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Rethinking Amalgamation forum to take place at Camosun Lansdowne campus

Rethinking Amalgamation forum at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus Thursday night (Sept. 17).

Robert Taylor and Janet Morningstar show off their garage prior to this year's House Tour fundraiser for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Behind the couple is a painting of their home by artist Robert Amos who will also act as artist in residence for the day.

Welcome home to art gallery tour

Art lovers open their homes, host artists in annual fundraiser

Robert Taylor and Janet Morningstar show off their garage prior to this year's House Tour fundraiser for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Behind the couple is a painting of their home by artist Robert Amos who will also act as artist in residence for the day.
Bob Williams, left, president of the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, and arts co-ordinator Stephanie Eisenbraun are putting the final touches on this year's Fall for the Arts expo at The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill, happening Sept. 13. Artists Judee Doyle, right, works behind them.

Expo takes mystery out of art at Cedar Hill Rec Centre

Fall for the Arts takes place Sept. 13, put on by Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria and open to all artists

Bob Williams, left, president of the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, and arts co-ordinator Stephanie Eisenbraun are putting the final touches on this year's Fall for the Arts expo at The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill, happening Sept. 13. Artists Judee Doyle, right, works behind them.
Rick and Marilyn Blanks with their dog Sammy along the 3200-block of Cook St., where a six-month road upgrading project has shut down the area to through-traffic.

Cook Street shutdown irks commuters, locals enjoy traffic reprieve

Six-month $4.8 million project includes sidewalks, new roadways and underground piping

Rick and Marilyn Blanks with their dog Sammy along the 3200-block of Cook St., where a six-month road upgrading project has shut down the area to through-traffic.
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs and Steven Deroy of The Firelight Group take part in the Indigenous Mapping Workshop held at the University of Victoria this week.

Mapping the past with an eye on the future

Indigenous mapping workshop aims to link First Nations territories with traditional names, history

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs and Steven Deroy of The Firelight Group take part in the Indigenous Mapping Workshop held at the University of Victoria this week.

Students may be able to move into new high school early

Oak Bay High reno ahead of schedule

Rebecca Lynn releases her debut record, My War, at Lacey-Lou Tapas Lounge, 1320 Broad St. July 20 at 7:30 p.m. Cover, suggested $5 at the door.

Debut release a triumph over mental health battle

Singer-songwriter showcases new work at Lacey-Lou Tapas Lounge

Rebecca Lynn releases her debut record, My War, at Lacey-Lou Tapas Lounge, 1320 Broad St. July 20 at 7:30 p.m. Cover, suggested $5 at the door.
The audience reacts to a performer at Tall Tree Music Festival on Browns Mountain near Port Renfrew in 2013. This year's festival takes place June 27 to 29.

Tall Tree music festival returns to Vancouver Island, bigger and better

Festival goers can expect showers, better drinking water system and great music line-up at Browns Mountain near Port Renfrew

The audience reacts to a performer at Tall Tree Music Festival on Browns Mountain near Port Renfrew in 2013. This year's festival takes place June 27 to 29.
Ecole Margaret Jenkins elementary students Corbin Timothy, left, and Marilla Pekter are two of the 60 students working with artist Susan Abrill on bilingual graphic novel based on the life of the schools namesake, Magaret Jenkins in commemoration of the school's centennial anniversary Friday.

Margaret Jenkins elementary celebrates a century this week in Victoria

Group of 60 Margaret Jenkins students create a bilingual graphic novella on Jenkin's life and influence on Victoria

Ecole Margaret Jenkins elementary students Corbin Timothy, left, and Marilla Pekter are two of the 60 students working with artist Susan Abrill on bilingual graphic novel based on the life of the schools namesake, Magaret Jenkins in commemoration of the school's centennial anniversary Friday.
Basil “Barney” Oldfield’s rotating house was built in 1977 and can still turn at the flick of a switch today.

HomeFinder: Unique homes require unique buyers

Basil Oldfield’s historic home among the region’s most off-beat

Basil “Barney” Oldfield’s rotating house was built in 1977 and can still turn at the flick of a switch today.
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers come to the Island for two nights of music and comedy, May 11 and 12 in Nanaimo and Victoria.

Steve Martin goes country at Royal Theatre

Comic legend in Nanaimo and Victoria May 11-12 for two nights of music and comedy

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers come to the Island for two nights of music and comedy, May 11 and 12 in Nanaimo and Victoria.
Mortgage planner Kam Brar weighs in on Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporations product changes, including discontinuation of mortgage loan insurance for those seeking a second mortgage.

HOMEFINDER: Mortgage products discontinued

National lender tightens its insurance regulations

Mortgage planner Kam Brar weighs in on Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporations product changes, including discontinuation of mortgage loan insurance for those seeking a second mortgage.
Mark and Rob Bernhardt built Vancouver Island’s first “passive house,” an ultra-efficient home that seals in heat and uses sophisticated ventilation to keep the home at a comfortable temperature, while using almost no power. The team has applied to build a six-unit passive condo unit in Victoria. Here Mark holds a prop that shows the triple-paned windows in the home.

HOMEFINDER: Is your dream home a green home?

Trendy and sensible, energy efficiency has never been more valuable

Mark and Rob Bernhardt built Vancouver Island’s first “passive house,” an ultra-efficient home that seals in heat and uses sophisticated ventilation to keep the home at a comfortable temperature, while using almost no power. The team has applied to build a six-unit passive condo unit in Victoria. Here Mark holds a prop that shows the triple-paned windows in the home.

Selkirk Montessori begins $1.6M expansion

Urban school builds up to fulfill space needs with two-storey addition

Shel Suzuki and Brooklyn the bulldog (a tourist attraction for water taxi tourists) take some time out on the deck of Ziggaratus, their float home within the community at Fisherman’s Wharf.

HomeFinder: Float into an easy coastal lifestyle

Float home life accessible, social and a little romantic

Shel Suzuki and Brooklyn the bulldog (a tourist attraction for water taxi tourists) take some time out on the deck of Ziggaratus, their float home within the community at Fisherman’s Wharf.

Saanich school district cancels recess in response to teachers’ strike

The cancellation equates to a school day shortened by 15 minutes for students

Teachers begin job action

Teachers across the province began job action, targeting administrative duties

Ron Nicholson, vice-president of the B.C. Black History Awareness Society, gets cozy with the statue of Sir James Douglas at Government House. The Victoria founder and first governor of the Colony of British Columbia has black heritage, said Nicholson, who is helping celebrate Black History Month here this month.

Concerts, talks celebrate Greater Victoria’s black history

Diverse lineup of culture planned for Black History Month

Ron Nicholson, vice-president of the B.C. Black History Awareness Society, gets cozy with the statue of Sir James Douglas at Government House. The Victoria founder and first governor of the Colony of British Columbia has black heritage, said Nicholson, who is helping celebrate Black History Month here this month.
Artist EiraShay Barker-Hart takes on the setting at Bowker Creek with one of her latest pen-on-paper pieces. She’ll return to the waterway for the Bowker Creek Brush Up on Aug. 11. Organizers are welcoming Barker-Hart and other youth artists for the annual event.

Youth artists join Brush Up crew

Sixteen-year-old Oak Bay resident brings variety of styles, mediums to annual creekside art show

Artist EiraShay Barker-Hart takes on the setting at Bowker Creek with one of her latest pen-on-paper pieces. She’ll return to the waterway for the Bowker Creek Brush Up on Aug. 11. Organizers are welcoming Barker-Hart and other youth artists for the annual event.
Volunteer lay navigator Lorne Mackie is one of the friendly faces that greet new patients at the Alex and Jo Campbell Patient and Family Support Centre at the B.C. Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre on Lee Avenue.

New cancer centre sees added boost from community

Lay navigators key component to Patient and Family Care Facility

Volunteer lay navigator Lorne Mackie is one of the friendly faces that greet new patients at the Alex and Jo Campbell Patient and Family Support Centre at the B.C. Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre on Lee Avenue.