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Our Community: Girls' soccer team donates money raised for Tokyo Olympics trip to KidSport

Our Community: Girls' soccer team donates money raised for Tokyo Olympics trip to KidSport

Members of a soccer club have donated nearly $13,000 to KidSport Greater Victoria following the cancellation of their planned trip to the Tokyo Olympics. The Gorge/Peninsula Girls U12 Japan Team was formed in the lead-up to the 2020 Olympic Games.
Anny Scoones: A salute to marine mothers, from lobsters to octopus

Anny Scoones: A salute to marine mothers, from lobsters to octopus

In this age of diversity and inclusiveness, it is appropriate to honour a variety of mothers this Mother鈥檚 Day (as well as the traditional mother as we know her).
Charla Huber: Pandemic has made it easier to talk about mental health

Charla Huber: Pandemic has made it easier to talk about mental health

As I reflect on this past year and challenges my family has faced, I feel a sense of accomplishment. We鈥檝e gone through some hard times and challenges, some directly related to the pandemic and others indirectly.
Songhees teaming up with other nations to remove derelict boats

Songhees teaming up with other nations to remove derelict boats

The Songhees First Nation is spearheading a drive to take more derelict boats out of the water while providing jobs and training for other nations on the South Island.
Monique Keiran: Illegal bike trails another example of inability to protect our green spaces

Monique Keiran: Illegal bike trails another example of inability to protect our green spaces

鈥淭he coronavirus pandemic is only one of the population-level crises we are facing.
Trevor Hancock: Active transportation is good for mental health

Trevor Hancock: Active transportation is good for mental health

The physical health benefits of active transportation (walking, biking, public transit) are well known.
Lawrie McFarlane: Courts must take stronger measures against socially destructive behaviour

Lawrie McFarlane: Courts must take stronger measures against socially destructive behaviour

I want to say a word or two about sentencing policies in sa国际传媒鈥檚 courts, but first a correction. In a column on the recent provincial budget, I mistakenly attributed a $300-million entrepreneurial fund to sa国际传媒 Finance Minister Selina Robinson.
Our Community: Get fit for Ronald McDonald House

Our Community: Get fit for Ronald McDonald House

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Monique Keiran: Douglas's 'perfect Eden' of camas a food crop for First Nations

Monique Keiran: Douglas's 'perfect Eden' of camas a food crop for First Nations

鈥淲hen Chief Factor James 颅Douglas saw six square miles of open camas meadows 颅surrounding Victoria (then called Camosack), the search for the site of the new Hudson鈥檚 Bay Company fort was over,鈥 begins local writer Janis Ringuette鈥檚 Camas Country, an
Geoff Johnson: Music needs to be a core part of curriculum, not an extra

Geoff Johnson: Music needs to be a core part of curriculum, not an extra

In most African cultures, music is for dancing and singing, not listening to quietly while seated in a chair.