by Josh Tanasichuk | Mar 6, 2013 | Sports | Lifestyle
In a weekend full of highlights and heartbreaks, coach Brent Fougner still insists the Feb. 22-23 Canada West Championships were “very successful” for the University of Victoria’s track team. “Overall, [there were] some big ups and some big downs,” says fourth-year...
by Josh Tanasichuk | Feb 21, 2013 | Sports | Lifestyle
The women’s Vikes track team believes this year they can not only outrun their Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) competitors, but make Vikes history. After finishing second at the CIS championships last year in the 4×800-metre relay, this year’s team has set...
by Josh Tanasichuk | Jan 24, 2013 | News
Co-op employers in B.C. should be able to get tax credits for hiring students, says the executive director of UVic’s co-op program, Norah McRae. Ontario and Quebec have tax credit programs in place for co-op employers; but in B.C., a training tax credit is only...
by Josh Tanasichuk | Jan 24, 2013 | Sports | Lifestyle
The weekend of Jan. 12, the Vikes track team travelled to Seattle for their first meet of the year. The team typically doesn’t begin competing until late January, but this year coach Brent Fougner seized the opportunity to attend the University of Washington’s Indoor...
by Josh Tanasichuk | Jan 2, 2013 | Sports | Lifestyle
On Dec. 5, Victoria opened a new outdoor fitness circuit, as well as new playground equipment, along Cook Street near Dallas Road. The Cook Street Playground and Outdoor Fitness Circuit at Beacon Hill Park was launched by Mayor Dean Fortin and a throng of children and...