3 months Student helps discover ancient Amazon River Dolphins used to swim off the coast of B.C. This Week in History: The Royal BC Museum is known for its exciting exhibits, but behind the scenes, there is endless amounts of research happening. In addition to museum staff, post-secondary students... more
3 months B.C.'s first-ever art exhibition may have been held by Black painter, Grafton Tyler Brown This Week in History: The Royal BC Museum just solidified itself as having the largest collection of Grafton Tyler Brown paintings in a public institution. The latest acquisition of the African-American artist's... more
4 months Handwritten letters offer insight into Emily Carr's novels and her final days This Week in History: Archivist, Genevieve Weber sorts through delicate pieces of Emily Carr's handwritten correspondence from the early 1940s. "So this letter is really insightful. It's talking about how she's upset... more
4 months Museum staff delicately 'decant' 50 year old exhibits at the RBCM This Week in History: The third floor of the Royal BC Museum has been closed since the New Year and is awaiting a refresh, fifty years in the making. While plans for... more
4 months This Week In History: A new travelling exhibit will showcase B.C.'s dinosaurs A life-sized dinosaur will be making its way around B.C. sometime next year. Well, a brand new statue of a dinosaur, at least. 'Buster' is a one-of-a-kind Ferrisaurus and is unique to... more
5 months This Week In History: Celebrating how 'Woolly' the famous Mammoth was made The 'Woolly' the life-sized Mammoth sculpture has wowed guests at the Royal BC Museum for nearly half a century. The towering sculpture is the centrepiece of the Natural History Gallery on the... more
5 months This Week In History: The tale of Luna the lost Orca is now an IMAX film The film 'Saving Luna' playing at the IMAX Victoria at the Royal BC Museum is the story of an orphaned Orca who appeared in Muchalat Inlet near Gold River on Vancouver Island... more
5 months This Week In History: RBCM's newest exhibit highlights Black people's contributions to building B.C. February is Black History Month, but B.C.'s rich Black history isn't widely known. A free exhibit — called 'Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum' — at the Royal BC Museum... more
14 hours Islanders enjoy first in-person Canada Day celebrations since the start of pandemic Vancouver Island was buzzing with all sorts of Canada Day festivities. This is the first time many Islanders were able to gather in-person to celebrate on Canada Day in several years. An... more
15 hours Rising inflation sending more people to food banks, as donations fall The Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank in Sidney is one of many facing a summer shortfall of donations, but more people in need. "Inflation is having a huge impact on people of... more
15 hours Coast Guard containing oil at Goldstream Boathouse Marina after tugboat sinks Containment booms are working to contain hydraulic oil at the Goldstream Boathouse Marina after an approximately 65 foot wooden tugboat that was permanently moored there sank on Tuesday. The Canadian Coast Guard... more
16 hours Two taken to hospital following vehicle crash into tree: Saanich Police Two occupants of a vehicle were taken to hospital after crashing into a tree at the corner of Quadra Street and Union Road. Saanich Police say the vehicle crashed into a tree around... more
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