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- Vancouver Island humanitarian group to return to Ukraine this fall
- Lack of housing blamed for below-average nursing program enrolment
- Saunders Family Foundation looking to fix B.C.'s broken health-care system
- After fire repairs, Mustard Seed Street Church welcomes community back inside
- 'This is going to unstuck some projects': Developers react to GST break on purpose-built rentals
- BCGEU joins the call for the province to implement vacancy control in B.C.
- Sooke School District looking for on-call bus drivers to combat shortage
- Workers to pump water into Cowichan River amid drought
- Victoria apartment building for hospitality workers moves closer to reality
- 'Slow down and be alert': School zones are back in effect as Vancouver Island students return to class
- HeroWork, a charity that helps other charities, to wind down operations
- 'Some end up living in cars': More affordable student housing needed in Victoria, advocates say
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.