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- 'I haven’t seen anything like this': Lumber prices hit historic high on Vancouver Island
- Skyrocketing cost of building materials could stress Victoria real estate market
- Island school bus driver outraged over cars passing while students unloading
- Group agrees changes to Goldstream trestle are needed
- Changes could be coming to the Goldstream trestle after calls for suicide-prevention barriers
- Greater Victoria film commission sees reduced funding after banner year
- Vancouver Island retailers report long delays for new appliances, furniture, vehicles due to COVID-19
- Island businesses struggle to find employees during pandemic
- Island post-secondary institutions see loss in revenue, but optimistic about future
- Island companies scrambling after homes flood due to recent storms
- Are West Shore RCMP keeping up with demand as communities grow?
- Massive development plans in store for Colwood strip
Brendan Strain
Brendan Strain has been covering the news on Vancouver Island for the past 17 years. Growing up in Parksville, after high school he moved to Victoria to attend the Applied Communications Program at Camosun College. Starting his television career in Dawson Creek and then Red Deer Alberta, he jumped at the opportunity to return to Victoria.
With a passion for where he lives, Brendan enjoys telling stories that celebrate the people and places all over this amazing island.
As far as he’s concerned he lives in the best place on earth. In his spare time you’ll find him somewhere near the ocean, or hiking around the Victoria area with his two young boys.