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Sooke Pocket News throttles back after years of battling industry trends

The online publication barely scraped by during its six-year run, even with strong readership

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

By Brishti Basu
November 27, 2021

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

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Driftwood Brewery opens new tasting room experience in Esquimalt

By Brishti Basu
November 19, 2021

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

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

By Brishti Basu
October 30, 2021

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

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Syrian refugee’s catering business takes off through Facebook

By Brishti Basu
October 23, 2021

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

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He wanted to build a ski yurt. Others wanted to log. Ecological concerns killed only one of the proposals

By Andrew Findlay
October 19, 2021

There’s a battle in the backwoods of BC between adventure tourism and raw resource extraction, and according to some, tourism is losing in a big way.