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Nellie McClung: Canadian’s book good reading in days of doubt

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Feb. 25, 1939.
Classic Lennon car just keeps on rolling

Classic Lennon car just keeps on rolling

Our Community: Anti-bullying effort in the pink

Our Community: Anti-bullying effort in the pink

Mayfair Shopping Centre is pitching in to end bullying in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ with an awareness campaign, beginning Wednesday and culminating on Feb. 24, Pink Shirt Day.
Around Town: Film festival flashbacks

Around Town: Film festival flashbacks

We couldn’t help notice how many filmmakers from North America and places as far afield as Iceland and China who flew in for this year’s Victoria Film Festival found themselves having flashbacks.

Timeline in Shawnigan landfill dispute

• Oct. 12, 2011 - South Island Aggregates Ltd. submits its initial application to treat and store up to 100,000 tonnes of contaminated soil a year in a rock quarry on Stebbings Road. The quarry site is owned by Cobble Hill Holdings Ltd.
Contaminated-soil battle takes toll on Shawnigan residents

Contaminated-soil battle takes toll on Shawnigan residents

SHAWNIGAN LAKE — It’s 9:30 on a drizzly Thursday morning and Ed Wiebe is back on the front lines in the battle of Stebbings Road.
Robert Amos: New show an abstract delight

Robert Amos: New show an abstract delight

The small show of paintings by Sandra Meigs at Winchester Galleries is drawing a lot of attention. All seven paintings were sold before they were hung.

Nellie McClung: When doubt gnaws at the foundation of faith

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Feb. 18, 1939.
A passion for birds fuels this Nightingale’s interests

A passion for birds fuels this Nightingale’s interests

For Ann Nightingale, Central Saanich resident and committed birder and naturalist, the human animals who, like birds, are as important as the birds themselves.
Photo gallery: The faces of Victoria's tent city

Photo gallery: The faces of Victoria's tent city