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Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative

Wildfires

BC Legislators in the hot seat to respond to a firefighting crisis

The BCGEU warns legislators they may not be able to meet the demands of the next wildfire season

Council

Sidney adopts its first accessibility plan at its council meeting

After a series of consultations, the Town of Sidney releases its Accessibility Plan to the public

Latest News

110-year-old downtown church holds its final service this Sunday

Challenging decisions about the future have First Metropolitan United moving in with Broad View United

Housing

Victoria developer asks to break housing affordability deal made last summer

902 Foul Bay is back in Victoria City Council’s order of business. Again.

Housing

Mission or market? Churches are not always on the right side of the housing crisis.

With fewer people attending church, religious communities across the country are making decisions about what to do with their assets.

Economy

Living Wage Symposium brought multiple sectors together to tackle the affordability crisis

A living wage of $25/hour could, in tandem with other policies that impact equity, make Victoria a more affordable city

Politics

Citizens’ Assembly to play a key role in Victoria-Saanich amalgamation decision

The two municipalities are counting on deliberative democracy to help them decide whether their contentious amalgamation will come to pass