Community
Libraries are open to all, but are library staff equipped to help everyone who comes through the doors?
As communities deal with multiple crises, libraries are increasingly filling the gaps in the social safety net
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Sports
RAD Recreation Adapted Society helps BC disabled people reach new heights in outdoor recreation
By renting and loaning expensive adaptive gear like handcycles or ParaGolfers, the society is providing access to people who otherwise may miss out on the outdoors
Business
Bylaw battles: Surrounded on all sides, the nonprofit Point Ellice House fights for survival
The challenges of running a national historical site within one of Victoria’s few remaining industrial zones
Kunji Ikeda’s show, Sansei, explores his family’s connection to the Japanese internment camps
Pay Check
Greater Victoria builders say they can’t find workers to build new homes, because they can’t find homes for the workers
The ‘vicious circle’ has deepened a persistent worker shortage during a period of record demand. Part seven of our labour series, Pay Check
From housing to supporting small businesses, there are concrete and simple steps we can take to bring downtown Victoria back
Healthcare
UPDATED: Greater Victoria hospitals considering hotels for patients as capacity limits reached
An unannounced COVID surge is blending with ongoing staff shortages to create an “extreme overcensus situation” in local hospitals, weeks after COVID measures and regular data sharing were scrapped
Anian has taken over Victoria with recycled wool clothes, even expanding to Vancouver—and it's not alone in the city's green fashion movement. How far can it grow without sacrificing its core values?
