Islander

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Sept. 24, 1938. This is the first of Nellie McClung’s articles about her trip to Europe.

Things aren’t what they used to be. This week, I went for a walk around downtown to visit the galleries and was surprised to find that Winchester Modern, the satellite of the flagship gallery in Oak Bay, had taken down its sign and gone.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Aug. 27, 1938.

It was Day 7 of the fifth annual Victoria International Buskers Festival, and Basketball Jones was on a roll.

Big-budget production takes advantage of local landmarks for Descendants

The Children’s International Summer Villages hosted an open house on Friday to showcase cultures of children visiting from Ontario, Argentina, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the U.S.

If you want to brush up on your Shakespeare, there’s no better place to do it than the outdoors. This was apparent last Wednesday, as 110 Bard buffs gathered on the grounds of Camosun College’s Lansdowne Campus to watch Romeo & Juliet.

It’s hard to think of a public-art initiative that has made such a difference to our town as the Oak Bay Summer Art Tour.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on Aug. 6, 1938. No part of Nova Scotia holds more interest for the tourist than the little village of Grand Pré with its tragic memories of the expulsion of 1755.

Real-estate agents looking to give back to the community have founded a new charity that seeks to have a positive impact on those who need housing or shelter.