Talk:Vancouver Island

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This article had used the map at Image:Vanisle.png. I've replaced it with Image:Vancouver-island-relief.jpg. Kbh3rd 02:30, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Image:Vancouver-island-relief.jpg is an attractive map. And I would like to learn how it was made. But, in some ways it is not as useful as it could be. In particular, it hides some important details. It hides the deep inlet that Port Alberni lies at the base of. It hides that Nootka Sound, the location of the Nootka Sound Controversy, which lead to the Nootka Convention, is an island.

Confession, I have played with that map-making tool, and made the map of Vancouver Island that I uploaded today, before I noticed that the article already had a map. Maybe an article should only have one map? I am just a beginner here. I don't know. But the one I made is only 13K, less than a tenth as much to download as the relief map. Geo Swan 21:57, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Let's move discussion of the relief map's shortcomings to its own talk page. I've made a note there. As far as the two maps, I don't think that the two there now are complementary – they're rather redundant. As discussed on the map's talk page, I'll see about improving the relief map. --Kbh3rd 23:38, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Add more informations toward the electric power cables between Canada and Vancouver Island, also under HVDC Vancouver-Island

Air transportation

If two airports are mentioned, both should be named. Currently, only Victoria International is named. Could someone please optimize that?

Aren't there actually three airports? Victoria Intl, Nanaimo and Comox Valley? --Ds77 23:54, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

More than that - they didn't enter the info for the one at Campbell River as well. I must say when reading this article on our island, I find it very south end heavy. Barely anything on Port Hardy (or any of the northern towns)at all. 206.116.116.96 (talk) 22:50, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

EXACTLY - it's like whoever is wikiing the island decided to cut it in half and report from nanamio south. "Campbell River? Port Hardy? Port Mcneil? Dare I say Courtenay/comox/Cumberland? Nah, none of that exists - or matters anymore. Now, if we look at Victoria....." 108.180.9.141 (talk) 21:51, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

List of private schools

I'm noticing that the list of private schools is getting quite lengthy (no doubt as each school sees the value in advertising their presence on Wikipedia). I was thinking it might be a good idea to make a separate article "List of Private Schools on Vancouver Island" or even "List of Schools on Vancouver Island". Then we can write a prose-style paragraph about VI education and let the list grow without cluttering the article. Does anyone have thoughts on this, and perhaps want to do it? (I'm busy for the next month) Ewaladel (talk) 07:08, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Geology

I was going to add a link to Siletzia, but backed off when I saw that a number of other geological features very relevant to Vancouver Island (e.g., Metchosin formation, Wrangellia, Juan de Fuca subduction zone, etc.) are not mentioned. The existing text is a bit of a paste-up of miscellaneous elements, and really needs to be done with a broader viewpoint. Unfortunately, I don't know if I can get around to it, so I mention it here in case anyone is looking for something to do. :-) ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 19:21, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Came by to check, and even more dismayed by how incomplete the geology section is. Though not surprising, considering that it seems to be taken from a single source, a popular article that is primarily about earthquakes. I still don't have quite enough time for this, but if any of the 90 or so watchers here have any interest in geology I'd be happy to help find some sources. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 22:50, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

special fauna

As I recall, the Vancouver Island deer is a particular subspecies; cougars may also be a subspecies I think; just nothing this as I found File:Vancouver Island deer (HS85-10-25002).jpg this image in the Commons.Skookum1 (talk) 04:09, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

no refs on colony article (?!)

Please see here. There are no cites on that page other than two resources I just added; was that page a "lift" from this one? i.e. would cites from here be what would cite what is already there? for those so inclined, also, the linked resources have lots worth putting in some time to expand the article considerably.Skookum1 (talk) 12:25, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Some don't recognize the "Southern" Ocean

Of note there is a tag that mentions the Southern Ocean, which isn't recognize by all countries. So I don't understand why it needed to be mentioned at all. Sion8 (talk) 01:56, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

Population over time

I think it would be good to have a small section showing how the population has changed over time. The furthest back I can go though is 1986, using the site linked at the bottom. What do people think of me adding the following table, and can anyone provide a source for further back in time?

Year	Population	Five year % change	Ten year % change
1986	533,396
1991	604,148	13.3
1996	678,532	12.3	27.2
2001	685,364	1.0
2006	719,473	5.0	6.0
2011	747,830	3.9
2016	775,347	3.7	7.8

https://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/apps/PopulationEstimates.aspx

Chocoholic2017 (talk) 23:26, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Inaccurate info, no source cited (Harry and Meghan)

Is this content still in the article, somewhere?? It certainly should not be. (Removed from the lead but added elsewhere?)

  Vancouver Island since 2019 has become a home of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex along with their son Archie.

The above is not accurate; they have stayed there, off and on, since late 2019, but have never announced that the Island would become ONE of their homes. (Frogmore will continue to be their official residence.) A home in Canada yes, but not specifically the Island where they have simply been renting a house.

Harry and Meghan vacationed on Vancouver Island over Christmas https://www.saanichnews.com/news/royal-deal-clears-way-for-harry-meghan-part-time-canada-move-experts/

While the couple intend to divide their time between the UK and Canada, it is expected that they will spend the majority of their time in Canada. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51163865 This does not say Vancouver Island.

Frogmore Cottage will remain Harry and Meghan’s family home in the United Kingdom, suggesting the couple isn’t contemplating a full-time move to Canada. https://www.saanichnews.com/news/royal-deal-clears-way-for-harry-meghan-part-time-canada-move-experts/

If the couple decides to make the community their part-time home, https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/harry-and-meghan-s-royal-move-to-canada-signals-generational-change-experts-1.4767418 Note the "if"

If indeed Meghan and Harry are planning to have a British Columbian base, https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/fit-for-a-king-five-b-c-homes-that-could-work-for-meghan-and-harry

So, for now, the Island (AND BC, in general) is an occasional, temporary place to stay. Not worthy of discussion in the article, at this time. Peter K Burian (talk) 14:09, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

It is not currently anywhere in the article. — hike395 (talk) 08:17, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

cougar attacks

needs info added on cougar attacks 51.6.151.43 (talk) 18:12, 3 December 2023 (UTC)