by Tia Low | Oct 25, 2012 | Local, News
“I’ll take a bucket of climate action to go, please” is a phrase people may soon hear around local libraries. The Capital Regional District (CRD), partnered with B.C. Hydro and the Greater Victoria Public Library (GVPL), is offering resources to reduce energy use and...
by Tia Low | Oct 18, 2012 | Local, News
A deer was found dead, killed with a crossbow, on a vacant lot in the Claremont area Oct. 3, marking the first known case of urban poaching in Saanich this year. A person mowing the lawn near the lot on Ironwood Place found the buck with a green arrow lodged in its...
by Tia Low | Oct 18, 2012 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle
Where do you get your nutritional advice? Inspired by the connection between student health and learning, the authors of the recently published nutrition book Eat to Save Your Life suggest many people are getting their information mainly from advertisements, and that...
by Tia Low | Sep 27, 2012 | Campus, Local, News
After almost two years of negotiations and two weeks of job action, UVic union employees intensified their job action before returning to the bargaining table on Sept. 18. Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) locals 917, 951 and 4163 have been negotiating their...
by Tia Low | Sep 27, 2012 | Business | Tech, Finance
Shoes are in this year; for those who don’t speak the language of fashion, this means they are this year’s moneymakers in Canada’s fashion retail industry. According to market research company NPD Canada, footwear sales rose one per cent to $4.9 billion last year,...