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Mark Brennae

Indian Residential Schools

Curtain closes dramatically on play at Fernwood Community Association

Mark Brennae
Mar 7, 2024

“No one would identify why the play was racist or offensive." - Clayton Jevne, Theatre Inconnu artistic director and GM.

Bike Lanes

Victoria rolls ahead with plans to allow more transportation options on bike lanes

Mark Brennae
Mar 5, 2024

Coun. Jeremy Caradonna tells Capital Daily that at some point, the city is going to have to revise current design standards to take into account the new users.

Sports

Greater Victoria Sports Awards are back again

Mark Brennae
Mar 1, 2024

The Greater Victoria Sports Awards were an annual thing between 1968 and 2006, but volunteer fatigue forced their cancellation.

Community

Questions abound after six-year-old boy dies in BC foster care

Mark Brennae
Feb 29, 2024

BC’s Ministry of Children and Family Services has been under intense scrutiny following several cases of the abuse of children in government care.

Climate Change

Check out Sidney’s new bike repair kit—a first for BC

Mark Brennae
Feb 23, 2024

Using funding from the BC Alliance for Healthy Living, the town is trying to push residents toward local active transportation.

Municipal

Saanich releases its proposed road safety plan

Mark Brennae
Feb 22, 2024

The district wants to hear how Saanichites feel about the proposal in an accompanying survey, which will remain online until the end of March.

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.