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Victoria educator takes system into own hands with new high school

Victoria educator takes system into own hands with new high school

It’s one man’s vision for a new school in tune with the 21st century.
$5,000 reward for information about attack on Victoria horse

$5,000 reward for information about attack on Victoria horse

Someone in Greater Victoria has information worth thousands of dollars. A reward fund for anyone giving Saanich police a tip that leads to the arrest of the person responsible for a fatal attack on a miniature horse now stands at more than $5,000.
Good Neighbours: Blood donors reach a milestone

Good Neighbours: Blood donors reach a milestone

Two retired cops have hit the century mark after decades of rolling up their sleeves.

Jack Knox: Spare a thought for the penny in a tender time

One month after the holidays, the treats all gone, I’m hungry, jonesing bad. Grope down behind the couch cushions in search of a stray: a foil-wrapped chocolate maybe, or a piece of stale shortbread, even a Hall’s cough drop.
Possible changes to B.C. law reveal divisions in First Nations

Possible changes to B.C. law reveal divisions in First Nations

One size does not fit all when it comes to First Nations traditions on the B.C. coast, and any changes to the Heritage Conservation Act must take into account complicated cultural differences, says renowned artist and carver Tony Hunt.
$3-million visitor centre proposed to attract tourists to Saanich Peninsula

$3-million visitor centre proposed to attract tourists to Saanich Peninsula

A new $3-million visitor-interpretative centre to attract tourists after they disembark the ferry at Swartz Bay is being touted as a priority by the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.
Smart-meter foes fume at Coleman; some say they've been duped

Smart-meter foes fume at Coleman; some say they've been duped

On the defensive and battered by a growing wave of critics, Energy Minister Rich Coleman closed the week trying to insist that he wasn’t forcing an unpopular smart-meter program on tens of thousands of unwilling and angry British Columbians.

Jack Knox: No justice for mentally ill caught in the cracks

What is remarkable is that it wasn’t considered that remarkable: Two simultaneous murder trials in Victoria this week, both keying on the defendant’s mental health.

CALENDAR, Feb. 3 and 4: Victoria Film Festival, Chinese New Year and more

Victoria Film Festival, daily through Feb. 10 at Empire Theatres Victoria on Yates Street, Vic Theatre on Douglas Street and Parkside on Humboldt Street. Complete schedule at victoriafilmfestival.com; tickets at boxoffice.victoriafilmfestivaL.com.
B.C. drunk-driving laws could trigger new wave of court battles, lawyer says

B.C. drunk-driving laws could trigger new wave of court battles, lawyer says

The B.C. government isn’t properly following its own drunk-driving laws and should prepare to be hammered by a new wave of court challenges, says the lawyer whose legal petitions forced more than 1,110 impaired-driving penalties to be overturned.