Laci Green tackles rape culture at UVic lectureIt was surprising how many people were at the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium when I arrived to see Laci Green speak last night. The line of people waiting to get into the auditorium was so long it doubled back to the doors of the room. I was quite literally within comfortable speaking distance of […] Continue Reading |
Charles Tolman explores the history of water in VictoriaVictoria has one of the most secure water systems in North America. It is also one of only five North American cities that actually controls its water supply’s entire watershed (Victoria gets its water from Sooke Lake). Charles Tolman, a writer and retired academic, is more than happy to talk about those things. Tolman has […] Continue Reading |
Nexus looks back, through the haze, at the Great Canadian Beer FestivalThis was my first year attending the Great Canadian Beer Festival, and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. I was very pleased to find when I arrived that all 65 breweries in attendance were Canadian. The crowd of people that poured onto the field when the bell rang, announcing the opening of the […] Continue Reading |
A look at two perspectives on Victoria’s sewage controversyOn Tuesday, May 12, a formal debate on the subject of sewage was held at Camosun’s Lansdowne campus. But it’s nothing new: Victoria’s sewage controversy has been stewing for nearly two decades. The last few years have seen things intensify, with plans, counter-plans, and failed proposals stacking up at the Capital Regional District (CRD) to […] Continue Reading |
Stardust in the waters: a journey through a provincial parkHalf a block past the entrance to the Butchart Gardens, the van crunched onto the side of Wallace Road. The three of us, all local teenagers, crawled out to the gravel pathway between the wall of trees and the empty road. We pulled up our coat zippers and clicked on our flashlights. Mine, a police […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Beer Week brings more cheers to another yearWith its abundance of craft breweries, it’s pretty clear that Victoria is a beer-drinking city, so a beer-specific week seems perfectly natural. Enter Victoria Beer Week. “There was a group of us that started meeting, all kinds of different people, but all related to beer,” explains Joe Wiebe, co-founder of the festival and author of […] Continue Reading |
Island sketching group brings artists togetherThe room is crowded. People mill about looking at the variety of local goods available. But some stand back, taking in the scene. With bound books in arm and hands moving with purpose, they sketch. Island Sketching, a Victoria artist meet-up group, was started in June of 2013 by Brian Hebb and his wife Cheryl. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College keeps an eye on e-cigarette usage on campusInsufficient research regarding the safety of electronic cigarettes (or e-cigs) has major cities across Canada, including Vancouver and Toronto, considering a ban on their use in public. The lack of laws preventing e-cigs from being sold to minors creates concerns that they will encourage smoking among youth. Unknown health risks also have governments and institutions […] Continue Reading |
Mid-season equals middle of pack for Camosun Chargers basketball teamsThe Camosun Chargers basketball teams recently finished up the first half of their regular seasons. After seven games each, the men’s and women’s teams will take the winter break to rest up, refocus their game plans, and, presumably, write an exam or two with the rest of us. The women’s team have had a solid […] Continue Reading |
BC human rights activist and TEDx speaker Lauryn Oates brings Afghanistan issues close to homeNot many people divide their time between the BC coast and Kabul, Afghanistan, but human rights activist Lauryn Oates does just that. When the Vancouverite was 14, an article she read about Taliban cruelties inspired her to respond to the what she saw as a lack of action from the western world. She was horrified […] Continue Reading |
