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Through the course of his lengthy career, beloved Vancouver Island artist E. J. Hughes (1913–2007) unintentionally became known as a painter of boats. Though he wasn’t much of a boater, he clearly enjoyed looking at them.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to be included in some panels on diversity and equitable engagement.

I thought it would be a contest. I had avoided getting snagged in the spider web near the building’s front door, but the wasp buzzing me was less fortunate.

Fallen firefighters have been honoured with the dedication of a new commemorative plaza and memorial wall by the Saanich Fire Department.

Liberal MPs want their government to introduce a guaranteed basic income. They intend to make it their first priority at the party’s November convention.

The shift in wind that brought to the region smoke from wildfires in Washington and Oregon in recent weeks also brought home firsthand appreciation of what COVID-19 restrictions have meant for people living in the province’s seniors care homes.

Has the past week felt like we’re in a science-fiction film? When we factor in the global pandemic, the smoky haze and the fact that a life form was found on Venus, it just doesn’t feel normal anymore.

The significant changes that technology brings to teaching and learning were brought to mind one recent cool, smoky and sunless morning as I sat reading the Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny’s latest novel, All The Devils Are Here.

Due to a technical problem, the first part of Nick Russell's piece on the Northern Junk buildings did not appear in Sunday's Islander section. Click here for a PDF of the full two-page spread . What’s in a name? Quite a lot, if the name is “Junk.

Nanaimo author Haley Healey’s new book On Their Own Terms profiles the lives of seventeen Island women who made a mark on history. The excerpt below tells of pioneer Emma Stark, Vancouver Island’s first Black school teacher.