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Oct 17, 2024 | 
msn.com | Tim Collins
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
aol.co.uk | Tim Collins
The demise of Yahya Sinwar has opened a clear gateway to an end to the war in the Middle East. It could lead to the release of the remaining hostages of 7th October and potentially to a ceasefire and partial withdrawal of Israeli troops in Gaza. There is the prospect of a ceasefire in Lebanon as well, if significant pressure is brought to bear by the Biden Administration. Even the Iranians and their regional allies will be heaving a sigh of relief.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
goldstreamgazette.com | Tim Collins
Jacques Cousteau, the famous oceanographer and explorer, once observed that ‘from birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free’.
This sentiment is most certainly shared by Victoria’s Frederic Lapierre and Laurie Feist. The pair co-owns East 2 West Freediving Inc., a shop that specializes in helping folks slip the constraints of land and sink beneath the waves.
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May 28, 2024 | 
todayinbc.com | Tim Collins
By Tim Collins
There’s a celebration planned at Ivy’s Bookshop, the iconic neighbourhood bookstore located in the heart of Oak Bay.
The delightful shop has been providing an unique and varied selection of books for since 1964, and on Saturday, June 1, they’ll be celebrating with giveaways, cupcakes, a colouring contest for the kids and free book bags for the first 60 customers through the door.
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May 28, 2024 | 
vicnews.com | Tim Collins
By Tim Collins There's a celebration planned at Ivy's Bookshop, the iconic neighbourhood bookstore located in the heart of Oak Bay. The delightful shop has been providing an unique and varied selection of books for since 1964, and on Saturday, June 1, they'll be celebrating with giveaways, cupcakes, a colouring contest for the kids and free book bags for the first 60 customers through the door.
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May 27, 2024 | 
saanichnews.com | Tim Collins
By Tim Collins
The trees are massive and majestic, forming a canopy that has sheltered this land for many hundreds of years.
Walk the paths and trails and you’ll discover waterfalls and the meandering river that snakes through the park. As you go on you’ll marvel at the diverse flora that ranges from a riot of wildflowers to 600-year-old Douglas firs to flowering dogwood, lodgepole pine and arbutus.
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May 6, 2024 | 
vicnews.com | Tim Collins
By Tim Collins Mother's Day is May 12, and to celebrate the day properly, it's going to take a little planning. It's that day that we've come to mark as a celebration of motherhood and it's a chance to demonstrate how much moms are loved and appreciated. According to the Retail Council of Canada, 75 per cent of Canadians plan to make purchases to celebrate the day and the total spending is estimated in the billions of dollars.
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May 1, 2024 | 
surreynowleader.com | Tim Collins
By Tim Collins
Contributor
Robin Herlinveaux was not always a farmer.
The 72-year-old southern Vancouver Island resident didn’t even hail from a farming family and, as a young man, had little inclination to make his living from the land.
“I’d worked about a million jobs but in about 1973, my father thought we’d give farming a try. He’s long gone now, but I’ve been doing this for about 45 years now and I still like it,” Herlinveaux said.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
vicnews.com | Tim Collins
By Tim Collins ContributorRobin Herlinveaux was not always a farmer. The 72-year-old didn't even hail from a farming family and, as a young man, had little inclination to make his living from the land. "I'd worked about a million jobs but in about 1973, my father thought we'd give farming a try. He's long gone now, but I've been doing this for about 45 years now and I still like it," Herlinveaux said.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
saanichnews.com | Tim Collins
By Tim Collins
It’s been said that the true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
If it’s true that a natural extrapolation of that belief is that the true character of a person is revealed in how they love, respect and care for the children under their care, then the Youngers are truly remarkable human beings.
But let’s go back to the beginning.
Darlene and Calvin Younger moved to Langford from Manitoba in 1990.
