Victoria council gives green light to Roundhouse project (www.timescolonist.com)
Poilievre promises to build more housing on Vancouver Island visit (vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca)
Unfortunately, it looks like he’s going to elected in a couple years. I just hope people remember after a term of the Conservatives cutting important environmental policies like the carbon tax, that they will have failed to make like more affordable AND fucked up the environment more....
Island Farms plant problem fixed, milk processing and delivery back on track (www.timescolonist.com)
In case anyone was wondering what happened at the grocery stores over the last couple days.
Livable wage required in Greater Victoria creeps over $25/hr for first time (www.cheknews.ca)
CRD purchases former Royal Oak Golf Course (www.timescolonist.com)
Tiny Town sold but expected to stay in Victoria (www.timescolonist.com)
BC Road Trip Time Machine, Highway 17 - Victoria to Swartz Bay, 1966 (www.youtube.com)
From the YouTube description:...
Parking fees at regional parks back on CRD agenda (www.timescolonist.com)
Archive: archive.ph/n8fv5
B.C. woman whose cat went missing warns of scammer claiming to have found it - BC | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Photos from Bryan Adams at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Sept 9 2023 (lemmy.world)
Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams performed a GREAT sold out show in Victoria at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Saturday September 9, 2023....
CRD OKs $53.5M to widen and light busiest parts of Galloping Goose and Lochside (www.timescolonist.com)
'Poison pill' restrictions crushing hopes for more multi-unit housing in Victoria (www.timescolonist.com)
Ever wonder where our water comes from? (lemmy.ca)
I found this on the subreddit but created a higher res screenshot from the source material....
Traffic jams on winding, narrow Finlayson Arm Road thanks to GPS algorithms guiding drivers (www.timescolonist.com)
[TC Letters to the Editor] Let’s make big plans for large new ferries
With the B.C. Ferries fleet having reached capacity, I think it’s time to accelerate the plans to purchase new vessels for the major routes. To help to make them more future-proof, I think the new vessels should be at least 200 metres long, preferably a good deal longer....
Victoria Tool Library (victoriatoollibrary.org)
Membership based tool library.
$1.2B Colwood development(Royal Beach) renamed the Beachlands (www.timescolonist.com)
Because reasons?
Historic Old Town exhibit reopens at the Royal BC Museum (www.cheknews.ca)
[Megathread] BC Day (Aug 7) in Victoria (lemmy.ca)
Hey folks -...
Beloved Central Saanich pig dies (www.cheknews.ca)
Victoria cyclists furious after finding screws and nails left on purpose on new bike lane - Canadian Cycling Magazine (cyclingmagazine.ca)
“Total haul from the Superior Street bike lane today, 43 screws and nails found lying in the middle of the bike path, and only on the bike path".
Westhills formally transfers 35 acres of parkland to Langford (www.timescolonist.com)
Suspicious death in Oak Bay prompts road closure (www.cheknews.ca)
Hundreds of Victoria short-term rental hosts dodging regulations and fees (www.saanichnews.com)
