Saturday, June 27Environment
A water main leak found Thursday left the village 100 km west of Victoria on reservoir water alone, and the CRD wants showers short and sprinklers off until further notice.
For years, the corner of Foul Bay and Bourchier near Victoria's border with Oak Bay held a two-storey concrete Telus office that Coun. Dave Thompson called "dead space that actually brings the vibrancy of the neighbourhood down." On Thursday, council voted to replace it with a six-storey, 87-unit rental building.
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A Thursday-night fire damaged Truffles Catering's Central Saanich building, but spared neighbouring Butterfly Gardens and every creature inside it.
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The festival has been an end-of-summer staple in Victoria for 18 years.
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“I just found him to be a really interesting, thoughtful, knowledgeable musician, and I was a Soundgarden fan, going back to the mid-80s, basically from their first appearance on vinyl.”
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“Victoria’s creative community is on the brink of a devastating loss," says Logan Ford, executive director of the Vancouver Island Visual Arts Society.
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Next · October council review→
Victoria firefighters are about to respond to fewer non-critical medical calls. The change tests how the region balances emergency capacity with the toxic-drug crisis.
May 18, 2026Council backs the narrower dispatch threshold 7–2.
Next · October council review →
BC Transit is shopping a 25-year vision to South Island municipalities. The plan includes a rapid spine between Langford and downtown and a frequent Saanich-UVic corridor.
Next · Saanich-UVic corridor decision, August 2026 →
Bear Mountain's first 24-storey rental tower cleared its height vote. The parking ratio fight will set the template for everything that follows.
Next · Parking decision, June 9 →
BC Ferries is slowing down in three high-risk corridors. Researchers say the variable that matters most — total vessel traffic — isn't yet on the table.
Next · Provincial bulletin, August 2026 →
The bridge has stuck open three times since 2024. Crews are working through a control-system replacement; we're tracking every closure and what's been fixed.
Next · Control-system commissioning, July 2026 →
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The 2nd annual Queer Island Festival of the Arts is excited to present our 2026 program: Queer Island Film Festival! Building on the outlandish success of last year’s inaugural
Today · 10:00At Compost Education Centre.
Victoria’s ONLY 19+ brunch variety show, The Strange Hour, is back, Sunday, June 28th. Featuring… Julien Amar – Musician, whose latest release, “TRUST THE CROWS”, spans genres fr
Tomorrow · 14:30At First Unitarian Church of Victoria.
