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Saanich’s Whiteside Street closure extended for water service installation

Saanich’s Whiteside Street closure extended for water service installation

Road closure extended for ongoing water service installation
1,300 classic cars bring in $2.9M during Deuce Days extravaganza

1,300 classic cars bring in $2.9M during Deuce Days extravaganza

Visitors to the event increased by 8% over 2022 when Northwest Deuce Days was last held in Victoria
Saanich police close Quadra Street, investigating 'serious collision'

Saanich police close Quadra Street, investigating 'serious collision'

Saanich Police Department asks drivers to avoid the area
Uber rolls out teen rides in Victoria, allowing parents to track every trip

Uber rolls out teen rides in Victoria, allowing parents to track every trip

Uber’s teen account pilot expands to Victoria following successful trials in Ontario and Calgary
Province says Washington oil spill poses 'no indication of risk' to Island

Province says Washington oil spill poses 'no indication of risk' to Island

10,590 litres of gasoline and 650 litres of diesel flowed into a Washington creek on July 18, following a tanker-truck crash
Victoria man charged with hate crime for alleged anti-Semitic remarks

Victoria man charged with hate crime for alleged anti-Semitic remarks

28-year-old Khalid El Boyok allegedly made anti-Semetic remarks towards a group of Jewish demonstrators
Vacationing Penticton SAR member helps out with Botanical Beach call

Vacationing Penticton SAR member helps out with Botanical Beach call

Juan de Fuca SAR offers first aid, hauls injured hiker off rugged West Coast beach near Port Renfrew
King Kong to Elvis: Free-B Film Festival headed to Victoria's Beacon Hill Park

King Kong to Elvis: Free-B Film Festival headed to Victoria's Beacon Hill Park

Six movies will play at the Cameron Bandshell in August
Tsartlip powwow in Brentwood Bay honours heritage and community connection

Tsartlip powwow in Brentwood Bay honours heritage and community connection

At least 2,000 people attended the three-day intertribal celebrations
‘We need a plan’: Saanich woman calls for action amid ‘escalating drug use’

‘We need a plan’: Saanich woman calls for action amid ‘escalating drug use’

Saanich Police say statistics tell a different story and encourage residents to report illegal activities