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Jonathan Huggett, Johnson Street Bridge project director, answers questions about the new bridge. Why build a bridge that raises? They offer unlimited vertical clearance for marine traffic.

As of March 31, Victorians should be able to drive, walk or cycle across the new Johnson Street Bridge, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s largest bridge of its type.

Even if you weren’t aware going into Parkside Hotel and Spa what the theme of this town’s ninth annual Gingerbread Showcase was, a quick scan of its Urban Ballroom would have made it clear.

When the white folks arrived, they mistakenly called the place Nootka, and then Friendly Cove. It was actually the village of Yuquot on the far west coast of Vancouver Island.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Dec. 12, 1941. I thought I was through writing articles about women and their woes. I thought women had become people, once and for all; and so could be classified as human beings hereafter.

MOUNT SKOKOMISH WILDERNESS, Olympic National Forest — Once common here, martens — sleek, bright-eyed mammals less than half the weight of a small house cat — appear to have virtually disappeared from their mountain redoubts.

The District of Saanich has pledged up to $534,000 in funding to help pay for the replacement of a floating boardwalk at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary.

Kenneth W. Mariash Sr., developer of the Bayview and Roundhouse projects in Vic West, can be sentimental about his small-town Saskatchewan roots.

There’s no way a developer can come in with grand plans and a long-term vision for a neighbourhood and make it a success without buying into the community.

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