Tom Hawthorn
British Columbia columnist
Tom Hawthorn writes twice weekly about life as it is lived in British Columbia. Read more...
Tom Hawthorn
British Columbia columnist
Tom Hawthorn writes twice weekly about life as it is lived in British Columbia. A widely published freelancer, he has won journalism awards for his features, sportswriting and obituaries. He is finishing a book about the wartime experience of the McGill University football team, entitled A Greater Share of Honour.
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Behind a cartoon cat, a daily discipline
Gareth Gaudin, the creator of Perogy Cat, made a promise to himself to create a cartoon a day. Success soon followed
Sunday, May 06, 2012
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Memoir makes bestseller list the second time around
Publisher’s decision to acquire the book for a mass-market paperback edition boosts 78-year-old author into the big leagues
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
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In a city too often swathed in grey, an artist of the sun
Barbara Weaver-Bosson joins 33 other artists of Victoria’s Fairfield neighbourhood in opening the doors of her studio
Sunday, Apr 29, 2012
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Ceramicist’s confections wrapped in a warning
Dirk Staschke’s hyper-realistic sculptures of cakes and pastries nibble at the folly of over-consumption
Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012
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From a shop in Ladysmith, chocolate strike affected sales across the country
In 1947, Parker Williams and his friends were outraged at chocolate’s rising prices, declaring they’d rather eat worms than eight-cent chocolate bars
Monday, Apr 23, 2012
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Last survivor of HMCS Esquimalt buried at sea
Canadian minesweeper torpedoed by a German U-boat near Halifax just three weeks before the end of the Second World War in Europe
Wednesday, Apr 18, 2012
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Dockyard of the damned: Vancouver Island’s hidden shipwrecks
Undersea explorer finds much to admire in a ‘cool,’ ‘eerie’ landscape of lost ships
Sunday, Apr 15, 2012
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Prince Rupert visionary hauled from Titanic’s wreck
Railway tycoon who perished aboard legendary ship dreamt of turning coastal town into world-class port city
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012
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In Saanich, a traffic engineer takes the road less travelled
Seeking to recreate the outdoors online, Paul Butterfield visits all 158 parks in the district, describing each one on his blog
Sunday, Apr 08, 2012
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100-year-old electric car offers trip back in time
Even Grandma Duck of Donald Duck comic books fame favoured the reliable Detroit Electric, now seeking a spot at Victoria’s sesquicentennial party
Tuesday, Apr 03, 2012
