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Our History: Immigrant helped shape early B.C.

Our History: Immigrant helped shape early B.C.

Peter O’Reilly landed in Victoria in early 1859 during the height of the Fraser River gold rush. Though he’d been reluctant to leave Ireland, he flourished in Canada, and played a critical role in shaping British Columbia.
Robert Amos: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria a reflection of its community

Robert Amos: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria a reflection of its community

Jon Tupper has a Vespa scooter, skinny jeans and outrageous socks. He makes the scene all over Victoria. He’s candid and charming and, for five years, has been the director of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Nellie McClung: Why does the beauty of flowers constrict the heart so?

Nellie McClung: Why does the beauty of flowers constrict the heart so?

This column originally appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on April 6, 1940. Daffodils and crocuses are thronging the roadway now, pushing their way up through the grass in all their golden glory.
NASA asks Sidney author to write the Hubble telescope story

NASA asks Sidney author to write the Hubble telescope story

Growing up in Alberta in the 1960s, before the Oilers and the Flames and before the rest of the National Hockey League arrived on the scene, Chris Gainor dreamed of going to the stars rather than becoming one.
Our Community: For Island Health, diversity pays off

Our Community: For Island Health, diversity pays off

Island Health has been named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in relation to an employment program created to encourage workplace diversity and inclusiveness.
An objective reference guide to First Nations in B.C.

An objective reference guide to First Nations in B.C.

The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview ; By Robert J. Muckle; UBC Press, 184 pp., $27.
Celebrating 40 years of folk in Victoria

Celebrating 40 years of folk in Victoria

For the past four decades, the Victoria Folk Music Society has stuck firmly to its original mandate: Raise the profile of folk music in Victoria.
Our Community: Exploring the simple joys of books

Our Community: Exploring the simple joys of books

Celebrate the talents of hundreds of authors who work and live in the province during Read Local B.C., a provincewide campaign launched by the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia.
Around Town: Celebrating opera for all

Around Town: Celebrating opera for all

Long before Madama Butterfly star Jee Hye Han’s curtain call prompted a standing ovation at the Royal Theatre Thursday night, many were singing the praises of its production company.
Robert Amos: Gallery exhibits a variety of delights

Robert Amos: Gallery exhibits a variety of delights

Lured by an exhibit about the Kabuki theatre of Japan, I dropped in to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria recently. It’s based on the gallery’s unparallelled collection of Japanese woodcut prints.