On The Island from CBC Radio British Columbia

We meet a mother and daughter who are among a wave of Canadians seeking seeking weight loss surgery south of the Rio Grande.

We hear why one B.C. man travelled afar for surgery at his own expense instead of settling for hip surgery here at home.

We ask Monday Magazine founder Gene Miller what he thinks of the plan to relaunch the arts weekly as a monthly.

We ask CRD sewage chair Denise Blackwell about reconsidering a ban on selling the city's future sewage sludge for fertilizer.

You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who likes mosquitos. Anyone or anything. A new study shows mosquitos can kill orcas.

We hear about a new study that finds the B.C.Carbon Tax has lowered greenhouse gas emissions without hurting the economy.

They make the kids' backpacks much lighter, but how have e-readers changed students' learning and literacy? We hear about new research from the University of Victoria.

Should the Cedar Hill ball diamonds in make way for clay tennis courts? We hear one more voice on this controversy this one with a special perspective.

Rubbing shoulders with Milosevic...An unusual number of illustrious Canadians will be in Victoria this weekend for the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. We talk with Louise Arbour about her address.

BC's new government has yet to be sworn in and we've already had indications of fights to come with the teachers' union. Our political panel shares thoughts on what the future holds.

This week tides around coastal B.C. will be at their lowest point of the year. We talk to tidal expert Richard Dewey about the ebb and flow.

So what is really going on out beside the Juan de Fuca Provincial Park and Trail. We sent Michael Tymchuk out to find out how logging might be affecting this contentious parcel of land.

We hear from Clay Court society spokesperson John Miller.

Liquefied natural gas at Campbell River? That could be the plan for Catalyst Paper's old Elk Falls site. We get the latest from energy activist Arthur Caldicott.

Should Cedar Hill be covered in clay for tennis courts? They're serving up that debate in Saanich. We'll hear more from former councillor Carol Pickup.