On The Island from CBC Radio British Columbia

We talk with two women who have been reunited on Vancouver Island after many years. They were both war brides who came to Canada from the same Scottish village many years ago.

We speak with a Royal Roads researcher who is exploring the reality and potential of private philanthropy from the recipients' perspective.

Jane Austen will be England's new female face on their 10 pound note. So why aren't there any famous Canadian women on our money?

We speak with a former police officer whose new role is educating and counselling young people about sexually explicit pictures going public online.

We hear how a Victoria woman living on disability benefits faces a financial crisis after her church withdraws its assistance with her food costs.

The sites the Capital Regional District will talk about publically, immediately become mired in NIMBY-ism.

Ceremonies to commemorate the Korean War are being held this week. We meet an organizers of the Victoria event.

The Premiers annual meeting just wrapped up in Niagara on the Lake. We hear about the politics of job training and wine.

There were heated discussions this week among Victoria area politicians about the best place to build new sewage facilities in the CRD.

Bikeshare programs are popping up in city's all over the world. Would one work in Victoria? We talk to a bike advocate who says yes.

Surgery waitlists just got a little longer in Victoria because of a shortage of anaesthesiologists. Dr Tom Ruta from VIHA explains.

Bruce Carter from the Victoria Chamber of Commerce on retailers protests over high fees charged for transactions made with premium credit cards.

We chat with Tofino's pro-surfer Pete Devries about a new documentary set on a chain of waveswept islands in Haida Gwaii.

People usually have strong opinions about gambling. But when it comes to helping problem gamblers, the government's approach is officially termed "neutral".

Are the wheels falling off Canada's job skills training arrangements? We explore the trouble with the Canada Job Grant program.