Year In Review: Top Issues in Victoria, Esquimalt in 2019
Housing, transportation, policing and more were top contenders for this yearNicole Crescenzi / December 28, 2019
Month: December 2019
Land use, transportation and health care loom large in 2020 on Saanich Peninsula
Region has among the longest wait times for walk-in clinicsWolf Depner / December 28, 2019
Greater Victoria’s rental vacancy rate to rise in 2020: CMHC
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation also predicts fewer housing startsWolf Depner / December 27, 2019
UVic hosts high school basketball meet to warm up the season
Bays enter tourney on a winning noteOak Bay News Staff / December 27, 2019
17 puppies surrendered to the BC SPCA from Interior B.C. property
17 puppies and two adult dogs were surrendered after they were found living outside in the coldMichael Rodriguez / December 27, 2019
Deadline to connect to Langford’s sewer system is New Year’s Eve
City says 95 per cent of eligible properties have already connectedShalu Mehta / December 27, 2019
Deceased pilot was longtime member of Island flying community
Transportation Safety Board had to move wreckage from remote locationMike Chouinard / December 27, 2019
City of Victoria digs deep for community gardens
Neighbourhoods can apply for Community Garden Volunteer Coordinator GrantsVictoria News Staff / December 27, 2019
Holiday cleanup: Here’s what you can – and can’t – recycle in B.C.
‘Alexa, please take down the decorations’Ashley Wadhwani / December 27, 2019
Travellers face multiple-sailing waits at ferry terminals on busiest day of the season
Three-sailing waits in Nanaimo, two-sailing waits in Victoria, Tsawwassen and West VancouverNanaimo News Staff / December 27, 2019
Poor supervision, faulty risk assessment led to BC Ferries crew members falling overboard: TSB
In August 2018 two crew members on the Spirit of Vancouver Island fell from the vessel’s No. 1 rescue boatAshley Wadhwani / December 27, 2019
Saanich, Victoria police rescue man and his dog from sinking houseboat
Both were rescued safely from the Gorge Waterway just after 4:30 a.m. FridayDevon Bidal / December 27, 2019
VIDEO: More intersection cameras coming to B.C. leads today’s top stories
Watch a selection of our top features for Dec. 27Arnold Lim / December 27, 2019
Greater Victoria realtors, businesses cover costs so 175 kids can see ‘Frozen 2’ for free
Free Saanich screening to honour two Oak Bay girls killed in 2017Devon Bidal / December 27, 2019
Single-vehicle crash snarls traffic on Malahat late Friday morning
Impaired driving investigation underway by West Shore RCMPShalu Mehta / December 27, 2019
Inuk singer Kelly Fraser, whose Rihanna cover in Inuktitut inspired a music career, dies at 26
The pop musician, who was living in Winnipeg, died earlier this weekThe Canadian Press / December 27, 2019
‘I’m just happy to be alive’: Once-paralyzed B.C. father makes a full recovery
Matt Reisig recovers, celebrating a Christmas he once thought impossibleSarah Grochowski / December 27, 2019
Despite rumours, B.C. CDC confirms no shortage of naloxone in Greater Victoria
Naloxone kits are in stock and available to the publicWire Service / December 27, 2019
Local Flavour: Good food news fills 2019
Linda Geggie is the executive director with CR FAIRWire Service / December 27, 2019
B.C. fish farm operator says most of escaped salmon likely eaten
Mowi Canada West’s fish farm off Robertson Island, north of Vancouver Island, caught fire Dec. 20Associated Press / December 27, 2019