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Robert Amos: Artist bridged two cultures in unique style

Robert Amos: Artist bridged two cultures in unique style

The Guangzhou Museum of Art, in a city of 13 million people in the south of China, recently hosted a month-long exhibition for Stephen Lowe (1938-1975).

Nellie McClung: Freedom and generosity hold the British Empire together

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Jan. 25, 1941. What holds the empire together? I am sure other people are wondering, too, about this.
Around Town: A clean sweep of nine-end fun

Around Town: A clean sweep of nine-end fun

If you’re the type of person who thinks of hairstyling when you hear the world curling, attending the 2017 Canadian Junior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships can be like a visit to another planet.
Vital People: New focus on indigenous films

Vital People: New focus on indigenous films

The voice and vision of indigenous artists in cinema will shine brighter at the Victoria Film Festival, thanks to funding for an indigenous program with a guest curator. At the festival, which runs Feb.
Vital People: 150 Days of Play program keeps kids on the move

Vital People: 150 Days of Play program keeps kids on the move

Just like reading, writing and arithmetic, the development of physical literacy should be a fundamental skill for all children.

Vital People: Celebrate our past and future

With a proclamation by Queen Victoria on May 24, 1867, the confederation of Canada was born.
Our Community: Chuck a puck for Victoria’s hospitals

Our Community: Chuck a puck for Victoria’s hospitals

The Victoria Royals have teamed up with the Victoria Hospitals Foundation for the third annual Hockey for Hospitals charity game, Saturday at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
Early B.C. artist who was born black, was white in Victoria

Early B.C. artist who was born black, was white in Victoria

Few people are born black and die white, but that was just one of the amazing reincarnations of Grafton Tyler Brown, the first professional artist to have an exhibition of his paintings in British Columbia.
Robert Amos: Bringing a notable artist’s work to life

Robert Amos: Bringing a notable artist’s work to life

John Lutz, head of the history department at the University of Victoria, has a passion for our past. His research into the life and work of Grafton T.
Why does B.C. force families into crises?

Why does B.C. force families into crises?

Parents of children with disabilities have to fight for basic supports