Newsletter archive

Catch up on Victoria.

Missed a morning? Find the stories, events, and useful local intel from recent editions, newest first.

June 23, 2023

🌅 Locals heading to Softball City

Plus, Tofino plane crash, dating app fraud, Jimmy Carr, and meet the byelection candidates

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June 22, 2023

🌅 Centennial Square to lose its fountain

Plus: Off leash debate heats up, free Ska Fest shows

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June 21, 2023

🌅 Big free concert tonight

Local pig chases away bear. Workers face heat risks. Teen helps Spider-Man. Hwy 4 reopening.

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June 20, 2023

🌅 195 Islanders killed by drugs this year

Plus: Museum CEO resigns. Memorial totem pole visits harbour. Cameron Bluffs under control.

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June 19, 2023

🌅 Victorian dies abroad in freak accident

Plus: Medals stolen after workplace fire. Another run at OCP approval. Twins win award.

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June 18, 2023

🌅 The lives of Island dads

Plus: Local father's mental health guide. What to do in town with dad. Wildfire downgraded. 3-wheeled car on fire.

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June 17, 2023

🌅 Meet the $35M lotto winners

Weekend events. Suspicious fire burns Ricky's. Victorian sails 1,200km.

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June 16, 2023

🌅 Victoria beer wins

Plus: Behind the scenes at Swartz Bay Terminal

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June 15, 2023

🌅 Tenant rights

Plus: A pop-up concert, opioid treatment coverage, UVic golf winners

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June 14, 2023

🌅 Locals mad at $45 trail fee

Parking lot collapses. Hwy 4 update. Bryan Adams coming to Vic.

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June 13, 2023

🌅 Goodbye Swoop

Plus: Community health grants, continued Highway 4 closures

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June 12, 2023

🌅 "This is how we live now"

Island families face wildfire reality. Victoria's late-night eats. Gas is now $2/Litre. Wettest day in 4 months.

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June 11, 2023

🌅 Long detours

Plus: Your Sunday events. From refugee to restauranteur: Esquimalt's culinary diversity. Pacific FC #1 in Canada.

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June 10, 2023

🌅 Vehicle traffic on the ferry hits an all-time high

Plus: How you can prevent local fires. Weekend even listings. Highway 4 crashes.

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June 9, 2023

🌅 Walls of water

Plus, a flotilla in the harbour, a deep water shark, and more

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June 8, 2023

🌅 Do you have $35,000,000?

Plus: Campfire bans, local counselling expands, World Ocean Day, and more

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June 7, 2023

🌅 Unprecedented wildfires

Plus: Free transit, a virtual reality art installation, & no more Pacific Buffet

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June 6, 2023

🌅 Your driver has arrived

Plus: Drag Sundays final show, bike lanes plan dropped, and more

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June 5, 2023

🌅 How fast can you get to Alaska?

1,200km race kicks off. Plus: Pride month begins

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June 4, 2023

🌅 South Island old growth logging deferrals extended

Plus: Summer ice cream. More local events. Disability jobs funding. Baseball begins.

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June 3, 2023

🌅 Our "big blue backyard"

Ocean events & local summer fests launch jam-packed June. Plus: Arena hosts Canada hoops. Saanich ex-staffer stole files, province alleges

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June 2, 2023

🌅 Two local mayors face off

Plus, $196K for a garden upgrade, and more

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June 1, 2023

🌅 Safer roads are on their way

Plus: Wine fest tickets on sale, and Cascadia Seaweed gets $1.5M

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May 31, 2023

🌅 Saanich tightens the leash on dogs in the park

Plus, Uber gets ready to hit the road

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