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Upcoming events: Old-timey Christmas exhibit to Dec. 31; Festival of Trees to Jan. 3; Old Music for the New Year on Jan. 1

Colonialism has as its aim gaining ownership/control of the land and its resources regardless of whether or not the land was already populated by an

Colonialism has as its aim gaining ownership/control of the land and its resources regardless of whether or not the land was already populated by an Indigenous people. Morality aside, colonialism has been very successful in the context of Turtle Island. This is also true in northwestern Turtle Island, where the colonies designated "Vancouver Island" and

The 1908 building contains 70 rental apartments and a chapel that’s rented to artists

Article content This year is the 150th anniversary of British Columbia joining Confederation on July 20, 1871. One of the key figures the historic event was Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken of Victoria. Three months before B.C. joined Confederation, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald sent him a letter — and 150 years later, it has turned up in a private collection in the U.S. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Rare documents to be auctioned, including 1...