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Bidding farewell to the Sea Kings

Bidding farewell to the Sea Kings

When the Royal Canadian Air Force retires its last remaining Sea King helicopters this month, there will be tears in the eyes of more than a few airmen and airwomen.
Book excerpt: The story of Mac and 'the Princess'

Book excerpt: The story of Mac and 'the Princess'

After her husband died in 1926 from a suspected drowning, Capi Blanchet spent every summer cruising sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s west coast with her five children and their dog in the family’s 25-foot boat.
Our Community: Kids pitch in for the less fortunate

Our Community: Kids pitch in for the less fortunate

A theft of food from the Fairfield United Church led to new knowledge about Victoria poverty and a new partnership with kids from Sir James Douglas Elementary School. Fairfield United Rev. Beth Walker says a laptop was stolen.
Vital People: Bringing groups together to aid people with disabilities

Vital People: Bringing groups together to aid people with disabilities

Getting community partners to work together effectively to improve access to sport and physical activities for persons with disabilities is the goal of OneAbility.
Sandra Richardson: A Tuesday made just for giving

Sandra Richardson: A Tuesday made just for giving

The holidays are fast approaching, and with them the usual encouragements to spend money on gifts and goodies.
Vital People: Pender Island programs support sustainability

Vital People: Pender Island programs support sustainability

Residents of Pender Island learned how to be sustainable and self-sufficient — and met each other — thanks to community education classes held last year.
Our Community: Tour company donates to synagogue

Our Community: Tour company donates to synagogue

A company that offers culinary walking tours will be donating a portion of ticket sales from its Chocolate and Churches Tour to the Emanu-El Synagogue in response to the recent attack on the Jewish community in Pittsburgh.
Photo gallery: 100 years after the guns fell silent

Photo gallery: 100 years after the guns fell silent

Our Community: TP the Town helps families in need

Our Community: TP the Town helps families in need

Volunteers collected 122,880 rolls of toilet paper during the Prodigy Group’s TP the Town event, Oct. 13.
Remembering a Victoria soldier, and the family he left behind

Remembering a Victoria soldier, and the family he left behind

As we mark the centennial of the end of the First World War this weekend, we should think of people like Robert Parker, a Victoria man who died serving his country.