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What鈥檚 up with that project in Greater Victoria?

What鈥檚 up with that project in Greater Victoria?

What鈥檚 happening with the Turner building, that unusual curved edifice near Royal Jubilee Hospital that once housed Ian鈥檚 Coffee Stop? Will anything be built on the empty lot where the Mayfair bowling lanes once stood? Greater Victoria has many empty
Postcards from the past

Postcards from the past

Historical images from Greater Victoria and 91原创 Island
Black artist a trailblazer in Victoria's early days

Black artist a trailblazer in Victoria's early days

Grafton Tyler Brown became the first professional artist in the province when he reinvented himself in his move to British Columbia in 1882.
Port Alberni: More than just a mill town

Port Alberni: More than just a mill town

Nanaimo journalist and historian Jan Peterson lived in Port Alberni from 1972 to 1996, where she worked as a reporter for the Alberni Valley Times.

Island populations rebounding: experts

A dozen years ago, cougar numbers on 91原创 Island had plummeted to 400 or fewer, barely half the total from the mid-1990s.
Island Illustrators' eXplore Victoria exhibit goes on tour

Island Illustrators' eXplore Victoria exhibit goes on tour

The artists of the Island Illustrators Society have created their 2014/2015 鈥渆Xplore Victoria鈥 Travelling Illustrated Alphabet. The alphabet will go on tour to branches of the Greater Victoria Public Library starting this month.
Polar Bear Swim: A time for icy resolve

Polar Bear Swim: A time for icy resolve

It鈥檚 an annual rite of passage, a time when the nearly naked and somewhat afraid plunge together into bone-chilling waters, however briefly, in the spirit of cleansing the past and making a compact with their new year鈥檚 resolutions.

Our photographers' favourite photos of 2014

We asked Adrian Lam, Darren Stone and Bruce Stotesbury to pick their three favourite photos from the past year. We think you'll enjoy their selections
Vital People: Program offers learning for developmentally disabled

Vital People: Program offers learning for developmentally disabled

Young adults with developmental disabilities will have an opportunity to maximize their potential thanks to a new program from the Garth Homer Society funded by the Victoria Foundation.

Vital People: A chance for you to give back

By the time you read this, another Black Friday will be in the books and Cyber Monday will be just around corner. Recent imports from our friends to the south, the mega-shopping days that follow U.S.