Sweet Blossoms: Patience, Diversity, Community

Sweet Blossoms: Patience, Diversity, Community

›› Kevin Yee-Chan Spring is here! The excitement of buds blossoming and days lengthening is often a welcome exhale after the inward cocoon of winter. Particularly after the inward nature of the last year—a year when we’ve been asked to sit collectively with stillness...
Patio season at Mesa Familiar

Patio season at Mesa Familiar

Spring has officially sprung and for the foodie scene, this means patio season is upon us! ›› Lauren Gaultier Some may say that living in such a ­temperate climate, we are almost always able to enjoy outdoor dining here in beautiful Victoria, but hey, longer sunny...

Won’t you be my neighbour?

›› Chantille Viaud If you ever want to know what it’s like to be a ghost, become an unhoused person. This is a paraphrased quote from one of the speakers at a workshop called “Keeping it Human” that I, along other residents of Fernwood, participated in recently. It’s...
editorial: Thank you for helping fill the gap

editorial: Thank you for helping fill the gap

›› Chantille Viaud As I write this, we’re at the one-year mark since the first COVID-19 case was reported in B.C. The pandemic has impacted so many parts of our lives. For some people, the impacts have been inconveniences and ­disappointments. For others, it has meant...