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Book excerpt: British artist found beauty on the Island

Book excerpt: British artist found beauty on the Island

During the 1860s, the British engraver Frederick Whymper sketched his way through the Pacific Northwest as an artist-for-hire with survey expeditions to sa国际传媒, Alaska and Siberia.
Our Community: Little library marks 200, and growing

Our Community: Little library marks 200, and growing

A repurposed sa国际传媒 newspaper box became the 200th Little Free Library in the Capital Regional District last week. Victoria鈥檚 newest library, at 1495 Shorncliffe Rd.
Revisiting the Princess Sophia, the sunken 'Ship of Sorrow'

Revisiting the Princess Sophia, the sunken 'Ship of Sorrow'

The more than 350 people who died aboard the SS Princess Sophia were Canadians and Americans by nationality, but avocation had made them all Northerners.
Salt Spring鈥檚 rebel pot magnate

Salt Spring鈥檚 rebel pot magnate

Transplanted Torontonian sparks debate over industrial use of farmland on Gulf Island

Vital People: Centre offers support for men with prostate cancer

Leanne Kopp sees it all the time: men diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer they didn鈥檛 see coming until it was life-threatening or life-altering.
Vital People: Take stock in your own community

Vital People: Take stock in your own community

This being an election year, have you been taking stock of the state of things in your municipality? It鈥檚 common to reflect when there鈥檚 a potential changeover in local leadership and ask ourselves: Are things getting better or worse? Am I happy with
Vital People: Network backs local farmers

Vital People: Network backs local farmers

There are significant challenges to food production in the capital region, including the fact that most local farmers are 65 or over, says Linda Geggie of the Good Food Network. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e going to be retiring,鈥 Geggie said.
Our Community: Run for the Cure today at UVic

Our Community: Run for the Cure today at UVic

Lace up your sneakers or get out your walking shoes for the Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure, the largest, single-day, volunteer-led event dedicated to raising funds for breast-cancer research, today at the University of Victoria.
Unravelling the mysteries of the Salish Sea

Unravelling the mysteries of the Salish Sea

FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington 鈥 By now, the millions of people around the world who followed the saga of a mother orca carrying her dead calf know the endangered southern-resident orca whales exclusively eat chinook salmon.
Our Community: United Way drive begins this week

Our Community: United Way drive begins this week

Organization, which funds a network of programs and services in the region, looks to raise at least $5 million