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Program offers financial education to victims of abuse

Women who have survived violence with a plan for a future without fear now have access to the SAFE (Self-sufficiency and Assets through Financial Education) program, an educational program provided by the Victoria Women鈥檚 Transition House that aims t
An extra row of vegetables can help neighbours in need

An extra row of vegetables can help neighbours in need

Gardeners in Victoria can help alleviate hunger and promote healthy eating in the community simply by planting an extra row (or two) of veggies this spring and sharing the harvest in the fall with those in need.
Our Community: Fun triathlon aids a good cause

Our Community: Fun triathlon aids a good cause

Everybody is a winner at the upcoming Fort Street Cycle Beginner Tri for MS, a non-competitive and fun version of a triathlon. This is the second year of the event, which takes place next Sunday.
Heritage planner left a legacy of city history

Heritage planner left a legacy of city history

Victoria was deeply embroiled in one of the most controversial development debates in its history when Steve Barber arrived from Winnipeg to take on the job as the city鈥檚 first full-time heritage planner just over 27 years ago.

Postcards from the Past: Victoria in years gone by

Douglas Street, c. 1925 鈥 Bill Bouchard Every year my grandmother, Rosabel Annie Latham, took the ferry from her home in Vancouver for a week in Victoria because it reminded her of her old home in England.
Around Town: Tourism team hits overdrive

Around Town: Tourism team hits overdrive

With the sun playing tag with the clouds and the intoxicating fragrance of cherry blossoms on the harbour, the setting seemed tailor-made for last Tuesday鈥檚 Tourism Turbo Drive event.
25 years of the TC 10K

25 years of the TC 10K

We asked for some of your stories about running in past sa国际传媒 10K races. Here's what you told us
Our History: Licence plates mirror sa国际传媒鈥檚 past

Our History: Licence plates mirror sa国际传媒鈥檚 past

Penticton author and licence-plate collector Chris Garrish spent 12 years compiling Tales from the Back Bumper: A Century of sa国际传媒 Licence Plates, an account of sa国际传媒 history told from the perspective of the province鈥檚 licence plates.
Postcards from the past

Postcards from the past

In recent weeks, we asked readers to send in old postcards and photos with images of Greater Victoria and the Island from years past 鈥 and you delivered, in spades. We received so many the backlog may continue for several weeks, so this week we offer an expanded 鈥淧ostcards鈥 feature. Enjoy!
Our Community: Easter run offers the colours of spring

Our Community: Easter run offers the colours of spring

People looking for something fun to do Easter weekend should check out the Easter Seals Splash of Colour Family Fun Run on Saturday. On the surface, it is a non-timed five-kilometre walk or run through the trails at Royal Roads University.