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Support grows to ban sewage dumping in Saanich Inlet

Support grows to ban sewage dumping in Saanich Inlet

Cowichan Valley Regional District directors voted unanimously to support a petition to be presented in the House of Commons to stop boats from dumping sewage into Saanich Inlet.
Postcards from the past

Postcards from the past

Historical images from Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island
Speedy surgery on hip fractures saves money, keeps seniors mobile

Speedy surgery on hip fractures saves money, keeps seniors mobile

A dramatic increase in the number of hip-fracture surgeries done within 48 hours at Royal Jubilee Hospital is decreasing complications, saving money and maybe saving lives.

Nellie McClung: Stone house a reflection of the workmanship of its creator

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on July 24, 1937. There is a substantial stone house on Ash Road in Gordon Head that looks out across an orchard to the sea.
Robert Amos: Exhibitions reveal culture of the kimono

Robert Amos: Exhibitions reveal culture of the kimono

At the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, I met Hitomi Harama, curator of one of two shows that introduce the traditional Japanese culture of the costume.
Our History: Postcards capture history in images

Our History: Postcards capture history in images

Real-photo postcards were an art form of the early part of the 20th century.
Our Commonwealth Games: A springboard for athletic gold

Our Commonwealth Games: A springboard for athletic gold

The walls of the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, inside and out, are festooned with images of athletes who used its facilities to springboard to Olympics, Paralympics and World Cups long after the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games faded from v
PhD graduate aims to improve First Nation women鈥檚 lives

PhD graduate aims to improve First Nation women鈥檚 lives

Sarah Hunt was a precocious force when she started her studies at the University of Victoria at the age of 17. At that time, the mid-1990s, many First Nations students struggled to make it through high school.
Growing interest in green burials

Growing interest in green burials

Leanne Rooney is trying to decide what to plant above her husband鈥檚 grave.

Nellie McClung: There is real magic in the gentleness of a Prairie rain

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on June 12, 1937. When eastern people think of Saskatchewan, I am afraid the only picture that comes to their mind is that of a dry country, parched and dusty.