by Janine Crockett | Apr 4, 2014 | Local, News
Residents of the District of Highlands (the area encompassing Bear Mountain to Mackenzie Bight, and more) are raising concerns over the dumping of sediment from the Esquimalt Graving Dock (EGD) in the Highwest Waste Recyclers facility in the Highlands. Tervita, a...
by Janine Crockett | Apr 3, 2014 | Culture, Events
ART Thursday, April 3 – Saturday April 12 Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Sussex Vampire “Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Sussex Vampire” is performed at Craigdarroch Castle (1050 Joan Cres.). Craigdarroch acts as the stage while the audience walks from scene...
by Janine Crockett | Apr 3, 2014 | National, News
Isobel Mackenzie has been appointed as seniors advocate for B.C. The newly created position is a first for Canada. Mackenzie’s appointment is a result of Bill 10 the Seniors Advocate Act, which requires the lieutenant-governor in council to appoint a seniors advocate...
by Janine Crockett | Mar 31, 2014 | Culture, Events
The Royal Theatre hosted comedian Bill Burr in his tour on March 18. Bill Burr is well known to fans of the popular series “Breaking Bad” as Kuby, one of Saul Goodman’s henchmen. Paul Virzi was the opening act for Burr. Although he had his funny moments, it felt like...
by Janine Crockett | Mar 27, 2014 | Campus, News
UVic Pride Collective, a UVic Students’ Society constituency group that represents and services queer and trans students, held a harm reduction workshop in the Michèle Pujol Room on March 17. Harm reduction, according to AIDS Vancouver Island’s website, is “a set of...