“Since 2017, this despicable eyesore has been stalled on a main artery in our beautiful community,” the petition begins.

'The misconception I often see is the difference between magnitude and intensity.' — Taimi Mulder, earthquake seismologist with Natural Resources Canada.

Aahmes Deschutter placed seventh among the 117 amateurs in the no-spin and rotational events, and came in second place with his trick shot.

'Foot traffic in [downtown] Victoria is down 60%. People don’t want to go downtown because they don’t feel safe. That’s not normal.' — John Rustad

New operators will be taking over the space on Nov. 1

John Wilson said he has no idea why he was targeted or who is responsible.

When it came to the best aspects of living in Greater Victoria, 65% said our beautiful natural environment was tops; climate was next at 54%, followed by air quality (52%); parks (46%); walkability (40%).

“Victoria readers loved seeing their community in Blood on the Breakwater, and they sent me many suggestions for the second book." — Jean Paetkau