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There are tons of tuba jokes, says tubist Eugene Dowling, who surely ranks as Victoria’s Grandaddy of the Tuba. For instance, what’s the range of a tuba? Twenty yards if you’ve got a good arm.

Ian McAllister wasn’t just visibly moved as he strolled past the vibrant artworks he unwittingly inspired at the opening reception for Images of the B.C. Great Bear Rainforest at Garth Homer Centre’s Karin Koerner Gallery. The acclaimed B.C.

Nothing says Christmas like an improvised variation on dialogue and scenes from Quentin Tarantino movies.

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For Duncan artist Cathi Jefferson, turning clay pots into unique works of art demands a certain quality of effort, but also courage to accept some risks. “I’m always hopeful,” Jefferson said in an interview.

Dear Eric: I’m using Victoria more these days as a source for food items I can’t find in Port Alberni.

Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights, starts this year on Nov. 27.

Trudie Duxbury’s father flew biplanes in the First World War, in the 1950s her mother became the first woman to chair the Greater Victoria School Board and Duxbury herself has acted in a Hollywood movie.

The Grey Cup takes place Sunday and many football fans will have friends over to watch the game. If you’re planning to do that, and not yet strategized what you’ll feed your sure-to-be-hungry-group, add this meal idea to your playbook.

Saanich public health nurse Carly Westwood has seen all kinds of parents when it comes to childhood vaccinations: at-ease, nervous, protective, even reluctant.