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Our Community: Anonymous donation helps Nigel House

Our Community: Anonymous donation helps Nigel House

Thanks to an anonymous $1-million matching donation, the Broadmead Care Society last week announced the New Home for Nigel House Campaign, with a $3-million goal to help build a new home for adults with disabilities on Vancouver Island.

Migrants鈥 ships ended up at the bottom of the ocean

The ships that carried the migrants all ended up on the ocean floor 鈥 some more than once.
Our Community: Experience yoga by the lakeside

Our Community: Experience yoga by the lakeside

Join Sarah Meyer for Yoga by the Lake, a lunch-hour yoga session, Tuesday and Thursday at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary.
Catherine Holt: Combined police forces the safest solution

Catherine Holt: Combined police forces the safest solution

There鈥檚 nothing like a summer night by the Inner Harbour to remind you our region鈥檚 focal point is downtown Victoria. On any weekend there are a remarkable number of locals and visitors taking in festivals, enjoying restaurants or having a stroll.
Our History: The resilient women of Telegraph Cove

Our History: The resilient women of Telegraph Cove

Established a century ago, Telegraph Cove is one of Vancouver Island鈥檚 most visited tourist destinations.
20 years later: Migrants who landed on Vancouver Island risked lives for their families

20 years later: Migrants who landed on Vancouver Island risked lives for their families

Michael Lin is a hard-working guy. The 37-year-old lives in the Lower Mainland, but on this day is reached up in 100 Mile House, preparing to log five acres to make way for a self-storage business he鈥檚 opening.
Charla Huber: Drawing the line between coaching and bullying

Charla Huber: Drawing the line between coaching and bullying

I am constantly hearing the word 鈥渟nowflake鈥 used to describe young adults whose behaviour is perceived as entitled or too sensitive.
Island Voices: Federal NDP at the precipice

Island Voices: Federal NDP at the precipice

Institutions fall quickly these days. The New Democratic Party would be well advised to understand that as it staggers almost helplessly into this federal election. Time appears to have passed it by. It is rudderless and rapidly aging out.
Geoff Johnson: Does summer learning loss exist? Depends who you ask

Geoff Johnson: Does summer learning loss exist? Depends who you ask

鈥楽ummer learning loss鈥 describes what some educators believe is the potential for loss of academic knowledge and skills over the course of the 10-week summer break.
Lawrie McFarlane: HPV vaccination is a no-brainer. Let鈥檚 get on with it

Lawrie McFarlane: HPV vaccination is a no-brainer. Let鈥檚 get on with it

The case for vaccinating kids against human papilloma virus has received an enormous boost (鈥減apilloma鈥 is the medical term for 鈥渨art鈥). HPV primarily infects the genital region, though it can also appear in the mouth and throat.