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Photo courtesy of Grant Hayter-Menzies.

Arts

‘Woo, The Monkey Who Inspired Emily Carr: A Biography’

Animal Magic.

Grant Hayter-Menzies’ new book explores the close relationship between the legendary Canadian artist and her Javanese macaque.

Sculpture of a man with attributes of a jaguar. By Royal BC Museum.

Arts

Maya: The Great Jaguar Rises

Stone Diaries.

A major exhibition of more than 300 Mayan artefacts dating back some 3,000 years opens at Victoria’s Royal BC Museum.

Inventor Ann Makosinski

Community

Inventor Ann Makosinski

Imagination and creation.

The Victoria native who invented a flashlight that runs off the heat of a human hand.

Black Tulip Hats

Style

Black Tulip Hats

Heightened headgear.

Worn and weathered hats take on new lives in Braeden Paterson’s hands.

royal bc museum archives

Community

Behind the Scenes at the Royal BC Museum

More to see.

While museum visitors explore two floors of permanent exhibits reflecting British Columbia’s human and natural history, the majority of the collection is tucked away.

Business

Victoria International Marina

Dockside.

An expansive facility for luxury superyachts on the British Columbia capital’s north shore.

Community

The Butchart Gardens

Fields of floral.

With over 900 plant varieties, this National Historic Site of Canada is a not-to-miss Victoria attraction.

Food and Drink

Wheelies Motorcycles Victoria

Sense of craft.

A bike shop on one side, an artisanal food and beer cafe on the other.

Travel

V2V Vacations

Travel and leisure.

A luxurious ferry taking foot passengers from Vancouver’s Coal Harbour to Victoria Harbour.