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Vancouver Island officials tired of stop signs at unused railway crossings

Vancouver Island officials tired of stop signs at unused railway crossings

Qualicum Beach wants AVICC, UBCM to lobby government for crossing traffic control reconfiguration
Look up: developers propose tallest Island building for downtown Victoria

Look up: developers propose tallest Island building for downtown Victoria

The building would be 35-storeys, fulfilling nearly 30 per cent of Victoria's annual housing targets
Psychiatrist: Langford man who killed mom was unable to make rational decisions

Psychiatrist: Langford man who killed mom was unable to make rational decisions

Ryan Elder admitted to killing Raymonde Elder in 2021
Judge awards View Royal dentist $1.47M after career-altering car crash

Judge awards View Royal dentist $1.47M after career-altering car crash

Dr. Cameron Harris testified to experiencing numbness in several fingers years after being rear-ended at Victoria intersection
$681K awarded to support Greater Victoria Indigenous communities

$681K awarded to support Greater Victoria Indigenous communities

Victoria Foundation issues grants to 21 recipients, supporting Indigenous-led organizations
Start your engines: New home for Langford speedway could be on horizon

Start your engines: New home for Langford speedway could be on horizon

Volunteer group Vancouver Island Safe Speed Association are in talks with a First Nation community on the lower Island
Saanich on board with pair of six-storey complexes on McKenzie

Saanich on board with pair of six-storey complexes on McKenzie

Council unanimously backed a rezoning plan for two 6-storey apartment complexes
Victoria Indigenous artist brings hip hop to the healing process

Victoria Indigenous artist brings hip hop to the healing process

Alex Taylor-McCallum is teaching a course under the Victoria Conservatory of Music
Sooke council pushes to reduce proposed 16% tax hike

Sooke council pushes to reduce proposed 16% tax hike

Concerns over inflation, policing costs, and asset management prompt officials to consider alternatives to a record rate hike
Esquimalt looking at 14 per cent tax increase as deliberations begin

Esquimalt looking at 14 per cent tax increase as deliberations begin

The average residential-zoned property could see a $467 tax increase