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Claiming the Land: British Columbia and the Making of a New Eldorado By Daniel Marshall Ronsdale Press, 406 pp., $24.

Young people entering the workforce now have a better chance to find the tools and training they need thanks to the Shift program offered by the Construction Foundation of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

You’re Not Alone: Access to Community-Based Counselling Support is a program created to support people suffering from a variety of mental-health and addiction issues.

A local amputee publicly thanks the War Amps for all its support as the association’s year-long celebration to mark its 100th anniversary draws to a close.

Victoria Literacy sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ion is launching a new reading-support program and is looking for volunteers to help children practise their reading.

Trapper story a tradition Prior to our road trips, I used to visit the library to borrow various story cassette tapes to listen along the highways.

When Amor De Cosmos started publishing the weekly British Colonist 160 years ago, his goal was to make the community a better place — and in his mind, to do that he would have to deal with the colonial governor, James Douglas.

He was born William Alexander Smith in Nova Scotia and became a legend in British Columbia, but he made a name for himself — quite literally — when he was in California.

Amor De Cosmos launched his British Colonist in a little shop on Wharf Street on Dec. 11, 1858. He guided his creation for a few years, then passed the torch to others.

The words of Chief William have helped to remind us of the value to be found in historic copies of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and its predecessor newspapers, the Daily Colonist and the Victoria Daily Times.