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Mark Brennae

Mental Health

Young adult mental-health unit opens at Royal Jubilee

Mark Brennae
Mar 19, 2024

Previously, young people were grouped with people of all ages, which often was a glove that did not fit, Claire Jaenen, the unit’s clinical coordinator tells Capital Daily.

Tech

Reynolds Secondary off to Houston for world robotics championship

Mark Brennae
Mar 13, 2024

The game's parameters change each competition, so it’s up to teams to design and build a robot to play the specific game.

Indian Residential Schools

Director says cancelled play 'about white culture, not Indigenous culture'

Mark Brennae
Mar 8, 2024

"At the very least, the board had a duty of care to at least see the play taking place under its roof.” - Sisters director Kevin McKendrick.

Indian Residential Schools

Curtain closes dramatically on play at Fernwood Community Association

Mark Brennae
Mar 7, 2024

“No one would identify why the play was racist or offensive." - Clayton Jevne, Theatre Inconnu artistic director and GM.

Bike Lanes

Victoria rolls ahead with plans to allow more transportation options on bike lanes

Mark Brennae
Mar 5, 2024

Coun. Jeremy Caradonna tells Capital Daily that at some point, the city is going to have to revise current design standards to take into account the new users.

Sports

Greater Victoria Sports Awards are back again

Mark Brennae
Mar 1, 2024

The Greater Victoria Sports Awards were an annual thing between 1968 and 2006, but volunteer fatigue forced their cancellation.

Community

Questions abound after six-year-old boy dies in BC foster care

Mark Brennae
Feb 29, 2024

BC’s Ministry of Children and Family Services has been under intense scrutiny following several cases of the abuse of children in government care.

Climate Change

Check out Sidney’s new bike repair kit—a first for BC

Mark Brennae
Feb 23, 2024

Using funding from the BC Alliance for Healthy Living, the town is trying to push residents toward local active transportation.