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Dig Deep: Local archaeologist’s new book helps kids connect to oceans, traditional knowledge

While it isn’t patio season just yet, the City of Victoria as well as the BC government are making changes as to how street patios will be regulated.

The Spirit of British Columbia, docked at a pier in 2021. Photo by: Mark Elliot / Flickr

RCMP prepare to clear a blockade at Caycuse camp on May 17, 2021.

A rendering of the proposed Capital VI building by Jawl Properties. The lower podium levels could be used for a new YMCA facility, should the two parties be able to strike a deal. Photo: Jawl Properties

When Kelly Black became executive director of Point Ellice House, he installed new interpretative signage showing the house's connection to settler colonialism, including in the house’s office, where many First Nation reserves in BC were drawn up. Photo: Michael John Lo / Capital Daily

The now-retired MV Elwha at the Anacortes terminal. Photo: Jasperdo (Flickr).

A number of community associations are looking to replace Esquimalt High School's playing field, often closed in inclement weather, with an artificial turf in line with other municipalities in Greater Victoria. Photo: Tori Marlan / Capital Daily

John Craven Jones and wife Almira in 1885. Archival image via BCBHAS

Surfboard shaper Jorge Elias drills holes for fins in an almost completed long board in his Sooke workshop. Photo: James MacDonald / Capital Daily

Robin Sather puts together a piece of the roof for the Lego replica of the Harvester King, the first ferry that linked Sidney to Anacortes. Photo: Michael John Lo / Capital Daily

An aerial view of the burned shipping containers aboard the M/V Zim Kingston. Photo: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

The 111-year-old station needs some fixing up. Photos from Cowichan Valley Museum via National Trust Canada

Alberni Residential School, depicted on a postcard circa 1940s. Source: Flickr commons

The Al Musawi siblings reunite at a Victoria skating rink. Photo submitted.

The members of Black Youth Empowerment developed a workshop for teachers and community leaders about creating safer, braver spaces for Black students. Photo: Nina Grossman / Capital Daily

The Victoria Police Department revealed that information in an officer’s lost notebook may have played a part in a crime that took place in Saanich. Photo: James MacDonald / Capital Daily

A pedestrian walks beside the boarded up building currently located at 926 and 930 Pandora Avenue. Photo: Michael John Lo / Capital Daily

Rodney Pilatzke changes a light bulb in one of the corridors of the BC Legislature. There is a constant effort to update and modernize parts of the building, while also working to maintain and preserve its history. Photo: James MacDonald / Capital Daily

A crowd gathers to watch the lowering of the totem pole on Feb. 13. Photos: Michael John Lo / Capital Daily

Photo: Ryan Hook / Capital Daily

Photo: The E&N Dayliner at its southern terminus in 1986. With the subsequent removal of rail capacity for the Johnson Street Bridge, any new terminus would need to be located in Vic West (BC Archives)

Campaign signs from the 2022 municipal election. Photo: Ryan Hook / Capital Daily