Catch up on Victoria.
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February 2, 2024
Pacheedaht First Nation signs deal with CRD
Plus, Groundhog Day: Van Isle Violet will predict
Read the edition →February 1, 2024
Black History Month kicks off
Plus: William Head tearing down security towers, former Vic student wins massive lawsuit
Read the edition →January 31, 2024
Property taxes going up as council approves city budget
Plus, Sidney to add EV parking spaces, BC Transit's old buses force cancellations
Read the edition →January 30, 2024
15 Fairy Creek protesters sued for $10M
Plus: UVic's sustainable jet project, 99-year-old swimmer sets records
Read the edition →January 29, 2024
Should cities create their own medical clinics to fight the shortage?
Victoria's best mocktails. Victoria city budget day. Cat found after 3 months in woods. The true cost of shipping in the Salish Sea.
Read the edition →January 28, 2024
Stonehenge in Victoria
Plus: Canada's most vegan-friendly city. Beware bears. Award season inspires Indigenous actors on Island.
Read the edition →January 27, 2024
Massive project approved—but its years of hurdles aren't over
Plus: Victoria baseball star gets great honour. BC restricting cells in schools. Videos of past blizzards. Sidney camping ban.
Read the edition →January 26, 2024
Patient 'dumping' exposes acute health-care conundrum
On this day 324 years ago, huge wave hit West Coast. Centennial Square renos update. Seal vs. octopus. Pizza pop-up.
Read the edition →January 25, 2024
470 Islanders killed by drugs last year
Plus: Dine Around is back, Langford traffic calming strategy, double rainbow magic
Read the edition →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
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