Islander

I thought I would have an unremarkable office day, returning phone calls, reading and replying to emails, drafting documents and generally moving some files along. All that ended about 9:30 a.m.

The B.C. SPCA’s ninth annual Wildlife-In-Focus photography contest is open, with a goal is to capture the best of British Columbia’s wildlife through the lens.

The image of an empty wheelchair sitting on a dock will be a more familiar sight this summer and fall as the Sailing Program for People With Disabilities extends its program thanks to extra funding.

There are many reasons to be excited about summer time in Victoria: sunshine, flowers, festivals, beaches, patios, parks and so much more. Another reason is the quantity and quality of farmers’ markets in the capital region.

Sooke’s rich Indigenous heritage will be on full display, thanks to an installation of public art at the SEAPARC Leisure Complex by the Sooke Fine Arts Society Legacy Project.

A trip to the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea in Sidney brings visitors up close to about 3,500 creatures native to local waters.

Sustainability, innovation and community spirit were abundant Thursday evening at Memorial Park, the new home of the Esquimalt Farmers Market.

The B.C. SPCA is advertising that you can find love for half the price as it kicks off a cat-adoption promotion from Monday until Aug. 2 at all of its locations across the province.

On the wall of Nick Vandergugten’s James Bay apartment hangs a painting by his father, Bert Vandergugten. It’s a night scene of revellers in Fan Tan Alley, at a Halloween party in 1983.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Aug. 16, 1941.