Catch up on Victoria.
Missed a morning? Find the stories, events, and useful local intel from recent editions, newest first.
September 11, 2023
Tourism value versus housing consequences
Skydiver's midair malfunction. Parking lot keeps ticketing neighbours. The best fall treats.
Read the edition →September 10, 2023
COVID rising again
Spread at local hospital. "Inspector" in viral local video wasn't one. Schools lack custodians. Hearty fall food.
Read the edition →September 9, 2023
Victoria's best books of 2023
Student housing struggles. Multiple summer arsonists? Inmate dies. Pigs play piano. RibFest returns. More Malahat repairs.
Read the edition →September 8, 2023
CRD tries to reign in messy Canada geese
Plus, Pop goes the Conservatory of Music, beer fest is here-fest!
Read the edition →September 7, 2023
Two-year Island drought affects salmon
Plus: Awards for top UVic researchers, Saanich ER closures extended
Read the edition →September 6, 2023
Students encounter rental scams and more
Plus, Saanich Peninsula Hospital still needs doctors, and music lovers get some help
Read the edition →September 5, 2023
Local charity-for-charities shuts down.
Local charity-for-charities shuts down. Bacteria back at beaches. Possible local byelections. School zones return.
Read the edition →September 4, 2023
Fall surgeries postponed
Bus hits SUV on Bay. Saving local trees from drought. Leafcutter bees.
Read the edition →September 3, 2023
Another pedestrian killed in a crosswalk
Baby born in taxi. Amazing Race samples Island food. Ferry challenges.
Read the edition →September 2, 2023
Flight leaves 50 YYJ passengers behind
Rocket launcher in local home..155 years at Saanich Fair. Clipper strike averted. A leak in the Gorge,
Read the edition →September 1, 2023
Taylor Swift event never had confirmed venue
Plus, Taylor Swift event never had confirmed venue, cougar warnings, and housing our veterans
Read the edition →August 31, 2023
34 Islanders killed by drugs in July
RV explosion. Pic-a-Flic selling stock. Labour Day weekend events.
Read the edition →August 30, 2023
Victoria lowers speed limits on more streets
Plus, lightning sparks blazes, a Cordova Bay resto shutters, and farmers markets
Read the edition →August 29, 2023
BC Ferries staffing struggles
Indigenous youth revive clam garden practice. Thunderstorms in the forecast. Parksville sand sculpture winners.
Read the edition →August 28, 2023
Raccoon captured after causing mayhem in a home
How the new bus pass system works. Indigenous surfing. Road & trail closures. A soccer setback.
Read the edition →August 27, 2023
Island drought prompts watering limits
What those beach-water warnings mean. Brewery patios for late summer. Hay fields go dry to save fish. Dolphin video.
Read the edition →August 26, 2023
Hwy 4 about to fully reopen
$575 fine for tossed cig. 2 going on 30. Your weekend events. Fake rideshare driver. Fires shut Fort.
Read the edition →August 25, 2023
Clipper says it would replace Victoria workers who strike
Plus, a Cook-Street cook-fest, fireworks called off, and Oak Bay needs a bigger firehall
Read the edition →August 24, 2023
Gold for Canada's dragon boaters
Plus: High deep sea temperatures. Highway 4 closed again. New electronic fare on buses.
Read the edition →August 23, 2023
Victoria, port host to plastic-plucking ship
Plus, sad orca news, and last chance for summer dance in Centennial Square
Read the edition →August 22, 2023
Saanich mural promotes safer roads
17 marmots born. Butchart cancels fireworks. Land returned to WSANEC Nation.
Read the edition →August 21, 2023
Locals win Canada a spot at Paris Olympics
Travel plans disrupted. Willows Beach unsafe. Fake Taylor tickets trick Islanders. See sand sculptures. Dip company dips.
Read the edition →August 20, 2023
New BC travel restrictions
Local teams can secure Olympic spot today. Homes for gnomes. Where to find bioluminescent water. Trudeau leaves Island.
Read the edition →August 19, 2023
Smoke over the Island, emergency in BC
Zucchini race, Olympic quest, & cat video fest. New plan for that triangular building by Jubilee. 'Cats coach wins award.
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