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Our Community: Michael Dunahee/Child Find sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ walk runs next week

Our Community: Michael Dunahee/Child Find sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ walk runs next week

It’s time again to lace up your shoes to take part in the 27th annual Michael Dunahee/Child Find sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Keep the Hope Alive Drive, a five-kilometre run/walk on March 25 from the Esquimalt Recreation Centre.
Lessons from Japan: How a big quake could rock our world

Lessons from Japan: How a big quake could rock our world

To travel through the Japanese prefecture of Iwate is to have a window on coastal British Columbia’s possible future. Seven years ago today, Iwate was rocked by the kind of violent earthquake and tsunami that are one day expected to hit coastal sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Our Community: Spay/neuter effort gets a windfall

Our Community: Spay/neuter effort gets a windfall

The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ SPCA has announced more than $100,000 in funding for a spay/neuter grant program that helps communities across the province address cat overpopulation. “This year’s funding is the largest amount that has been available through the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Archives hold rulings that shaped our history

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Archives hold rulings that shaped our history

This is one of a series of columns by specialists at the Royal sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Museum that explore the human and natural worlds of the province. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s courts and judicial system date back to the early 1850s (i.e.
UVic's Ideafest an eclectic feast for the inquiring mind

UVic's Ideafest an eclectic feast for the inquiring mind

Ideafest, anticipated every year by University of Victoria faculty and students and by the community, has established itself as a festival of learning unlike anything in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, organizers say.

UVic's Ideafest schedule of events

All events are free and open to the public. Unless noted, no registration is required. March 5 No stepping back: A truth and reconciliation play — 9:30-11 a.m.
Becoming sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½: How we all got here

Becoming sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½: How we all got here

Royal sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Museum project recording influence, connections of immigrant cultures
Our Community: Library founder to be honoured

Our Community: Library founder to be honoured

Bruce Parisian, the recently retired executive director of the Victoria Native Friendship Centre, will be honoured when the centre’s library is named after him at a ceremony on Friday.
UVic's Ideafest: Island chains fed by the sea

UVic's Ideafest: Island chains fed by the sea

Nutrients and material from the sea are being carried ashore by waves, mists, wild creatures and even people to create unique islands off the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ central coast.
Vital People: Bridges for Women helps train survivors of abuse

Vital People: Bridges for Women helps train survivors of abuse

Coaching, mentorship and extensive education await women who sign up for the Bridges for Women Society’s Self-Employment Program.