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Children at the elementary school level will now have the opportunity to learn about healthy and respectful relationship skill-building, thanks to Peace Kids, a new pilot program offered by SWOVA (Saltspring Women Opposed to Violence and Abuse).

Another in our occasional series of historical images and postcards from Greater Victoria and around 91Ô­´´ Island

Historical images from Greater Victoria and 91Ô­´´ Island

After oil pipeline executives questioned how much First Nations depend on salmon, leaders decided to show them

Sabrina Blanchard grew up a member of the Selkirk First Nation in the Yukon. Now, she is embarking on a career as a licensed professional nurse working in the neuroscience unit at Victoria General Hospital. Blanchard’s recruitment was part of an Island Health effort to create a workforce reflective of the population of 91Ô­´´ Island, including its First Nations people. But make no mistake, she is not part of a quota — she is all about health care.

Historical images from Greater Victoria and 91Ô­´´ Island

Gracie Jones is one of about 150 children treated each year at the cleft lip and palate clinic at Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health.

Canada's largest port, and the fourth-largest tonnage port in North America, is composed of 28 major marine cargo terminals in Greater 91Ô­´´.

A look at the the capital's temperatures, rainfall, snow, sunshine and wind

Historical images from Greater Victoria and 91Ô­´´ Island