Explainer
Where have the mushrooms gone?
It's a bad year for certain kinds of popular mushrooms on Vancouver Island. We went mushroom hunting with two local experts to find out what's happening
Zoë Ducklow·Monday, November 1, 2021·5 min
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Politics
INVESTIGATION: RCMP misled public about pepper spray incident at Fairy Creek
The RCMP said they had to pepper spray a crowd to evacuate an injured officer. An exhaustive review of the available evidence shows that was not true
Jimmy Thomson, Ethan Cox & Brishti Basu·Sunday, October 31, 2021·19 min
News
'Who cares' about access to information? Murray Rankin used to
The MLA and cabinet minister has a long history of fighting for access to information. Now it's being tainted by his own government
Tori Marlan & Jimmy Thomson·Friday, October 29, 2021·5 min
News
Chef on the Run’s homestyle English cuisine remains a Sidney staple after 25 years
More and more people relied on the business as an essential service during the pandemic
Brishti Basu·Friday, October 29, 2021·7 min
News
Gnomes, sphinx, and dinos, oh my! Galey Farms opens up about their 22 years of Halloween festivities
‘This wasn’t built in a day,’ says owner Robert Galey
Emily Fagan·Thursday, October 28, 2021·4 min
News
Powering Vancouver Island is getting harder with climate change
Cables from the mainland were damaged by the heat this summer and thousands went without power during this week’s storm. How can the Island keep the lights on?
Tim Ford·Tuesday, October 26, 2021·7 min
News
How 'attainable' is Langford's Attainable Home Ownership plan?
A new plan is touted as a solution to help more people afford home ownership. A closer look at the details reveals major gaps and drawbacks
Zoë Ducklow·Monday, October 25, 2021·4 min
Features
Gregor Craigie wants you to get ready for the Big One
In his new book, On Borrowed Time: North America's Next Big Quake, CBC radio hosts Craigie walks us through what we need to do to prepare individually and as a society
Megan Clark·Sunday, October 24, 2021·7 min
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News
Syrian refugee’s catering business takes off through Facebook
Safaa Naeman’s Syriana Catering is struggling to keep up with demand
Brishti Basu·Friday, October 22, 2021·4 min
News
With one year to go, Lisa Helps still has plans for Victoria
The mayor is not running again next October. We sat down with her to discuss her time in office so far, what the next election holds, and what comes after
Emily Fagan·Friday, October 22, 2021·13 min
Features
More than 50 years in the making, SENĆOŦEN language revitalization efforts have touched generations
The Elliott family’s local legacy in teaching and transforming the SENĆOŦEN language continues to impact hundreds of new language learners
Emily Fagan·Thursday, October 21, 2021·4 min
News
The Victoria airport bus is not coming
Why we’re kidding ourselves when we wish for affordable airport transportation
Jimmy Thomson·Tuesday, October 19, 2021·6 min
Business
He wanted to build a ski yurt. Others wanted to log. Ecological concerns killed only one of the proposals
There’s a battle in the backwoods of BC between adventure tourism and raw resource extraction, and according to some, tourism is losing in a big way.
Andrew Findlay·Monday, October 18, 2021·8 min
Explainer
Is Victoria overpriced?
The CMHC says it isn’t—but we have no reason to believe them
Leo Spalteholz·Sunday, October 17, 2021·4 min
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News
Hunger for improv: New comedy collective launches classes and ‘Late Night’ style show in Victoria
The first round of classes has already sold out
Brishti Basu·Friday, October 15, 2021·6 min
News
Two partners in community health to launch new wellness centre
The Victoria Community Health Co-op has long struggled with a lack of dedicated space. That’s about to change
Emily Fagan·Thursday, October 14, 2021·4 min
News
'I hate to ask': How a fraudster manipulated a Colwood single mother out of tens of thousands of dollars
Christine Hale says she lost as much as $100,000 to a man who told her he loved her while inventing lawyer fees and death threats
Zoë Ducklow·Wednesday, October 13, 2021·13 min
Features
Inside the COVID isolation units for unhoused patients in Victoria
Cubicles, no showers, and fluorescent lights all day long
Jolene Rudisuela·Friday, October 8, 2021·7 min
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Features
One man’s trash: Diverters are working to reduce Victoria’s waste
Through their Coffee Cup Revolution campaign, Diverters hope to raise awareness of single-use cup recycling
Emily Fagan·Thursday, October 7, 2021·5 min
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Opinion
OPINION: The surprisingly good news for Victoria about the climate emergency
Huge changes are needed, urgently. The good news is they can improve our lives
Dave Thompson·Wednesday, October 6, 2021·5 min
News
Surfrider Vancouver Island brings back in-person beach cleanups, engages community with ‘citizen science’
The group also works on long-term solutions to cut off pollution at the source
Emily Fagan·Thursday, September 30, 2021·4 min
Features
Sasha Perron is running for his aunties
‘It’s our time to take on some of the burden’ says the young Kwakwaka’wakw man, who ran 216 km in the wake of residential school grave discoveries
Zoë Ducklow·Wednesday, September 29, 2021·3 min
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News
Greater Victoria events mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Sept. 30 honours those who died in residential schools, and the families and communities affected by the system's legacy
Jolene Rudisuela·Tuesday, September 28, 2021·6 min
News
‘This was the worst case scenario’: No plan for COVID-positive unhoused people in Victoria
Bylaw officers seized tents and supplies for sick people, while authorities wring hands over lack of options
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, September 28, 2021·5 min