Author

Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative

Homelessness

A limited number of emergency mats put street-entrenched people in the eye of a storm

“We need more shelter spaces and supportive housing,” — Grant McKenzie, Our Place Society

BC Election 2024

Cabinet ministers sworn in at Government House

New ministers will have big shoes to fill and big problems to address right out of the gate

Homelessness

Unhoused downtown: 'What do we do with our stuff?'

First their tents went, then a storage spot for their belongings got shut down.

BC Election 2024

New and returning MLAs sworn in at the BC Legislature

For the first time, the BC legislature has a majority of women MLAs

Business

Ships off the Westshore still have no port to go to: feds force workers back to the docks

A dock foreman strike in Vancouver means laden shipping vessels are parked in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

City Hall

Victoria council to ask Saanich for extreme weather shelter support

Victoria wants to avoid being the extreme weather shelter hub again this winter.

Municipal

More work to be done on Saanich climate action plan

In her overall assessment of the district's climate results, Saanich Manager of Sustainability Rebecca Newlove was blunt: “We’re not on track.”

City Hall

Aging infrastructure a concern as Victoria releases its draft financial plan

“For the average household, there would be an annual increase of $22 for water, $7 for sewer, $26 for stormwater, and $13 for solid waste,” the draft plan states.