Christine van Reeuwyk

Victoria toymaker Matt Hiebert’s new puzzle technically has no solution, or endless solutions, depending on perspective. (Courtesy of Aroundsquare)

B.C. toymaker’s puzzle with no solution offers ‘joy of open-ended building’

‘Because they can fit together in any arrangement there’s no frustration’

Victoria toymaker Matt Hiebert’s new puzzle technically has no solution, or endless solutions, depending on perspective. (Courtesy of Aroundsquare)
Waves wash over Dallas Road and storm watchers in Victoria on Jan. 9. Wind and waves prompted the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority to close both upper and lower paths of The Breakwater. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

VIDEO: Storm surge closes Greater Victoria roads, trails, breakwater

Gale-force winds, storm surge and seasonably high tides fling waves on shore

Waves wash over Dallas Road and storm watchers in Victoria on Jan. 9. Wind and waves prompted the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority to close both upper and lower paths of The Breakwater. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Amanda Farrell-Low with the wind phone at Royal Oak Burial Park in Saanich. She led the initiative to have the phone installed, spurred by the loss of her brother in 2012. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Wind phone offers ‘profound’ way for B.C. residents to grieve lost loved ones

Woman plans payphone in Greater Victoria’s Royal Oak Burial Park to honour memory of her brother

Amanda Farrell-Low with the wind phone at Royal Oak Burial Park in Saanich. She led the initiative to have the phone installed, spurred by the loss of her brother in 2012. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Diane Buchanan Holland collects new and often handmade toques to hand out to those facing housing or other challenges in winter. (Diane Buchanan Holland/Facebook)

B.C. mom gifting new toques on the streets to honour her late son

Street nurse, shelters hand out gifted headware to Greater Victoria residents

Diane Buchanan Holland collects new and often handmade toques to hand out to those facing housing or other challenges in winter. (Diane Buchanan Holland/Facebook)
In 2021, after staff at the Chabad Centre for Jewish Life and Learning discovered antisemitic graffiti, notes of love appeared instead. (Black Press Media file photo)

‘Silence is where the danger is’: B.C. mayor speaks out against antisemitism

Jews are the religious group in Canada most likely to be targeted for hate crimes: Statistics Canada

In 2021, after staff at the Chabad Centre for Jewish Life and Learning discovered antisemitic graffiti, notes of love appeared instead. (Black Press Media file photo)
Children hit the sledding hill off Mills Road in North Saanich near Victoria International Airport after a late-December snowfall in 2021. (Black Press Media file photo)

Dreaming of a white B.C. Christmas? Here’s what history tells us

Predictably, Environment Canada says snow is far more likely in Prince George than Victoria

Children hit the sledding hill off Mills Road in North Saanich near Victoria International Airport after a late-December snowfall in 2021. (Black Press Media file photo)
Designer Sherry Kerr fine tunes a mantel at Victoria’s Craigdarroch Castle to prepare for Christmas. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Designer Sherry Kerr fine tunes a mantel at Victoria’s Craigdarroch Castle to prepare for Christmas. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Sidney firefighter Steve Bibb sweats out toxins in one of two decontamination saunas at Sidney’s Community Safety Building building. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: B.C. firefighters sweat out the poisons after battling toxic blazes

Vancouver Island Community Safety Building designed to defy cancer odds

Sidney firefighter Steve Bibb sweats out toxins in one of two decontamination saunas at Sidney’s Community Safety Building building. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Victoria wood turner Peter Hackett turns a piece in his Rockland home studio. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: B.C. wood artist transforms 250-year-old Garry oak into mementos

No shortage of wood to work with on southern Vancouver Island, says turner Peter Hackett

Victoria wood turner Peter Hackett turns a piece in his Rockland home studio. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
A simple ‘hello’ goes a long way in kicking off communication with someone whose sight is limited says Gina Martin who educates the region through her Diverse Abilities business. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

‘Say hello’: B.C. advocate teaches etiquette of interacting with the blind

‘Losing my sight hasn’t changed me, but it’s changed the way I interact with the world’

A simple ‘hello’ goes a long way in kicking off communication with someone whose sight is limited says Gina Martin who educates the region through her Diverse Abilities business. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
While unlikely, a great horned owl could carry off a big rabbit or a small cat, but could do serious damage in a failed attempt. (Photo by Ann Nightingale)

‘Tuck in ponytails’ to avoid dangerous Greater Victoria owl encounters

Keep pets clear of known owl habitats, ‘they’re big birds carrying sharp knives’

While unlikely, a great horned owl could carry off a big rabbit or a small cat, but could do serious damage in a failed attempt. (Photo by Ann Nightingale)
Toni King is head baker at the Second Chance Cafe in Saanich, where the eatery is staffed by brain injury survivors and serves as an educational tool for Cridge Centre programs. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Program for brain injury survivors feeds souls at B.C. rec centre

Saanich, Cridge Centre partnership fully led and staffed by survivors of brain injury

Toni King is head baker at the Second Chance Cafe in Saanich, where the eatery is staffed by brain injury survivors and serves as an educational tool for Cridge Centre programs. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Cobble Hill Puzzle Company has a full gallery of images online to help potential customers avoid scams – particularly on Facebook. (Cobble Hill Puzzles/Facebook)

B.C. puzzle company says Facebook failing to solve its global scams plague

Fake businesses change ‘website and identities faster than burning paper’: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company

Cobble Hill Puzzle Company has a full gallery of images online to help potential customers avoid scams – particularly on Facebook. (Cobble Hill Puzzles/Facebook)
Karlee Friesen brings all the bugs to the social media spotlight, to educate, inform and have a little fun along the way. (The Victoria Bug Zoo/TikTok)

B.C. zoo staffer elevates #bugsoftiktok buzz with salute to Taylor Swift

Victoria Bug Zoo adapts Swifty kitty social media trend to critters outside the cat kingdom

Karlee Friesen brings all the bugs to the social media spotlight, to educate, inform and have a little fun along the way. (The Victoria Bug Zoo/TikTok)
A fan of Halloween, Oak Bay resident and municipal councillor Hazel Braithwaite goes all out in terms of yard decor. She intentionally sought out a more wildlife-friendly cobweb option. (Courtesy Hazel Braithwaite)

Spooky B.C. home highlights need for bird-friendly spiderwebs

Fibrous fake webbing can injure wildlife: BC SPCA

A fan of Halloween, Oak Bay resident and municipal councillor Hazel Braithwaite goes all out in terms of yard decor. She intentionally sought out a more wildlife-friendly cobweb option. (Courtesy Hazel Braithwaite)
The teal dot marks a 6.7 earthquake off the Andreanof Islands (in the Aleutian Islands) Monday (Oct. 16) shortly after 4:30 a.m. local time. (USGS screenshot)

No tsunami expected for B.C. after 6.7 earthquake off Alaska

Earthquake recorded in the Aleutian Islands early Monday

The teal dot marks a 6.7 earthquake off the Andreanof Islands (in the Aleutian Islands) Monday (Oct. 16) shortly after 4:30 a.m. local time. (USGS screenshot)
Victoria General Hospital is listed by Island Health as having a COVID-19 outbreak that started Oct. 2. (Black Press Media file photo)

11 COVID-19 cases at B.C. hospital unit declared an outbreak

Eight patients with ‘mild illness’ remain in View Royal hospital

Victoria General Hospital is listed by Island Health as having a COVID-19 outbreak that started Oct. 2. (Black Press Media file photo)
BC Ferries starts the day Tuesday (Sept. 26) alerting passengers some terminals can’t take credit or debit cards. (Black Press Media file photo)

Cash rules: Credit, debit hit troubled waters at some BC Ferries terminals

Ferry service investigating system outage even as first sailings depart

BC Ferries starts the day Tuesday (Sept. 26) alerting passengers some terminals can’t take credit or debit cards. (Black Press Media file photo)
It’s time to take stock of how important your feeder is to the local hummingbird population, such as this Anna’s in Greater Victoria. (Photo by Jon Moran)

B.C. hummingbird lovers asked to renew their commitment as winter nears

Anna’s hummingbirds wintering across the south coast of B.C. depend on people

It’s time to take stock of how important your feeder is to the local hummingbird population, such as this Anna’s in Greater Victoria. (Photo by Jon Moran)
Victoria Pros, with Lester Patrick, back row, second from the left, in the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, circa 1913. (Craig Bowlsby Collection - Black Press file)

B.C.’s last Stanley Cup win among 5 defining moments in sports history

Hall of Fame highlights athletes Silken Laumann, Simon Whitfield, Steve Nash and Michelle Stilwell

Victoria Pros, with Lester Patrick, back row, second from the left, in the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, circa 1913. (Craig Bowlsby Collection - Black Press file)