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With one year to go, Lisa Helps still has plans for Victoria

By Emily Fagan
October 23, 2021

The mayor is not running again next October. We sat down with her to discuss her time in office so far, what the next election holds, and what comes after

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Councillor Geoff Young defends comments about residential schools, burials

By Jimmy Thomson
June 12, 2021

Young objected to the use of the words ‘genocide’ and ‘mass grave’ in a council debate on Canada Day celebrations

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Victoria City Council recommits to ending sexualized violence in the city's hospitality industry

By Emily Fagan
May 30, 2021

The city seeks to address concerns about sexual assault in Victoria through new measures for businesses and council

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'The pandemic has really been a magnifying glass': a Q&A with Mayor Lisa Helps

By Jimmy Thomson
December 29, 2020

The mayor talks housing, procurement, and plans for her final two years in office

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Victoria by-election voting starts next week. Here's what you need to know.

By Omar Washington
November 26, 2020

Ten candidates are vying for Laurel Collins's seat, offering competing policies on housing, transportation, climate change and more.

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Victoria Rushes to Close Government Street to Car Traffic

By Sean Craig
June 4, 2020

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

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Contentious City Hall Meeting Ends With Victoria Order Protecting Unoccupied Tents

By Sean Craig
May 22, 2020

“We are basically ordering the creation of a new tent camp in Beacon Hill Park with this motion,” said Councillor Geoff Young, the motion’s sole dissenter