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2 Central Saanich dads just made summer camp planning a lot less painful

Your photos of the double rainbow

This is a good week to do something nice for a stranger (not that it should only happen now)

How some of our readers found love

1 woman who is helping to make nature accessible in Victoria

Capital Daily readers raise nearly $50,000 in one week for Victoria families

Despite BC funding freeze, municipalities continue to support their public libraries

Victoria counselling centre receives funding for youth migrant services for the first time

The lives of Island fathers

Century-old inner-city farm opens March 22 amid growth, change and new prospects

How a former museum director’s Lego hobby became Sidney Museum’s biggest revenue generator

Our stories about Island families

Education for all: Victoria lecturer to build school in his home country

Victoria’s youngest magazine writers are tackling big issue topics

Young leaders: fresh faces gather at the BC Legislature for annual youth parliament

100+ volunteer drivers across Vancouver Island battle snow and ice to give healthcare workers free rides to work

Community supports Courtenay restaurant temporarily shuttered by fire

How nearly two years of good news coverage has brought communities across Greater Victoria together

HOMO: A Queer Cabaret is a celebration of LGBTQ2S+ community and artistry in Victoria

From free food to veterinary care, these Victoria organizations are helping pets in need

Capital Daily teams up with United Way to raise $200k for kids

For this Victoria couple, ski season on Vancouver Island lasts all year long

Meet Kemi Craig, Victoria’s new artist in residence

Legion Manor Victoria celebrates 50 years of providing affordable living for seniors

How one Victoria man’s journey with a rare cancer inspired him to help others battle the disease

Meet the Sooke man beautifying his municipality’s streets

Creating a ‘green lung’ in the heart of the city: Oaklands residents are working to create a pedestrian-first neighbourhood

‘We have a vision for a different industry’: The organization making Victoria’s nightlife culture safer

Grandmothers of steel: Victoria group gears up for annual 275km charity cycle

‘Babes On and Off Boards’ is creating an inclusive skateboard culture in Victoria

'Radical renovations' in store for Cool Aid Society

‘I Shine, Not Burn’: Oak Bay man running 100km to raise funds for cancer research

Meet the team of volunteers removing invasive species from local parks

‘I put my staff first’: Langford pizzeria goes above and beyond for employees

For her 80th birthday, this Parksville woman is rollerblading 350 kilometres

Sooke dentist going mobile to bring dental care to underserved Juan de Fuca communities

Why Greater Victorians are turning their yards into meadows

‘Think a little bit differently’: first non-profit Creative Reuse Centre opens in Victoria

Picnics, piggybacks, and (literally) stolen bases: Drag baseball returns on Canada Day

How a group of Black students are fighting racism in Greater Victoria school districts

Microplastics don’t travel up the local marine food chain like other contaminants, study shows

Meet some of the people bringing food to Victorians—for free

How a piano found its way back home after 80 years

‘The unstoppable wave’: how youth climate activists are making a difference

How a Victoria choir is helping people living with dementia

Gaining Momentum: local volleyball club brings home first provincial gold

Victoria group attempts pierogi-making world record

This Sooke bunny rescue has saved more than 500 rabbits

Victoria’s popular blossoms are a tribute to efforts by the deep-rooted Japanese community

A stroke of madness: Meet the Cold Water Addicts, Victoria's bravest swimming group

An immigrant built a fortune after fleeing violence. Her charitable fund will pay it forward for decades to come

Local app designer aims to make dating, friendships more accessible for people with disabilities

The Choirs' first concert in two years will raise funds for Native Friendship Centre

They’re unrelated and 50 years apart, but these brothers are celebrating 17 years of a ‘life-changing’ relationship

Victoria teen raising $10,000 for nonprofit free boutique for women

‘A resistance’: Iyé Creative’s mutual-aid food network inspires resurgence of traditional gardening practices in local African diaspora

How Saanich Peninsula's Shoreline Medical Society has been fighting the doctor shortage

Oak Bay has 28,000 new residents: Bowker Creek’s chum salmon eggs

It takes a village to build a village: prototype Conestoga hut created to model new option for safe sheltering in Victoria

ElderDog Victoria helps seniors keep their canine companions

Victoria author Wendy Proverbs's tween book captures the pain of distance in the Sixties Scoop

‘Moving Day’ film about former Beacon Hill Park residents to premiere to sold-out crowd

This year in good news: looking back on the impact of our readers

Wishing you a free Christmas: locals create free boutique for low-income community members

Meet Maynard Johnny Jr., the artist behind the BC Ferries’ new Salish Heron

'We see people light up': Truck Light Convoy and Food Drive to illuminate Greater Victoria streets for the 23rd year

Meet the unsung heroes of our canine community: the dog blood donors

It takes a network: Good Food Gathering brings Vancouver Island leaders and advocates together in the name of ending food insecurity

Netflix’s 'Maid' donated truckloads of homewares to local people impacted by domestic violence

More than 50 years in the making, SENĆOŦEN language revitalization efforts have touched generations

Two partners in community health to launch new wellness centre

One man’s trash: Diverters are working to reduce Victoria’s waste

Surfrider Vancouver Island brings back in-person beach cleanups, engages community with ‘citizen science’

Pop-up community centre and 'lending hub' invites North Park residents to play, create in new plaza

Victoria-based Susan Sanford Blades's debut novel, Fake It So Real, earns awards and nominations

Artist captures everyday Victoria in forthcoming book

Starting over in a new city with new skills, thanks to a Victoria society for women with trauma

The end of the overdose crisis will take all of our collaboration—here’s how to get started

Fair hair: Community Salon’s ‘hair bank’ provides barrier-free haircuts to Victoria locals

New UVic engineering expansion will be a place to learn—and a structure to learn from

Victoria sees its homegrown ice cream shops through pandemic deep-freeze

Festival Afloat raises funds for Site C legal challenge

A Victoria 10-year-old created a word for a linguistic oddity. Over the past four years, it’s come to mean so much more

From patient to provider: Stephanie Renaas’s journey to audiology

Supportive recovery centre finds new, fully equipped home in James Bay