Simon Fraser is a famous name throughout the province of British Columbia. Fraser was an explorer and fur trader, and was...
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Sesquicentennial. There’s a word I don’t roll out every day. But this is a special occasion: as of 2008, we...
Step into a world of wealth and privilege, built high on a hill in Victoria. Craigdarroch Castle was built by...
“A lot of Chinese culture revolves around eating,” explains Maggi Mei as we read through the dim sum menu at...
Victoria boasts the claim to fame of most haunted city in British Columbia – and for so many reasons. It seems...
What is it about prohibition that seems to have created a modern fascination with the legacy of rum-running and bootlegging? Popular television...
Chances are there’s one near you—maybe on your block or in your local park. My Victoria neighbourhood has dozens of...
The John H. McDonald House and other homes in the area have caught the eyes of movie producers in Hollywood. Take...
The lunar new year is celebrated on Jan. 29 for this year and 2025 is the Year of the Snake....
Where is Alexandra Bridge? Most will tell you that it’s part of Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon corridor, just...
Highlights from Tales from the Back Bumper. Christopher Garrish has a driving passion for British Columbia’s licence plates that began in childhood....
Anchored just offshore Kunga Island, Cascadia, Victoria-based Maple Leaf Adventures’s micro-expedition ship, bobs serenely as we land our passenger dinghy...
