Islander

You couldn’t blame Cory Young for appearing so surprised by the multitude of Christmas trees that awaited him at the Fairmont Empress on Thursday.

Leonard Clarke is a native of Cork, Ireland, a town founded in 923 AD. He grew up surrounded by “so many old things,” he told me. I spent the morning with him at Pacific Antiques, his shop at 829 Fort St. (250-388-5311, pacificantiques.com ).

This column originally appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Dec. 16, 1939. Never have I seen more ideas floating around for Christmas gifts, showing that the war with its consuming anxieties has not dried up the creative imagination of our women.

The Coalition of Neighbourhood Houses, an informal network of community centres that span Greater Victoria, is working together on a Neighbourhood Family Food Security program to serve the region.

The Community Engagement Program of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada helps individuals diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes come to terms with their disease with support and knowledge. More than 300,000 Canadians live with Type 1 diabetes.

The day after tomorrow, Nov. 29, is Giving Tuesday all across Canada.

Scientists from around the world are looking to the Saanich Inlet for clues about new ocean “dead zones.

UVic scientist finds remote reef rebounding from damaging effects of El Niño warming

Oceanographer Ken Denman sees evidence of the changing North Pacific Ocean all along Vancouver Island’s coast.

Bear Wear, a beloved holiday tradition that sees dozens of cuddly teddy bears dressed up in costumes, kicks off another season Monday at the Hotel Grand Pacific.