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Hermann's Jazz Club on track to reopen this fall

Robyn Bell
August 26, 2026

Arts on View Society says a major phase of the club's renovation is now complete.

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Housing

Builders welcome CRD permit changes but question efficiency gains

Casey Edge of the Victoria Residential Builders Association thinks Kulmala hit the nail on the head when he said what really matters is how the new bylaw is carried out.

Events

Events happening in Greater Victoria this February

Emily Edwards
February 3, 2026

There's plenty to do in Victoria this month, from Family Day and Valentine's Day to the VI Whisky Festival and Baroque Festival.

Municipal

Saanich council votes to borrow $93.4M for new operation centre

Robyn Bell
January 28, 2026

The decision comes months after a failed AAP to borrow $150M.

Civil Unrest

BC Green party calls for consumer coolness toward Pattison companies over potential ICE deal

“I hope that Jim Pattison feels the heat from his consumer base and cuts his ties with ICE,” Emily Lowan tells Capital Daily.

Homelessness

Victoria's community safety plan on track as city continues to seek helping hand

The city already has implemented all 11 of its priority actions, with five completed, including the hiring of nine additional dedicated police officers at VicPD.

Food

Lighthouse brewery, tasting room to close this month, Phillips swallows brands

Co-owner and GM Ben Thomas said the Lighthouse tasting room will be open until the end of the month—there’s a big thank-you party on Saturday—and it will hand off its stable of suds to Phillips, effective Sunday.

Neighbourhoods

'We thought we had an agreement': Dog owners push back on Panama Flats bylaw discussion postponement

"They never had a deal because there’s been no decision,” Saanich Coun. Karen Harper tells Capital Daily.

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