• Janet Austin: For Queen and Country

    Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legisla ...

    Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legislative Assembly, Victoria’s Government House is a local landmark. The surrounding gardens featuri ...

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  • Dare to do Edinburgh in August

    Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years sin ...

    Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years since I went on an Edinburgh exchange with UBC’s women’s field hockey team. For my husband Ken, it ...

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  • Impeccable Service

    I’m sitting next to a window with views of Victoria’s Inner Harbour and the stately provincial Parliament ...

    I’m sitting next to a window with views of Victoria’s Inner Harbour and the stately provincial Parliament Buildings, where a statue of Queen Victoria gazes dourly through the mist and rain. Inside the ...

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