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Historical images from Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island

After oil pipeline executives questioned how much First Nations depend on salmon, leaders decided to show them

Sabrina Blanchard grew up a member of the Selkirk First Nation in the Yukon. Now, she is embarking on a career as a licensed professional nurse working in the neuroscience unit at Victoria General Hospital. Blanchard’s recruitment was part of an Island Health effort to create a workforce reflective of the population of Vancouver Island, including its First Nations people. But make no mistake, she is not part of a quota — she is all about health care.

Historical images from Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island

Gracie Jones is one of about 150 children treated each year at the cleft lip and palate clinic at Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health.

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s largest port, and the fourth-largest tonnage port in North America, is composed of 28 major marine cargo terminals in Greater Vancouver.

A look at the the capital's temperatures, rainfall, snow, sunshine and wind

Historical images from Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island

In the spring of 1972, Nick Marach purchased an old wooden fishing boat to use as a live-aboard. Little did the young architect realize he would soon discover a new vocation and a new lease on life as a commercial gillnetter.

Historical images from Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island