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Discovery Islands surfacing as a humpback hot spot

Sightings of humpback whales in the Discovery Islands area have skyrocketed in the past decade, turning it into one of the hot spots of activity for the baleen giants in the Salish Sea

Sep 25, 2022 7:00 AM Read more >

Victoria-raised filmmaker is part of 91原创 War Museum project interviewing veterans

Eric Brunt has been capturing the stories of Second World War veterans before they鈥檙e lost. Now his collection will become part of a new digital project at the 91原创 War Museum to be launched in late 2024

Sep 25, 2022 5:49 AM Read more >

Our Community: New mural in Saanich; dementia facility fundraises to pave 'forest' path for wheelchairs

Sep 25, 2022 5:30 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: The pandemic has forced educators to innovate

To some teachers, post-pandemic education is looking like a rescue mission 鈥� one that needs to begin by putting the pandemic generation back on the path to sound education.

Sep 25, 2022 5:00 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: Community safety is about more than police

The science of community safety and crime and violence prevention shows investing in preventing violence before it happens is more effective and cost effective than police and prisons

Sep 25, 2022 4:50 AM Read more >

Monique Keiran: After 150 years of pollution, harbours slowly becoming safe again

There is still work to be done to eliminate pollution from long-ago garbage dumping, chemical and fuel spills, draining of industrial waste and crappy residential sewage and stormwater systems

Sep 25, 2022 12:55 AM Read more >

Charla Huber: Malnutrition in residential schools linked to diabetes in Indigenous people

Residential schools and the ongoing repercussions of them are a tragedy and represent injustice in our country

Sep 19, 2022 1:10 AM Read more >

Our Community: Historic Central Saanich farm feeds most vulnerable

Sep 18, 2022 5:05 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: The best school boards understand that student learning is job one

Wannabe school trustees should know that effective school boards are accountability driven, spending less time on operational issues and more time focused on policies to improve student achievement

Sep 18, 2022 5:01 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: Community safety is a wicked problem with no simple solutions

Calling for the defunding of the police is an approach that is just as mistaken as calls for more policing

Sep 18, 2022 5:01 AM Read more >