Catch up on Victoria.
Missed a morning? Find the stories, events, and useful local intel from recent editions, newest first.
January 24, 2024
Councillors say Victoria could be the new Copenhagen
Plus an Oak Bay man wants to peddle soft pickleball paddles
Read the edition →January 23, 2024
UVic leads Antarctic research
Plus: Top Valentine's spots, giant octopuses, another diner, curling championship, and more!
Read the edition →January 22, 2024
New "hub of all things pickleball” will open—indoors
Plus: A new coffee shop, winter weather forecast, gorge oil spill update, bear sighting, major construction, and more!
Read the edition →January 21, 2024
How to make friends in Victoria
Victoria stars on Hockey Day. 6 Islanders died outdoors. Million dollar car crash court case. Spill in Gorge. Locals fall through ice.
Read the edition →January 20, 2024
DFO report: trawlers leaving lots of dead salmon in their wake
Plus: See the Stanley Cup, Black Press in crisis, Red Fish pier expansion, and more
Read the edition →January 19, 2024
Jan 19 Reverse-Joni Mitchell: City will sod a parking lot to put up a park
Plus: CRD rethinks biosolids, helicopter rescue, Whose Live, and more
Read the edition →January 18, 2024
Victoria gets sustainable tourism boost
Plus: funding for volunteer fire departments, snow snow snow, and more
Read the edition →January 17, 2024
Winter wants another West-Coast wallop
Plus: Hot Chocolate Festival, camping reservations, CRD consultations, and more!
Read the edition →January 16, 2024
It's hockey week in Victoria
Plus: More snow, local MLA ousted from child welfare role, students staging walkout, and more!
Read the edition →January 15, 2024
1,870 units: Public debate on massive Vic West project continues
Public debate on massive Vic West project continues. Electricity usage record. A Hwy 4 detour? Fire at hotel. And more!
Read the edition →January 14, 2024
The coldest day in 50 years
Frozen photos. Ferries for sale on Facebook. Oak Bay is #2 in Canada.Ammonia leak at UVic.
Read the edition →January 13, 2024
Island snowpack is very low—here’s why that isn’t good
New year, new food. A dental hygienist impersonator? Frozen fountain. 100km/h winds do damage.Ricky's Grill replacement.
Read the edition →January 12, 2024
City council is dreaming of a green rooftop
Plus: Chipotle is coming, bike lane network nearing completion, and more!
Read the edition →January 11, 2024
Downtown businesses boomed over holidays
New 2SLGBTQ+ nurse liaison in Vic, arson suspect photos released, sea foam on Tofino trails
Read the edition →January 10, 2024
Headless cougar leads to jobless city staffer
Plus, BC woman wants to bring nature closer to everyone
Read the edition →January 9, 2024
BC Ferries elevator malfunction
Vic High reopening delayed, moulting elephant seal, and Islanders awarded for community service
Read the edition →January 8, 2024
The warmest December on record
Treasure hunt begins for wreck of famous local ship sailing. City councillor dies overseas. Weather warning.
Read the edition →January 7, 2024
How winter is changing on the Island—and its ski hills
Most memorable local food & drink of 2023. Lawsuit over noisy elevator. Comox Valley gets 44 doctors. Fatal fire on Xmas Eve.
Read the edition →January 6, 2024
Runaway barge makes a break for land
Library book is 82 years late. Closing the book on beloved local store. Warm weather could cause problems
Read the edition →January 5, 2024
Behind the Belfry conundrum
Plus, VicPD acted appropriately in James Bay death, says IIO
Read the edition →January 4, 2024
The Island's most expensive properties
CRD asking to borrow $85M, bear living under a family's home, no more library late fees
Read the edition →January 3, 2024
Diversity in Victoria not at BC level
Legislature hosts annual youth parliament, missing teen found, murdered sisters remembered
Read the edition →January 2, 2024
New rules on plastic bags & take-out
Plus: Island's first baby of 2024. Local research on alcohol concerns. The “fireworks” of the sea.
Read the edition →January 1, 2024
Happy New Year!
Are you jumping in the ocean? Plus: Victorians are #1—in credit card debt, report says. Theatre closes, citing 300% rent hike. New ads try to add Island health workers.
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