Victoria is a city known for its hidden gems. From secret alleyways to ghostly tales, the best treasures in B.C.’s capital city are sometimes found off the beaten path…and on the water. Floating restaurants are the newest culinary trend to…
Victoria Dragon Boat Festival 2011
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Canadian Pacific Ballet Presents “Coppelia”
A great Valentine’s Day gift, Coppelia comes to the McPherson Playhouse February 13th and 14th for 3 shows. A comic ballet, notable as the last of the Romantic era, Coppelia was originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Leon and premiered in 1870…
Martlet: “Canada’s next great Prime Minister could be in your class”
If you think young people don’t have a national voice, one UVic student will change your mind. First-year political science and environmental studies student Emmy Marshall-Hill is competing in the CBC competition Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister, a contest for…
Public Eye: “Follow the leader?”
Earlier, we reported Infospec Holdings Corp. and New Asia Capital Investment Corp. paid an estimated $5,000 for provincial Liberal caucus chair John Yap to be part of a “delegation of business representatives to promote trade and goodwill” between British Columbia…
Paul Willcocks: “Four months to go, and the Liberals should be worried”
British bookies take bets on election results and post odds years in advance. Perhaps it’s the next bit of gambling expansion the B.C. Liberals will look at, now that people are getting less keen on scratch and lose tickets. But…
Jody Paterson: “Watch the spin on your way to the facts”
I wrote in last week’s column about doing my part for the next few months to take the measure of the B.C. government, in the interest of helping us all be better informed come the May election. It’s only just…
“High School Musical” at Save-On Memorial January 29-February 1
High School Musical mania reaches new heights when Disney’s High School Musical: the Ice Tour skates into Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. The only production to showcase the story, music and choreography of both hit Disney Channel Original Movies, The Ice…
“That Summer” at Langham Court January 17, 20-24
That Summer by David French, directed by Toshik Bukowiecki. After an absence of 30 years, Margaret returns to the family cottage located on the shore of an Ontario lake. Memories flood in and soon we are back to the summer…