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Film crews in Tofino-Ucluelet area drawing excitement and dollars

‘Keep your eye out for the scenes filmed on (Ucluelet’s) Big Beach in future episodes of Tracker’

May 1, 2024 4:50 PM Read more >

Noted Island glass artist Robert Held closes gallery, now ‘semi-retired’

Parksville’s Robert Held Art Glass gallery drew in residents and tourists for a decade

May 1, 2024 1:30 PM Read more >

Down the Lees new album speaks to climate disaster, imposter syndrome, resilience

The post-rock band releases highly anticipated album Dirt on May 3, followed by a B.C. tour

May 1, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >

Battle of the Bands seeks young Vancouver Island musicians

Event will take place in Port Alberni on June 8, 2024

Apr 30, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >

BC Writers Summit returning for 4th annual online event

The festival helps writers strengthen their works and showcases talks with award-winning authors

Apr 29, 2024 1:05 PM Read more >

Iconic Vancouver Island artist Roy Henry Vickers selling Tofino gallery

Gallery has been a fixture in Tofino area since 1986, artist plans to explore Europe

Apr 23, 2024 6:48 AM Read more >

Parts of downtown Nanaimo closed for weeks of ‘important’ filming

Film commission has actively been working to find locations for undisclosed project

Apr 22, 2024 4:30 PM Read more >

ART VICTORIA NOW! returns for the first time in 6 years

Victoria Arts Council’s popular juried exhibition and awards returns May 11-31 at The Bay Centre

Apr 22, 2024 1:52 PM Read more >

‘It’s bittersweet’: Victoria’s Chorizo & Co. sold, to close doors in May

Co-owner cites struggle to pay back federal loan along with last year’s inflation as major struggle

Apr 19, 2024 5:00 PM Read more >

Indigenous tourism plays crucial role in promoting Island’s 50 First Nations

First Nations communities on Vancouver Island offer rich cultural experiences that tell the story of these lands

Apr 18, 2024 1:00 PM Read more >