Artist Samuel Roy-Bois on story and the built environment
Exploring architecture and space with sculpture, installation and soundWire Service / July 28, 2021
Month: July 2021
Former CFL player, Grey Cup champion Chuck McMann of Qualicum Beach dies at age 70
‘He was a wonderful father and grandfather, as well as a great friend and neighbour’Michael Briones / July 28, 2021
Police missteps leave Greater Victoria sexual assault survivor without justice
Police didn’t recommend charges against a local real estate agent, instead deeming case ‘unfounded’Jane Skrypnek / July 28, 2021
Women hobby farmers are part of a food revolution
Raising livestock and families: the young women farmers of SookeZoe Ducklow / July 28, 2021
Greater Victoria disc golf enthusiasts keen to create quality public course
Region lacks publicly accessible facility suitable for all levels: disc golf society presidentEvert Lindquist / July 28, 2021
Homeowners balk at Royal Bay property tax exemptions, Colwood councillor pushes back
‘You have to consider more than the property tax a project will generate:’ Coun. Gordie LoganZoe Ducklow / July 28, 2021
Artsy Saanich Peninsula residents invited to apply for ArtSea grants
Grants program aims to strengthen presence of arts and culture on the PeninsulaPeninsula News Staff / July 28, 2021
From salt to stevia: Pender Island couple nears year of producing everything they eat
Chris Hall and Stef Lowey haven’t bought a food product since Aug. 3, 2020Jane Skrypnek / July 27, 2021
BC Wildfire: ‘Wind is our greatest enemy’ for Okanagan blazes
High temperatures but lack of wind seen as favourable to progress on wildfiresBrennan Phillips / July 27, 2021
Colwood man pleads guilty, sentenced for impaired driving, theft, break-and-enter
Beau Stirling’s criminal record not lengthy, but severe, judge saidZoe Ducklow / July 27, 2021
Developer brings eighth proposal for Northern Junk buildings to Victoria council
Public hearing for new rental building goes Thursday; 19th-century warehouses would be added ontoKiernan Green / July 27, 2021
Heat-related deaths, B.C. wildfires spur Greater Victoria doctors’ call to end pipeline construction
Local physicians join international protest with banner over Pat Bay Highway on Wednesday morningWire Service / July 27, 2021
B.C.’s COVID-19 daily cases jump to 150 Tuesday, mostly in Interior
Now 783 active infections province-wide as walk-in clinics gear upTom Fletcher / July 27, 2021
Follow local evacuation orders, B.C. Wildfire Service urges
Crews, aircraft diverted to rescue holdouts trapped by firesTom Fletcher / July 27, 2021
Only 0.5 per cent of COVID-19 cases in fully vaccinated Canadians: Trudeau
Prime minister urges those who have yet to get their vaccinations to get them nowThe Canadian Press / July 27, 2021
One-time payments to seniors over 75 likely to also go to the dead
Government wouldn’t seek to recoup the deposits made to the deceased, documents sayThe Canadian Press / July 27, 2021
Saanich man arrested in relation to indecent act report from Elk Lake beach
Saanich police say suspect in July 24 incident matches descriptions from two similar reportsMegan Atkins-Baker / July 27, 2021
‘This is how I’m going to die’: Police recall harrowing Capitol Hill riot at hearing
Officers testify to fearsome violence, bitterly racist vitriol and public and political betrayalThe Canadian Press / July 27, 2021
Telephone fraudster tricks Fraser Valley senior out of $44,000
Convinced by scammer her grandson was arrested and needed bail moneyPaul Henderson / July 27, 2021
B.C. cities will no longer need provincial approval to launch single-use plastic ban
More than 20 municipalities in B.C. are developing bylaws banning single-use plasticsAshley Wadhwani / July 27, 2021