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If there’s one discovery Michael Shamata and Amanda Lisman have shared since they first collaborated on A Christmas Carol, it’s that what the Charles Dickens classic has to say remains relevant.

Watch Perform-Able! — a half-hour musical show commemorating the United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities, today at the Bay Centre.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Dec. 27, 1941. This will be a new year for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. It began when the first news came crashing in on Dec. 7 that Japan was dropping bombs on Honolulu.

Fewer Indigenous families will go hungry, with funding by the Victoria Foundation for a community food educator at the Victoria Native Friendship Centre.

In Victoria, there are up to 800 volunteers who form the backbone of a small army tasked with helping hundreds of individuals fleeing from countries where they are persecuted or escaping from war.

Uptown shopping centre was swallowed up in a sea of red Saturday as celebrities from the entertainment, sports and political arenas helped to kick off the 127th annual Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign.

It was tea time at Our Place on Tuesday afternoon, but with a difference that prompted smiles and sweet satisfaction in equal measure.

PREVIEW What: Blue Bridge Sings! Where: Blue Bridge at the Roxy, 2657 Quadra St. When: Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 8 p.m. (2 p.m. weekend matinées) Tickets: $32-$47 Reservations: 250-382-3370, bluebridgetheatre.

Grant Watson is a talented fabricator of sculptures, both for himself and for others.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Dec.