Catch up on Victoria.
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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.
Read the edition →December 31, 2023
Our biggest stories of the year
What to do for NYE. Octopus vs. octopus. The year in moon photos. Top library books. $100k crypto scam gets Islander.
Read the edition →December 30, 2023
Turbulent year for BC Ferries
Plus: NYE & NYD ideas for the family. Top baby names of 2023. Silliest 9-1-1 calls. Islander gets Order of Canada
Read the edition →December 29, 2023
Railway decision up ahead, and ideas for your New Year's Eve
Plus, new orca spotted, and downtown parking terminals vandalized
Read the edition →December 28, 2023
VicPD to remain in Esquimalt
Changes at Victoria museums, wind warnings, Port Hardy hospital closure
Read the edition →December 27, 2023
Desperate search for bear cub on highway
"Hurricane force" winds hit Island. A new playground on the peninsula.
Read the edition →December 26, 2023
Vancouver Island's killer whales face killer toxins
Plus, a look back at a fun year on the baseball diamond and a contest winner pays it forward
Read the edition →December 25, 2023
Our top photo stories of the year
No charges 4 years after Christmas Eve tragedy. Not enough ski snow. Asbestos violations in Vic.
Read the edition →December 24, 2023
The best local light-ups
Plus: Holiday travel updates. Spending Xmas at sea. "Fire tornado" was real. "Wind phone" helps mourners
Read the edition →December 23, 2023
Remembering the homeless who have died
Plus: Restaurants serving Xmas dinner, holiday weekend events, strep rising in BC, and more!
Read the edition →December 22, 2023
No pet peeve: be careful gifting pets at Christmas
Plus, 5 on board survive Island plane crash, fake IDs and a fake nurse, and more
Read the edition →December 21, 2023
84 deer removed from Sidney Island
Removing invasive plants in WSANEC, cow causes multi-car pileup in Chemainus, BC Ferries ups holiday sailings
Read the edition →December 20, 2023
CRD puts out positive progress report
Plus, clothes pegs break a world record, Vic schools and orgs get to share big funding bucks
Read the edition →December 19, 2023
BC Museum to return artifacts to Island First Nations
Rental prices drop, new little library opens, Island-based film wins 4 Emmys
Read the edition →December 18, 2023
Beer for Vancouver Island marmots
Drug deaths up this winter. Super-rare red bird. 23-storey Harris Green tower pitched.
Read the edition →December 17, 2023
Island whales become TV stars
Fog today. UVic's plan to cut emissions in half. How local carollers are doing good. You're not an engineer, court tells local politician
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