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School board issues apology for 1900s segregation of Chinese students in Victoria

School board issues apology for 1900s segregation of Chinese students in Victoria

Racist policies were among long list of wrongs against Chinese community, board says
Province announces it’s spending $87 million on student housing at VIU

Province announces it’s spending $87 million on student housing at VIU

Residences will be nine storeys and utilize ‘hybrid mass timber’ construction
New Langford Indigenous bookstore aims to create safe space for learning and sharing

New Langford Indigenous bookstore aims to create safe space for learning and sharing

Medicine Wheel Publishing has been printing Indigenous authors’ stories for six years
Colwood council pushes pay increase closer to adoption

Colwood council pushes pay increase closer to adoption

Council voted in favour of the increase, which would nearly double councillor and mayor pay
Transit riders can expect to see improvements on their trip to University of Victoria

Transit riders can expect to see improvements on their trip to University of Victoria

More than 17,000 transit trips made to and from UVic each day
Leadership campaign has doubled membership in Saanich-Gulf Islands Conservative Association

Leadership campaign has doubled membership in Saanich-Gulf Islands Conservative Association

President Michael Dickerson credits Pierre Poilievre, other candidates for surge
Dangerous driver leads to police chase, arrest: Saanich police

Dangerous driver leads to police chase, arrest: Saanich police

Chase started with Tesla being seen driving dangerously and ended with crash into police cars
New student housing adds nearly 400 beds at University of Victoria

New student housing adds nearly 400 beds at University of Victoria

New building also adds 715-seat dining hall that can serve 10,000 meals a day
Esquimalt woman awoken by intruder in her bedroom

Esquimalt woman awoken by intruder in her bedroom

Victoria Police Department looking for surveillance footage from the area
Real estate sales, prices dropping across Greater Victoria

Real estate sales, prices dropping across Greater Victoria

Victoria Real Estate Board president says market is moving toward being balanced