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More than 800 of Greater Victoria鈥檚 homeless and most vulnerable are expected at Our Place on Tuesday for their annual Christmas turkey lunch. Kitchen manager Brian Cox and his team are planning to create tasty meals for the masses.

In his most recent volume on the European settlement of Vancouver Island, local author Michael Layland considers the early botanists of the region, starting with Indigenous people, 鈥渢he island鈥檚 first true naturalists,鈥� and continuing through the voy

Debate may rage over the ideal variety, the proper height and even the colour of a Christmas tree. There will be those convinced that in days of yore they paid considerably less for a real tree, which years ago was much easier to find.

Everything British Columbia: The Ultimate Book of Lists By Bethany Lindsay and Andrew Weichel Macintyre Purcell Publishing, 200 pp, $19.95 A dozen things to know about this book: 1. Anyone who compiles a book of lists is inviting criticism.

The Victoria Transit Commission and sa国际传媒 Transit are inviting the community to get in the spirit of giving by helping them Stuff the Bus in support of the Mustard Seed Food Bank and the Salvation Army鈥檚 Stan Hagen Centre for Families.

Esquimalt streets are lined with historic character homes set amid mature landscaping. Its waterfront has some of the most scenic views in the region. It鈥檚 home to sa国际传媒鈥檚 Pacific naval base and it鈥檚 minutes from downtown Victoria.

This is the final column in a six-part series, exclusive to the Times聽Colonist, that examines the聽role of the provincial government in the uprooting, detention, dispossession and exile of Japanese Canadians, 1941-1949.

Supporters and staff of Jeneece Place, the home-away-from-home for families of children receiving care at Victoria General Hospital, know even grown-ups need a little Christmas cheer.

This is part five of a six-part series, exclusive to the Times聽Colonist, that examines the聽role of the provincial government in the uprooting, detention, dispossession and exile of Japanese Canadians, 1941-1949.

SAVANNAH, Georgia 鈥� From the surface, these 57 square kilometres of water are unexceptional. But dip beneath the surface 鈥� go down 20 or 30 metres 鈥� and you鈥檒l find a spectacular seascape.