Newsletter archive

Catch up on Victoria.

Missed a morning? Find the stories, events, and useful local intel from recent editions, newest first.

May 13, 2026

The end of May is coming. We need 36 more members.

Two weeks to go – are you in?

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May 13, 2026

🌅 Parkinson's can be manageable

16 more child-care spaces for Victoria, and BC nurses vote for job action

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May 12, 2026

🌅 Hantavirus cruise passengers quarantining on the Island

A renter's right to cool air.

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May 10, 2026

🌅 Topaz pickleball courts open

Weekly roundup. VicPD officer suspended with pay.

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May 8, 2026

🌅 FernFest is back

So is Victoria's seagull screaming contest.

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May 7, 2026

Local media is disappearing... Take a stand?

93 of you have stepped up so far in our Spring campaign. Here's what that means.

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May 7, 2026

🌅 Lights of Wonder going dark

Saanich calls on province to move forward with UVic housing project.

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May 6, 2026

🌅 Saanich teen missing

The Island’s early heatwave not a cause for climate panic, say experts. Another Victoria parade is cancelled.

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May 5, 2026

🌅 Longtime Langford councillor dies suddenly

New hope for FernFest. High weekend temperatures led to forest fires, potential campfire bans could be on their way.

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May 3, 2026

🌅 81st parade of its kind today

Weekly roundup. Victoria ranks high for Gen Z newbies.

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May 1, 2026

[TEST SCHEDULE] ignore — Quill probe

The day's essential Victoria stories.

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May 1, 2026

🌅 Spring reminder

May events for Greater Victoria

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April 30, 2026

🌅 Meteoric morning

Singing for the birds

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April 29, 2026

🌅 Good news on the Juan de Fuca Trail

Pro-Palestinian group looks for answers

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April 28, 2026

A couple of bucks a week — here's what it does

Your membership funds more than you think.

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April 28, 2026

🌅 Hermann's officially hits target

BC Coroner says intimate partner deaths mostly preventable

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April 26, 2026

🌅 Royal Roads lead to the past

Weekly roundup. AI comes to VicPD.

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April 24, 2026

🌅 'What does an astrobiologist actually do?'

Saying goodbye to a First Nation's pillar.

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April 23, 2026

🌅 Finding accessible trails in the CRD

Pacific FC has the soccer world talking. 4 grey whales found dead in 10 days near Island.

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April 22, 2026

🌅Saanich teacher sacked for emails, sick day usage

Love the planet today

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April 21, 2026

🌅 Another 31 Islanders killed by toxic drugs

Baseball’s ‘Superman’ to play at RAP this summer. Island’s first wildfire of the season.

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April 19, 2026

🌅 A plant show for the Garden City

Weekly roundup. Songhees Elder, educator, and community leader remembered.

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April 17, 2026

🌅 New TV screens for Blanshard

5.35% property tax hike for Saanich

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April 16, 2026

🌅 Hermann’s still needs a helping hand

Del Manak won’t run for mayor—see who is aiming for a seat in local office.

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