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Last year, as a newcomer to the Island, I was advised to take advantage of Tourism Victoria’s Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown promotion as a way to get to know the region better. Good advice, and $10 well spent.

It’s not easy being green? Don’t tell that to federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver.

With the provincial election coming in May and time running out for this legislative session, it is uncertain whether the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberals’ 2013 budget will pass.

Last fall we wrote about the extraordinary lengths the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government was taking to keep even the most basic details of its Civil Forfeiture Office from the public.

Not only do I look like a Hobbit, short and round with a mop of curly hair, but my new eating regimen is reminiscent of THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING: Aragorn: Gentlemen, we do not stop 'til nightfall.

Family in the English language is a word originating from the Latin word that means ‘household’, familia . As for its definition, a family is any group of people associated through blood relationship, affinity, or co-residence.

The recent release of the research universities’ report sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Labour Market Profile highlighted the significant role of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s post-secondary system in shaping the prosperity and quality of life for all in our province.

This being awards season, my nomination for book of the year is a perennial personal favourite: the Canadian Subsidy Directory 2013.

It’s the first jointly created, bipartisan budget in ages. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberals delivered it, but the New Democrat Opposition helped write it. Two key measures in Finance Minister Mike de Jong’s fiscal plan have NDP leader Adrian Dix’s fingerprints on them.

In December I bought a used drum kit. Gift to myself. I've always wanted a set of drums, ever since Grade 10. But if you are not the novice drummer in question, there are many down-sides to being part of a household that's just acquired one.