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Catch up on Victoria.

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

May 30, 2023

🌅 Free transit for some this week

Plus: Uber is almost here, memories of Pic-A-Flic, Island teen wins the big cheese, Cirque is back

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May 29, 2023

🌅 Broader logging limits proposed to protect rare bird

Plus: Best local fine dining. Bike week begins. Vacancy tax expands.

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May 28, 2023

🌅 Byelection called for former Horgan seat—and it’s only weeks away

Plus: Farming edible flowers. School bus shortages. Sunday events.

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May 27, 2023

🌅 New plan aims for sustainable, walkable Saanich

Plus: Library asbestos update. Local doctor only taking older patients. Gas prices keep rising.

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May 26, 2023

🌅 Pets are being surrendered in Victoria

Plus: Van Gogh is coming to town, a spot prawn festival, and more.

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May 25, 2023

🌅 Living in a van in Victoria

Plus: Angel investors fund a local tech startup

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May 24, 2023

🌅 No more movies

Plus, #NoMowMay is not the way to go

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May 23, 2023

🌅 ER shortages hitting South Island hospitals again

Plus: Langford-based team Canada escaped relegation. Multiple serious car crashes over May Long

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May 22, 2023

🌅 Behind the scenes: How local teams fight oil spills in Island waters

Plus: Esquimalt makes world's best vermouth. Local mothers start early-childhood app.

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May 21, 2023

🌅 Downtown's $1M revitalization

Plus: Taxi bylaw set to change. Parks get protected status. Peninsula hospital staffing issues.

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May 20, 2023

🌅 Welcome, long weekend

Plus: Oak Bay worker identified after fatal crash. UVic researchers find provinces failing own alcohol policies. Charges in masked bottle depot robbery.

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May 19, 2023

🌅 Victoria Day events all weekend long

Plus, 35 toxic drug deaths in April alone

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May 18, 2023

🌅 $10M for active transportation

Plus: Local vitamin startup looks to expand, Rifflandia tickets go on sale

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May 17, 2023

🌅 A star-studded lineup

Plus: Candidates set for Langford-Juan de Fuca seat

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May 16, 2023

🌅 Ponzi scheme charges against local mortgage broker

Plus, the property tax increase in the Saanich budget and more

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May 15, 2023

🌅 New details on Island company's Australian plane crash

Plus: 104-year-old completes 104 laps. Juan de Fuca trail completes upgrades. Students win accolades for app.

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May 14, 2023

🌅 The lives of Island mothers & grandmothers

Plus: What do the fish say? Local scientists are eavesdropping underwater.

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May 13, 2023

🌅 Victoria approves 2023 budget

Plus: The best local brunches. Another Duncan-area RCMP shooting. Weekend events.

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May 12, 2023

🌅 Should we prepare for flooding and wildfires?

Plus, Victoria's Jimbo on Drag Race All-Stars, and the Canucks are coming.

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May 11, 2023

🌅 Uber is coming

Plus: Over $1M in scholarships for UVic Indigenous law students

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May 10, 2023

🌅 A new design festival kicks off today

Plus, why an SD61 trustee is on leave

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May 9, 2023

🌅 BC nurses call for systemic changes

Plus: Audit of BC Housing complete

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May 8, 2023

🌅 Paramedic shortages still plague rural Island communities

But remedies may be coming. Plus: Video captures Island avalanche. 11 lawsuits against mortgage company.

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May 7, 2023

🌅 Ancient fossils in a Sooke cliff face

Plus: Locals attend UK coronation. Garden clubs of Victoria. Building declared fire hazard after problems in 75 inspections.

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