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Public hearing on Thursday to cover Victoria’s streamlined affordable housing plan

Proposal to maximize building densities, delegate certain project approvals

Apr 14, 2022 8:15 AM Read more >

Sooke at low end of high home prices

Sooke at low end of high home prices

Apr 14, 2022 5:30 AM Read more >

Placing housing near transit hubs will encourage use, Saanich councillor says

Province plans to to buy land, encourage development along transportation corridors

Apr 14, 2022 5:15 AM Read more >

Greater Victoria high schoolers make youth voices heard in meeting with Trudeau

Youth Council members emphasize need to act on climate change to prime minister

Apr 13, 2022 5:00 PM Read more >

Langford proposes modest 2.95-per-cent tax increase; larger increases down the road

City staff, council manage to lower 2022 figure from its initial 5 per cent hike

Apr 13, 2022 4:45 PM Read more >

Royal Roads University unveils new food garden to support community needs

Wednesday’s unveiling also served as the kickoff for the 2022 Vision in Bloom fundraising campaign

Apr 13, 2022 4:00 PM Read more >

Victoria’s annual electric vehicle count sees 70 per cent increase over last year

Victoria Electric Vehicle Association counted 1,728 EVs during morning commute

Apr 13, 2022 3:30 PM Read more >

Sooke, school district meet to address traffic safety issues

Delays along Highway 14 have been a hot-button topic for a while in Sooke

Apr 13, 2022 1:20 PM Read more >

Overdose advisory issued for Greater Victoria

Island Health issues warning after increase in overdoses in Victoria, Sooke and West Shore

Apr 13, 2022 12:15 PM Read more >

Man charged in 2020 Victoria homicide

George Thurrott Jr. arrested in Ontario; was arrested and released here 2 years ago

Apr 13, 2022 11:20 AM Read more >