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Mark Brennae
September 5, 2024

The seals were captured on camera—surprisingly, and repeatedly—drawn by sonar to check out a 645-metre-deep research site at Barkley Canyon

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Data

Most municipal candidates own homes, live locally and are over 40, according to responses from 103 candidates

By Shannon Waters
September 28, 2022

Demographic details from Capital Daily’s candidate database reveal those running are older and wealthier, on average, than the populations they hope to represent

Housing

Local governments need to step up on affordable and supportive housing, non-profit coalition says

By Shannon Waters
September 23, 2022

Calls to action outline six “very tangible steps” municipalities can take to increase and retain affordable housing

Mental Health

From streets to hospitals: Victoria and BC groups work on fixes for mental health-care system

By Brishti Basu
September 23, 2022

An Indigenous-led peer mental health team is addressing immediate needs while the province updates health-care training

Neighbourhoods

Creating a ‘green lung’ in the heart of the city: Oaklands residents are working to create a pedestrian-first neighbourhood

By Emily Vance
September 23, 2022

Funding for several placemaking projects have come from the City of Victoria’s My Great Neighbourhood Grant program, which is currently accepting applications

Legal

Suspended school board trustees McNally and Paynter reinstated by BC Supreme Court

By Jimmy Thomson
September 23, 2022

The judge ruled the board had exceeded its authority in removing the two elected officials

Sewage

Drawn to comics: Alex Steacy writes a new chapter in the family business

By Tim Ford
September 22, 2022

This Victoria-based comic artist ‘grew up completely immersed’ in the industry, and will now be selling his own book at Capital City Comic Con

Municipal

Island rail investment, free transit for some teens, and the right to clotheslines: final resolutions from the Union of BC Municipalities convention

By Shannon Waters
September 21, 2022

A recap of resolutions endorsed at last week’s UBCM convention, with support from Capital region representatives

Food

‘We have a vision for a different industry’: The organization making Victoria’s nightlife culture safer

By Emily Vance
September 18, 2022

Good Night Out, a non-profit that offers free workshops on preventing sexualized violence in the nightlife industry, has opened a satellite office in Victoria

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