Every story we’ve filed on Victoria and the South Island — newest first. 1,856 and counting.
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The 5th annual South Island Powwow anchors and highlights Wednesday’s event listings.
Community
VOICES Victoria is launching a 13-week program for immigrants and refugees to express themselves creatively
BC Ferries
By transferring the money to pay for the fuel, BC Ferries resets its books and doesn’t have to increase the fuel charge to cover that debt.
Indigenous
Thompson was the lone fluent speaker of the diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) dialect.
Community
Corner Gas creator and star Brent Butt brings his standup comedy to Sidney on Sept. 25.
Top Story
Arts on View Society says a major phase of the club's renovation is now complete.
Environment
The team is rallying public support to hold Canada to its commitment to protect 30% of its lands and waters by 2030.
Environment
Over the last 50 years, native black tail deer have exploded in population across the islands, including Gabriola, eating through almost all natural plant vegetation and new tree saplings in their wake.
City Hall
Livable CRD says it wants to make it a little easier to decide who to vote for
Events
August is filled with fireworks and fun
Food
After 41 years, the downtown Victoria deli will have new operators.
News
The board said this week that the ministerial order was binding and trustees would have to honour the change with an adjusted bylaw.
Business
The whale watching company has been acquired by Colorado-based Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc.
Food
The cafe's Cook Street Village location will be its third.
Events
Stages across the region pulse with everything from Afro-Cuban jazz to acoustic Grateful Dead to award-winning blues.
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Studies have long found that patients retain only a fraction of what's said during a medical appointment, a gap that makes it hard to follow through on care plans or make informed decisions afterward.
Features
Caribbean carnival on the harbour, Pride across the city, Kinky Boots at the Royal, collector cars down Oak Bay Avenue, and Pacific FC under the lights. Your month, mapped.
Policing
Research shows that while Indigenous people make up 5.1% of Canada's population, they represent 16.2% of the total number of police-involved deaths.
Books
“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.”
Events
The festival has been an end-of-summer staple in Victoria for 18 years.
Arts
“Victoria’s creative community is on the brink of a devastating loss," says Logan Ford, executive director of the Vancouver Island Visual Arts Society.
Education
The number of traps full has been coming down, so that leads me to believe that the population of rodents is going down with it,” said Rob Lumb, SD63’s director of facilities.
Weather
The impact of the incoming El Niño won't be apparent on the BC Coast until the end of the year.
Music
Major structural repairs are needed, but Arts on View Society says much of the club's iconic features have been saved
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