News In Victoria: Latest Stories

Environment

Bikes, bears, and biologists: can mountain biking coexist with nature?

By Kathryn Helmore
June 7, 2021

The growth of mountain biking on the South Island is raising fundamental questions about the nature of parks

Business

Why Nathan Smith is compelled to add diversity in commercial photography

By Josh Kozelj
June 5, 2021

Smith uses inclusion, human stories, to set himself apart from other photographers

COVID-19

UPDATED: Vancouver Island vaccination tracker

The latest information on COVID-19 vaccination plans and progress on Vancouver Island

Good news

Our Place paints young changemakers at centre of fundraising initiative

By Emily Fagan
June 4, 2021

For the next six weeks, portraits of young local leaders will be up for bid at the Hillside Mall

COVID-19

How safe is BC’s safe restart plan for Vancouver Island?

By Brishti Basu
June 3, 2021

Uncertainties, questions, and data gaps continue to plague BC’s provincial restart plan as we inch closer and closer to pre-COVID life

Immigration

Palestinians in Victoria find comfort in numbers

By Brishti Basu
June 2, 2021

Hundreds attended a May rally, the first time many in the community had found one another

Business

One year after 2020's social justice rallies, Black business owners reflect

By Josh Kozelj
May 31, 2021

Grants, hub, opportunity: What can be done to start and help underrepresented businesses?

City Hall

Victoria City Council recommits to ending sexualized violence in the city's hospitality industry

By Emily Fagan
May 30, 2021

The city seeks to address concerns about sexual assault in Victoria through new measures for businesses and council