On The Island from CBC Radio British Columbia

Faced with overwhelming opposition, the CRD walks away from it's plan to put a sewage treatment plant in the middle of Esquimalt. Director Judy Brownoff joins me to talk.

If you can run a vehicle using fuel made from corn why not from seaweed? We talk to a University of Victoria who is examining the potential of using seaweed to produce biofuel.

Is it illegal to sell ancient objects dug up in B.C? That question was raised after a two thousand year old artifact was featured in a new reality TV show about buying and selling antiquities.

Our political panel looks at what has changed, and what hasn't, in the BC Legislature as the Liberal government introduces the 2013 Budget and Throne Speech for the second time.

The theft of electricity to power marijuana grow-ops is a problem for BC Hydro. Now the Crown Corporation is alleging it's an inside job.

We talk to the CEO of a lobby group who is working on getting a non-binding amalgamation question on the ballot for the next municipal election.

He's only been on the job a few weeks and already BC's new Education Minister is getting an F from the province's teachers. We find out what grade he is giving teachers.

The union representing BC's teachers is upset with the provincial government, saying it is interferring with contract talks. We'll find out what the problem is from incoming BCTF president Jim Iker.

Seaweed is a possible new cash crop along our coastline. But can it be harvested without damaging the marine environment?

Come hell or highwater, the Calgary Stampede is going ahead. We speak with a Victoria man who has is heading back to Calgary to volunteer for his forty sixth straight stampede.

There are a lot of ways to describe the odour of seaweed including the smell of money. But should the province allow the commercial harvesting of seaweed on our coast?

For many students, alcohol will be a key ingredient as they celebrate the end of the school year. So as a parent, do you ensure that drinking is supervised, or to trust your kids will give booze a pass?

A new kind of cookie monster. A Girl Guide from Victoria challenges the grown ups in the organization to get rid of the GMO's in Girl Guide cookies.

Opening up options. We talk to an opponent of the sewage treatment project and get reaction about the consultation and the call for a politician to step down.

There are some things you expect at a rodeoroping and riding and protests? Activists have started running ads complaining about animal cruelty at the annual Luxton Pro Rodeo.