Islander

A nautical eye: New book showcases artist E.J. Hughes' love of boats

Robert Amos / The Times Colonist

Through the course of his lengthy career, beloved Vancouver Island artist E. J. Hughes (1913–2007) unintentionally became known as a painter of boats. Though he wasn’t much of a boater, he clearly . . .

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Homes

House Beautiful: Esquimalt couple creates a getaway in their own backyard

Kim Pemberton / The Times Colonist

Since the pandemic began, most people have reluctantly put their plans for visiting exotic destinations on hold. But the new reality is just fine with one well-travelled Esquimalt couple. In fact. . .

Local

Jack Knox: My 100-year-old mother's lesson: we can endure

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

My mother turns 100 years old today, totally screwing up my retirement-budget calculations. I put her longevity down to stubbornness. She never was a quitter, except when it came to cigarettes. (. . .

Food & Drink

Eric Akis: Brown rice oat pancakes a healthy, gluten-free treat

Eric Akis / Times Colonist

If you like pancakes, but want or need to make them gluten-free, brown rice flour is a good alternative to all-purpose flour. Today’s recipe yields light and tender pancakes that contain all the . . .

Local

It's spider season: 'We should just let them live and go about their business'

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

There’s a saying among arachnologists that you’re never more than five feet from a spider. That’s especially true in British Columbia, where there are nearly 900 documented species of spiders — . . .

Entertainment

Retired Victoria broadcaster finds long-lost tapes of Joni Mitchell recording session

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

Two long-forgotten tapes featuring the first recordings of Joni Mitchell have come out of storage and into circulation, thanks to a serendipitous turn of events involving retired Victoria . . .

Local

Newly discovered fish species named after Sooke fossil hunter

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Steve Suntok spends most of his weekends scouring river canyons on Vancouver Island for hints of the past. A self-described fossil hunter, Suntok estimates he’s found about 1,000 to 2,000 fossils. . .

Local

Jack Knox: The Last Post for Salt Spring's Byron brothers

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Terry Byron cracked himself up remembering VE Day. His wounds healed, he was in Aldershot, England, waiting to be sent back to the fighting when word of Germany’s surrender arrived in May 1945.. . .

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'Oh hell, you're not a dog': Saanich woman goes nose-to-nose with a big cat — twice

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

Saanich resident Lynn Wright was getting ready for bed on Wednesday night and closing her back door when she noticed what she thought was a dog stretched out on her back porch. “I said: ‘How did . . .

Local

In rare photo, killer whale uses tail to toss seal high into the air

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

A whale watching captain caught a rare sight on camera when a Bigg’s killer whale tossed a seal high in the air. Andrew Lees, who owns Five Star Whale Watching, brought his guests to the south . . .

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At 78, she aims to do 80 new things by 80, like dog sledding and ziplining

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

Anne Patton, 78, has done more things in the last year than most people have done in a lifetime. She endured -40C temperatures while dog sledding in Churchill, Man., trudged through waist-deep snow. . .

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