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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 >

Victoria targets landlord putting low-income tenants at fire risk

Fire alarms not working while second-floor fire escape removed without replacement

May 5, 2023 9:15 AM Read more >

‘This is a devastating nightmare’: Niece searches Vancouver Island for missing Saanich man

Ben Fournier, 62, was last seen on surveillance footage April 16 in Mill Bay

May 5, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

Saanich Peninsula farmers pin their hopes on a bountiful year

Farmers optimistic we won’t see a repeat of last year’s cold, wet weather

May 5, 2023 5:10 AM Read more >

West Shore RCMP aims to start mental health team to tackle rise in violent crime, shoplifting

Langford sees crimes against people jump to 673 in 2022, up from 580

May 5, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >