Mental Health
From streets to hospitals: Victoria and BC groups work on fixes for mental health-care system
An Indigenous-led peer mental health team is addressing immediate needs while the province updates health-care training
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Housing
Local governments need to step up on affordable and supportive housing, non-profit coalition says
Calls to action outline six “very tangible steps” municipalities can take to increase and retain affordable housing
This Victoria-based comic artist ‘grew up completely immersed’ in the industry, and will now be selling his own book at Capital City Comic Con
Municipal
Island rail investment, free transit for some teens, and the right to clotheslines: final resolutions from the Union of BC Municipalities convention
A recap of resolutions endorsed at last week’s UBCM convention, with support from Capital region representatives
Compared to cities like Vancouver, Montreal, and Winnipeg, Victoria's plant life is much more evenly spread out across the city
Food
‘We have a vision for a different industry’: The organization making Victoria’s nightlife culture safer
Good Night Out, a non-profit that offers free workshops on preventing sexualized violence in the nightlife industry, has opened a satellite office in Victoria
Addiction
Death toll in Victoria’s toxic drug crisis continues to rise, with safe supply still missing
A local outreach worker says the past month has been particularly deadly for the city’s most vulnerable populations
The housing crisis is on everyone’s minds at the province-wide meeting, but municipalities differ on how to solve it
