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Homeowners can mitigate some of the problems of building near cliff edges, even where soil is unstable, says a geotechnical engineer. Richard Brimmell of Brimmell Engineering Ltd.

Bricklayers with Rob Tournour Masonry laid down their tools at all their job sites Wednesday morning in support of Pink Shirt Day.

The season starts on April 3 when the Star Princess docks at Ogden Point and ends at midnight Oct. 17, when the Westerdam departs.

Last week, John Lennon’s elaborately painted Rolls-Royce rolled out of storage and into the lobby of the Royal B.C. Museum. Lennon bought the car in 1964, and in 1967 commissioned artist Steve Weaver to paint a floral design over the basic black.

A local charity will soon feel the love of romantic couples, thanks to the installation of the city’s first love-locks sculpture at Uptown Shopping Centre.

SEATTLE — As homeless deaths mounted last fall in Seattle, elected officials declared an emergency, resorting to a tool often reserved for natural disasters to confront the burgeoning population of people living on the streets.

Alcheringa Gallery is presenting an exhibition of more than 40 screen prints by the Ditidaht artist Art Thompson (1948-2003).

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Feb. 25, 1939.

Mayfair Shopping Centre is pitching in to end bullying in Canada with an awareness campaign, beginning Wednesday and culminating on Feb. 24, Pink Shirt Day.