All Points West from CBC Radio British Columbia

Victoria's international Busker Festival is in full swing. There's nothing better than a street festival to bring out the joy of summer.

On Small Town Big Business, we heard about a Victoria tech company that has taken the long term view of success.

Dean Karlen describes his role in the discovery of how "ghostly particles," move through objects and travel through the Earth.

Katherine Monk reviews two films.

Beefing up their business. A bylaw change clears the way for the Root Cellar to become a hot-spot for local meat. We hear their plans.

A new radio documentary looks at how residential schools affected families on the Tsartlip First Nation. We take a listen.

It's a great idea, but not so easy when you have to deal with the 'elephants in the room'. Don Genova has more on that on Food Matters.

Tree numbers have dropped dramatically in the capital regional district over the past few years. We find out why.

Immortalizing the moment. One of the most famous photographs of the Second World War is going to be made into a sculpture. We talk to the man in the photo, Tofino's Whitey Bernard.

Former Liberal leader Bob Rae is coming to B.C. He'll be representing a group of fifteen First Nations who have just signed a major light natural gas pipeline deal. We speak with Bob Rae.

Today on Beyond the Bestseller, Rob Wiersema looks at the Booker Prize longlist, who's on it and who's not.

A local couple wants to turn the St Saviour church into an arts centre. We meet them.

The Capital Regional District says Thetis Lake doesn't need lifeguards, even after a drowning over the weekend. We get reaction from the Lifesaving Society.

On today's Wild Isle adventurer Rumon Carter, takes the plunge to find out why Jacques Cousteau dubbed the waters around Vancouver Island the 'Emerald Sea'.

The ferries corporation is looking for companies to construct three new ships for its fleet. We'll talk to a naval architect about what it takes to design this kind of vessel