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All Points West
with Jo-Ann Roberts

Friday

As the May long weekend approaches, the unofficial start of a new season of parties and surfing begins at Sombrio Beach on Vancouver Island. 

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Star Trek Into Darkness and Mud

Our movie reviewer Katherine Monk discusses 2 new releases, "Star Trek Into Darkness" and "Mud."

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Political wilderness

Southern Vancouver Island didn't elect any Liberals in the provincial election. We hear what that might mean for future infrastructure projects and more.

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Cowichan school closures

Several schools are closing and hundreds of students are being relocated in a massive re-jig of the Cowichan Valley School District. We hear what it means for parents and kids.

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Race to the end of the earth

We chronicle an epic exploration race to the South Pole and preview a new exhibit that opens at the Royal BC Museum soon.

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"3 under 30" panel analyzes the election upset

Our 3 under 30 political panel reconvenes to chat about what went wrong for the NDP and what the re-elected Liberal government means for B.C.

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Food Matters:

Saving your local bee population

Don Genova explains how you can help bee populations survive and thrive.

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Jian Ghomeshi

Jian Ghomeshi, host of CBC's "Q" radio show, is coming to Victoria next week. He gives us a preview.

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Bookclub:

Learning law from a graphic novel

A new graphic novel created by the University of Victoria's Indigenous Law Research Clinic uses a true story to examine the difficult relationship between Indigenous law and Canada's legal system.

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Tsartlip runner Kelly Paul

We talk with a young woman from the Tsartlip First Nation who is about to take on a marathon running the length of Vancouver Island to raise awareness about suicide.

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BC Election 2013:

Rocking the vote at Campus View Elementary

Voting a little early. Thousands of school kids across the province cast ballots today in a mock-election to teach them about democracy. We talk to a teacher and his students about what they learned.

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