Proof of B.C.’s New Year’s climate resolution will be in the eating

by Mike Graeme | Jan 13, 2019 | Op-eds, Opinions

B.C. Government’s CleanBC climate plan has a lot of promises According to the United Nations, the hottest 20 years on record have occurred in the last 22 years. We’ve known for over 100 years that human actions can lead to climate change. Around 30 years ago it...

Full schedule: affordable events to start off the new year

by Mike Graeme | Jan 12, 2019 | Campus, News

Back to school means back to work — but it also mean a whole host of events for students and the greater community of Victoria. Here’s a list of some free or low-cost events students can look forward to over the next few weeks of January.   Mental Health...

Good Food Summit talks food literacy around Vancouver Island

by Mike Graeme | Dec 14, 2018 | Local, News

Food growers, educators, organizers, entrepreneurs, and just general food lovers gathered at UVic on Nov. 22 and 23 for the 2018 Good Food Summit. The sold-out event, hosted by the Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CRFAIR) and its...

Hundreds block Johnson Street Bridge, six arrested in name of a livable climate

by Mike Graeme | Dec 7, 2018 | Local, National, News, Provincial, World

Around 250 people gathered in the middle of Johnson Street Bridge, Victoria, on Monday night to hold a candle-lit vigil for a livable climate. Traffic was disrupted for about two hours — 12 minutes of which were spent in complete silence to represent the 12 years we...

UVic can expect a series of new projects and partnerships coming soon

by Mike Graeme | Dec 7, 2018 | Campus, News

Your latest Board of Governors meeting recap Nov. 27 saw the second UVic Board of Governors meeting of the year and highlighted a suite of projects and partnerships that the university is setting in motion. These included UVic’s Strategic Framework, the forming of an...