Catch up on Victoria.
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November 22, 2023
Victoria charity cleans up on donated soap
Plus, cougar killed near Gorge, and Vic Coun. Kim vows to stay
Read the edition →November 21, 2023
Full-time workers turning to shelters in Victoria
Sidney's new accessibility plan, humpback in Cadboro Bay, fake calls from the CRD
Read the edition →November 20, 2023
The landfill is almost full
A local just won 5 mil in lottery, UVic just won silver, & a local CEO won an int'l award. Little library set on fire.
Read the edition →November 19, 2023
Another controversy for 902 Foul Bay
New scams target locals. New funding to help seniors. Deer cull to use semi-autos.
Read the edition →November 18, 2023
Moving out after 110 years
Local man gets Order of BC. Octopus vs. sea lion on video. Best local winter cocktails. Free parking today.
Read the edition →November 17, 2023
Many seniors in care live isolated lives: report
3D guns seized. Free downtown parking. New farm-to-table pop-up. Hells Angels clubhouse demolished.
Read the edition →November 16, 2023
Victoria Police budget gets first council read
Christ Church Cathedral proposes housing plan, land returned to Island First Nation, View Royal Reading Centre closes
Read the edition →November 15, 2023
VicPD deems daytime downtown mugging 'alarming'
Plus, a local First Nation gets funding, and flashing suspect arrested
Read the edition →November 14, 2023
New allegations against mortgage broker
Local band up for Grammy. UVic wins anther national championship.
Read the edition →November 13, 2023
Victorians in space: Asteroids named after 2 locals
Locals play "world's most boring video game" for charity. Alpaca on the lam. Cat court case.
Read the edition →November 12, 2023
Victoria during wartime
Westshore football is Canada's runner-up. Input on HandyDart land.
Read the edition →November 11, 2023
A living wage in Victoria is now $25/hour
Islanders' stories of world wars. Death at hotel. Tuberculosis on campus. Weekend events.
Read the edition →November 10, 2023
Island Health hires its way to 2 more operational ORs
Plus, Remembrance Day events, and craft markets opening
Read the edition →November 9, 2023
Record number of orca sightings in Island waters
Saanich/Victoria amalgamation, sisters win lottery, spike in avian flu
Read the edition →November 8, 2023
Saanich unleashes its rules for dogs in parks
Plus, Langford's plan for trees, and speeders stopped in Oak Bay
Read the edition →November 7, 2023
Higher wages won't solve Victoria's child-care crisis
Royals fire coach, Island View Beach closures, Oak Bay High fundraises for Ukraine schools
Read the edition →November 6, 2023
Amalgamation exploration takes another step
UVic wins 5th straight championship. To catch a wolf dog. Beer award winners.
Read the edition →November 5, 2023
BC is still changing clocks, 4 years after deciding not to
Plus: Local natural disaster plans. A delivery driver's eerie view of Victoria. New Hawaiian restaurant.
Read the edition →November 4, 2023
Centuries of local BBQ tradition
Helijet goes electric. School scare n Oak Bay. Weekend event of all kinds.
Read the edition →November 3, 2023
Fore! The CRD buys a golf course
Plus, local resto top 3 in Canada, and murder mystery has Victoria written all over it
Read the edition →November 2, 2023
Rising Island toxic drug deaths
John Horgan new ambassador, restrictions on dog leashes, fundraiser for socks
Read the edition →November 1, 2023
What to do with your Halloween pumpkin
Plus, new laws muddy safety concerns for drug users in public
Read the edition →October 31, 2023
Victoria's most haunted
The meaning behind halloween decorations, new playground opens, boil water advisory in East Sooke
Read the edition →October 30, 2023
Victoria's reworked Missing Middle finally drawing applications
Hot-button Victoria density policy has been changed. Locals want to make solar power better.
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