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After five years, adventurer’s ocean-to-ocean-to-ocean walk ends at Clover Point
One woman’s record-setting 20,000km solo trek through Canada
Cameron Welch·Saturday, November 12, 2022·3 min
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Victoria gamers, entertainers play the world’s most boring game for charity
Started in a Victoria basement, Desert Bus for Hope has become the world’s longest running internet-based fundraiser
Jolene Rudisuela·Friday, November 11, 2022·4 min
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Indigenous group in Victoria says passersby were silent during racist attack on Orange Shirt Day
Members of the Indigenous Harm Reduction Team say orange shirt-clad passersby ignored their calls for help on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Brishti Basu·Thursday, November 10, 2022·5 min
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Victoria's arts and culture sector stays steady while touring artists continue to grapple with recovery
For a city of its size, Victoria punches above its weight; but musicians are still fighting an uphill battle.
Ryan Hook·Thursday, November 10, 2022·6 min
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For this Victoria couple, ski season on Vancouver Island lasts all year long
Jess and Rodney Newcombe spent the past year hiking deep into the backcountry of Vancouver Island to find snow to ski—months after the last flakes of winter stopped falling
Emily Vance·Thursday, November 10, 2022·6 min
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BC Housing will fund overnight emergency shelter sites in Victoria under new agreement
Council voted unanimously in favour of the agreement but some members want more than ‘band-aid’ solutions
Shannon Waters·Thursday, November 10, 2022·4 min
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Victoria has a higher proportion of landlords than Toronto, statistics show—but very few renters at council tables
One in 10 Greater Victoria residents reported rental income in 2020 while roughly 40% of the population rents
Shannon Waters·Wednesday, November 9, 2022·4 min
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Victoria’s airport shuttle calls it quits after serving the region nine years
Owner says COVID-19 impacts, Uber were factors
Nina Grossman·Tuesday, November 8, 2022·4 min
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Lack of communication leaves unhoused Victorians out in the snow, despite open warming centre
The city opened a warming centre Monday night after constant snowfall, but the city’s unhoused say they were not informed about its availability
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, November 8, 2022·7 min
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Housing gets a failing grade in Vital Signs 2022 report
Survey shows housing and cost of living are ‘most important’ major issues facing Greater Victoria
Shannon Waters·Monday, November 7, 2022·5 min
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Royal Roads and VIU to review, reevaluate Turpel-Lafond honorary degrees
A CBC News investigation raised questions about the high-profile jurist's achievements and past. But do universities have the necessary procedures in place to respond?
Michael John Lo·Monday, November 7, 2022·5 min
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Still light: Portraits of a Trial Islands lighthouse keeper
Amidst threats of obsolescence, the Trial Islands lighthouse is still home to keepers continuing this work, and caring for the Island
Ryan Hook·Monday, November 7, 2022·9 min
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Evicted to make way for a new development, low-income seniors face finding a new home
Housing providers weigh how to build more units on land already occupied by residents
Jolene Rudisuela·Sunday, November 6, 2022·10 min
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Victoria’s bike valet service shuts down for the winter, set to return in 2023
More than 11,000 bikes stored during valet pilot project
Michael John Lo·Friday, November 4, 2022·3 min
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Victoria, Saanich health clinics begin charging monthly fees for doctor access
Meanwhile BC proposes big changes to family doctor pay
Michael John Lo·Thursday, November 3, 2022·3 min
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Meet Kemi Craig, Victoria’s new artist in residence
Craig is a dancer and visual artist whose practice embodies themes of community and empowerment
Emily Vance·Thursday, November 3, 2022·5 min
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If the Victoria-Esquimalt policing agreement ends next year, what comes next?
Policing in the two communities could look very different in the next few years—but is a regional policing model the answer?
Shannon Waters·Thursday, November 3, 2022·5 min
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‘It’s unprecedented’: ER locum physician shocked to find Island hospital shut down during his shifts
Closures are a result of dire nursing shortages impacting not just the North Island, but all of BC and Canada
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, November 2, 2022·3 min
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Key change: Alto and new council take their oaths of office
New mayor emphasizes balance and bike lanes during inaugural address
Shannon Waters·Wednesday, November 2, 2022·4 min
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'Time to let go': Lisa Helps leaves public life after eight years as Victoria’s mayor
Rapid growth and change defined her time in office. Now Helps is ready to let herself—and the city—take a breath
Shannon Waters·Wednesday, November 2, 2022·7 min
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‘We’ve made zero progress’: Critic says overdose report overly conservative for scale of crisis
Select Standing Committee on Health made 37 recommendations to address toxic drug and overdose crisis, but didn’t include non-medicalized safer supply, which advocates say is vital
Nina Grossman·Wednesday, November 2, 2022·4 min
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After rainfall, Goldstream salmon run shaping up to be better than expected
Chum salmon have been heading upstream in large numbers as river level rises
Jolene Rudisuela·Tuesday, November 1, 2022·4 min
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On stress leave with a service weapon: Victoria police officers with PTSD say the department is failing them
Traumatic experiences are part of the job of a police officer. But multiple VicPD sources say cronyism, discrimination, and indifference within the department make that trauma worse
Tori Marlan·Tuesday, November 1, 2022·38 min
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In a hunt for haunts, Victoria has twisted its own past
Local author dedicated to ‘decolonizing ghost stories’
Michael John Lo·Monday, October 31, 2022·4 min