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Monique Kieran: Residential wood burning one of main human sources of air pollution

Monique Kieran: Residential wood burning one of main human sources of air pollution

Never mind that heating with wood is one of the least efficient sources of energy, there’s something primal and comforting about the sound, sight and smell of a wood fire cracking in a fireplace or stove.
Geoff Johnson: Unlearning racism starts with learning more about those different from you

Geoff Johnson: Unlearning racism starts with learning more about those different from you

It doesn’t take much for racism to rear its ugly head, as it seems to have done in the otherwise peaceful multi-ethnic, multicultural Cowichan Valley since one group within the community, the Cowichan Tribes, announced a significant incidence of COVD
One day at a time, nearly a century of history unfolds at the Victoria Daily Times

One day at a time, nearly a century of history unfolds at the Victoria Daily Times

The three men who launched the Victoria Daily Times had no experience in running a news organization, but there is no doubt that they were enthusiastic about serving the community.
Lawrie McFarlane: Bad management bears some blame for high case rates

Lawrie McFarlane: Bad management bears some blame for high case rates

Lawrie McFarlane: Bad management bears some blame for high case rates
Charla Huber: Lack of spread at Duncan facility a testament to leadership, guidelines

Charla Huber: Lack of spread at Duncan facility a testament to leadership, guidelines

Charla Huber: Lack of spread at Duncan facility a testament to leadership, guidelines
Bruce Hutchison led a distinguished roster of Victoria Daily Times editors

Bruce Hutchison led a distinguished roster of Victoria Daily Times editors

Many remarkable journalists helped to shape the Victoria Daily Times, but one of them stands above the rest: Bruce Hutchison.
Trevor Hancock: Post-COVID, we’ll need the Great Reconnect — to people and to nature

Trevor Hancock: Post-COVID, we’ll need the Great Reconnect — to people and to nature

Thirty-five years ago, I co-authored with Len Duhl the foundational paper for the World Health Organization’s new Healthy Cities project.
Anny Scoones: Lighthouse book celebrates guardians of the sea

Anny Scoones: Lighthouse book celebrates guardians of the sea

I often go into passionate raptures over architecture, such as the Sagrada Familia, the Hagia Sophia, the Guggenheim(s) or, here at home, the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Victoria Daily Times newspapers now digital. Read all about it

Victoria Daily Times newspapers now digital. Read all about it

On Monday, June 9, 1884, a new newspaper arrived on Vancouver Island. It was the Victoria Daily Times, the creation of three local businessmen who were active in politics with the Liberal party. The three — John Grant, Robert Beaven, and Dr.
Our Community: Rug-cleaning firm raises funds for bird feeders for seniors

Our Community: Rug-cleaning firm raises funds for bird feeders for seniors

The owner of a rug-cleaning business is hoping to put smiles on the faces of isolated seniors with Luv-A-Senior, a campaign to buy bird feeders for those in care homes.