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The Funk Hunters chase down an online audience
The local DJs have bucked the pandemic trend and hosted online shows for tens of thousands of fans
Omar Washington·Monday, March 22, 2021·9 min
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In ageing Oak Bay, renters still live in a grey area
But behind the "tweed curtain", attitudes are starting to change toward renters, who just a decade ago were perceived as a threat to the staid municipality
Omar Washington·Tuesday, January 26, 2021·7 min
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Victoria band Carmanah is driving out the pandemic lull with an innovative project
Converting a 1972 bus to a veggie oil and solar powered touring machine has kept two members busy during a slow time for most musicians
Omar Washington·Monday, January 4, 2021·6 min
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Victoria by-election voting starts next week. Here's what you need to know.
Ten candidates are vying for Laurel Collins's seat, offering competing policies on housing, transportation, climate change and more.
Omar Washington·Wednesday, November 25, 2020·6 min
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Victoria’s lost IKEA
For a brief, shining moment in the 1980s, Vancouver Islanders didn’t need to organize elaborate excursions to the mainland to get Swedish flat-packed furniture
Omar Washington·Thursday, November 12, 2020·5 min
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Where the parties stand on key Vancouver Island issues
We asked you to name the election issues that mattered most. Here’s what we found.
Omar Washington·Saturday, October 17, 2020·11 min
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How a roadside zoo unleashed a lizard invasion on Victoria
Known as Rudy’s Pet Park, the 60s-era attraction was singularly responsible for the now-ubiquitous common wall lizards swarming the Capital Region
Omar Washington·Saturday, September 19, 2020·5 min