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- Greater Victoria teachers renew call for remote learning as COVID-19 exposures continue in schools
- Tesla semi-trucks on order as 2 Vancouver Island companies look to electrify fleets
- Teal-Jones addresses Fairy Creek logging controversy
- 'This is a War in the Woods 2.0': Activists continue to occupy old-growth forests in Fairy Creek
- Watch your wallet: New, increased taxes coming to B.C. on April 1
- 'I feel pretty gutted': Victoria businesses shocked by new COVID-19 restrictions
- 'I would say we are very close to a third wave': COVID-19 cases continue to climb in B.C.
- Virtual appointments are here to stay post-COVID-19, says B.C. doctors association
- Island municipalities eager to reopen facilities once B.C. gives the OK
- Victoria businesses optimistic about summer season as vaccine rollout progresses
- Young women create change at Island Health psychiatric emergency services department
- Esquimalt calls for B.C.-wide rodenticide ban after owl found dead in local park
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.