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This historic photo is of the Allison Homestead in Princeton, circa 1920. In the background, KVR rail bridge and confluence of Similkameen and Tulameen rivers. ~ Princeton & District Museum Collection

The Old West: The lost Spanish mound – Similkameen legend or fact?

A column by Bruce Uzelman

The 2023 Amateur Photographer of the Year grand prize winner: Brian Sondergaard’s Midnight at Emerald, Yoho National Park. The 2024 contest is underway now!

Enter today: $6,000+ in prizing for 2024’s Amateur Photographer of the Year contest!

Keep your cameras at the ready as you explore and experience the…

Captain Aaron Hook who has been with BC Ferries in other capacities since 1991 has had the recent pleasure of manning the helm on the M.V. Klitsa since December 2023. (Chadd Cawson/Connector)

Set sail with Captain Hook on 100-year-old B.C. ferry ride

The sailing route between Brentwood Bay and Mill Bay celebrates its centennial year

Jamin Zuroski managed to finish the Ironman Triathlon and received the finishing medal, a medal that he himself had designed. (photo by Emily Buck)

Victoria artist receives medal he designed after completing ironman

Ironman participants swam 1.9 kilometres, ran 21.1 kilometres, and biked 90 kilometres

Jamin Zuroski managed to finish the Ironman Triathlon and received the finishing medal, a medal that he himself had designed. (photo by Emily Buck)
Photo gallery shows 2024 B.C. Wildlife Federation Conservation Lottery prizes.

‘Fishty Fifty’ draw, other prizes in B.C. Wildlife Federation’s 2024 Conservation Lottery

Surrey-based BCWF aims to sell 435,000 lottery and 50/50 tickets this spring and summer

Photo gallery shows 2024 B.C. Wildlife Federation Conservation Lottery prizes.
William Fernie died at the age of 84. (Fernie Free Press)

The Old West: Disaster, devastation and recovery in early Fernie

A column by Bruce Uzelman

William Fernie died at the age of 84. (Fernie Free Press)
The Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian band. Where in Canada did this iconic band originate? (Photo by Heather Pollock)

QUIZ: A tribute to rodeos and cowboy culture

Plenty of rodeos and western-themed events across Western Canada are held during the warmer months

The Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian band. Where in Canada did this iconic band originate? (Photo by Heather Pollock)
Baylie McKnight of the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Society BC , was nominated for a Coast Mental Health, Courage to Come Back Award on May 23. (Coast Mental Health/Contributed)

Victoria woman changing the stigma around Borderline Personality Disorder

Baylie McKnight was diagnosed with BPD when she was 18 years old

Baylie McKnight of the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Society BC , was nominated for a Coast Mental Health, Courage to Come Back Award on May 23. (Coast Mental Health/Contributed)
B.C. United Leader Kevin Falcon Tuesday (May 14) confirmed the existence of talks to find “common ground” with the Conservative Party of B.C. to defeat the B.C. NDP government. Falcon was responding to earlier comments from Conservative leader John Rustad. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

Political Spin: Current polls show an endangered BC United

A column by Bruce Uzelman

B.C. United Leader Kevin Falcon Tuesday (May 14) confirmed the existence of talks to find “common ground” with the Conservative Party of B.C. to defeat the B.C. NDP government. Falcon was responding to earlier comments from Conservative leader John Rustad. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
Channi Gonzales went back to school and got her Dogwood Diploma 23 years after dropping out at 14. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

23 years later, B.C. mom graduates from high school

Channi Gonzales received her Dogwood Diploma last June after deal with sons

Channi Gonzales went back to school and got her Dogwood Diploma 23 years after dropping out at 14. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
The Monday before May 25 is a day in honour of Queen Victoria, the 19th-century British monarch. How much do you know about this queen? (Pixabay.com)

QUIZ: In honour of Queen Victoria

How much do you know about the famous monarch associated with the Victoria Day long weekend?

The Monday before May 25 is a day in honour of Queen Victoria, the 19th-century British monarch. How much do you know about this queen? (Pixabay.com)
Giacomo Bossi store at the corner of Johnson and Store Streets, Victoria; left to right, Angelica Bossi, Americo Bossi and Giacomo Bossi. Circa 1870s. (BC Archives)

The Old West: Governor James Douglas and Colonial Victoria

A column by Bruce Uzelman

Giacomo Bossi store at the corner of Johnson and Store Streets, Victoria; left to right, Angelica Bossi, Americo Bossi and Giacomo Bossi. Circa 1870s. (BC Archives)
Sunday, May 12 is Mother’s Day, a day to pay tribute to mothers. (Stock photo)

QUIZ: In celebration of Mother’s Day

The second Sunday of May is a time to honour mothers

Sunday, May 12 is Mother’s Day, a day to pay tribute to mothers. (Stock photo)
Toronto Maple Leafs right wing William Nylander (88) works around Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Austin Watson (51) and left wing Conor Sheary (73) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. The hockey team once played home games at Maple Leaf Gardens. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

QUIZ: Are you ready for gardening season?

May is the time when many Canadians begin to plant their gardens

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing William Nylander (88) works around Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Austin Watson (51) and left wing Conor Sheary (73) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. The hockey team once played home games at Maple Leaf Gardens. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Couple on Dewdney Trail between Rossland and Trail, July 1900. (Rossland Museum)

The Old West: The Dewdney Trail and Fort Steele – Part 2

A column by Bruce Uzelman

Couple on Dewdney Trail between Rossland and Trail, July 1900. (Rossland Museum)
Chris Harker. (Courtesy Chris Harker)

‘They’re survivors’: B.C. man wants to build new dorm for Tanzanian students

Successful girls dorm already built by Canadian Harambe Education Society, Stelly’s Secondary School

Chris Harker. (Courtesy Chris Harker)
The Victoria Indigenous Justice Centre is now operating at the corner of Yates and Blanshard streets. The site hosts services to support Indigenous people navigating the justice system. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Victoria centre strives to end legal system’s harms against Indigenous people

Justice centre offering myriad of supports to Indigenous clients, aims for wider legal reforms

The Victoria Indigenous Justice Centre is now operating at the corner of Yates and Blanshard streets. The site hosts services to support Indigenous people navigating the justice system. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Emerson, a juvenile elephant seal, rests on the beach in Oak Bay after a weekend jaunt across nearby Beach Drive. Fisheries and Oceans Canada hopes he can safely remain there, despite the busy atmosphere, until he finishes moulting. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Seal can stay on Greater Victoria beach if he doesn’t ‘go rogue’: DFO

Emerson’s Sunday stroll takes a toll on Oak Bay traffic

Emerson, a juvenile elephant seal, rests on the beach in Oak Bay after a weekend jaunt across nearby Beach Drive. Fisheries and Oceans Canada hopes he can safely remain there, despite the busy atmosphere, until he finishes moulting. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Premee Mohamed, Joseph Dandurand and Tanya Boteju are all presenters at The Federation of British Columbia Writers’ BC Writers Summit in 2024. (Individual photos courtesy Federation of British Columbia Writers)

BC Writers Summit returning for 4th annual online event

The festival helps writers strengthen their works and showcases talks with award-winning authors

Premee Mohamed, Joseph Dandurand and Tanya Boteju are all presenters at The Federation of British Columbia Writers’ BC Writers Summit in 2024. (Individual photos courtesy Federation of British Columbia Writers)
Gasoline and other fossil fuels are heavily taxed in Canada. Which province or territory was the first to implement a carbon tax? (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)

QUIZ: The joy of taxes

The deadline for filing income tax papers is fast approaching

Gasoline and other fossil fuels are heavily taxed in Canada. Which province or territory was the first to implement a carbon tax? (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)