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A commentary by a design consultant for cycling and walking facilities, executive director of Capital Bike and Walk, former president of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition and former Victoria city councillor.

It is becoming clearer by the day that e-cigarettes are a threat to public health. These hand-held, battery powered devices mimic cigarettes by delivering a dose of nicotine-containing vapour.

The Arthritis Society is helping to improve the lives of people with arthritis by offering education clinics and a newly developed online tool to check symptons.

The Mayne Island Conservancy is hoping the success of its Stewards in Action project will foster a culture of conservation among local landowners, ensuring the survival of local ecosystems and species.

There is something both captivating and unnatural about the billowing vape clouds that people exhale into the air. The exhaled clouds are an artificial bright white and they expand as they fill the air — it’s hard not to notice them.

The Canadian Hockey League opened this weekend with major-junior — once the gold standard in terms of player development — at a crossroads.

A local golfer who spent 10 hours trying to hit a hole-in-one came still away happy, receiving more than $10,000 for his efforts.

The Bulldog and the Helix: DNA and the Pursuit of Justice in a Frontier Town By Shayne Morrow Heritage House, 209 pp., $22.

Artist Luke Ramsey has begun work on the Bowker Creek Mural. The new painting will be on the wall overlooking the Jack Wallace Track at Oak Bay High School and is expected to take at least one full month to complete.

Planning a salmon barbecue? Your options will be limited this year. With a complete 2019 closure on Fraser River sockeye, due to dismal returns, your options are to buy Alaska sockeye or farmed Atlantic salmon.