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VANCOUVER ISLAND BOXING - Today & Yesterday (1954 to 2009)
The sport of amateur and pofessional boxing has an
interesting past
From the 1950's to 1990's, the most active place for boxing
was Greater Victoria. On the amateur side of the sport,
during the Sixties and early Seventies the most active club was
the London Boxing... Surfing in Canada - evade logs, dodge rocks, elude sea lions.
We were a fair ways out from the point now and I was riding a wave in when I looked down and saw jagged rocks less than 6 inches below the surface of the water. There was a graveyard of logs, drift wood and... Contaminated Cocaine Hits British Columbia, 10 Seriously Ill
BC health officials are warning of contaminated cocaine which has led to serious illness in at least 10 Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland cases. " The patients suffered from bone marrow suppression and an... Salmon, The Fish That Keeps On Giving
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, CanadaVancouver Island is blessed with clean rivers, big trees and abundant wildlife. Nanaimo River is one of those beautiful rivers. It might not seems like it to the casual...
created by Barbara McPherson | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago
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135 views | 42 recommendations | 7 comments
Nice Waterfall....Too bad it's the effluent from a mine....in a Provincial Park.
A photo from the film Strathcona: A Slice Through Paradise Canwest Global cuts local news on Vancouver Island
More bad news for local news gathering care of the Asper empire..."LOCAL TELEVISION IS TAKING A HIT TODAY WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF 18 LAYOFFS AT CHEK-TV. AMONG THOSE LOSING THEIR JOBS IS GENERAL MANAGER RON EBERLE. ALSO LAID OFF ARE SOME ON AIR-PERSONNEL AND THE STATION’S... Canadian government faces suit over killer whales (Orcas)
It is about time that the Canadian Government is doing more to protect Killer Whales (Orcas). I just hope they don't go overboard and kill a whole whale watching industry at the same time.First it is very important...
created by travel_photography | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
334 views | 16 recommendations | 3 comments
334 views | 16 recommendations | 3 comments
Killer whales (Orcas) making news in the UK
Big News coverage in the UK - almost all UK Newspaper picked up a story on Killer Whales (Orcas, orcinus orca) and about there beauty, behaviors and syncronized swimming.German photographer Rolf Hicker (which...
created by travel_photography | 13 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
437 views | 38 recommendations | 7 comments
437 views | 38 recommendations | 7 comments
Orca Killer whale family pod at sunset in front of a local fishing boat North...
A family pod of the northern resident Killer whales (Orcas, Orcinus orca, facts about Killer Whales) traveling during sunset in front of a local fishing boats in Blackfish Sound off Northern Vancouver Island in...
created by travel_photography | 13 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
142 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
142 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
Vancouver Island Pot Crop Best In Years
The laid back lifestyle of the Islanders may be even more mellow this winter with the harvesting of outdoor grown marijuana. While the hemp plant has many uses, smoking bits of it seem to be the most popular...148 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Vancouver Island Earthquake
(CNN) A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has rocked Vancouver Island, Canada, today according to the U.S. Geological Survey.More details to follow.An unusually large swarm of tremors is rocking the ocean floor off the west...
created by master_jim2008 | 19 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago
3595 views | 23 recommendations | 24 comments
3595 views | 23 recommendations | 24 comments
Vancouver Island Is On The Move
Vancouver Island sits on a small tectonic plate that is slowly burying itself under the continent. Those of us who live here are quite used to the little jiggles that signal an earthquake. We don't sweat... 242 views | 14 recommendations | 3 comments
I Went To The Animal Fair
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, CanadaThis weekend Nanaimo hosted its traditional Vancouver Island Exhibition. It is one of the few country fairs surviving on Vancouver Island with deep roots in the community. ...
created by Barbara McPherson | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
331 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
331 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
The arrogance of the environmentalists
Mr. Cuthbert is speaking from his government held employement, a government that continues to stone-wall treaties for all First Nations, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island and British Columbia Canada. Where the... 303 views | 23 recommendations | 7 comments
Tour de France -- Nobody Beats Cavendish
Mark Cavendish chalked up another stage win today in the race to Nimes in southern France. Today's feature to deal with was the heat with riders coping with 30+ degree weather. It sounds like a lovely...
created by Barbara McPherson | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
162 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
162 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
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