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RBCM curator Lorne Hammond admires a paper ship made by amigrant from a rustbucket that sailed to Victoria in 1999. Other artwork sent to the museum by B.C. Corrections include embossed work, below left, a carved church pew and a painting by "Magee" of a burlesque queen with a black eye.

From behind the walls

Contained within 16 pallets of shrink-wrapped wooden boxes was a cornucopia of objects used by prisoners...


 

Family 4-1-1

First- and second-graders raise their hands to ask questions of children's author and illustrator David Shannon.

Never baptize a cat, and other kids' advice

After writing two emotional books about cancer and a girl who survived horrific accidents, author Sally...


 

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Ollie the Pug vs. Cool Cat

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Gear review: Running gloves

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Enjoying the dahl at UVic and reading about the horrors of fruit juice

Dahl and rice, with a dab of mint chutney, from International Grill in Students' Union Building...

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Major's Corner: Opening a new window on humiliation

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