New mayor Dean Fortin as well as councillors were sworn in during the inaugural meeting of Victoria's new council. The brief ceremony saw the politicians piped in to council chambers before the swearing in ceremony and an address from the new mayor. more
Public hearings for buildings topping 20 storeys in Victoria used to play out like a support group meeting for acrophobics.
But one passed last Thursday with a minimum of histrionics over height. Two planned towers at the Bayview site on Vic... more
Edging Claremont in the semifinal was the key for Charles Best as the Coquitlam based high school field lacrosse team are the 2008 Spartan Shootout senior champions.
In semifinals Charles Best defeated Claremont 9-7 and New Westminster defeated Washington State’s... more
With mussed hair and scruffy beard, Stewart Butterfield looks like he just rolled out of bed.
Given that until recently he was working seven days a week, 14 hours a day, he can be forgiven.
Butterfield and his wife Caterina... more
Still as sharp as a tack at 92, writer P.K. Page has given the word prolific new meaning.
Page recently teamed with illustrator Kristi Bridgeman on a children’s book, There Once Was a Camel. It was her third release of... more
“And now the other way,” a voice calls out over swing music drifting through the Crystal Pool, and 14 bodies start swinging their hips counter-clockwise.
It’s Monday morning, just after 9 a.m., and Eva Anthony is with her friends in the... more
One hundred and fifty years ago, William Steinberger came to Victoria in search of gold, but instead made his fortune on honey-brown liquid – beer.
The German immigrant set up a brewery in a small log building near Swan Lake, bought... more
It’s been a fascinating political year in North America, with the U.S. electing its first African-American president and Canada’s prime minister breaking his elections rule by calling a vote less than two years into his first term.
Now we have the... more
Government support crucial for recyclers
Thank you for your view on recycling (Our View, Nov. 26).
For about five years I have been taking my recycling to Pacific Mobile Depot’s drop-off centres. I am amazed at the variety they take. I am... more
I've been reluctant to enter the blogosphere, but not because I doubt its value. My son Andrew has three blogs on the go, and the reaction he gets from them certainly proves to me the value of spreading opinions in... more