© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. This weekend is the 3rd annual Island Savings Family Sport & Recreation Festival in Victoria. While I don’t profile Island events very frequently, this one has a special place in my heart. [...]

I must celebrate, being a proud mama! To make it on TV is terrific!Thanks to Jodi Balfour and Jaclyn A Smith.He’s a handsome man, and I’ve had much fun watching his career.Victoria Anne & Gilbert gig, 2007Marla & Jesse in Stepmother, ShawHere i…

Josh Visser Police say they have identified the rider of a motorcycle who uploaded a video of himself to YouTube travelling at speeds close to 300 kilometres an hour, while weaving in and out of traffic on a busy highway outside of Victoria, B.C. The rider is thought to be a 25-year-old man, who is [...]

Right now I am in Victoria, enjoying the day walking around the harbour, eating fresh crepes at a little cafe, sipping an iced coffee, buying wine and counting down the minutes until I see The Hunger Games in theatre. It’s…

© 2004-2011 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Social Media Camp Victoria is returning this year with a line-up of both local and international speakers who will all discuss facets of one thing: social media. For business or personal use, [...]

© 2004-2011 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. The Royal BC Museum, one of my favourite Victoria attractions, is currently hosting the Young Photographer Contest for ages 8 to 17. How to Enter Visit the contest page on Facebook and [...]

Racism and possible cover-up in Canadian military see light of day with exclusively released documents

HALIFAX—In 2001, with a wife and her three chil…

This winter kicked my butt. I had a husband who spent most of January traipsing through South America on a business trip while I battled a houseful of stomach flu, night terrors, HEAD LICE (still scarred from that one), broken…

Two professionals meet at a street corner in downtown Victoria. They set their laptop cases down and begin to talk to each other. One of them leans against the wall of a building. Suddenly two police officers arrive and start yelling obscenities at the…

Last week we brought excited Victoria residents news that ERA, a new condo by Concert, was previewing on the 18th. The event was a huge success, but if you missed out, the preview continues until February 26. If you don’t have the time to stop by, or are eager to get a peek outside of sales centre hours, just pop on your virtual reality goggles and head on over to their website. You’ll find all sorts of cool features, like … Read More

All right Vancouver Island folks, we’ve got something hot off the press for you! Starting February 18, Era, a new development in downtown Victoria by Concert, is having a preview of their gorgeous condos. The homes won’t be on sale during the preview, but it will be your chance to get a glimpse of Era’s cool urban spaces. Like what? Like livable floor plans and a community garden to grow your very own vegetables — probably one of the coolest features … Read More

Ahhhhhh, it’s so cute when the folks on the West Coast get a magical touch of snow in the middle of winter and the temperature plunges to a frigid -8 C or whatever… I suspect the sledding frolickers and wonderstruck foreigners visiting from even w…

Is there a link between the tar sands pipelines, the premiers’ health conference, and Indigenous rights?
As Canada’s premiers and territorial leaders met in Victoria this week to discuss the future of health care — after the Conservative government pu…

How a law supposed to require low carbon gasoline and diesel spares the oil sands at the atmosphere’s expense.

Aside from providing a place for people to live and — if the architecture is looking good — giving locals and visitors something nice to look at, what do developers really do for the communities they’re building in? Some might say that building an aesthetically pleasing development that is providing folks with sweet pads is enough, but BC-based Bosa Properties wants to do more. Bosa will be donating $1,000 to charity for every home at their Victoria project, Promontory at … Read More

The few remaining hardcore activists in Vancouver and Victoria continue to discredit whatever legitimate grievances initial supporters of the copycat OCW movement in Canada may have purported to represent at the outset of the protests several weeks ago…

If, as variously reported, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers the fall economic and fiscal…

2 octobre 1996: Robert Bourassa (LIB), premier ministre du Québec de 1970 à 1976 et de 1985 à 1994, décède à l’âge de 65 ans. 2 octobre 1983: Le député de Mégantic-Compton, Fabien Bélanger (LIB), décède en fonction. 2 octobre 1981: Prorogation de la 2e session du 32e Parlement du Québec. 2 octobre 1968: À la suite du décès de Daniel Johnson (père) (UN) six jours plus tôt, Jean-Jacques Bertrand (UN) est nommé chef intérimaire de l’Union nationale lors d’une réunion du groupe parlementaire du parti à l’Assemblée législative. Il sera assermenté premier ministre du Québec le même jour. [...]

Anyone who lives there or has visited will tell you there are few places as idyllic as downtown Victoria. It’s no wonder that Concert Properties loves introducing new developments in Victoria. Having built four high quality projects there in the past, …

11 septembre 1990: Le Directeur général des élections confirme la fusion du Parti égalité et du Parti unité, tous deux fondés en 1989, sous le nom de Parti égalité. 11 septembre 1985: Le Parti du progrès obtient officiellement le statut de parti politique autorisé. 11 septembre 1970: (11 au 13 septembre) 15e Congrès annuel de la Fédération libérale du Québec (Parti libéral du Québec) sous le thème «Le Parti libéral du Québec et l’action politique». 11 septembre 1959: À la suite du décès du député de Trois-Rivières et premier ministre, Maurice Duplessis (UN), 4 jours auparavant, le député de [...]