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Mark Brennae

Music

Rifflandia Festival moving out of Royal Athletic Park and into Rock Bay

Mark Brennae
Feb 21, 2024

“This is a decision we started pondering months and months before the CFL news broke." Nick Blasko, Rifflandia Festival president and CEO.

Civil Unrest

Langford councillor 'harassed' by 'disgruntled' citizen, mayor says

Mark Brennae
Feb 14, 2024

"There has been obvious disgruntlement since the previous election again, by a small, very vocal minority. And yes, there has been an escalation in their comments and actions. And we're at a point that we are coming to you right now to say this cannot continue." - Langford Mayor Scott Goodmanson.

Community

This is a good week to do something nice for a stranger (not that it should only happen now)

Mark Brennae
Feb 14, 2024

It's Random Act of Kindness Week: Have you done something kind for someone?

Dating and Sex

How some of our readers found love

Mark Brennae
Feb 14, 2024

Love takes various forms and gets ahold of us in various ways, from having your future hubby hurl chestnuts at you and your friends to moving in together after a hurricane destroys your home

Good news

Victoria's Michael Saunders joins baseball elite with name etched on Wall of Excellence

Mark Brennae
Jan 26, 2024

Saunders couldn’t have known at age 11 when accompanying his Gordon Head Little League teammates to Seattle to see his first MLB game that one day he would play there.

Infrastructure

New indoor pickleball ‘hub’ to open in March

Mark Brennae
Jan 23, 2024

Westshore facility arrives as local councils try to serve both the sport's growing popularity and neighbours' concerns about space and noise

Ocean

DFO’s new monitoring program proves there’s no free lunch for our resident orcas

Mark Brennae
Jan 19, 2024

“It’s appalling that we’re wasting this much salmon,” Sydney Dixon, a marine specialist at Pacific Wild, tells Capital Daily.

Economy

Christmas lights shine spotlight on downtown businesses: DVBA

Mark Brennae
Jan 10, 2024

“I’m very comfortable saying it greatly exceeded our expectations." - Jeff Bray, CEO of the DVBA