Victoria Royals ready to hit the iceWith the inaugural season right around the corner for the newest Western Hockey League (WHL) team, the Victoria Royals, there’s a definite hockey buzz picking up throughout the capital region. Over 3,000 season ticket holders have secured their spots in the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre for the 36 home games the Royals will play. And the […] Continue Reading |
Beer festival not without challengesGood times are brewing, Victoria. On September 9-10, 57 craft breweries from around the world will be exhibiting their beers at the Great Canadian Beer Festival in Royal Athletic Park. Local brewer Gerry Hieter and brewpub enthusiast John Rowling founded the annual event 19 years ago. Hieter has been the full-time chairperson of the festival […] Continue Reading |
Sports Briefs: Charger tryouts, Victoria RoyalsPISE constructing home for Olympic rowers In anticipation of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Saanich recently approved construction of a 232-square-meter structure at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence at Camosun College’s Interurban campus. The structure will be able to house 25 ergometers (high-performance rowing machines). Although the structure is being constructed as a […] Continue Reading |
Easy riding with Ryder HesjedalEverything about Ryder Hesjedal’s career has been about progression. Since attending Belmont High School in Langford, the Victoria native has gone on to become one of the world’s premier cyclists. For the last four years, Hesjedal has competed in the Tour de France with his best result being seventh overall in 2010. After a series […] Continue Reading |
Food Fest comes togetherSometimes life experience makes someone the right person for the job, even if that isn’t where they ever intended to go. Jason Found, the main organizer for the Island Chefs’ Food Fest, used to work as a farmer and a chef before stumbling into event organizing. “I think that’s why they picked me to do […] Continue Reading |
