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Fisheries minister renews BC salmon farming licences, maintains phase-out plans
Conservationists, salmon farm operators await final phase-out plans in spring 2023
Hanna Hett & Martin Bauman·Tuesday, June 21, 2022·5 min
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‘What can I give?’: On Pender Island, a small-scale gift economy blooms
Meet the people seeking an alternative to ‘predatory capitalism’
Martin Bauman·Monday, June 20, 2022·13 min
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How the RCMP convinced a court to censor Capital Daily
We have an RCMP document related to Fairy Creek that we think is important. No, you can’t see it.
Jimmy Thomson·Monday, June 20, 2022·5 min
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Council roundup: Unbuilding, secondary suites, and that infamous View Royal gondola proposal
Here's what is happening at local councils this week
Capital Daily Staff·Sunday, June 19, 2022·8 min
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To comfortably afford a Victoria one-bedroom, you now need to be making $75K
Victoria is the ninth-most expensive city in Canada to rent a one-bedroom apartment
Jolene Rudisuela·Saturday, June 18, 2022·2 min
Features
How a group of Black students are fighting racism in Greater Victoria school districts
Current and former Victoria high school students are hosting workshops with the hopes that they can make schools safer and more inclusive for Black students
Hanna Hett·Thursday, June 16, 2022·4 min
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Caffe Fantastico cancels drag shows after anonymous caller threatens physical violence
Caller threatened staff, said someone should "shoot up the place with anyone in it"
Ryan Hook·Wednesday, June 15, 2022·4 min
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Cruise ships could face heftier CRD waste fees in 2024
Environmental committee passes recommendation to increase cruise ship fees by up to $343 per tonne
Hanna Hett·Wednesday, June 15, 2022·3 min
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BC Transit has a driver shortage. Here's what it means for your bus commute.
The transit service provider says it's working to recruit new operators
Martin Bauman·Tuesday, June 14, 2022·3 min
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If it's too windy to clean up an oil spill, is it too windy to ship oil?
Behind the plan to protect BC's coast from environmentally costly spills
Zoë Ducklow·Tuesday, June 14, 2022·3 min
Politics
‘What they did was violent’: Witnesses decry VicPD treatment of mentally ill Black man
Last week, police were called to check on Michael, a 64-year-old Black immigrant from Grenada. What neighbours saw contradicts police reports about what happened next.
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, June 14, 2022·8 min
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Islanders most reluctant to lower residential speed limits, BC survey finds
Meanwhile, progress stalls on regional speed limit pilot projects
Martin Bauman & Cameron Welch·Monday, June 13, 2022·3 min
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'Your home is not your castle': buyers face the unforeseen consequences of condo living
If you’re buying a condo or townhouse in BC, it’s probably a strata. But, from fistfights and fines to a fence that divided a community, stratas have been marked by stories of disappointment and rage
Tori Marlan·Monday, June 13, 2022·34 min
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Protester injured from ladder fall during Pat Bay Highway blockade
One in hospital, four arrested following old-growth logging protest
Martin Bauman·Sunday, June 12, 2022·3 min
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Council roundup: Missing middle, blower bans, and bylaw exceptions
Here's what is happening at local councils this week
Capital Daily Staff·Sunday, June 12, 2022·6 min
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Microplastics don’t travel up the local marine food chain like other contaminants, study shows
This study is a bit of good news in an area that is still not well understood, researcher says
Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, June 9, 2022·5 min
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Author Lyndsie Bourgon on BC’s connection to the larger problem of timber poaching
Illegal logging is a local problem, but a lack of understanding of its causes and effects will make it worse
Jolene Rudisuela·Thursday, June 9, 2022·12 min
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As Island seaweed industry grows, new report questions the carbon benefits
Report suggests seaweed could release more carbon than it stores, but scientific opinions differ
Capital Daily Staff·Tuesday, June 7, 2022·4 min
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Second Danbrook One engineer accused of contributing to the building's flaws
The senior engineer is accused of unprofessional conduct and incompetence
Zoë Ducklow·Monday, June 6, 2022·2 min
Arts
Polaris Prize-nominated rapper Shad on disconnection, the death of discourse, and how we might turn things around
The Juno Award-winner visits Victoria's Capital Ballroom on June 8
Martin Bauman·Monday, June 6, 2022·10 min
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‘They were trying to figure out how to stay alive’: Disability advocates slam heatwave response
A dissenting voice on the provincial heat dome review panel says measures for disabled people were minimized in the final report, while Human Rights Watch and others are calling for better protections for the next heatwave
Brishti Basu·Monday, June 6, 2022·6 min
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Council roundup: Press Building rezoning, climate action, and a million-dollar park expansion
Here’s what is happening at local councils this week
Capital Daily Staff·Sunday, June 5, 2022·7 min
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Farnworth announces BC heat alert system, dodges questions on further policy changes
‘This is not the silver bullet,’ he says, one year after heat killed 595 in BC
Martin Bauman·Sunday, June 5, 2022·3 min
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Life's Work wades into the 'sick cosmic joke' of caring for a parent with dementia
Artist B.A. Lampman depicts her experience with her mother's care through comics, paintings, writing and more
Carrie Swiggum·Thursday, June 2, 2022·4 min