On The Island from CBC Radio British Columbia

A University of Victoria researcher wants to shed light on the story of a Swiss bureaucrat who helped save the lives of more than 60,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.

'Assault by spit is something that’s become more and more common,' union president says, but incidents range from verbal abuse to punches.

One year into Victoria's affordable housing strategy, construction in the city is starting to catch up with fast population growth.

An aquaculture company has admitted responsibility for an incident in which thousands of fish feed bags that washed up on a group of pristine west coast islands.

A Victoria sex worker and the executive director of the advocacy group PEERS discuss the effect of a research project that trained sex industry participants as volunteer health advocates.

UVic sociologist Cecilia Benoit talks about what happened when a University of Victoria research project trained sex workers to become volunteer peer advocates on health and safety issues.

A revolutionary new tool is helping students pay attention and burn off excess energy at Strawberry Vale elementary school in Victoria.

Ted Hughes' inquiries and reports sent a premier packing, created independent children’s advocate, launched compensation for residential school survivors.

The days of bake sales and coupon-book fundraisers for school playground equipment could soon be over, according to British Columbia’s education minister.

British Columbia's Agriculture Minister says changes are needed to protect wild salmon stocks on the West Coast — and one of those changes may be the relocation of fish farms in the Broughton Archipelago.

Chandar Sundaram is an historian and peer counsellor at the Victoria Brain Injury Society. He told Gregor Craigie why he believes BC needs an advocate for people with disabilities, similar to the Seniors' Advocate and Childrens' Representative.

Martyn Brown, Elizabeth Cull, and Norman Spector join Gregor Craigie in our Victoria studio to discuss ride-hailing, fish farms, and seismic preparations in British Columbia.

Aaron Williams knows from firsthand experience what it's like to fight forest fires. He worked for the BC Fire Service for many seasons, and describes the life of a firefighter in this book.

While many people in coastal British Columbia were practising their earthquake drill, people in Campbell River were also practising for a major dam failure. Stephen Watson, with BC Hydro, told Gregor Craigie why.

By the time of the official announcement for the new youth mental health hub in Victoria Thursday, it already had 3,000 registered patients.