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…
Tag: Victoria BC
Explore local treasures this weekend
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…
Music helps keep the brain fit
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…
Addictiveness by design casts ethical shadow over game designers
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…
Forests move slowly in a rapidly changing world
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…
Region’s rush pre-empts a gold flush
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…
Night-sky marathon draws hardy enthusiasts
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…
Perceptions change as our cities evolve
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…