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Victoria’s youngest magazine writers are tackling big issue topics

By Michael John Lo
January 6, 2023

Since 2017, Central Middle School students have been creating their own magazine as part of a grade 8 media and social justice class

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100+ volunteer drivers across Vancouver Island battle snow and ice to give healthcare workers free rides to work

By Emily Vance
December 23, 2022

The Vancouver Island Toyota 4x4 & Island Health Staff Transportation group fulfills hundreds of ride requests each day during historic snowfall

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How nearly two years of good news coverage has brought communities across Greater Victoria together

By Emily Vance
December 16, 2022

A look back at the ways the Good Newsletter has impacted Greater Victoria–and a request to help keep it going

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‘Like a dream come true’: Former office building a haven of affordability for artists in Victoria’s squeezed-out market

By Emily Vance
December 9, 2022

Rockslide Gallery & Studio invites the public to tour through 80+ artist spaces at their Open Studio & Holiday Market Dec. 10

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Meet Kemi Craig, Victoria’s new artist in residence

By Emily Vance
November 4, 2022

Craig is a dancer and visual artist whose practice embodies themes of community and empowerment

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Legion Manor Victoria celebrates 50 years of providing affordable living for seniors

By Emily Vance
October 28, 2022

In an era of sky-high rents and an ever-rising cost of living, the Central Saanich seniors home provides a haven for 55+ veterans and others

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Filmmaker-turned social media educator Ross Reid wants you to get nerdy about BC’s forests

By Emily Vance
October 14, 2022

Reid is the creator of the popular Instagram and TikTok account Nerdy About Nature. His videos about nature on the West Coast have resonated with millions of people online

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Carey Newman is sharing the stories of residential school survivors to anyone with an internet connection

By Emily Vance
September 30, 2022

A new interactive website has launched for the Witness Blanket, an art installation that tells the stories of residential school survivors through objects