Rendering of Victoria's future skyline. Image: Reliance Properties
🏠News
A major gain for the city, the builder says, are the 321 proposed units that would help contribute up to 30% of Victoria’s annual housing targets and the 99 propounded two- and three-bedroom units which would surpass what is needed yearly for family housing.
Mark Brennae·Sunday, January 26, 2025·3 min
Photo courtesy Voices in Motion Choirs.
🎭Features
With January being Alzheimer's Awareness Month, the Voices in Motion Choir is putting out the call for new members
Mark Brennae·Thursday, January 16, 2025·3 min
The future of Crystal Pool will be decided in a citywide referendum to be held in Feb. City of Victoria / Facebook
🏠News
In 2016, the estimated cost for a new Crystal Pool was $69.4M. Now, it's $215.9M
Mark Brennae·Friday, December 13, 2024·7 min
Oswego at Niagara. The James Bay Association says Oswego has the most vehicles and speeders during busy cruise ship season.
🏛️News
On one stretch of Oswego, the JBNA study said, on average seven vehicles exceed the speed limit every 15 minutes when ships are in port compared with one vehicle speeding when there aren’t any ships at Ogden.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, December 10, 2024·5 min
🤝CommunityVisual brief
Community
UVic encourages Swiftness in the classroom with new Taylor-made music course
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🤝News
Universities have offered courses on musicians since the Beatles, so it should be no surprise there’s a Swiftie course.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, December 5, 2024·5 min
A look south, toward the legislature, James Bay, and the edge of the country. Photo: Shutterstock
🏠News
Greater Victoria’s tourism sector is well-positioned for the new year, with 28 citywide conferences booked for 2025, marking a 40% increase compared to the previous year.
Mark Brennae·Friday, November 22, 2024·4 min
Animation from the film Karuara, People of the River. Photo: Miguel Araoz
🏠News
Peruvian-Canadian doc that helped shape key Amazon case screens Nov. 18 at Cinecenta
Mark Brennae·Saturday, November 16, 2024·6 min
John Horgan at his desk in 2022. Photo: John Horgan / Facebook
🩺News
Horgan passed away peacefully at the Royal Jubilee Hospital yesterday morning surrounded by family, friends, and love in his final days.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, November 12, 2024·4 min
🏠News
On Tuesday, Destination Greater Victoria (DGV) unveiled its 2025-2035 master plan, outlining its vision, goals, and what needs to be done to sustain the development of the region’s visitor economy over the next 10 years.
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, November 5, 2024·5 min
🏠HousingVisual brief
Housing
Group moving to bring Syrian refugee family to Victoria
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🏠News
“For my brother's family, moving to an affluent country like Canada would mean more than just a change of address, it represents a lifeline and a chance for them to build a safer and more stable life,” Sasha Dani tells Capital Daily.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, October 31, 2024·3 min
James Bay gas station is under construction. Photo: Mark Brennae / Capital Daily
💼News
“Since 2017, this despicable eyesore has been stalled on a main artery in our beautiful community,” the petition begins.
Mark Brennae·Monday, October 28, 2024·4 min
CBC's Gregor Craigie under a desk. Craigie recently authored On Borrowed Time: North America's Next Big Quake. Photo: Jimmy Thomson / Capital Daily
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'The misconception I often see is the difference between magnitude and intensity.' — Taimi Mulder, earthquake seismologist with Natural Resources Canada.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, October 17, 2024·5 min
Aahmes Deschutter takes his trick shot. Note the tin can in the air. Screenshot courtesy Aahmes Deschutter
🤝Explainer
Aahmes Deschutter placed seventh among the 117 amateurs in the no-spin and rotational events, and came in second place with his trick shot.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, October 10, 2024·3 min
(L-R) Conservative John Rustad, New Democrat David Eby, and the Green's Sonia Furstenau. Screenshot courtesy CBC
🚌News
'Foot traffic in [downtown] Victoria is down 60%. People don’t want to go downtown because they don’t feel safe. That’s not normal.' — John Rustad
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, October 8, 2024·4 min
The Victoria Event Centre on Broad. Photo: / Realtor. ca
🎭News
New operators will be taking over the space on Nov. 1
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, October 2, 2024·4 min
Election signs dumped in the bush. Photo: Wilson campaign team
🏛️News
John Wilson said he has no idea why he was targeted or who is responsible.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, September 25, 2024·3 min
Aerial shot of the CRD. Photo: James MacDonald / Capital Daily
🏠News
When it came to the best aspects of living in Greater Victoria, 65% said our beautiful natural environment was tops; climate was next at 54%, followed by air quality (52%); parks (46%); walkability (40%).
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, September 24, 2024·4 min
Jean Paetkau poses with her book outside Craigdarroch Castle. Photo: Jean Paetkau
🎭Features
“Victoria readers loved seeing their community in Blood on the Breakwater, and they sent me many suggestions for the second book." — Jean Paetkau
Mark Brennae·Sunday, September 22, 2024·3 min
Noise cameras have a similar appearance to speed cameras. Photo: Shutterstock
🩺News
"Noise pollution isn’t just an annoyance—it’s a public health issue.” — Port Moody Coun. Samantha Agtarap.
Mark Brennae·Thursday, September 19, 2024·2 min
Cover of Homeless by Jane Bow. Photo: Mark Brennae / Capital Daily
🎭Features
“The French and British schools I went to could have come out of a Charles Dickens novel,” Bow says. “My teenage years were spent behind the Iron Curtain.”
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, September 11, 2024·5 min
A northern elephant seal spots a sablefish. Photo: Ocean Networks Canada
🌲Explainer
The seals were captured on camera—surprisingly, and repeatedly—drawn by sonar to check out a 645-metre-deep research site at Barkley Canyon
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, September 4, 2024·3 min
Speed sign in James Bay. Photo: Mark Brennae / Capital Daily
🏛️News
James Bay Neighborhood Association said speeding often occurs on certain streets when cruise ships are in port—even when the posted limit is a robust 50 km/hr.
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, August 7, 2024·4 min
Tom Moffat, 65+ Canadian and world horseshoe pitching champion for 2024. Photo: NHPA
⛰️News
Tom Moffat, a retired Canada Post letter carrier more than brought the mail home, winning a Canadian championship and a world championship in the last two weeks, something he calls “a dream come true.”
Mark Brennae·Wednesday, August 7, 2024·2 min
This photo accompanied a July 15 Reddit post alleging a Burnside-Gorge business is illegally dumping wastewater. Photo: Reddit
🚨News
Anyone caught discharging prohibited substances into the stormwater infrastructure is subject to fines of up to $1K per day
Mark Brennae·Tuesday, July 16, 2024·3 min