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This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Feb. 22, 1941. Sometimes we forget we have a thin spot in our form of government. Sometimes in our exaltation we even persuade ourselves that we have permanently mended it.

Five days every week, up to 140 guests turn up at the Rainbow Kitchen at 9 a.m. to grab a coffee and greet old friends. Later, they share a nutritious and tasty hot lunch in a safe, non-judgmental and welcoming place.

New immigrants and refugees who possess a strong entrepreneurial spirit can now learn the basics of starting a business in Canada at an Immigrant and Refugee Entrepreneur Training Workshop, hosted by the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society.

The Victoria Foundation is honoured, thanks to a collaboration with Community Foundations of Canada and the Government of Canada, to be showcasing projects supported by Canada’s 150th grants, awarded to local organizations marking this momentous mile

Historic documents changed the lives of First Nations forever on Vancouver Island

The British government established its presence on Vancouver Island in 1849 by granting it to the Hudson’s Bay Company to promote colonization. One requirement of colonization was extinguishing any indigenous interest in the land.

The symposium First Nations, Land and James Douglas: Indigenous and Treaty Rights in the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, 1849-1864, is being held at the Songhees Wellness Centre in Esquimalt.

There are two main mysteries about the 14 treaties made on Vancouver Island between 1850 and 1854: What was the First Nations’ understanding of the agreements, and why were there no treaties after 1854? The first mystery, the First Nations’ understan

Adedicated team will run the length of Vancouver Island for seven consecutive days, starting Monday, as part of the Wounded Warrior Run B.C.

In Victoria, our favourite local pastime seems to be looking at other people’s houses. Some of the best of them were designed by Samuel Maclure (1860-1929), and his vision of Victoria continues to be pervasive.