Rise is due in part to the city’s own decision to greenlight rezoning for the site

City had given the notoriously chaotic and run-down facility $500,000 in 2017, only to see minimal improvements followed by its premature closure

“I just can't see that in any sense of reality,” Chief Constable Del Manak told city councillor Ben Isitt

Online mobbing spurred by a racist post from a woman who was falsely alleged to work for the health agency

Shutdown, which will divert 2,500 vehicles daily, intended to help downtown recovery

Stresses of COVID-19 have caused a 100% increase in mental health referrals in some cases

Encampments will remain, but be urged to move into other parts of the park

New plan comes after Victoria had previously pushed for hotel rooms to be forcibly seized by the province