Islander

The 2015-16 Western Hockey League season will be a watershed in one way for the Victoria Royals organization.

Victoria is a city full of charming neighbourhoods, each one unique and distinct.

Ink and brush are at the centre of Chinese culture, and fine handwriting was key to advancement in the emperor’s civil service.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Sept. 14, 1940.

People of all ages are invited to take part in the MEC Big Wild Challenge, a fun trail run or walk in East Sooke Regional Park in aid of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, on Saturday.

As B.C.’s and Canada’s first independent seniors’ advocate, Isobel Mackenzie took over a Victoria office 16 months ago that was empty except for a computer, stapler and pencil sharpener.

Low-income seniors often face hardships because they are unable to afford health essentials such as hearing aids, glasses, dental care, wheelchairs and walkers, says B.C.’s independent seniors’ advocate.

In his latest novel, Victoria’s Grant McKenzie offers tips on how to make cadavers look their very best.

If you didn’t get a chance to celebrate the Queen becoming the longest-reigning monarch in British history on Wednesday, it wasn’t for lack of local festivities.

Chris Savage is an artist from Victoria, a slender and well-spoken young man. You’d never guess to look at him that he had played hockey for the Victoria Cougars in the past.