UVic gets federal funding to study Southern Resident Killer Whales
Over in Vancouver this morning, the Fisheries and Oceans Minister announced how they'll spend some of the $1.5 billion dollars committed to a recently announced Oceans Protection Plan.
Mayor defends seismic tax break for Customs House developer
The topic came up after councilors Ben Isit and Jeremby Loveday criticized a 10-year tax exemption for the Customs House luxury condo project in the Inner Harbour area.
Victoria’s Harbour is B.C.’s dirtiest body of water
City councilor Charlayne Thornton-Joe says it speaks to the harbour's long industrial history and its shallow, slow moving water
Saanich will "wait and see" on plastic shopping bag ban
Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell says they’ll sit back and watch a court case happening in neighbouring Victoria.
10th anniversary of Lindsay Buziak‘s unsolved homicide
It was 10 years ago that 24-year-old Real Estate Agent Lindsay Buziak was stabbed to death while showing a house in Gordon Head.
Blue lights on new bridge could be bad for salmon - warns councillor
Concerns focus on whether blue lighting, that will illuminate the bridge, might also illuminate salmon making them easier for seals to catch
Women behind bathroom camera lawsuit speak out
Two former cashiers at the Mattick's Farm Red Barn Market are breaking their silence over allegations that they were secretly filmed in the bathroom by a male co-worker.
Proposed class action claims women were recorded in Saanich grocery store bathroom
CTV Vancouver Island reports that two women claim video was recorded by a "sexually charged and disrespectful" co-worker
Johnson Street Bridge now re-open!
The old Johnson Street Bridge has re-opened to all traffic. On Sunday, dozens of Victorians braved the rain to watch the new bridge span installation. Wind postponed the lift on Saturday.
New bridge span to be lifted - if winds allow
However, there could be a wrench in the works. "We cannot lift this in high winds so we've got to have the winds bellow 20 kilometres an hour.”
Colwood considers integrated medical centre for park and ride land
Colwood wants public feedback on a proposed integrated health and wellness centre that could be built over the park and ride at Ocean Boulevard.
Next phase of priority bus lanes about to begin construction
Construction begins next week on the southbound Douglas Street bus priority lanes from Hillside Avenue to Tolmie Avenue
Call made for region wide tsunami response guidelines
Municipalities manage their own individual responses, which is why it was so varied yesterday after a 7.9 earthquake in Alaska triggered a tsunami warning for B.C.’s coast.
Langford doesn’t make Amazon HQ shortlist
Out of the Canadian cities, only Toronto made the short list of 20 contenders.
Butchart Gardens bumps starting wage to $15 as it faces tight labour market
"We want to be out in front," says Director of Human Resources Jeannie Christison
Third needle incident downtown
An employee of a hair salon on Johnson Street, between Douglas and Blanshard, was pricked a few days ago while tending to an outdoor planter box.
B.C. Ferry refit marks milestone for Esquimalt Drydock
You'll see the latest B.C. Ferry parked at the Esquimalt Drydock for the next few months as the Northern Sea Wolf undergoes a refit before entering service.
Disciplinary hearing for former police chief Elsner begins Monday
This hearing is specifically on the workplace harassment allegation made by the police union, involving four female employees.
Two quakes off Vancouver Island Sunday
They didn't cause any trouble, but they're a good reminder that we live in an active earthquake zone.
Funeral Friday for sisters found dead in Oak Bay
The funeral starts at 11am at Christ Church Cathedral and is open to the public.
Record year for housing starts in Greater Victoria
The City of Victoria and Langford led the region in housing construction in 2017, according to data out today from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation.