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“Everyone benefits from a ride”: Six years in, Cycling Without Age is increasing its impact throughout Greater Victoria

Eva Rasciauskas
December 11, 2023

The group of volunteers give seniors and less-abled people the simple experience of a bicycle ride

History

How a pair of shoes kickstarted Black history in Victoria

The proprietors of a California shoe store were among hundreds of immigrants drawn here by promises that the city didn't always live up to

Death

Melissa McDevitt: Body of missing woman found a year after her disappearance in Sooke

Mark Brennae
December 8, 2023

“Today's a good day because it's the beginning of Melissa’s final journey home.” - Tom McDevitt

Indigenous

Indigenous families face additional hurdles to child-care access

Systemic barriers to safe and culturally representative child-care programs in Victoria

Fisheries

Largest spill response ship in Canada docks at Ogden Point

Mark Brennae
December 5, 2023

K.J. Gardner to be refitted with approximately $6M worth of spill response equipment

Climate Change

Pearson UWC instructor wins prestigious climate challenge from Oxford University’s Said School

Educator brought his multi-disciplinary lens and Canadian perspective to COP28 in Dubai