News In Victoria: Latest Stories

Environment

Magic mountain, melting snow: Climate uncertainty in the Comox Valley

Family memories, environmental data, and ski hills' problems paint a picture of what the Island is losing to warmer and more erratic weather

Council

Sidney council opts for an accessible new playground for Brethour Park

Redesign aims to make it easier for a broader range of kids and their caretakers

Homelessness

Homeless Memorial Day vigil held in Victoria as report shows Island deaths rising to new highs

Robyn Bell
December 22, 2023

64 Islanders died without homes last year—more than twice as many as most previous annual totals‍

Healthcare

Saanich Police charge woman with fraud and impersonation

Nurse’s fraudulent application spotlights concerns about identity theft

Environment

In W̱SÁNEĆ territories, removing invasive English ivy makes way for Indigenous plants

Project founder Sarah Jim calls the removal of the ivy “a physical act of decolonization.”

Education

Arts programming and extracurricular youth activities in Victoria receive provincial funding

Grants that help communities thrive are the focus of a financial boost from the province

Indigenous

Royal BC Museum receives declaration to repatriate sacred treasures to BC First Nations

Representatives of Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations presented a repatriation declaration to reclaim their ancestors

Drugs

A chilling trend: Drug deaths rise as winter begins

Robyn Bell
December 17, 2023

Experts in Victoria say the combination of cold weather and the holidays increases risk of overdoses