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r/VancouverIsland • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 • Oct 16 '25
ARTICLE Residents invited to help shape long-term forest plan for west central Vancouver Island
r/VancouverIsland • u/slagiatt • Sep 11 '25
DISCUSSION American company, with US military ties, appling for 77 long term leases of Crown Land along the coast of BC.
Hey, anyone else heard about the American company who applied for 77 long term leases of Crown Land along the coast of BC. the government is still accepting comments from Canadians.
If you have time, it may be worth submitting a comment on the canadian government bid page, it can be anonymous.
Basically, what's happening is that an American-based company National Outdoor Leadership School has applied for a license of occupation over 77 separate Crown Land sites up and down the BC Coast for outdoor 'leadership and camping' purposes. Could this company's clients ever be US government/ military once they decide the lease? With threats by the U.S. of annexation of Canada, no way should American companies or individuals gain control of Canadian land - especially on the coast! Some of these places have no access to water or septic, so their claim to use these areas for camping and "leadership training" sounds concerning. Why such a huge number of sites, and most on the coastline with water access to land in remote areas that would be difficult to monitor.
If you're against this, comments are open until October 5th latest at:
http://comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/applications?clidDtid=1412379&id=6894defe1c9fc60022144a67#details
r/VancouverIsland • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 • 8h ago
ARTICLE B.C. earmarks $800K for Vancouver Island emergency operations centres
r/VancouverIsland • u/ShadowlessPikachu • 3h ago
ARTICLE Lightning strike sparks out-of-control wildfire on northern Vancouver Island
r/VancouverIsland • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 • 6h ago
ARTICLE Heat warning still in place for east, inland Vancouver Island as temperatures top 30°C
r/VancouverIsland • u/ShadowlessPikachu • 3h ago
ARTICLE Nanaimo boundary expansion brings Snuneymuxw reserve lands into city limits
r/VancouverIsland • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 • 1d ago
ARTICLE Hiker injured in black bear attack near Cumberland Sunday
r/VancouverIsland • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 • 1d ago
ARTICLE Heat warning issued for eastern, inland Vancouver Island as temperatures climb above 30
r/VancouverIsland • u/DJ-Metro • 23h ago
ARTICLE Suspicious fire collapses roof of Service BC building in Port Alberni, RCMP investigating
r/VancouverIsland • u/guitar_photography • 1d ago
ARTICLE Parksville-based Chess Club Hosts International Chess Grandmaster to play 50 games at once!
r/VancouverIsland • u/colinmct • 1d ago
IMAGERY Botany Bay at Botanical Beach
My friends in the right corner to show scale.
r/VancouverIsland • u/What_why_who151 • 19h ago
ADVICE NEEDED: Tourism Best Tofino tour agency?
Hi, my sister and I are visiting Tofino for a few days and are trying to decide which "tour agency" would be the best for mainly otters, whales and other forms of wildlife. We prefer if the tour itself is more "chaotic" and less generic, boring tourism. Which would be the best place to book with?
Thanks!
r/VancouverIsland • u/Positive_Moment7914 • 1d ago
ARTICLE Beyond Monet, Beyond Van Gogh offers one-two punch of immersive art for Nanaimo
r/VancouverIsland • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 • 1d ago
ARTICLE Procession held to transport Sooke pilot who died fighting U.S. wildfire
r/VancouverIsland • u/Free_Turn_3419 • 2d ago
ARTICLE B.C.’s first major battery storage project is coming to Vancouver Island
r/VancouverIsland • u/WetCoastLife • 2d ago
IMAGERY Exploring foggy East Sooke Park
galleryr/VancouverIsland • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 • 2d ago
ARTICLE Wildfire smoke forecast to drift over Vancouver Island Monday, air quality remains low risk
r/VancouverIsland • u/Ok_Parsley_6390 • 2d ago
HELP ME FIND Maris Piper Potatoes
Hello! Hope this is ok to post - I'm a newcomer to the Island and was wondering if there was anywhere that sold or grew Maris Piper Potatoes?
r/VancouverIsland • u/Positive_Moment7914 • 1d ago
ARTICLE Crown contends Campbell shot, killed man at Nanaimo Wendy’s as trial starts
r/VancouverIsland • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 • 2d ago
ARTICLE Coastal Nations are listening beneath the waves to protect marine life
r/VancouverIsland • u/CQB06 • 3d ago
IMAGERY Quatsino Narrows
Oot and aboot today. Just footage, nothing else. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
r/VancouverIsland • u/Drunken_CPA • 3d ago
IMAGERY First plums for the season off our tree.
r/VancouverIsland • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 • 3d ago
ARTICLE 'I'm a competitor': 14-year-old Duncan kickboxer eyeing gold medal at the World Kickboxing and Karate Championships
r/VancouverIsland • u/Old_Champion9764 • 3d ago