Island Rewind

We dig through the CHEK archives to take a look back at stories from Vancouver Island’s past.

CHEK News at 6 anchor Paul Haysom and the CHEK News Weekends anchor Hannah Lepine are cracking open the news vault for a blast from the past in the weekly series “Island Rewind.”

Watch it live every Monday during the 6 p.m. news and Saturday during the 5 p.m. news, or catch the stories below after they’ve aired.

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3 days Soviet satellite returning to Earth in 1983 In 1983, a Soviet satellite was expected to return to Earth and CHEK News unpacked the odds that it could land on Vancouver Island.

6 days Terry Fox inspires Canadians in 1980 Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope inspired a nation more than 30 years.

1 week Toy car race hits the streets of Royal Oak in 1981 We're going back 40 plus years to showcase something for car enthusiasts. Not your typical car race, but something just as exciting for those who turned out in Royal Oak back in 1981.

2 weeks Vancouver Island commemorates anniversay of 9/11 in 2002 One year after the 9/11 attacks, students at Pearson College in Victoria reflected on the anniversary and looked to the future.

2 weeks Rifflandia ramps up for its 2011 event Rifflandia has turned into one of the biggest festivals on the calender, but in 2011 it was still just beginning to ramp up.

4 weeks Saanich firefighters extinguish Highlands fire in 1990 In 1990, Saanich firefighters were called into action to respond to a wildfire in the Highlands.

1 month Victorians search for a missing iguana in 1983 In August of 1983, CHEK reporter Mike Farquhar went out to search for a missing iguana — in a report that feels a bit like a horror movie.

1 month Islanders beat the heat in 2008 Vancouver Island is currently in the middle of a heat wave, so we thought we'd go back to 2008 to hear from Mary Griffin about how Islanders were beating the heat for Island Rewind.

1 month 'Beertoria' comes to Victoria in 2002 Craft beer is nothing new for Victoria, and back in the year 2002 Ian Black went to check out the brew battle at Beertoria.

2 months Dog lost in transit at Montreal Airport makes it home to Vancouver Island We are going back to the year 2002 when a Colwood couple put out a plea after their dog snuck out of its cage at the Montreal Airport and never made it to the west coast. But finally, thanks to a CHEK News clip, Indy made it home.

2 months Canadian women's team plays game in hopes of qualifying for 2007 world cup On Island Rewind, Stacy Ross tells the story of when the 2006 Canadian women's soccer team were getting ready to play a big game in Victoria with the hopes of qualifying for the World Cup in 2007.

2 months 2005 Nanaimo bathtub races include man competing for 4th win In honour of the Nanaimo bathtub races last weekend, we wanted to take you back to 2005 when entrants included an 88-year-old and a young man competing for his fourth win in a row.