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PULLMAN, Washington — The apple tree stands alone near the top of a steep hill, wind whipping through its branches as a perfect sunset paints its leaves a vibrant gold.

Young students at Oaklands Elementary School have collectively and individually put their mark on a three-metre totem pole taking shape in the school’s courtyard in a project that teaches them about history, culture and themselves at the same time.

The Victoria Hospitals Foundation raised $1 million at its sold-out Visions gala, held at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, Nov. 16.

Elementary school children get a leg up in school and their future thanks to the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Victoria and Area’s In School Mentoring Program.

Recently, I was out visiting the Food Distribution Centre in Esquimalt, a key component of the Food Rescue Project, which recovers and redistributes fresh food to insecure communities in our region.

This is part four of a six-part series, exclusive to the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, that examines the role of the provincial government in the uprooting, detention, dispossession and exile of Japanese Canadians, 1941-1949.

Residents of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ can always find something instantly recognizable in the paintings of E.J. Hughes, from totem poles at Stanley Park to arbutus trees at a Crofton beach.

Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin will ring a kettle bell as the Salvation Army launches its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign on Tuesday at the Victoria Conference Centre.

This is the third instalment in a six-part series, exclusive to the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, that examines the role of the provincial government in the uprooting, detention, dispossession and exile of Japanese Canadians, 1941-1949.

There is nothing funny about environmental concerns, so it might seem odd that over the past 40 years, one of our most outspoken advocates for sustainability has been cartoonist Adrian Raeside.