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Princess Anne to overnight aboard a naval ship during 2-day stay next week
The Maritime Museum and a riding club among activities planned for the princess
Mark Brennae·Thursday, April 25, 2024·3 min
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Man trapped for hours in muddy Juan de Fuca Trail clay pit
Daughter Maeve watched in shock as her father lumbered but couldn't free himself from the thick grey soup.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, April 3, 2024·5 min
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PKOLS communications tower location expected to be revealed at open house
Some say plunking the new tower in the middle of the parking lot would ruin the view.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, April 2, 2024·2 min
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Vancouver Island Construction Association scores kudos for substance-use program
A program developed on the Island to support and educate construction workers about substance use, mental health, and pain management has received national accolades.
Mark Brennae·Sunday, March 24, 2024·4 min
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Young adult mental-health unit opens at Royal Jubilee
Previously, young people were grouped with people of all ages, which often was a glove that did not fit, Claire Jaenen, the unit’s clinical coordinator tells Capital Daily.
Mark Brennae·Monday, March 18, 2024·3 min
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Reynolds Secondary off to Houston for world robotics championship
The game's parameters change each competition, so it’s up to teams to design and build a robot to play the specific game.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, March 12, 2024·5 min
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Director says cancelled play 'about white culture, not Indigenous culture'
"At the very least, the board had a duty of care to at least see the play taking place under its roof.” - Sisters director Kevin McKendrick.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, March 7, 2024·3 min
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Curtain closes dramatically on play at Fernwood Community Association
No one would identify why the play was racist or offensive.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, March 6, 2024·3 min
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Victoria rolls ahead with plans to allow more transportation options on bike lanes
Coun. Jeremy Caradonna tells Capital Daily that at some point, the city is going to have to revise current design standards to take into account the new users.
Mark Brennae·Monday, March 4, 2024·5 min
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Greater Victoria Sports Awards are back again
The Greater Victoria Sports Awards were an annual thing between 1968 and 2006, but volunteer fatigue forced their cancellation.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, February 29, 2024·3 min
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Questions abound after six-year-old boy dies in BC foster care
BC’s Ministry of Children and Family Services has been under intense scrutiny following several cases of the abuse of children in government care.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, February 28, 2024·3 min
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Check out Sidney’s new bike repair kit—a first for BC
Using funding from the BC Alliance for Healthy Living, the town is trying to push residents toward local active transportation.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, February 22, 2024·3 min
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Saanich releases its proposed road safety plan
The district wants to hear how Saanichites feel about the proposal in an accompanying survey, which will remain online until the end of March.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, February 21, 2024·4 min
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Rifflandia Festival moving out of Royal Athletic Park and into Rock Bay
The Rifflandia Festival is relocating from Royal Athletic Park to the Matullia Lands at Rock Bay to consolidate the event into one weekend.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, February 20, 2024·3 min
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Langford councillor 'harassed' by 'disgruntled' citizen, mayor says
"There has been obvious disgruntlement since the previous election again, by a small, very vocal minority. And yes, there has been an escalation in their comments and actions. And we're at a point that we are coming to you right now to say this cannot continue." - Langford Mayor Scott Goodmanson.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, February 13, 2024·3 min
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How some of our readers found love
Love takes various forms and gets ahold of us in various ways, from having your future hubby hurl chestnuts at you and your friends to moving in together after a hurricane destroys your home
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, February 13, 2024·9 min
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This is a good week to do something nice for a stranger (not that it should only happen now)
It's Random Act of Kindness Week: Have you done something kind for someone?
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, February 13, 2024·3 min
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Victoria's Michael Saunders joins baseball elite with name etched on Wall of Excellence
Saunders couldn’t have known at age 11 when accompanying his Gordon Head Little League teammates to Seattle to see his first MLB game that one day he would play there.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, January 25, 2024·8 min
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New indoor pickleball ‘hub’ to open in March
Westshore facility arrives as local councils try to serve both the sport's growing popularity and neighbours' concerns about space and noise
Mark Brennae·Monday, January 22, 2024·5 min
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DFO’s new monitoring program proves there’s no free lunch for our resident orcas
“It’s appalling that we’re wasting this much salmon,” Sydney Dixon, a marine specialist at Pacific Wild, tells Capital Daily.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, January 18, 2024·3 min
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Christmas lights shine spotlight on downtown businesses: DVBA
“I’m very comfortable saying it greatly exceeded our expectations." - Jeff Bray, CEO of the DVBA
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, January 9, 2024·2 min
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City sets up first indoor pickleball courts in Crystal Garden
With no indoor courts in Victoria, players have had to travel to other municipalities to feed their pickleballing hunger
Mark Brennae·Sunday, December 10, 2023·4 min
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Melissa McDevitt: Body of missing woman found a year after her disappearance in Sooke
“Today's a good day because it's the beginning of Melissa’s final journey home.” - Tom McDevitt
Mark Brennae·Thursday, December 7, 2023·6 min
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Largest spill response ship in Canada docks at Ogden Point
K.J. Gardner to be refitted with approximately $6M worth of spill response equipment
Mark Brennae·Monday, December 4, 2023·5 min