Life

Dear Mr. Dad: My wife and I have recently had to admit that our oldest daughter (who’s only eight) is a bully — but not in the usual way. She’s fine at school, has lots of friends, and I never hear a bad word about her from anyone.

Erika Schweickert of Capital City Solar in Rocklin, Calif., has seen a surge the past couple of years in customers interested in investing in solar-energy systems for their homes.

But now the days grow short/I’m in the autumn of my years/And I think of my life as vintage wine/From fine old kegs. — From the song It Was a Very Good Year, written by Ervin Drake Another solstice come and gone.

In an attempt to be a proper man, I resolved to tackle some DIY projects around the home. Most guys know how to do this stuff. Men always talk about rewiring things or drywalling.

Fireworks, music, multicultural food, children’s activities, street hockey, parades, buskers and a living Canadian flag are just a few of the sights and sounds of the Canada Day weekend in the capital region.

Fresh salmon topped with vegetables and dill is cooked in a parcel to make a light summer supper. Steamed in its own juices, the fish is succulent and the vegetables are cooked just right.

It was the last great peacetime gathering of warships ever staged, and it marked the highlight of Victoria old salt William Guy’s career at sea.

Sugar-free products don’t go out of style, but that didn’t stop the Victoria Jazz Society on Wednesday.

MINNEAPOLIS — From the time Steve Anderson was 12, his relationship with his father had no warmth, just a slow burn. William Cope Moyers spent decades with his famous father’s stature as a “self-imposed burden” on the road to addiction.

They are Roman Catholic priests but each has a wife and children. They don’t report to Bishop of Victoria Richard Gagnon, although Gagnon was the person who ordained them. They don’t even report to any other Roman Catholic offices in Canada.