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5 times Pamela Anderson's memoir left us wanting more — a lot more

"Love, Pamela," the new book by bombshell-slash-activist Pamela Anderson, covers a lifetime in 230-odd pages. It works out to about a little more than four pages for each year of her life — the chronological equivalent of a rock skipping over the surface of a deep, glacier-fed lake, like those…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 1, 2023

Couple work from the beach and live mortgage free after quitting city life

Christina Whiteley and husband Ryan had been living in their home of North Cowichan, Vancouver Island, for five years, but felt like they could be doing more for their daughter and chose to up sticks

Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023

How community-engaged archaeology can be a pathway to reconciliation

We are standing in a circle on an expansive beach in front of an ancient rock-walled fish-trap — one of many archaeological sites on the small island of Xwe’etay (Lasqueti) in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the British Columbian mainland.

The Conversation · Nov 13, 2022

Welcome to Vancouver Island – Canada’s green and pleasant land

Sustainability is part of the fabric of this sparsely populated isle off Canada’s Pacific coast. Brendan Sainsbury shares his pick of the greenest sights to check out on a visit

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

Whisky producer on Vancouver Island embroiled in 'Scottish words' row with whisky association

Graeme Macaloney, founder of Macaloney's Caledonian Distillery, was born in Scotland but lives in Canada.

Daily Record · Feb 2, 2022