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Hand-drawn panorama of Victoria's Inner Harbour — lighthouse and cherry blossom on the left, a ferry on the water, Parliament and the park on the right.
Issue 1,255 · Friday, June 26, 2026PrivacyTermsEthics© Capital Daily Media Ltd. Victoria, BC
🚲 Neighbourhood · ~7,400

Vic West.

Across the bridge: new towers next to railway lands, a working harbour, and the start of the Galloping Goose.

Working harbourNew densityBike-first
The civic file

Issues we're tracking in Vic West.

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The Johnson Street Bridge

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.

  • May 3, 2026Bridge stuck open 38 minutes during the Saturday morning rush. Cause: heat-related sensor fault.
  • March 12, 2026Quarterly maintenance closure; counterweight inspection.
Next · Control-system commissioning, July 2026
The fabric

What holds Vic West together.

The places, organizations, and venues that make this neighbourhood itself.

Galloping Goose Trail

55 km of converted rail line beginning here at the bridge — the South Island's bike spine.

Spinnakers Brewpub

Canada's oldest continuously operating brewpub, on the harbour edge since 1984.

Songhees Walkway

A paved harbour-edge promenade from the bridge to Saxe Point.

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