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Emily Vance

Emily Vance is an award-winning journalist based in Victoria, BC. She is a graduate of BCIT’s Broadcast and Online Journalism program, and holds a B.A. in International Relations from UBC.

Snow

For this Victoria couple, ski season on Vancouver Island lasts all year long

By Emily Vance
Nov 11, 2022

Jess and Rodney Newcombe spent the past year hiking deep into the backcountry of Vancouver Island to find snow to ski—months after the last flakes of winter stopped falling

Good news

Meet Kemi Craig, Victoria’s new artist in residence

By Emily Vance
Nov 4, 2022

Craig is a dancer and visual artist whose practice embodies themes of community and empowerment

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Legion Manor Victoria celebrates 50 years of providing affordable living for seniors

By Emily Vance
Oct 28, 2022

In an era of sky-high rents and an ever-rising cost of living, the Central Saanich seniors home provides a haven for 55+ veterans and others

Health

How one Victoria man’s journey with a rare cancer inspired him to help others battle the disease

By Emily Vance
Oct 21, 2022

When Nigel Deacon was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in 2010, he couldn’t find anyone else with the same diagnosis. Now, he’s helped create an organization that links patients across the country

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Filmmaker-turned social media educator Ross Reid wants you to get nerdy about BC’s forests

By Emily Vance
Oct 14, 2022

Reid is the creator of the popular Instagram and TikTok account Nerdy About Nature. His videos about nature on the West Coast have resonated with millions of people online

Environment

Meet the Sooke man beautifying his municipality’s streets

By Emily Vance
Oct 7, 2022

Despite multiple brain surgeries, he has been regularly cleaning litter off the streets of Sooke and inspiring others to do the same since 2009

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Carey Newman is sharing the stories of residential school survivors to anyone with an internet connection

By Emily Vance
Sep 30, 2022

A new interactive website has launched for the Witness Blanket, an art installation that tells the stories of residential school survivors through objects

Neighbourhoods

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

By Emily Vance
Sep 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