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Monique Keiran: A reminder of the great fires of 1902

Monique Keiran: A reminder of the great fires of 1902

September鈥檚 smoky days might seem long ago, particularly after the recent rainstorms. But it鈥檚 important to note that the U.S.
Anny Scoones: Time to clean those skeletons in your closet

Anny Scoones: Time to clean those skeletons in your closet

The other day, I strolled downtown by way of the Inner Harbour along the Lower Causeway.
Charla Huber: We can't control what holiday memories stick

Charla Huber: We can't control what holiday memories stick

With Thanksgiving complete, we鈥檝e now officially moved into the string of winter holidays. If your Thanksgiving was anything like mine, it was a little weird, quiet and lacking the joy of visiting with friends for hours.
Geoff Johnson: Full digital literacy will help us cut through the falsehoods

Geoff Johnson: Full digital literacy will help us cut through the falsehoods

鈥淎 lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on,鈥 said Winston Churchill.
Trevor Hancock: Our forests are more than mere resources

Trevor Hancock: Our forests are more than mere resources

Last week , I explored how poorly governments of all stripes have been, at all levels, in protecting nature 鈥 and thus in protecting us.
Lawrie McFarlane: Replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg raises many questions

Lawrie McFarlane: Replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg raises many questions

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the oldest member of the U.S. Supreme Court, died last month at 87. She had suffered numerous bouts of cancer. Ginsburg鈥檚 death has turned November鈥檚 presidential election into a potential firestorm.
Book excerpt: Orphans of Empire by Grant Buday

Book excerpt: Orphans of Empire by Grant Buday

Excerpt from: Orphans of Empire by Grant Buday (TouchWood Editions) Mayne Island author Grant Buday first began researching the history of New Brighton, a site on the south bank of Burrard Inlet that predates both Gastown and Vancouver, for a possibl
Our Community: Poinsettia campaign helps youngest patients

Our Community: Poinsettia campaign helps youngest patients

Believe it or not, Christmas is just around the corner. You will soon be able to order holiday plants from the Victoria General Hospital Auxiliary鈥檚 annual Poinsettias for Patients campaign.
Tadpole documentary a passion project for Island diver

Tadpole documentary a passion project for Island diver

Maxwel Hohn slips silently into a secluded lake on central Vancouver Island strewn with lilypads and fallen logs. Camera rolling, he descends into the clear water, meandering along aquatic trails cut by beaver, and then starts to capture the magic.
$30,000 donation to literacy campaign honours son, granddaughter

$30,000 donation to literacy campaign honours son, granddaughter

A Victoria father says he donated $30,000 to the sa国际传媒 Literacy Society to honour both his late son and his nearly two-year-old granddaughter, who recently visited.