Dave Obee

Victoria

Editor and Publisher at Times Colonist

Genealogist, historian, journalist

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Articles

Different press, but the same Times Colonist

3 weeks ago | timescolonist.com | Dave Obee

Saturday's print edition of the Times Colonist is a piece of history. This is the first time our newspaper has been printed off Vancouver Island. A streak that lasted for more than 166 years has been broken. We are using the plant in Vancouver that produces other major newspapers, including the Globe and Mail, the Vancouver Sun, the Province and the National Post.
No print paper today, shifting to a new press Saturday

3 weeks ago | timescolonist.com | Dave Obee

Serious production problems at the Black Press plant in Ladysmith overnight mean it’s not likely you will get a print Times Colonist today — and if you do, it will probably not be complete. Starting Saturday, the Times Colonist will be printed in Vancouver, which we expect will allow us to provide more consistent, timely delivery. We have been printing at Black Press since October 2018, and for the most part, the service has been reliable.
Press changes have delayed Times Colonist deliveries

4 weeks ago | timescolonist.com | Dave Obee

We’ve had a rough few days getting our printed newspaper into your hands and we apologize to everyone for that. Here’s a quick summary of what has gone wrong. Since 2018, the Times Colonist has been printed at the Black Press plant in Ladysmith. After a few startup problems, the service provided has been great for years, except for power outages and road closures.
Dave Obee: Thanks to everyone for another great book sale

1 month ago | timescolonist.com | Dave Obee

Congratulations everyone — we’ve raised another quarter of a million dollars to boost literacy on Vancouver Island. This year’s Times Colonist Book Sale was another success, thanks to donors, buyers, corporate sponsors and about 800 volunteers. Saturday’s lineups were long. Sunday’s weren’t as bad. And the Victoria Curling Club was almost as busy on Monday, when school librarians and people from thrift shops and other charities hit the floor to grab whatever they wanted, for free.
Build your book collection at the TC book drive

1 month ago | timescolonist.com | Dave Obee

We’ve been waiting for this weekend since, well, the first weekend in May last year. It’s time for the annual Times Colonist book sale, where you can find just about every book you’ve been looking for, and many more that you didn’t know about. In the words of Aaron Mauger, one of the keenest book sale volunteers, “if you can imagine it, there is a book about it.”Odds are, that book is waiting for you at the TC sale.
Tables needed for the TC Book Sale

1 month ago | timescolonist.com | Dave Obee

We’re looking for portable tables – lots of them – to help us get the Times Colonist Book Sale off the ground. Every year, we borrow hundreds of tables to help us sort and display books. But this year, many of our usual sources have dried up, because their tables are needed in polling stations for the federal election. We’re in a time crunch, because half a million books need to be sorted in time for the sale on May 3 and 4. Does your organization have tables to spare?
It’s time to donate books to help literacy work

1 month ago | timescolonist.com | Dave Obee

On your mark, get set — and bring your gently used books to us on Saturday and Sunday. The first phase of the annual Times Colonist book drive and sale is this weekend, when we collect books in the parking lot of the Victoria Curling Club at 1952 Quadra St.Volunteers will be ready to accept your unwanted books. Then you will have two weeks to ponder the empty space on your shelves, and think of the best way to fill that space.
Dave Obee: Dust off those books, we're looking for donations once again

1 month ago | timescolonist.com | Dave Obee

Hey, book lovers, house cleaners, and everyone who wants to help boost literacy throughout Vancouver Island, it’s that time again. Almost. This is to give you a week’s notice of the annual Times Colonist book drive, when we will ask you to donate books to support school libraries and literacy projects. The routine is simple. Next weekend we will accept donations. Then, for 10 days or so, volunteers will sort the books into categories, nicely arranged on tables to make shopping easy.
Dave Obee: Here's why we're still running American comics and puzzles

2 months ago | timescolonist.com | Dave Obee

Here’s an update from the front lines of the tariff war, or at least in the way Canadians are reacting to this nasty dispute between Canada and the United States. As we embrace the “Shop Local – Buy Canadian” concept, we need to remember that putting it into practice is more complicated than the slogan might imply. As an example, Times Colonist readers have expressed concerns about what we publish.
Dave Obee: Keeping memories alive as the older generation fades away

Feb 16, 2025 | timescolonist.com | Dave Obee

When Barb Handysides opens the monthly meeting of the Royal Oak Historical Association this Thursday, members and the guest speaker will once again share stories of the early years of the area. That’s been the way meetings have gone in the 13 years since the association was formed. But with each passing year, changing demographics are putting more pressure on ROHA and just about every other local history or genealogy group on Vancouver Island.