Islander

Buffed and gleaming vehicles were lined up in tidy rows at the annual Vancouver Island Motor Gathering held last weekend at the Viscount Aero Centre in Sidney, but one seemed to have a mind of its own.

It’s not every day that a genuine wartime hero comes to town.

On Thursday, volunteers helped unload 600 back to school packs for distribution to children going back to school.

Following the arrival of Europeans on the Northwest Coast, the ancient First Nations arts of canoe design and navigation quickly went into decline, and for decades were nearly lost. In the excerpt below, B.C.

What’s not to love about the thunderous sights and sounds of the Snowbirds soaring and swooping in precise, jaw-dropping formations on Victoria’s oceanfront? “It’s such a rush,” exclaimed Sophia Miles, one of 40,000 fans who lined Dallas Road to watc

My friend Derek came to visit from Massachusetts, and we took a bicycle ride through our lovely city. After rolling along Beach Drive, we stopped at Harling Point, the oldest Chinese cemetery in the country.

‘I’d rather die than leave my mom.” He was seven years old. And he meant it. Five minutes earlier, the first officer on scene, Lisa, sent out a broadcast — the boy was going for the balcony. Maybe to jump. My partner and I raced across the city.

Boston Terrier Rescue Canada will be one of the participants at Pet-A-Palooza, a two-day festival and fundraiser for the Just Love Animals Society.

It’s the end of another tough week in the Canadian oilpatch, and a handful of energy industry executives need to let off steam and get some rest and relaxation.

Note to readers: I have always stayed away from mentioning my own activities in this column.