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The city is in talks with Concert Properties, the Y facility’s owner, to operate the pool, providing a five-year stopgap as a replacement for the Crystal Pool.

The union and province have signed a return-to-work agreement, and the union has agreed not to strike for 30 days while negotiations resume. 

A large mural is going up on the east-facing side of the Pacific House condo, and artist Liesl Petersen says three years after she applied to do the work, it’s finally close to being finished.

The demonstration was led by WSÁNEĆ leaders and environmental organizations who say the project will do more harm than good.

Researchers say urgent conservation policies must be enacted to save the unique population.

Victoria’s Vital Signs is Greater Victoria’s annual report card on the health and vitality of the capital region—determining what’s working well and what needs more attention in all areas of life.