Camosun College Student Society pledges to match Giving Tuesday donations for student-assistance fund

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has pledged to match donations up to $12,000 for Giving Tuesday this year. Leading up to December 3—Giving Tuesday—individuals and organizations can make donations that will go to the Erasing Barriers to Education emergency student-assistance fund at Camosun. The college has set a goal of $25,000 in donations this […]

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Crumble (Lay Me Down Justin Timberlake) gets absurd for the holidays

A mother (played by Wendy Cornock) mourns the death of her husband (Jon Hunwick)—who died putting the star on top of their Christmas tree one year ago—with their daughter, Janice (Fiona Wright-Jones). Unable to cope, Janice and her mother find themselves falling deeper into their depression while neglecting both themselves and their apartment. There seems […]

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Abba musical Mamma Mia! eclipses all expectations

I had never actually seen the musical Mamma Mia! before. I knew it was filled with music from legendary Swedish pop band ABBA. I also knew it has continually been a smash hit on Broadway, which made me somewhat trepidatious—could VOS Musical Theatre bring that big, ballsy, bursting-with-disco-fever musical production to life on our sweet, smallish […]

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Alice’s Gift a simple lesson about true sustenance

I felt when I left the house tonight that I could easily have stayed home and been content listening to the rain on the roof with a cat on my lap. Still, I had asked my editor a month ago if I could review Alice’s Gift; I was intrigued by the subject matter. It turns […]

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Victoria radio personality selling T-shirts for mental health

Zone 91.3 radio host Jon Williams has raised over $10,000 for local mental-health related charity by creating and selling T-shirts with his radio sign-off slogan printed on them. “The whole point of what I hope to achieve in radio is to impact and be positive within the community and to lead by example,” says Williams. […]

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New Music Revue: Graduation Speech grows on second EP

Graduation Speech Maintenance Required (Black Numbers) 4/5 “Getting lost in the music” is the perfect way to explain what happens when spinning Graduation Speech’s new five-song EP, Maintenance Required. The EP is a great way to get the day started, to pass time waiting for the bus, or to get re-energized during a work break. Maintenance […]

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Jim Jefferies delivers the funnies at Victoria show

Millennials suck and germophobes can start carrying their weight in garbage in today’s society: I was sold listening to Jim Jefferies on his Night Talker Tour as he strolled through Victoria and stopped at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on Saturday, November 16. As an aspiring comedian, it’s immensely helpful to see a professional work the […]

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Extreme filmmaker Bryan Smith goes beyond convention

The comforts of our daily lives may hinder many of us from seeking anything beyond our conventional ways of living. With a career in capturing thrilling moments, Squamish-based extreme filmmaker Bryan Smith chooses a different path. Searching for the globe’s wildest locations, he captures impressive athleticism among the remarkable landscapes of remote locations left untouched […]

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Louise Burns proves she’s ready to break through with Victoria performance

It’s been over a decade since leaving the band Lillix, and in that time Vancouver’s Louise Burns has established herself as a great songwriter in her own right. She proved this on Friday, November 8, when she hit the stage at Lucky Bar the day after releasing her fourth album, Portraits. When the doors opened, […]

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