The Sooke Fine Arts Show has moved online! The popular and eagerly anticipated annual exhibition features the best of our region’s artists. Read more…
Sidney, B.C. says ‘Welcome back, neighbours!’
Sidney’s business community has re-opened it doors, welcoming locals to its stores and eateries. Read more…
5 Ways to Celebrate Pride (any Month of the Year!)
Find 5 ways to celebrate Pride all year long. From books to read, art to create, and ways to educate yourself around the history of the local Pride Parade. Read more…
6 Ways to Celebrate National Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month and June 21 marks National Indigenous Peoples Day. Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC) is encouraging communities across British Columbia to get creative with this year’s celebrations. Read more…
Ultimate Father’s Day Gift Guide for Victoria B.C.
Looking to support local this Father’s Day? Find the ultimate Father’s Day gift for the father figure in your life that also supports local in Victoria B.C. Read more…
Summer Reads: A Nanaimo Girl and Her Star-Studded Life
In her memoir, Nanaimo Girl, Prudence Emery shares the escapades and glamour of her 30-plus years in film publicity. Read more…
Welcome back! Downtown Victoria businesses reopen their doors
Downtown Victoria businesses had to say goodbye to staff and customers who feel like family. Now, slowly but surely, they are starting to welcome back familiar faces. Thank you, Victoria, for supporting your local businesses. Read more…
The Purposeful You: Starting a Vegetable Garden in Victoria
Our guest columnist, Tasha Medve of the Purposeful You, shares tips for a low-waste lifestyle and advice on how to make more purposeful choices for the planet. Read more…
Victoria Art Checkup: The Bateman Gallery of Nature
A weekly Q&A column that talks with our city’s arts and culture organizations about how they are navigating the current crisis Read more…
Victoria Fashion Brand Taking Face Masks to the Next Level
Local womenswear brand, Leisure, has launched a new business making masks with their high-end fabrics and popular prints. Read more…
In this Together: Pandemic Portraits
From baking to home school to formal happy hours — and even a wedding — these glimpses into your lives create our photographic time capsule.
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Helping Others with Food Gardens
The Food Eco District’s new program, My FED Farm, provides locals struggling through this time with free start-up garden kits. Read more…
Victoria Art Checkup: The Canadian Play Thing
A weekly Q&A column that talks with our city’s arts and culture organizations about how they are navigating the current crisis. Read more…
Victoria Isolation Diaries: Adam Kreek
Two-time Olympian and executive business coach Adam Kreek is isolating at home with his wife and three children. Read more…
Ampersand’s New Spirit Brings Local Flavour to Your Happy Hour
Looking for a new flavour profile for your summer cocktails? Ampersand Distilling Co. has released its award-winning 2020 Imperative Dry Vermouth. Read more…
Victoria’s Spring 2020 Handbag Trends
Shelagh Macartney of She She Bags shares her top three handbag trends for Spring 2020. Read more…
Victoria Writers Esi Edugyan’s and Steven Price’s Home Library — and its 5,000 Books
The couple — both award-winning writers — have transformed the ground level of their ocean-view home into an inviting library. Read more…
Victoria Art Checkup: Langham Court Theatre
A weekly Q&A column that talks with our city’s arts and culture organizations about how they are navigating the current crisis. Read more…
Victoria Isolation Diaries: Ian Locke
A musician, producer and artist, Ian Locke is the creative director at the Downtown Duncan BIA. He is isolating in his apartment in Victoria’s Chinatown Read more…
Self-Isolation Fashion: Tips From A Victoria Stylist
Now more than ever, it’s important to do little things to make yourself feel good. Here are some tips and tricks to maintain a sense of normalcy with the fashion options in your closet. Read more…
Victoria Art Checkup: The Victoria Conservatory of Music
A weekly Q&A column that talks with our city’s arts and culture organizations about how they are navigating the current crisis. Read more…
Victoria Isolation Diaries: Ruth Mojeed
Ruth Mojeed, founder of The Inclusion Project, is isolating at home in Victoria, with her husband. Read more…
Victoria Art Checkup: Pacific Opera Victoria
A weekly Q&A column that talks with our city’s arts and culture organizations about how they are navigating the current crisis. Read more…
Celebrate Cherry Blossom Season in Victoria
One of the joys of spring in Victoria is the frothy pink delight of the cherry trees in bloom. Before they fade, celebrate Sakura Season with pretty-in-pink cuisine inspired by the blossoms. Read more…
Victoria Isolation Diaries: Deepa Pillay
Marketing specialist Deepa Pillay, an account Manager at Beattie Tartan, is isolating in downtown Victoria with her husband, Rahul and their dog Zoe. Read more…
Help Moms in Need this Mother’s Day
The current pandemic has caused widespread cancellations, but luckily giving back to the community continues. Read more…
Local Brand ecologyst is Paving the Way For Sustainable Style
It can be tough to trace where our clothes really come from. Local brand ecologyst has been a guiding light, both in transparency and sustainability. Read more…
Victoria Art Checkup: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
A new weekly Q&A column that talks with our city’s arts and culture organizations about how they are navigating the current crisis. Read more…
Victoria Isolation Diaries: Erin Bradley
Erin Bradley, a celebrated local make-up/hair artist and stylist, has been isolating at her home in Cordova Bay with her son Cruz and their dog Shelby. Read more…
STRESS BAKING? TRY THESE EASY ORANGE ROLLS
Think fresh-from-the-oven yeast rolls before noon is out of your reach? Think again: this is a treat you can pull off in a snap. Read more…
Fluevog Announces Limited-Edition Dr. Henry Shoe
John Fluevog Shoes will release an
limited edition shoe inspired by British Columbia’s chief provincial health officer — and avid Fluevoger — Dr. Bonnie Henry. Read more…
Victoria Art Checkup: The Belfry Theatre
A new weekly Q&A column that talks with our city’s arts and culture organizations about how they are navigating the current crisis. Read more…
Retail Therapy: Victoria Summer Shoe Trends
YAM looks to local shoe boutiques for the spring and summer styles we can dream about wearing when we can all socialize again. Read more…
Easter Recipes with Vancouver-Island Ingredients
When it comes to planning your Easter menu, think local and seasonal. Here are some recipes from the YAM archives to get you started. Read more…
Victoria Art Checkup: Dance Victoria
A new weekly Q&A column that talks with our city’s arts and culture organizations about how they are navigating the current crisis. Read more…
5 WAYS TO GIVE BACK IN VICTORIA
Whether it’s ordering groceries, coffee, wine or meals, when you support these local businesses, you’re giving back to the community — a win-win in our books. Read more…
Message from the Editor
The past weeks have been challenging ones for us all. Like many of you, our team at YAM magazine is working from home, social distancing and dealing with a new reality. Read more…
Ways to Practice Self-Care in Victoria
Feeling a little more stress and anxiety lately? You’re not alone. It’s time to embrace self-care — with a Victoria focus. Read more…
Design District Access is Victoria’s Home Design Hub
By gathering the best interior design resources from around the world, Design District Access is Victoria’s hub for home inspiration. Read more…
An Easy Rockefeller Recipe for Victoria’s Spot Prawn Season
This tantalizing recipe comes from award-winning chef and cookbook author Angelo Prosperi-Porta. Read more…