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The Island String Players Society will offer a musical tribute honouring Victoria High School students who fought in the Battle of Vimy Ridge and served during the First World War, on April 12 at the school.

While living in such a beautiful and prosperous part of the world, it can be hard to grasp just how many Greater Victoria residents struggle daily to get nutritious food.

Bonnie Laird and Suzanne Bessette made a selection of paintings from the estate of Karin Koerner (1928-2005) for an exhibition of her work at the ArtWorks studio at the Garth Homer Centre.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on March 29, 1941. I did not know it could be done. But it can. Enjoyment begins when you learn to make the best of what is left and cease to mourn over what is gone.

SEATTLE — When the mighty orca breaks to the surface and exhales, the whale sprays an array of bacteria and fungi in its breath, scientists said, some good, and some bad, such as salmonella.

The 35 people forced from their homes after a fire at the Evergreen Terrace complex in Victoria in November have found new places to stay — but the problems in housing people in Greater Victoria remain.

Donald Peter Prevost settled in at the Cool Aid Society housing in Rock Bay last fall, a more comfortable place than the van he once called home.

Jessica Pitt is spending $1,900 a month in rent for a home in the Tillicum area, more than double what she was paying before a fire forced her to leave Evergreen Terrace.

The Victoria Fish and Game Protective Association has presented a $4,000 cheque — proceeds from its annual dinner and fundraiser — to the Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre.

When Catherine Holt took the helm of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce last May, she knew that despite her extensive business-leadership experience, there would be a learning curve.