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Events happening in Greater Victoria this July

Emily Edwards
July 3, 2026

Stages across the region pulse with everything from Afro-Cuban jazz to acoustic Grateful Dead to award-winning blues.

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Victoria sees its homegrown ice cream shops through pandemic deep-freeze

By Emily Fagan
July 30, 2021

Here's the inside scoop on some of Victoria’s favourite locally owned ice cream eateries

Business

iPhones? iPads? Toys and games are still king with children (and some adults)

By Josh Kozelj
July 29, 2021

Teri Hustins has been selling toys, puzzles, and books in Victoria for over three decades

Know Your Neighbour

A couple fought for their right to marry 20 years ago. Now, Alzheimer's is a different kind of fight.

By Jolene Rudisuela
July 28, 2021

Diana Denny and Robin Roberts are working through an unproven method of dealing with the disease, focusing on its root causes

Housing

Opinion: Private gardens are fine, but public space is better

By Leigh Stickle
July 27, 2021

A response to a previous essay, arguing in favour of a denser city with greenspace for everyone

Business

Socks were boring, but Rob Fraser is proving they can be a viable business

By Josh Kozelj
July 25, 2021

Victoria’s endūr grew from an initial $1,000 investment to a company that earns over $5,000,000 in sales in five years

Environment

Opinion: Trees make a city cool

By Sandra B. Julian
July 24, 2021

Sandra Julian argues that densification and the benefits of trees are incompatible

Good news

Festival Afloat raises funds for Site C legal challenge

By Emily Fagan
July 23, 2021

Unique semi-aquatic concert will return July 29

Municipal

‘Should not have happened’: new documents outline potentially catastrophic failures in Danbrook One design

by Aaron Guillen
July 22, 2021

What went wrong with Langford’s tallest high-rise, and how tenants were allowed to move into an unsafe building

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