Newsletter archive

Catch up on Victoria.

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

May 12, 2026

🌅 Hantavirus cruise passengers quarantining on the Island

A renter's right to cool air.

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May 10, 2026

🌅 Topaz pickleball courts open

Weekly roundup. VicPD officer suspended with pay.

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May 8, 2026

🌅 FernFest is back

So is Victoria's seagull screaming contest.

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May 7, 2026

🌅 Lights of Wonder going dark

Saanich calls on province to move forward with UVic housing project.

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May 6, 2026

🌅 Saanich teen missing

The Island’s early heatwave not a cause for climate panic, say experts. Another Victoria parade is cancelled.

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May 5, 2026

🌅 Longtime Langford councillor dies suddenly

New hope for FernFest. High weekend temperatures led to forest fires, potential campfire bans could be on their way.

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May 3, 2026

🌅 81st parade of its kind today

Weekly roundup. Victoria ranks high for Gen Z newbies.

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May 1, 2026

🌅 Spring reminder

May events for Greater Victoria

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April 30, 2026

🌅 Meteoric morning

Singing for the birds

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April 29, 2026

🌅 Good news on the Juan de Fuca Trail

Pro-Palestinian group looks for answers

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April 28, 2026

🌅 Hermann's officially hits target

BC Coroner says intimate partner deaths mostly preventable

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April 26, 2026

🌅 Royal Roads lead to the past

Weekly roundup. AI comes to VicPD.

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April 24, 2026

🌅 'What does an astrobiologist actually do?'

Saying goodbye to a First Nation's pillar.

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April 23, 2026

🌅 Finding accessible trails in the CRD

Pacific FC has the soccer world talking. 4 grey whales found dead in 10 days near Island.

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April 22, 2026

🌅Saanich teacher sacked for emails, sick day usage

Love the planet today

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April 21, 2026

🌅 Another 31 Islanders killed by toxic drugs

Baseball’s ‘Superman’ to play at RAP this summer. Island’s first wildfire of the season.

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April 19, 2026

🌅 A plant show for the Garden City

Weekly roundup. Songhees Elder, educator, and community leader remembered.

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April 17, 2026

🌅 New TV screens for Blanshard

5.35% property tax hike for Saanich

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April 16, 2026

🌅 Hermann’s still needs a helping hand

Del Manak won’t run for mayor—see who is aiming for a seat in local office.

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April 15, 2026

🌅 A little help at the pump from Ottawa

Vic rent prices continue downward trend

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April 14, 2026

🌅 10 years into a health emergency

Tsunami preparedness week. Sooke man found dead, two arrested.

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April 12, 2026

🌅 Cruise season starts

Weekly roundup. Have your day in court.

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April 10, 2026

🌅 No Colwood Crawl for cyclists

A new country music fest not named Sunfest

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April 9, 2026

🌅 Suspect arrested in playground fire

Hatley Park the subject of a new court case

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