Public EV charging stations. Photo: Shutterstock
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BC Hydro will cover all costs associated with building, operating, and maintaining the stations but will collect user fees to offset these costs.
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Monday, January 29, 2024·4 min
🩺News
How do BC shipping's economic benefits balance against its costs to the health of the sea?
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada's National Observer·Sunday, January 28, 2024·4 min
A road blockade at Fairy Creek. Photo: Harley Gordon / Capital Daily
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Defendants say the lawsuit is meant to silence old growth activists.
Robyn Bell·Sunday, January 28, 2024·7 min
The Roundhouse project envisioned. Rendering courtesy Focus Equities
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Bayview project developer hoping to recover a gem from the rough
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Friday, January 26, 2024·5 min
Michael Saunders played for the Blues Jays for parts of three seasons. Photo: Wikipedia
⛰️Features
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
The Emergency entrance at Royal Jubilee Hospital. Photo: Island Health
🚌News
Overlapping mental-health, addiction and housing crises combine to create unacceptable outcomes
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Wednesday, January 24, 2024·6 min
Lisa Lapointe. Photo: Province of BC Flickr
🩺News
Last year marked the highest toxic drug death rate in BC since recording began
Robyn Bell·Tuesday, January 23, 2024·2 min
The current indoor courts in Crystal Garden. Photo: Mark Brennae / Capital Daily
🏠News
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
🏠News
Couns. Dell and Caradonna say ‘bold plans’ and a vibrant vision are just the beginning
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Monday, January 22, 2024·5 min
Rendering of the new subsea observatory and satellite system. Photo: OCN
🌲News
The new subsea observatory will track the effects of climate change in the region
Robyn Bell·Sunday, January 21, 2024·2 min
In January Lily Gladstone became the first Indigenous woman to win a Golden Globe as Best Female Actor in a Drama (Golden Globes photo)
🎭News
Blackfeet actress's performance in Killers of the Flower Moon, and her Golden Globe for it, sends a message to Nuu-chah-nulh performers and youth
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Friday, January 19, 2024·5 min
Fish on deck. Photo: Pacific Wild
🏠News
“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
Newspaper press / Shutterstock
💼Features
This is how a quest to turn a small-town newspaper empire into a continental behemoth backfired.
Tyler Olsen·Thursday, January 18, 2024·23 min
🏛️News
CRD Chair Colin Plant has called a special board meeting for Jan. 31
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Wednesday, January 17, 2024·4 min
Romeo’s former Blanshard location. Photo: Robyn Bell / Capital Daily
🌲News
Romeo's has been closed for years, Urbana plans to move in the spring
Robyn Bell·Wednesday, January 17, 2024·2 min
Hartland Landfill. Photo: CRD
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Critics challenge the CRD's recent public consultation on biosolids
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Tuesday, January 16, 2024·4 min
Victoria Conference Centre (VCC). Photo: VCC Facebook
🌲News
Certification is seen as a plus for those looking to hold conferences
Robyn Bell·Tuesday, January 16, 2024·2 min
Photo: SUPPLY Victoria
🏠News
Now the non-profit is asking the public to help support its move to a brand new home in Victoria
Eva Rasciauskas·Monday, January 15, 2024·3 min
Photo: Hockey Day in Canada
⛰️News
Victoria will be the star of the Canada-wide event
Robyn Bell·Sunday, January 14, 2024·3 min
The green roof on UVic's David Turpin Building. Photo: UVic
🌲News
Council voted in favour of making easier to explore use of green roofs
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Wednesday, January 10, 2024·4 min
Photo: Downtown Victoria Business Authority (DVBA)
🎭News
“I’m very comfortable saying it greatly exceeded our expectations." - Jeff Bray, CEO of the DVBA
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, January 9, 2024·2 min
Photo: Sidney Coles / LJI
🏠Features
Nature is a huge draw for residents and visitors—for those who can access it
Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative·Tuesday, January 9, 2024·4 min
After a summer of delays and closures due to the Cameron Bluffs wildfire, Highway 4 reopened to two-way traffic at Cameron Lake on Aug. 31. (Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure photo)
🚌News
Latest Highway 4 interruption reignites interest in a long-term reliable detour to keep Alberni connected
Alexandra Mehl, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa·Monday, January 8, 2024·3 min
My dad, far left, and students in a ski retail and repair class he taught at Forbidden Plateau in the early 90s. Submitted photo
🌲News
Family memories, environmental data, and ski hills' problems paint a picture of what the Island is losing to warmer and more erratic weather
Madeline Dunnett, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Discourse·Friday, January 5, 2024·15 min
