

What is Black Friday?
Black Friday is an informal name for the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November), which has been regarded as the beginning of the country's Christmas shopping season since 1952. The earliest evidence of the phrase "Black Friday" used in a shopping context suggests that the term originated in Philadelphia, where it was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic that would occur on the day after Thanksg

Saanich author releases third book in children’s series
Pugnacious Goes To School follows the chaos that ensues during Pet Day at school Ariane Weathers is a local Saanich author who is releasing her third book in a children’s series. Weathers’ second book, Pugnacious and the Bullies, was released last year with the release of her third book in the children’s series coinciding with the start of the new school year. In her latest work, Pugnacious finally gets his wish to go to school in the light-hearted story Pugnacious Goes To Sc


Meet the Author
Ariane Weathers, author of Pugnacious and the Bullies, will be at the downtown Victoria branch of Chapters on Saturday, July 16 for her book signing and to meet and greet the public. Pugnacious and the Bullies, the second in the Pugnacious series, is a story about friendship, overcoming adversities and finding alternatives to bullying. It’s a storybook to read to your pre-schooler that will grow with him until he’s anxious and ready to read himself. The event will be located