In-depth

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FROM THE CG VAULT

Cruising to school.
The beauty, and drudgery, of commuting on the Gulf Islands’ school boats.
Koppel, Tom
Sept/Oct 1993

B.C. between the covers.
"Encyclopedia of British Columbia", edited by Daniel Francis.
Wood, Daniel
July/Aug 2001

Butterfly decline
Vancouver Island’s vanishing species and subspecies caused by habitat loss, insecticides.
Isabella, Judith
May/June 1999

Closing Kemano
Pulling the plug on a British Columbia small-town utopia.
Laird, Gordon and Bennett, Peter
Nov/Dec 2000

Deck the halls with holly from balmy B.C.
Holly farming on Vancouver Island.
Langston, Laura
Dec 1990/Jan 1991

Doing it their way
Hornby Island residents deal with garbage by cost-efficient recycling.
Aug/Sept 1991

Dwindling marmots
A captive breeding program may be the last hope for the endangered Vancouver Island marmot.
Goldberg, Kim
Sept/Oct 1997

Galapagos of the North
The Queen Charlotte Islands.
Sept/Oct 2001

In the realm of a giant
Off British Columbia’s coast dwells the largest species of octopus in the world.
Sanders, Dale
July/Aug 1993

Island muse
Einar and Muriel Neilson’s home on Bowen Island was once a refuge for writers and poets. Today, islanders are seeking to preserve the site’s cultural history.
Grescoe, Paul
Mar/Apr 2002

Living on the edge
Squatters are digging in on the wild side of Vancouver Island.
Herger, Bob and Payton, Brian
Annual 1999

The Lure of ’lotus land’
Can British Columbia cope with the rising tide of seniors?
Bretz, Joy
Apr/May 1990

Mapping B.C. shipwrecks
Windblown, rocky and jammed with marine traffic, the waters off Vancouver Island are laden with navigational perils.
Fick, Steven and Harris, Eric
Nov/Dec 2002

Nanaimo: a city and a sweet dessert
The fastest-growing city on Vancouver Island promotes itself as home of the Nanaimo Bar.
Rayburn, Alan
Mar/Apr 1995

Pacific portal
Eccentrics of all kinds hav sought refuge in the mayhem of British Columbia’s coastline.
Glavin, Terry
Annual 1998

White bears of the rain forest
Princess Royal Island’s rare white bears.
Marty, Sid
Jan/Feb 1994