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Syrian refugees learn about First Nation history, and find connections

Syrian refugees learn about First Nation history, and find connections

Nineteen-year-old Naim Saban balances on a log in East Sooke Park as he learns the story behind the ancient petroglyph carved onto a rock.
Oak tree crux of Oak Bay condo debate

Oak tree crux of Oak Bay condo debate

A towering Garry oak tree next door to a proposed 14-unit condo development on a single-family lot is at the root of a mighty big controversy in Oak Bay.
Around Town: Fest celebrates flavour of Greece

Around Town: Fest celebrates flavour of Greece

If you had looked up at the Saanich sky while savouring the intoxicating aroma of lamb being roasted on a spit late Friday morning, you might have felt as if you were just an olive鈥檚 throw from the Aegean Sea.
Robert Amos: Seeing the forest for the trees

Robert Amos: Seeing the forest for the trees

Anne Meggitt, whose paintings are on show at Martin Batchelor Gallery, was born in 1930.

Nellie McClung: Labour is a noble thing, as long as we work together

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Aug. 30, 1941.
Our Community: Firm pitches in for Woodwynn Farms

Our Community: Firm pitches in for Woodwynn Farms

An event-rental business has聽partnered with a therapeutic community to introduce altruism into its business model, producing a new kind of accountable commerce. The Wise Co.
Dangers of a humpback comeback

Dangers of a humpback comeback

As numbers of the once-endangered mammal rebound, boaters need to take precautions
Around Town: Finding fun along the Fringe

Around Town: Finding fun along the Fringe

You won鈥檛 find his name on the Victoria Fringe Festival鈥檚 guest list, but there鈥檚 one colourful character whose presence was as predictable as his overnight tweets: U.S. President Donald Trump.

Nellie McClung: The rock on which we are trying to build a better world

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Sept. 27, 1941. The sour cynic who says it always rains on the opening day of the fair was nowhere to be seen the day our fair opened.
Robert Amos: Anawim House鈥檚 collaborative art

Robert Amos: Anawim House鈥檚 collaborative art

Anawim House, at the corner of North Park and Vancouver Street, is a house that would look at home in any suburb.