Picketing halts SUB services at UVic

University of Victoria students have been denied their campus beer and cheap alternative flicks while Student Union building employees are on strike. Wage is the primary issue of disagreement between the UVic Students' Society and the 150 people it employs to run the various services in SUB. Instead of renting out... more

Store owner aids in snuffing Saanich car fire

The actions of a Saanich businessman helped keep a car fire under control until firefighters arrived to extinguish the blaze. Kirk Jones was inside Fuzzy Wuzzy Carpets, which he co-owns with his father, when he smelled smoke. Jones went outside... more

• Store owner aids in snuffing Saanich car fire
• Rescuing UVic's rascally rabbits  
• Arrest made in hit-and-run that killed Saanich man

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Lumber output down

Output from B.C. sawmills and planers was down 28.1 per cent in June compared to the same month in 2007, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada. Interior mills reduced their output by 24.5 per cent year over year, while... more

• Wright to lead Tourism Victoria board

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Library helps patrons take steps for better health

Three Greater Victoria Public Library branches will help residents take the right steps towards better health this fall. Oak Bay, Saanich Centennial and Esquimalt are taking part in a 10-week pilot project that was developed in partnership with Active Communities... more

• Classic cars revved up for kids
• Gallery Café accepting art installments
• Campaign loads lockers with school supplies

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ARTHUR BLACK: Don't judge a rook by its lover

When I Google ‘homeless people’ in my brain, my memory bank serves up two indelible hits. One of them is an incident that happened to me in 1983 in downtown New York.  Coming out of the Iroquois Hotel I asked... more

• EDITORIAL: Campaign trail is heating up
• Letters to the Editor: Sept. 3
• Huge raises unacceptable

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Letters to the Editor: Aug. 27

School board scams parents The B.C. School Act guarantees the legal rights of all school-age children to a complete education program leading to graduation in public schools, free of charge. There are no exceptions. Also, the Act requires public schools to provide school-age... more

• Letters to the Editor: Aug. 20
• Letters to the Editor: Aug. 13

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North Vancouver civic candidates scramble for attention

Just when you thought the civic election campaign silly season was about to start Prime Minister Harper brings on the specter of a federal election. What that means for all our wannabe civic politicians is that the exposure window just... more

• The education of experience
• House-hunting over, finally
• Would an integrated police force benefit the North Shore? Part 1

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