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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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Business

Victoria businesses, slipping through the cracks, are pleading for federal financial aid

By Gabrielle Drolet
April 5, 2021

COVID subsidies based on previous earnings leave out new and newly expanded businesses like Bear & Joey, Hey Happy, and The Vicious Poodle

Know Your Neighbour

How outreach work at Beacon Hill Park helped Bear Henry connect with the past

By Nina Grossman
April 3, 2021

Originally from the Penelakut reserve near Chemainus, Henry spent several months as one of several unofficial, unpaid organizers at the Meegan Community Tent

Good news

One bucket at a time, locals are taking on Victoria’s litter

By Emily Fagan
April 2, 2021

More than 1000 litres of refuse have been removed from neighbourhood streets since December

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Capital Letters April 1

How Vancouver Island officials are handling COVID

Know Your Neighbour

David Beck lives anonymously in Brentwood Bay—don't tell his millions of fans.

By Gabrielle Drolet
April 1, 2021

The TikTok star goes (mostly) unnoticed in his hometown, despite earning a living making hugely viral videos

Know Your Neighbour

Captain Painfully Obvious is doing whatever he can

By Eden DaSilva
March 30, 2021

With activists blockading Fairy Creek, Doug Prentice is trying to do his part

COVID-19

Analyzing BC’s new restrictions amid exponential COVID-19 growth

By Brishti Basu
March 30, 2021

Vancouver Island has seen a rapid increase in cases—but variant growth remains much lower here than on mainland

Health

Accusations of mistreatment mount against Royal Jubilee's psychiatric facility

By Nina Grossman
March 27, 2021

A Facebook group surfaced allegations of insensitive and uncaring treatment for people in distress

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