1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (761+ words) Our Place Society says it will not back down from celebrating the successes of one of its transitional shelter residents, after her story of overcoming homelessness and drug use received hundreds of anti-trans messages on social media. CEO Julian Daly…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (105+ words) Victoria police say a suspect is facing multiple charges after many vehicles were damaged with a hammer in a residential parkade. Police responded to a call around 4 a.m. on June 11 about a person hitting vehicles with a hammer in the 1200-block…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago  (297+ words) Nanaimo RCMP are stressing the importance of proper helmet use after an e-scooter rider was injured in a collision with a passenger vehicle. The e-scooter rider’s helmet wasn’t properly secured and came off in the crash, and the youth required…...

14+ hour, 34+ min ago  (704+ words) A commentary by a Duncan ­resident who is the author of Night Runners of the Winter Seas. The discussion over whether to turn the Esquimalt and ­Nanaimo Railway route into either a restored transportation route or a recreational trail has…...

15+ hour, 19+ min ago  (716+ words) The rise in street drugs that don’t respond to Naloxone has been an unanticipated snag in the City of Victoria’s $10-million effort to tackle street disorder, but staff say the city is still ­making headway. Kerrilee Jones, the city’s assistant…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago  (524+ words) The owner of a tech-repair shop in Sooke is getting a helping hand from the community after being broken into seven times — including five times since April. Sooke resident Susan Jones, who frequents the shop through her business, WebMax Canada,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (805+ words) The mayors of Colwood and Nanaimo both announced this week that they are running for another term in this fall’s municipal elections. Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi, who is seeking a second term, said he made the decision after concluding he…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (403+ words) Saanich police are asking for help figuring out who is repeatedly vandalizing and stealing speed-limit signs on Torquay Drive between Gordon Head Middle School and Ash Road. They said Thursday that 10 incidents of sign damage or theft have been reported…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (629+ words) Councils on the Saanich Peninsula will consider a scaled-down proposal for a new recreation centre after Sidney rejected borrowing for a more expensive version. Borrowing $9.1 million for the proposed facility requires consent from Sidney, Central Saanich and North Saanich councils....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (640+ words) A commentary by a Saanich resident. Let us stop pretending that Saanich, with roughly 125,000 residents, is a rural municipality. Yes, a significant portion of the district remains protected by the Urban Containment Boundary and the Agricultural Land Reserve or is…...