aside.

John Nuttall's lawyer Marilyn Sandford talks about her client's first days of freedom, and the legal proceedings still to come, after a judge stayed his conviction, along with his wife, for trying to set off a terrorist bomb.

The On The Island Political Panel - Martyn Brown, Elizabeth Cull, and Norman Spector - discuss the new 15% tax on foreign home buyers in Metro Vancouver, the Green Party breaking Elections Canada rules, and the Site C dam.