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This is the first of a series of columns by specialists at the Royal sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Museum that explore the human and natural worlds of the province.

Santa led the way at the Santa Shuffle 5K run and 1K walk, an event to support families in need.

Christmas just wouldn’t be the same in Greater Victoria without one of its most cherished holiday traditions — the annual Royal Canadian Navy Naden Band Christmas concert in support of the Salvation Army’s toy drive.

You might know Pyrogy Cat, the creation of comic-book artist Gareth Gaudin. The cat starred in Gaudin’s Magic Teeth Dailies, a comic he drew every day for 10 years.

Tepi Hughes was found as a toddler in the rubble of her famine-torn home-city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She spent 10 years in an orphanage during the Bangladesh genocide of the 1970s.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Jan. 17, 1942. Momentary flashes of pale winter sunshine brighten the fields today, but the night falls soon, for we are in the short days now, and the gloom of evenings begins at 4.

Every year, we ask readers to send us their stories of Christmases past, and every year readers respond with memories both happy and, sometimes, heartbreaking. This year is no exception. This week, we share the second instalment of the stories you shared with us.

Every year, we ask readers to send us their stories of Christmases past, and every year readers respond with memories both happy and, sometimes, heartbreaking. This year is no exception. This week and next in Islander, we share the stories you shared with us.

Japanese-Canadian activist who fought to get minorities on the voting rolls to be honoured today

For most of us, Christmas comes just once a year, but it’s a different story for Bruce Watson, arts and entertainment director for the Butchart Gardens.