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Lost and found: Negatives that went down with SS Pacific document attempts to find new route to goldfields

Lost and found: Negatives that went down with SS Pacific document attempts to find new route to goldfields

The CPR鈥檚 invaluable and delicate glass negatives were recovered a couple of weeks after the sinking of the SS Pacific, according to reports in the Daily Colonist at the time
Charla Huber: Story of generosity offers a glimpse of the humans behind the badge

Charla Huber: Story of generosity offers a glimpse of the humans behind the badge

With the relationship between police and Indigenous people sometimes fraught, it鈥檚 good to hear of how an officer helped a woman who was moving into her first home, but had nothing to move.
David Sovka: A prairie boy's love letter to sa国际传媒 Ferries

David Sovka: A prairie boy's love letter to sa国际传媒 Ferries

I love the weird metallic clunking noises you hear when boarding, the random strange smells in whatever hallways are called on a boat, and even the long lines and crazy expense for mediocre food.
Where in the world is Greg Martel? Accused of running a $300M Ponzi scheme, he鈥檚 vanished

Where in the world is Greg Martel? Accused of running a $300M Ponzi scheme, he鈥檚 vanished

The sa国际传媒 mortgage broker denies it was a Ponzi scheme. Investors claim they are owed $312 million. A bankrupt Martel is now wanted on an arrest warrant and was last seen in Thailand.
Monique Keiran: Drought stresses salmon just as rising costs stress people

Monique Keiran: Drought stresses salmon just as rising costs stress people

Like salmon pooling at the river mouth waiting for conditions to improve, people may feel themselves at a standstill, with no way to navigate forward
Charla Huber: Protest at housing conference a case of preaching to the choir

Charla Huber: Protest at housing conference a case of preaching to the choir

Like the protesters, many people working in the non-profit housing sector have also lost friends and family members to the streets, or been homeless themselves
Trevor Hancock: Ecological footprint doesn't include impact of methane, loss of biodiversity

Trevor Hancock: Ecological footprint doesn't include impact of methane, loss of biodiversity

The way the ecological footprint is calculated means the estimate that Saanich鈥檚 is equivalent to four planets is an underestimate
Geoff Johnson: Why Oregon scrapped state-wide tests as a graduation requirement

Geoff Johnson: Why Oregon scrapped state-wide tests as a graduation requirement

Opponents argued the loss of the graduation requirement devalues Oregon鈥檚 high school diploma, but state education officials claimed the test requirement was hurting marginalized students
Our Community: Holodomor commemoration Nov. 26, WIN silent auction

Our Community: Holodomor commemoration Nov. 26, WIN silent auction

The Victoria branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress is hosting a commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the 鈥淔amine Genocide鈥 at Christ Church Cathedral
A coastal First Nation鈥檚 Guardians are 鈥榯esting the water鈥 to prepare for climate change

A coastal First Nation鈥檚 Guardians are 鈥榯esting the water鈥 to prepare for climate change

The We Wai Kai First Nation鈥檚 environmental stewards are partnering with other local groups to map and monitor wetlands, watersheds and streams on Quadra Island