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Dallas Road cliffs. Photo © Stewart Butterfield, via flickr and Creative Commons
14 Column Inches Hiking In the Field Science Scribe Vancouver Island Victoria Times Colonist

Erosion inevitable on park’s sea-side cliffs

By Monique Keiran 26 October 20155 December 2018

We live in a part of the world many other people envy us for. We have ocean, mountains, beach, forests, a pretty darn awesome year-round climate for a place just…

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View of Olympic Range and Juan de Fuca Strait along Victoria's Dallas Road walkway. Photo © Stewart Butterfield via flickr and Creative Commons
Vancouver Island Victoria Times Colonist

Explore local treasures this weekend

By Monique Keiran 2 August 20155 December 2018

View of Olympic Range and Juan de Fuca Strait along Victoria's Dallas Road walkway. Photo © Stewart Butterfield via flickr and Creative Commons The Coast Collective Arts Centre opened its…

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Pianist. Photo © Alan Cleaver, via flickr and Creative Commons; strangebritain@gmail.com
Science Scribe Victoria Times Colonist

Music helps keep the brain fit

By Monique Keiran 12 July 20155 December 2018

Hermann Neiweler loved jazz. His jazz club, a cozy venue that has operated on View Street for 29 years, was a labour of love for him. It allowed him to…

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Photo © Rebecca Pollard, via flickr and Creative Commons
14 Column Inches Keiran's World Victoria Times Colonist

Addictiveness by design casts ethical shadow over game designers

By Monique Keiran 7 June 20155 December 2018

Seven of Victoria’s video-game studios recently launched new games. The games, which include TinyMob’s Tiny Realms and GameHouse’s new version of Slingo, highlight the industry’s growth in the region. The…

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Blue camas, buttercups and spring gold bloom in a south Vancouver Island Garry oak meadow. Photo © Monique Keiran
14 Column Inches Vancouver Island Victoria Times Colonist

Forests move slowly in a rapidly changing world

By Monique Keiran 12 April 20155 December 2018

When I first moved here, one winter many years ago, a long-time area resident gifted me with a list of some of her favourite outdoor spaces. She rattled off the…

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Clover Point, from the west. Photo © Blake Handley, via Creative Commons and flickr
14 Column Inches Science Scribe Vancouver Island Victoria Times Colonist

Region’s rush pre-empts a gold flush

By Monique Keiran 29 March 20155 December 2018

Clover Point, site of one of Victoria's primary sewage screening facilities, from across Ross Bay. Photo © Blake Handley, via Creative Commons and flickr The new sewage-treatment schedule that the…

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Ring Nebula. Photo © NASA
14 Column Inches Keiran's World Science Scribe Vancouver Island Victoria Times Colonist

Night-sky marathon draws hardy enthusiasts

By Monique Keiran 15 March 20155 December 2018

Orion nebula. Photo © NASA Ring Nebula. Photo © NASA Next weekend, a few hardy members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Victoria chapter will mark the start of…

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One block along Victoria's Government Street. Photo © Jason Vanderhill, via flickr & Creative Commons
14 Column Inches Keiran's World Science Scribe Victoria Times Colonist

Perceptions change as our cities evolve

By Monique Keiran 13 March 20155 December 2018

One block along Victoria's Government Street. Photo © Jason Vanderhill, via flickr & Creative Commons I have little need for t-shirts, caps or jackets emblazoned with our capital’s name. I…

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