Former New York Rangers assistant GM named new boss of Victoria RoyalsThe Victoria Royals have a new hockey mind to shape the team this year as former New York Rangers assistant general manager Cameron Hope has been hired to replace the outgoing Marc Habscheid. Hope, who spent seven years with the Rangers, is a resident of Edmonton, AB and grew up watching the Gretzky-era Oilers. He […] Continue Reading |
Fruity, cold and fresh: DIY drinks to ease you into summerVANCOUVER (CUP) — Summer is here! And with summer comes sun (hopefully), beaches, barbecues and… drinks! An essential part of a good summer, a summer drink means you no longer have the excuse to do multiple shots of tequila to “keep warm.” Whatever your preference, from virgin Cuba Libres to stirred martinis, summer is the […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Royals thrilled about NHL draft selectionsTwo current Victoria Royals players recently saw their dream to someday play in the National Hockey League (NHL) come a little closer to fruition at the annual league draft in Pittsburgh on June 23. Royals forwards Steven Hodges and Logan Nelson were the first two players for the new Victoria franchise to be selected by […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Royals director honoured by CamosunCamosun College recently honoured an employer who’s no stranger to mentoring co-op students in the industry of sport. Victoria Royals director of hockey operations and communications Jeff Harris has been named co-op employer of the year by the college’s Centre for Sport and Exercise Education. “I’m surprised,” says Harris of the award. “You don’t […] Continue Reading |
BED Talks raise money for charityBy now, most of us have heard of TED Talks, unless we’ve been living in a remote shack someone in Alaska (sounds relaxing, actually). But how many of us have heard of BED Talks? An upcoming two-night event in Victoria on “Being. Empowering. Discovering” is promising to “engage community” through a series of talks by […] Continue Reading |
Human Body Project continues with naked vigilsIn 2006, when Tasha Diamant first decided to take her clothes off in public as a way to demonstrate how each of us is vulnerable, and how by being vulnerable we can break the cycle of harm, her intention was to do so at least once per year. Only a few short years later, Diamant […] Continue Reading |
New exhibit has positive impact on immigrant youthNavigating Multiple Worlds, an exhibit which was born out of a research project at UVic, shows how reaching out to immigrant youth can positively impact their cultural transition into Canada. The exhibit features photographs, reflective writings, perspectives, and discoveries of a group of immigrant youth who have been part of the research project. UVic PhD […] Continue Reading |
Imprisoned filmmaker’s work travels North AmericaA documentary film about Chinese-occupied Tibet is being screened across North America in an effort to expose the imprisonment of its filmmaker. The documentary Leaving Fear Behind, filmed by Dhondup Wangchun, is currently on the road with help from Amnesty International and the Canada-Tibet Committee. Wangchun, whose wife has been presenting the film on the […] Continue Reading |
Events around town aim to make gardening easyCamosun students looking to find some ways to make gardening easy are going to have a busy few days. If the ol’ summer job is allowing for any disposable income, grab a copy of the recently released book Sow Simple: 100+ Green and Easy Projects to Make Your Garden Awesome, written by Christina Symons and […] Continue Reading |
UVic event gives girls of colour safe space to networkCulturally speaking, being colour blind has long been held as the ultimate goal: a world where skin colour no longer matters. Which is nonsense, according to Janet Rogers. Rogers is a workshop facilitator at Embracing Shades of Action (she’s also Victoria Poet Laureate, 2012-2015), an event for girls of colour (including indigenous girls) between the […] Continue Reading |
