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Robert Amos: Scenes from a (R)evolving whorl(D)

Robert Amos: Scenes from a (R)evolving whorl(D)

Of art traditions on this coast, that of the Coast Salish was subject to more colonial overlay than the more remote groups farther north.
Nellie McClung: There is a story in every household in this country

Nellie McClung: There is a story in every household in this country

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Sept. 20, 1941. I have been at another convention of Canadian authors and listened to talks by writers, critics and university professors.
Our Community: Scholarship honours fallen officer

Our Community: Scholarship honours fallen officer

The Capital Regional District Traffic Safety Commission has awarded its inaugural Const. Sarah Beckett Memorial Scholarship to Tanner Stevenson.
Victoria has great options for public viewing of eclipse

Victoria has great options for public viewing of eclipse

Experts will be at several locations around the region Monday for public viewings of the solar eclipse. The weather is forecast to be clear. At the University of Victoria, a 9-to-11:30 a.m.
Eclipse starts 9:08 a.m., maximum 10:20 a.m.; wear protective glasses

Eclipse starts 9:08 a.m., maximum 10:20 a.m.; wear protective glasses

The solar eclipse moving across North America on Monday will be about 90 per cent complete for Victoria viewers — enough to see the sun reduced to a narrow crescent.
Robert Amos: Creating an organic masterpiece

Robert Amos: Creating an organic masterpiece

Forestrial Brain, a collaborative installation-painting by Matt Shane of Pender Island and Jim Holyoak of Montreal at Open Space on Fort Street, is the biggest, most complex and engaging artistic creation I can ever remember in that space, and on the
Nellie McClung: End of summer has a particular chill in wartime

Nellie McClung: End of summer has a particular chill in wartime

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Sept. 13, 1941. When September comes, we know we are definitely facing into winter.
Around Town: Just another day at the beach

Around Town: Just another day at the beach

Despite the differences in their ages, appearances, nationalities and life experiences, most of the swimmers, sunbathers and beachcombers I met at Cadboro-Gyro Park last week had one thing in common.
Latvia mission plays to Forces’ strengths

Latvia mission plays to Forces’ strengths

Canadian troops’ multicultural makeup an advantage in foreign deployments
Our Community: Dragon boats return this week

Our Community: Dragon boats return this week

The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival isn’t just the region’s largest Asian cultural festival, it is also an important fundraiser for the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Cancer Foundation, raising more than $700,000.