News In Victoria: Latest Stories

Business

As air travel returns, the Victoria Flying Club looks to take off

By Josh Kozelj
July 19, 2021

Airlines are looking for pilots in their post-pandemic recovery

Indigenous

Rage, red, removed: Understanding the future of Victoria’s monuments

Experts explore ways to productively move forward and contextualize monuments

Good news

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

By Jackie Lamport
July 16, 2021

Stephanie spent her childhood using services at Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre. Now she works as an audiologist at their Nanaimo office.

Business

More businesses are talking about burnout. How can they help employees deal with it?

By Josh Kozelj
July 15, 2021

COVID-19 brought issues of burnout back to the forefront for many folks—employers and employees

Policing

'An arrest warrant should not be a death sentence'

Friends and family grieve the loss of Jay Lowndes, a father and uncle who was shot by Campbell River RCMP, while community parades to honour a Police Service Dog

Know Your Neighbour

Penniless: why a Victoria man has gone two decades without money

By Tori Marlan
July 14, 2021

David Johnston won’t touch money, except to destroy it

Know Your Neighbour

Finding home: the story of a refugee who discovered safety in Victoria

By Brishti Basu
July 12, 2021

After a childhood filled with conflict and upheaval, Coun. Sharmarke Dubow wants to make positive change