Holiday gift guide: Eight local businesses in Victoria to support this year December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Kate Korte With our UVic community in mind, the Martlet has highlighted some local businesses in Victoria that have affordable gifts and sustainable practices.
Victoria City Council defers full funding of equity, diversity, and inclusion office September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Alec Lazenby Despite deferring the creation of an equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) office due to financial difficulties related to COVID-19, Victoria City Council has approved hiring for two EDI-related positions.
Victoria City Council announces Open Air Recovery Plan June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Alec Lazenby Public spaces to be transformed into patios and retail space Photo by Darian Lee On May 19, B.C. officially entered into Phase 2 of the province’s Restart Plan. This means that businesses...
The good, the bad, and the hairy: the horse-drawn carriage debate rages on June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Sarah Mayer Video re-ignites old question of whether horse-drawn carriages should be banned Horse-drawn carriage rides have long been a controversial topic on the downtown streets of Victoria. From angry honking drivers, to protestors...
New Johnson Street Bridge finally opens April 17, 2018April 18, 2018 Angel Manguerra Bridge open to public after five years of Martlet reporting I started my engineering degree at UVic in 2013 and I remember volunteering to write for the Martlet a month into...
Victoria Film Festival: Adventures in Public School is “comedy done right” March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 Ainsley Dankort Adventures in Public School, co-written by Kyle Rideout and Josh Epstein and directed by the former, follows Liam, a lifelong-homeschooled kid played by Daniel Doheny, through his first and final...
Victoria Film Festival: The horror of darkness March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 John Ledingham The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches review The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches from director Simon Lavoie is a 2017 French-Canadian adaptation of the...
Victoria Film Festival: SoulMate lovingly bends conventions March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 Ainsley Dankort SoulMate, directed by Derek Tsang, follows two friends from childhood to adulthood. Li Ansheng, played by Zhou Dongyu, is a quick-witted wild child who decides to forgo higher education in...
The Victoria Film Festival in Review March 3, 2018March 3, 2018 Amy Anderson The Opening Gala of this year’s Victoria Film Festival was a tastefully curated event. Hosted in the lobby of the Bay Centre, it featured a range of cocktails and appetizers...
Victorians march in solidarity with women January 26, 2017January 31, 2017 Myles Sauer A crowd of approximately 2000 people (as reported in the Times Colonist) gathered in Centennial Square on Saturday, Jan. 21, to show solidarity with those women who marched on Washington,...
