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New life for an old hotel: Ladysmith's historic Temperance undergoes a major renovation

New life for an old hotel: Ladysmith's historic Temperance undergoes a major renovation

It was once home to alcohol-abstaining coal miners and served as an isolation hospital during the Spanish Flu outbreak more than a century ago.
Everything you need to know, from a dog's point of view

Everything you need to know, from a dog's point of view

For dog lovers, Adrian Raeside's latest collection gets five tail-wags out of five
Our Community: Call for youth poet laureate, mental-health help for first responders

Our Community: Call for youth poet laureate, mental-health help for first responders

The City of Victoria is looking for applications for next year’s Youth Poet Laureate.
Geoff Johnson: Microcredentials offer a chance to keep learning in your career

Geoff Johnson: Microcredentials offer a chance to keep learning in your career

For university graduates these days, a chosen major isn’t a commitment to a ­permanent, life-long career
Lawrie McFarlane: Demand for trigger warnings a sign of failure to grow up

Lawrie McFarlane: Demand for trigger warnings a sign of failure to grow up

How will those who want content warnings on works of fiction face the realities of everyday life, asks Lawrie McFarlane
Charla Huber: It's a second pandemic Halloween, so mask up and have fun

Charla Huber: It's a second pandemic Halloween, so mask up and have fun

Living in these trying times, we all have to assess our own comfort level through it all
Monique Keiran: Smaller bigleaf maple leaves sign of distress from hot, dry weather

Monique Keiran: Smaller bigleaf maple leaves sign of distress from hot, dry weather

The maples also seemed to be dropping leaves in August and even July this year
Trevor Hancock: Working toward a One Planet Saanich

Trevor Hancock: Working toward a One Planet Saanich

This region has an ecological footprint of around three to four planets, according to experts
Geoff Johnson: Chronicle of mob mentality clearly still relevant after 180 years

Geoff Johnson: Chronicle of mob mentality clearly still relevant after 180 years

In 1841, Scottish writer Charles Mackay wrote a bestseller titled Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.
‘Receding before our eyes’: Island glaciers likely to be all gone by mid-century

‘Receding before our eyes’: Island glaciers likely to be all gone by mid-century

91Ô­´´ Island’s glaciers are disappearing — and fast. About 40 of the ice packs exist — on average, about a third of a kilometre in size along the long mountainous spine of the Island — but none of them will last much longer, says a glaciologist.