Recycle It Don’t Toss It — at Condos and Apartments

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Each April, at condos and apartments around Victoria BC, a small mountain of discarded furnishings appears in and beside dumpsters as people move out for the summer. There are a growing number of places to recycle these goods, but people

A new conversation in the oil sands

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There’s interest from those working in the oil sands in a new conversation about renewable energy. For more info on Iron and Earth

A path to Mechanical Engineering

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Greg’s path started in Scotland, with the military and has lead him around the world. There’s a rich story fabric here as he explored other options along the way. Greg Stewart can be reached at griogairs@gmail.com

Taking a ‘trade’ to a higher level

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From the frozen pond in her back yard on a small island… to being the performance director for an international ice show.

From street kid to valued employee

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Sean’s work with this fellow helped transform him to becoming a valued employee. They first met through a program run by Richard Leblanc working with street youth.

Applied theatre on the bus

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A student in UVic’s Applied Theatre developed a performance piece on transit about being polite on the bus.

Three Penny Opera -finding the character

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We started talking by my asking what she learned or is thinking about from her day in school. “Expressionism” .. She’s drawing inspiration from her own experience for an upcoming role as a prostitute in this Phoenix Theatre production

Learning the game of getting along at work

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Finding and keeping his place in the tumultuous IT industry for over 40 years has lessons for many in the workplace.

Growing business by cooperating with competitors

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A lot of the competition to Nathan’s gardening company can’t handle working with trees and hedges. His helping them is paying off with new business. kanakas@live.ca

Cementing a brother -sister relationship

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A cycling trip after traveling across the country cemented his relationship with his sister.