Review: Pan puts new twists to an original classicWhen I think of Peter Pan and Neverland, immediately I think of faeries, flying, pirates, a hungry crocodile, children playing make believe, and a boy that never wanted to grow up. Kaleidoscope Theatre embraced these classic elements yet told the story with a few new twists with Pan, their take on the classic tale. There […] Continue Reading |
Alexisonfire and City and Colour drop new EPs for double dose of emo excitementAlexisonfire Death Letter (Dine Alone Records) 3.5/5 City and Colour Covers Pt. 2 (Dine Alone Records) 2.5/5 Emo kids rejoice! Newly reworked material is being released by Dallas Green and Wade MacNeil of Alexisonfire just in time to hit your Christmas wish list. The best part? It’s called Death Letter. Think of how excited your […] Continue Reading |
Camosun support staff reach tentative agreement for new contractA marathon weekend of bargaining has Camosun support staff optimistic about signing a new deal with the college this week, according to union representatives. Correspondence sent out to CUPE Local 2081 members on the afternoon of Monday, December 3 by chief steward Louise Oetting announced that the union had reached a tentative agreement on Sunday […] Continue Reading |
Review: Canadian punk vets Propagandhi slay Edmonton[Because we tend to think that Propagandhi are the most important Canadian band of our time and because the last time they played Victoria was the early ’90s, we got a comrade one province over to head out and write about their recent concert there. -ed] One of my favourite concert memories of all time […] Continue Reading |
Review: 1.9.8.4. stirs emotions with its lack of emotionsIf you want to see a dystopian love story that manages to throb, numb, and bleed your heart out, 1.9.8.4.—Giggling Iguana’s production of the George Orwell classic 1984—will be right up your alley. 1.9.8.4. takes place in a seemingly totalitarian society (Victory City, a take on modern-day Victoria) run by the mysterious and illusive Big […] Continue Reading |
New Kafka musical set for world premiere in VictoriaThe BBC radio play Kafka the Musical—a show about famous German author Franz Kafka being approached by producers who try to have him star in a musical about himself—is having its world premiere on stage here in Victoria on Friday. Kafka the Musical writer Murray Gold (also an award-winning playwright and musical director for Doctor Who) […] Continue Reading |
CUPE Local 2081 job action that won’t affect classes planned for this weekCUPE Local 2081, the union representing Camosun College support staff, will be taking part in more job action this week, according to a CUPE news release. However, unlike last week’s picket lines, this job action will not affect students. “We value our students and we encourage them to contact their MLAs to join us in […] Continue Reading |
Opinion: by-election results in, local voting turnout shamefulA zealous month of phone calls, door knocking, and campaign meetings has come to an end, and a look at the outcome reveals that it was all for nothing. On November 26, three ridings in Canada held by-elections, all of which wielded candidates in a manner that recreated the pre-by-election landscape in Ottawa: other than […] Continue Reading |
CUPE 2081 “proud and pleased” with support for strikeFollowing two days of job action on both Camosun Lansdowne and Interurban campuses, and a public declaration of support from the Camosun College Student Society, CUPE 2081 chief steward Louise Oetting is happy with what the union has achieved. “All I can say is that we’re very proud and pleased with the support we received […] Continue Reading |
Student society supports striking Camosun workersThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has voiced their support towards the striking Camosun College support staff workers, who are again protesting outside Lansdowne and Interurban campuses today. “The student society is in support of the strike, as we are very supportive of labour unions and the rights that they fight to maintain,” says CCSS […] Continue Reading |
