Timothy Collins

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Local professionals, like Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin, weigh in on how to make the most of your learning days.

Value of Education

A real-world view from accomplished Victorians

Local professionals, like Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin, weigh in on how to make the most of your learning days.
It’s the highest stakes poker game in Victoria, and it is strictly illegal. The buy-in is $5,000, the pot is $102,000. To play, you need to receive a special invitation.

The Lure of Illegal Gambling in Victoria

♦ $5,000 buy-in
♦ Winner take all
♦ $102,000 cash pot

It’s the highest stakes poker game in Victoria, and it is strictly illegal. The buy-in is $5,000, the pot is $102,000. To play, you need to receive a special invitation.
Karl Andrews is a craftsman and (although he’ll deny the label) an artist who still creates the iconic neon signs that lit up the youth of the last century — a job he loves.

Odd Jobs

Never work a day in your life by choosing a career that you actually love

Karl Andrews is a craftsman and (although he’ll deny the label) an artist who still creates the iconic neon signs that lit up the youth of the last century — a job he loves.
A recent survey indicates 40 per cent of Canadian workers have experienced bullying in the workplace within the past six months. We ask what can be done to stop it.

Bully bosses: Cruel managers make workers feel powerless

Bullying in the workplace not much different than kindergarten, but what are workers to do?

A recent survey indicates 40 per cent of Canadian workers have experienced bullying in the workplace within the past six months. We ask what can be done to stop it.
Randy Beckett and his dog embrace the freedom of open spaces and open air that can only come from two wheels.

Freedom to Ride – Kissed by sunshine, stung by rain, riding season is here again

Ever notice how bikers give each other a little wave as they pass? That wave is an acknowledgment of a shared philosophy of life

Randy Beckett and his dog embrace the freedom of open spaces and open air that can only come from two wheels.
Victoria's Awesome Shit Club rewards people with great ideas with cold hard cash.

When great ideas need cash— who you gonna call: The Awesome Shit Club

Victoria's Awesome Shit Club rewards great ideas with cold hard cash.

Victoria's Awesome Shit Club rewards people with great ideas with cold hard cash.
Model Leah Bernard gives her bravest Christmas smile.

The 12 Rules of Xmas

Store clerks forced to battle the grinch, armed only with a smile

Model Leah Bernard gives her bravest Christmas smile.
Ron Bough plays his new guitar that was donated by Monday reader Karen Burton.

Story stirs Monday readers

Theft of Homeless man’s guitar brings offers of free replacement

Ron Bough plays his new guitar that was donated by Monday reader Karen Burton.
Actress Ingrid Hansen and an unidentified male inmate in William Head On Stage's production of Gormenghast.

Theatre inspires behind bars

Theatre inspires behind bars - program helps inmates move from suspicion to trust

Actress Ingrid Hansen and an unidentified male inmate in William Head On Stage's production of Gormenghast.
Patrice lives in the park and collects bottles

Green Crows – Talking with Victoria’s bottle collectors

For some it's about getting food to eat and booze to drink, but for others it's an entirely different story

Patrice lives in the park and collects bottles
Busker John Gao plays a dizi, a Chinese transverse flute, in the Inner Harbour. Gao moved to Victoria from Shanghai 11 years ago.

Heartbeat of the City

Local buskers nervous about competition from international festival

Busker John Gao plays a dizi, a Chinese transverse flute, in the Inner Harbour. Gao moved to Victoria from Shanghai 11 years ago.