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VIDEO: UVic takes top Canadian spot at international seismic design competition

Engineering students had to build a model tower that wouldn’t collapse during earthquake simulation

May 8, 2023 5:05 AM Read more >

Hike for Hospice participants honour loved ones and raise money for Victoria Hospice

The 12th annual fundraiser was held Sunday

May 7, 2023 6:30 PM Read more >

Battle of the Atlantic remembered in Victoria

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest campaign of the Second World War

May 7, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Gulf Island marine conservation area not on Parks Canada’s radar

First pitched in 2011, proposal could create area off limits to shipping

May 6, 2023 5:10 AM Read more >

VIDEO: Canada’s oldest Chinese temple at risk of shutting down if repairs aren’t made in Victoria

Temple society looking to community for support

May 5, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Liberal MP’s motion hailed as a ‘major leap forward’ for old-growth forest protection

MP Patrick Weiler’s motion calls for matching funding from the province

May 5, 2023 1:20 PM Read more >

1,900-unit overhaul of underused Vic West heritage site faces further revisions

Roundhouse plan could see towers top 30 storeys, plus new public plazas and commerce hubs

May 5, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Victoria allows pandemic patios to stay through the busy summer season

Mayor’s motion gives businesses more time to plan before city’s patio bylaw comes into force

May 5, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Saanich endorses zone allowing small apartment buildings on single-family lots

Staff report indicates district needs more than 1,200 new bachelor, one-bedroom units by 2025

May 5, 2023 11:00 AM Read more >

Province chooses interim operator for Victoria’s historic Point Ellice House

Popular heritage site to reopen to public by end of the month

May 5, 2023 10:15 AM Read more >