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A 鈥榤arvellous brain鈥 and a school pioneer

A 鈥榤arvellous brain鈥 and a school pioneer

Almost three decades have passed since Annie Huus lost her 20-year-old daughter Lisa, but Lisa continues to have a positive influence on the world.
Steering pregnant women away from substance abuse

Steering pregnant women away from substance abuse

Victoria program is changing lives by helping pregnant women deal with substance-abuse issues. HerWay Home, run out of the James Bay Community Project, started in January 2013, said program co-ordinator Amanda Seymour.
Around Town: Tournament scores a hole in one

Around Town: Tournament scores a hole in one

When an enthusiastic golfer remarked that the action at Roundhouse at Bayview Place on Wednesday night seemed like a scene out of a movie, he wasn鈥檛 talking about Caddyshack.
Robert Amos: Exhibition evokes a European ethos

Robert Amos: Exhibition evokes a European ethos

On entering the exhibition of paintings by Diana Dean at the Martin Batchelor Gallery, one鈥檚 first impression is 鈥渙il paint.鈥 In the gallery lined with canvases, the slight aroma of oil and solvents and varnish is evident.

Nellie McClung: War comes and goes, but the John Does are eternal

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on July 12, 1941.
Our Community: Retiring principal an 鈥榓mazing teacher鈥

Our Community: Retiring principal an 鈥榓mazing teacher鈥

Kids at Braefoot Elementary School might remember their soon-to-retire principal, Tarj Mann, for the personal morning greetings and birthday candy bars. But those adults who knew Mann when they were kids themselves remember a top-level educator.
2017 Vancouver Island summer festival preview

2017 Vancouver Island summer festival preview

The narrow July-August window that used to account for festival season on Vancouver Island has grown into a four-month marathon covering every corner of the arts and culture community.
Around Town: Museum explores the bonds of families

Around Town: Museum explores the bonds of families

It was storytime at the Royal sa国际传媒聽Museum on Wednesday night, but there wasn鈥檛 a child in sight apart from those seen in displays that include an unidentified young girl in a hand-coloured photograph from 1910.
Robert Amos: Victoria themes in art with a Chinese style

Robert Amos: Victoria themes in art with a Chinese style

With Wings Like Clouds Hung From the Sky is the title of an installation of art created and selected by Montreal-based artist Karen Tam. For this exhibition, at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria through Sept.
Our Community: It鈥檚 amazing what a little can do

Our Community: It鈥檚 amazing what a little can do

Large sculptures, constructed from cans of food, are on display at Hillside mall this week to raise money for the Mustard Seed Food Bank.