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Victoria’s new Youth Poet Laureate looks to propel youth arts

“I really believe there are so many young people in this town that are revolutionizing spoken word.” That’s a quote from Victoria’s new Youth Poet Laureate (YPL), Morgan Purvis. Purvis,…

Garry Oak Restoration Project strives to preserve Garry oak ecosystems

Chances are, most people know what a  Garry oak is. They’ve walked under them in parks and on shaded streets.  What some might not know is the important role they…

Sex workers in Victoria get by with little help from their friends

UPDATE: According to the PEERS website (safersexwork.ca), the PEERS drop-in centre is now only open for a couple of hours one day a week, due to funding cuts. While its Elements…

CSEC: the organization most Canadians may not know about

This government agency employs over 2 000 people and has a budget of $422 million. It is housed in the most expensive building in Canadian government history—worth $1.1 billion. It has…

Sagacity: Victoria’s local alternative lifestyle society

Sagacity is Victoria’s longest running alternative lifestyle society, founded in 2000. In the time since then, alternative, kink, fetish, and BDSM lifestyles have become a little more mainstream due to…

$445 000 to make UVic an EU flagship school

The University of Victoria has received a grant worth $445 000 from the European Union (EU). The funding will allow UVic to be home to the only European Union Centre of…

Victoria welcomes 50 new Tibetan residents

The Project Tibet Society held a public forum Jan. 24, to inform the public of a project resettling up to 50 Tibetans in Victoria. The 50 people to take up…

Revised U.S. tax law may leave some expats strapped for cash

A new American tax law that will take effect internationally in July 2014 could potentially have disastrous financial consequences for U.S. citizens living abroad—including in Canada. The Foreign Account Tax…

What do you think about UVic receiving funding for the European Union Centre of Excellence?

Taylor Middleton Second year Child and Youth Care “Sounds kind of interesting. I think if it’s going toward something beneficial for us, it’s good. I don’t have any really strong…