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Mark Brennae

Homelessness

Victoria reallocates $10M to deal with downtown street crime

Mark Brennae
Jul 2, 2025

“This is exactly the type of thing our members have called for, which is increased foot patrols, among other things, from VicPD,” Jeff Bray, DVBA chief executive officer, told Capital Daily.

Infrastructure

Saanich group says it may have the numbers to stall operations centre AAP

Mark Brennae
Jun 26, 2025

The group of Saanich residents says it delivered 8,276 hard-copy electoral response forms (ERFs) to Saanich Municipal Hall on Wednesday, the final day to vote to reject Saanich’s ask to borrow $150M for the project.

Ocean

It's been 50 years: Are you ready to go back into the water?

Mark Brennae
Jun 19, 2025

Victoria author-journalist Mark Leiren-Young remembers seeing Jaws as a kid in a movie theatre in Vancouver and being 'frigging terrified.' He wasn’t alone.

Health

Province ends treatment funding for terminally ill Langford girl

Mark Brennae
Jun 18, 2025

Clinical evidence indicates that once a patient’s motor and language functions begin to slow, Brineura therapy is no longer beneficial in slowing the disease, the provincial health minister said.

Books

Broken Butterfly is a mother-daughter story of love, pain, and terror

Mark Brennae
Jun 3, 2025

The story is peppered with Erin’s first-hand insight in the form of despairing journal excerpts describing three years of captivity, drugs, and sexual exploitation.

Business

Moviegoers petition city to keep downtown movie experiences

Mark Brennae
May 13, 2025

If both theatres were to close, it would leave the IMAX in the Royal BC Museum as the lone theatre screening major releases, and Silver City at Tillicum the closest multiplex cinema.

Health

Victoria YMCA-YWCA moving to Bay Centre

Mark Brennae
May 7, 2025

The new Y won’t have a pool, gymnasium, or any racquet sport courts, something an estimated 10-15% of the membership uses.

Protests

Want to hold an event here? There are rules

Mark Brennae
May 2, 2025

Event organizers can’t drive poles or stakes into the ground and if their event is to go longer than two hours, they may have to provide portable toilets.