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Trevor Hancock: Seniors demand action on climate change

Trevor Hancock: Seniors demand action on climate change

On Oct. 1, I will be joining hundreds of seniors at the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ legislature in Victoria to call for immediate and serious action on climate change
A day in the life of Victoria: Camera club marks 80 years with 24-hour photo shoot

A day in the life of Victoria: Camera club marks 80 years with 24-hour photo shoot

The Victoria Camera Club asked its members to go out on the streets of Victoria on June 1 to take pictures. Here's what they saw.
Our Community: Lekwungen art in Inner Harbour includes sea-wolf gates

Our Community: Lekwungen art in Inner Harbour includes sea-wolf gates

The goal of the project is to bring First Nations culture to residents and visitors.
Monique Keiran: Worms in your fish could be a sign of a healthy ocean

Monique Keiran: Worms in your fish could be a sign of a healthy ocean

In ecology, the presence of the parasite is not a reason for gagging but a sign of a healthy, functioning marine ecosystem.
Trevor Hancock: Environmental resilience requires robust governance at regional level

Trevor Hancock: Environmental resilience requires robust governance at regional level

While I would not argue for one large regional government, having 13 separate municipal governments for a region of 400,000 people seems excessive
Geoff Johnson: Emotion has a big impact on learning

Geoff Johnson: Emotion has a big impact on learning

Emotion has a substantial influence on cognitive processes, including perception, attention, learning, memory, reasoning and problem solving
Our Community: Victoria ultra-marathoner and emergency expert raises funds for animals

Our Community: Victoria ultra-marathoner and emergency expert raises funds for animals

Tanya Seal-Jones is preparing for the Divide 200, a 200-mile (322-kilometre) test of will and stamina
Trevor Hancock: Navigating toward a better future locally

Trevor Hancock: Navigating toward a better future locally

It was local governments that led the charge — well ahead of the federal and provincial governments — on regulating smoking in public places and in taking action on climate change, to name but two examples.
Women in trades are making strides

Women in trades are making strides

Carmen de Goey, in her early 20s, never flinched. She enrolled anyway as the only woman.
Women’s work: Tales from a life in the trades

Women’s work: Tales from a life in the trades

Hilary Peach’s memoir, Thick Skin, takes readers to the bottom of a cargo ship and the upper reaches of a steel plant. It also highlights the challenges women still face in the male-dominated skilled trades.