Author

Brishti Basu

Brishti Basu is a reporter based in Victoria. She speaks English, Bengali, and Hindi. She is a generalist that primarily covers social issues and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as issues relevant to Victoria and Vancouver Island. Basu began her career in journalism as a reporter with Victoria Buzz in 2017, and has been published in places like VICE, The Tyee, National Geographic, BBC Future, and more. Her work so far covers a wide range of topics, from systematic racism to climate change, marine mammal welfare to culinary nomenclature, and beyond.

Business

The couple behind Victoria’s horror escape room launches thrilling new indoor attraction on Yates Street

By Brishti Basu
Nov 27, 2021

The mini-golf course at Haunted Manor takes visitors through a twisted course full of (family-friendly) horrors.

Environment

How can you find out if you live in a Vancouver Island high-risk flood zone?

By Brishti Basu
Nov 21, 2021

Flood risk expert Jason Thistlethwaite says Vancouver Island’s flood maps are outdated and inaccessible

Business

Driftwood Brewery opens new tasting room experience in Esquimalt

By Brishti Basu
Nov 19, 2021

The tasting room opens alongside new offerings from breweries across the city. How will it fare?

COVID-19

BC parents look to US pharmacies to find COVID vaccines for under-12 kids

By Brishti Basu
Nov 17, 2021

Children in BC are expected to be able to get vaccinated before the holiday season, but pharmacies in Washington are already vaccinating Canadian kids

Business

Chef on the Run’s homestyle English cuisine remains a Sidney staple after 25 years

By Brishti Basu
Oct 30, 2021

More and more people relied on the business as an essential service during the pandemic

Business

Syrian refugee’s catering business takes off through Facebook

By Brishti Basu
Oct 23, 2021

Safaa Naeman’s Syriana Catering is struggling to keep up with demand