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During the dig, instructors and students from the college’s Indigenous Studies program helped honour the life and death of the bear through song.

Bradley Smith plans to travel 3,500 kilometres on his electric-powered longboard.

Nanaimo RCMP say officers are finding “more and more” modified and replica firearms, bear spray, knives and other weapons on a daily basis.

The princess and her husband, Sir Tim Laurence, are expected to meet with the museum’s board of directors, staff and volunteers and view some of the museum’s collection

Upcoming events: City Nature Challenge at various locales, April 26 to 29; Masterclass with Ballets Jazz Montréal at Stages Performing Arts School, April 27.

The run/walk begins at 7:55 a.m. Sunday from Government Street near Superior Street, with participants starting in waves.

Formed in 1983, the Victoria A.M. Association was made up of downtown businesspeople who would get up in the wee hours to attend their weekly early-morning networking meetings.

With all the ingredients donated by grocery stores and farms, the group says it can supply a meal for less than $5

The program is a business incubator for young agrarians interested in farming or launching a farm-based business in an area where land is expensive and in short supply.

Upcoming events: Welcome Walk in the East Sooke; Sports and rec fest; Camas fest at Uplands Park