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Monique Keiran: Bird sanctuaries a testament to policy-makers' foresight

Monique Keiran: Bird sanctuaries a testament to policy-makers' foresight

Signed by Great Britain, on behalf of sa国际传媒, and the U.S. in 1916, the Migratory Bird Convention was one of the first international treaties on wildlife conservation.
History revisited: Discarded encyclopedia set inspires a second look at Romantic poets

History revisited: Discarded encyclopedia set inspires a second look at Romantic poets

A University of Victoria professor salvages a 1910-1911 Encyclopedia Britannica set from a recycling bin, and starts thinking about what we know today that was unknown when the entries were written
Charla Huber: A Pandora porta-potty is a small way to show all people deserve dignity

Charla Huber: A Pandora porta-potty is a small way to show all people deserve dignity

It won鈥檛 solve all the problems in the world, and some individuals may not show their gratitude, but people living in encampments need a place to go
Geoff Johnson: FSA not a good way of assessing Indigenous students

Geoff Johnson: FSA not a good way of assessing Indigenous students

The Fraser Institute鈥檚 FSA-based 鈥渞anking鈥 substantiates arguments that assessing a child in a way that does not seem relevant to their life and culture is meaningless
Trevor Hancock: We鈥檙e a long way from being a One Planet region

Trevor Hancock: We鈥檙e a long way from being a One Planet region

Some nations use nowhere near their fair share of the Earth鈥檚 biocapacity and resources, while others 鈥 such as sa国际传媒, with its nearly five-planet footprint 鈥 have far more
Creating naturehood: Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary marks 100 years

Creating naturehood: Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary marks 100 years

Migratory bird sanctuaries were designed as a respite for millions of birds on their long migrations, serving as places to feed, nest and rear their young, but they have become about much more than migrating birds
Our Community: Tea time in Victoria, Empress welcomes artists in residence

Our Community: Tea time in Victoria, Empress welcomes artists in residence

Organizers of the eighth annual Victoria Tea Festival Revival are promising 鈥渁 grassroots farm-to-cup experience鈥
Charla Huber: Israel-Hamas war leads to a phone call with a childhood friend

Charla Huber: Israel-Hamas war leads to a phone call with a childhood friend

When tragic things occur in the world, it鈥檚 hard to know what to say
David Sovka: How the Celts kicked off trick-or-treating and other Halloween stuff explained

David Sovka: How the Celts kicked off trick-or-treating and other Halloween stuff explained

One theory is that modern trick-or-treating has its origins in a Celtic tradition of leaving food out to appease spirits. Eventually, people began to dress like the spirits, at least the ones that looked like hobos, Dracula and slutty nurses
Trevor Hancock: We need to get our ecological footprint down to one planet

Trevor Hancock: We need to get our ecological footprint down to one planet

sa国际传媒鈥檚 ecological footprint, at around five planets, is one of the highest in the world.