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101-year-old Sidney-Anacortes ferry will not return until 2030
Century-old international route is not expected to resume service for seven years
Cameron Welch·Tuesday, February 28, 2023·5 min
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Duncan Train Station wins national restoration funding competition
Runaway success in The Next Great Save will provide $50,000 for museum fix-ups
Cameron Welch·Wednesday, February 22, 2023·3 min
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Tseshaht announce 67 deaths confirmed through research, and 17 possible grave sites, at former Alberni residential school
Survivor stories, archives, and ground technology used in first phase of findings
Cameron Welch·Tuesday, February 21, 2023·5 min
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Our stories about Island families
Stories of Islanders living with, loving, and remembering their family members
Cameron Welch·Sunday, February 19, 2023·9 min
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Cracking building puts an end to Carlton Club, one of Victoria’s rare all-ages venues
A project that was started to counter the decline of accessible Victoria venues becomes another example of it
Cameron Welch·Saturday, February 11, 2023·4 min
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Old Soul Rebel brings soul (and heart) to the Capital Daily Festival
Journeys through cabarets, Canadian Idol, and care clinics have taught the duo how to rock responsibly
Cameron Welch·Saturday, January 14, 2023·8 min
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Storm waves steal—then return—local woman’s deck
Not content to repeatedly derail the family’s travels, the weather went after them at home too
Cameron Welch·Monday, December 26, 2022·3 min
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How local toy stores managed when snow hit during the holiday rush
Staffing, supply, and safety challenges made the already chaotic time even more intense
Cameron Welch·Sunday, December 25, 2022·6 min
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Victorians struggle to get home—or away—amid winter weather disruptions
Locals spent their holidays in layover cities, with travel plans upended and extended by snow and ice
Cameron Welch·Saturday, December 24, 2022·7 min
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After five years, adventurer’s ocean-to-ocean-to-ocean walk ends at Clover Point
One woman’s record-setting 20,000km solo trek through Canada
Cameron Welch·Saturday, November 12, 2022·3 min
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Late-season wildfire smoke (and risk), as Victoria hits record for 20° October days
Record-setting Island drought could cause problems even after it ends
Cameron Welch·Sunday, October 16, 2022·2 min
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Stricter local requirements planned for new buildings’ emissions
Zero-carbon mandates coming to Victoria, Saanich, and Central Saanich through new provincial mechanism
Cameron Welch·Monday, August 8, 2022·4 min
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Everything you need to know about the FIBA Olympic Qualifying basketball tournament
BC hosts its most important basketball games ever—and its first major sport event since lockdown
Cameron Welch·Tuesday, June 29, 2021·8 min
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Nightmare neighbour feud nets hefty fine in BC court
Six year saga ended with a Christmastime incident of a man attacking his neighbour's wall with a jackhammer
Cameron Welch·Sunday, August 16, 2020·3 min
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BC sets new record for overdose deaths
Only halfway through 2020, and overdose deaths have already dwarfed the total for all of 2019
Cameron Welch·Thursday, July 16, 2020·4 min
Health
COVID-19 May Be Causing a Dramatic Rise in Penis Injuries: Victoria Study
A UBC study attributed the spike in broken male genitals to the unintended consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns
Cameron Welch·Saturday, June 20, 2020·2 min
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May Was BC’s Deadliest Month Ever for Overdoses
The month’s 170 overdose fatalities alone surpassed the province’s total COVID-19 deaths
Cameron Welch·Thursday, June 11, 2020·3 min
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Victoria Hardest-Hit City for Relative Unemployment in English Canada
Victoria's all-important service and hospitality industries have been hit particularly hard
Cameron Welch·Friday, June 5, 2020·2 min