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Uncovering ancient secrets in a First Nations clam garden

Uncovering ancient secrets in a First Nations clam garden

When the tide is low enough along a small beach on Russell Island, two arches of large rocks poke through the water and veils of seaweed.
Our Community: Top honour for local photographer

Our Community: Top honour for local photographer

A self-portrait by a Victoria photographer has been named as the best photograph in a national exhibition that recently opened at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg.
Robert Amos: Celebrating the world of James Joyce

Robert Amos: Celebrating the world of James Joyce

They lived und laughed ant lived end left. — from James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake For reasons I have never been able to adequately explain, I have long been fascinated by the writing of James Joyce.

Nellie McClung: Churchill comes first for a boy and his dog

This column originally appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on July 26, 1941. High summer with its hot cloudless days is upon us, and we are watering the garden, with due respect to Saanich regulations. There are some hours in which no tap may run.
On nation’s 150th birthday, newest citizens mark their first sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Day

On nation’s 150th birthday, newest citizens mark their first sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Day

Hina Charania blew a kiss to the cloudless sky. A moment earlier, cheers broke out at Government House in Victoria as 152 new Canadians from 33 countries were granted citizenship.
Whale-watching under scrutiny at South Africa meeting

Whale-watching under scrutiny at South Africa meeting

JOHANNESBURG — Whale-watching is a growing tourist business in many parts of the world, and delegates to an international whale conference in South Africa say guidelines to protect the animals are increasingly needed.
Fun under the sun at the Tall Tree Festival

Fun under the sun at the Tall Tree Festival

Producing a multi-day festival with many moving parts is a difficult task, no matter the location. But when you’re putting dozens of bands on several stages before an audience of 3,000 people, the middle of a remote forest isn’t the most ideal site.
Around Town: Fundraiser focuses on fashion

Around Town: Fundraiser focuses on fashion

It wasn’t just the city and oceanfront views from the penthouse that were eye-filling during Fashion Friday at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel and Suites.

Nellie McClung: The world of tomorrow

This column originally appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Aug. 2, 1941. That’s a roomy title for one small column. It surely makes a wide-open gate into the meadows of imagination, through which anyone can go in and out and find pasture.
Our Community: Prestigious award for local veteran

Our Community: Prestigious award for local veteran

Frank Poole, a former member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, recently received the French National Order of the Legion of Honour at the Veterans Memorial Lodge for his contribution in liberating France during the Second World War.