Vikes charge toward CIS Championships

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...

Vikes vs. Vikettes

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...

Winning the boss over

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...

Cavorting at Cook Street Playground

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...