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by Zahida Machan, Lattitude Global Volunteering Like most of her friends, Jane Galloway heard the message loud and clear: if she didn’t go right into university after high school, she never would.  But instead of heeding that advice, she did something different – what research indicates as a key to success in both university and […]

Following from Gillian Crowley’s article “Sing Out for Joy!” in our October issue, here is a list of choral groups in Greater Victoria. Non-auditioned: Arbutus Singers – six-part mixed choir – sings popular music, Broadway medleys, seasonal favorites Gettin’ Higher – community choir; section rehearsals in James Bay and Langford Sing Your Joy – for

Ah, innovation! To break from the old and usher in the new: a new watch or phone, a new battery, a new art form, the next clean energy source, a new potato slicer. The world economy and humankind thrive on innovation. It changes lives and history, it brought the Industrial Revolution, automobiles, electricity, jazz and

Following a competitive bidding process, the Town of Sidney recently awarded the management of the Sidney Visitor Information Centre to the Sidney Business Improvement Area (Sidney BIA). “We couldn’t be happier,” says Donna Petrie, Executive Director of the Sidney BIA. “This will not only enable us to enhance our mandate to attract people to Sidney,

by Shannon Donnelly, Broadmead Care –  At Broadmead Care, different specialized equipment and technology are used every day to help provide the greatest comfort and care to residents, but you wouldn’t always notice it. It’s small items like the iPods used in the Music & Memory Program to provide personalized music for dementia patients, bridging