Catch up on Victoria.
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August 18, 2023
YYJ lands new hotel
Plus, seniors get heat relief, car sales workers want to stay, and it's movie night in Beacon Hill Park
Read the edition →August 17, 2023
Rent prices dip in Victoria
Arrests at Fairy Creek. $20K lost in romance scam. Heat wave causes record energy use.
Read the edition →August 16, 2023
Michelle Remembers brings back false memories of a wicked Victoria
Plus, take a pass on Prior Lake but get married at Rifflandia
Read the edition →August 15, 2023
HarbourCats finish season
Plus: Body of drowned woman found. Local cideries. Last wooden freighter in Island waters.
Read the edition →August 14, 2023
Drowning at Thetis
Two inspiring bike journeys. Heat wave ongoing. New ferry launches.
Read the edition →August 13, 2023
Heat wave warning
Victoria in baseball finals. Elizabeth May had stroke. "Incident" at Thetis. Salt Spring sues AirBnB owners.
Read the edition →August 12, 2023
Dragon Boat Festival
Meteor shower, hang glider crash, playoff baseball, 3D movies in the park, concerts at the brewery, art at the creek
Read the edition →August 11, 2023
Rutledge Park revamp
Plus: Women in STEM networking event. Acquittal sustained for Fairy creek protester.
Read the edition →August 10, 2023
Secondary Suites, the ins and outs
Plus, a $1.7M firetruck, 10 more electric buses, and more
Read the edition →August 9, 2023
Granny power propels fundraising for cyclists
Plus, a new twist in the Island rail saga, and another cougar sighting
Read the edition →August 8, 2023
Local man gets Order of BC
Are ferries back on track? More cougars. Music in parks. PFC back at #1. 'Cats start playoffs
Read the edition →August 7, 2023
Rare octopus nests in Island waters
'Cats headed for playoff baseball. $10M for Victoria company that monitors dams with drones & AI
Read the edition →August 6, 2023
Firefighters battle burns and burnout
Blue beer headlines best summer drinks. More park land. Peacock allegedly plucked
Read the edition →August 5, 2023
Council will pursue code of conduct
New old-growth blockade. "Heist" of giant letters. Long weekend events
Read the edition →August 4, 2023
Homeless count keeps going up
Plus: Ideas for your BC Day long weekend. Malahat delays expected. HarbourCats set record
Read the edition →August 3, 2023
What's happening with Victoria Council
Oak Bay residents scammed. Pedestrian injured in downtown collision. View Royal's zero emission builds.
Read the edition →August 2, 2023
New flights to Vegas coming to YYJ
Plus, a new resto for Yates, cyberattack hits BC union and look for a luminary loonie
Read the edition →August 1, 2023
Saanich calls to increase emergency mental health care
New mural in Duncan. Increased mental health support needed in Saanich. Port workers tentative deal.
Read the edition →July 31, 2023
Victoria Gets Tougher On Airbnbs
Baby-friendly restaurants. Drivers save twins. Jimbo plans tour. Probation for cough attack.
Read the edition →July 30, 2023
700+ little free libraries
Barbie pop-up coming to town. Popular pig dies. Floatplane crash. 'Cats clinch playoffs. Fighting through grief for overdose awareness.
Read the edition →July 29, 2023
Oak Bay victim identified
Locals save favourite cafe. Massive canoe trip departs. Humpback tangled.
Read the edition →July 28, 2023
Old Town is new again at the Royal BC Museum
Plus, first foot-in-shoe found on Island in 2 years, terrible accident at Thetis, and Vic to get more e-buses
Read the edition →July 27, 2023
Beer for dogs
Body found in Oak Bay. New bike lanes & trails on peninsula. Sidney’s new logo. Anti-fracking rally. Dig uncovers W̱SÁNEĆ village site.
Read the edition →July 26, 2023
Libraries pass on Pic-A-Flic
Plus, an update on blasting rocks with carbon, more ferry delays, and paving projects
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