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UVic returning windows to house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

UVic returning windows to house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

The University of Victoria will return stained-glass panels designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to their original home in Buffalo, New York — which is now a historic landmark.
Our Community: First Nations gathering on the Island

Our Community: First Nations gathering on the Island

More than 100 families from Indigenous nations across sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, and as far away as Alaska and California, will unite in Campbell River this summer for the biannual Tribal Canoe Journeys festival.
The ‘go-to-guy’ for justice

The ‘go-to-guy’ for justice

Former Crown prosecutor Scott Van Alstine has seen the highs and lows of the justice system
Our Community: Grannies hit the road to aid Africa

Our Community: Grannies hit the road to aid Africa

There is still room for riders of all abilities to join this year’s Victoria Grandmothers for Africa Cycle Tour in September. Riders will cycle 275 kilometres over three days from Campbell River to the legislature in Victoria.
Around Town: Enhancing elder care on the Island

Around Town: Enhancing elder care on the Island

As luck would have it, organizers of the annual summer celebration for residents and caregivers at Glengarry Hospital didn’t even need their Hawaiian theme to evoke that summertime sensation.
Robert Amos: A trio of fine local art exhibitions

Robert Amos: A trio of fine local art exhibitions

The Robert Bateman Centre is a bright display space on the upper level of the Steamship Terminal on the Inner Harbour.

Nellie McClung: Dominion Day deserves all the pageantry we can muster

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on June 28, 1941. The first of July is upon us again, and a precious day it is, redolent of happy gatherings. It is not just a day of 24 hours, or a date on the calendar set in red.
Crabs native to Pacific waters caught off U.S. east coast

Crabs native to Pacific waters caught off U.S. east coast

NORWALK, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½icut — Experts at a sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½icut aquarium are trying to figure out how crabs native to the Pacific Northwest ended up in the waters of Long Island Sound.
In Japan, earthquakes are just a day in the park

In Japan, earthquakes are just a day in the park

KOBE, Japan — Somehow, it’s not surprising that the country that gave us Godzilla and elevated fake food to a fine art has also found a way to make earthquake preparedness entertaining.
Our History: Columbia River Treaty changed the landscape

Our History: Columbia River Treaty changed the landscape

Eileen Delehanty Pearkes is a writer who explores landscape and the human imagination, with a focus on the history of the upper Columbia River and its tributaries.