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Victoria’s heat pump incentive helps boost uptake, likely not needed anymore

Record heatwave in 2021 highlighted the need for more effective home cooling

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Former Northwest B.C. village mayor charged with fentanyl possession

Brad Layton was arrested in April, 2021, charged in February and will appear in court March 15

Mar 4, 2022 1:11 PM Read more >

Branded clothing, electronics and more stolen from Oak Bay spin business

Black spin shoes marked for commercial use would stand out in online used marketplace

Mar 4, 2022 12:25 PM Read more >

Sooke’s density bonus program being tweaked

Bylaw change aims to increase underground parking, housing options

Mar 4, 2022 12:10 PM Read more >

Oak Bay’s first marked electric police vehicle hits the road

Purchased last year, getting the Kia geared up took some time due to supply chain issues

Mar 4, 2022 11:30 AM Read more >

Victoria aims to add 650 public electric vehicle charging stations over 5 years

City’s adopted EV strategy pegs expansion cost at $8.5 million, 100 charging ports coming in 2022

Mar 4, 2022 7:45 AM Read more >

Colwood Clean Up survives budget chopping block

Council votes to include the large waste dropoff event, last held in 2019, in the 2022 budget

Mar 4, 2022 5:00 AM Read more >

Victoria suspends ties with Russian twin city over Ukraine invasion

B.C.’s capital urges Khabarovsk to call for peace, oppose President Vladimir Putin’s war

Mar 3, 2022 5:30 PM Read more >

Scammers defraud North Saanich couple in their 90s of more than $10,000

Police encourage residents to say ‘no,’ take time when confronted with calls for urgent help

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Feedback opens on Victoria’s expanded people-priority redesign on Government Street

Lekwungen and Chinatown-focused cultural plazas among proposed plans

Mar 3, 2022 4:00 PM Read more >