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Back to SearchGreater Victoria’s urban deer and the drug used to manage them
Wild deer are a common sight in greater Victoria, as we humans keep building our homes in their habitat - but the immuno-contraceptive experiment in Oak Bay seems to have worked at managing the popul…
Published on 9 hours ago
Island response to the Cowichan ruling and private property concerns
Even though it’s been three months since a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled that Quw’utsun Nation (Cowichan Tribes, Stz’uminus First Nation, Penelakut Tribe, Halalt First Nation and Lyackson First Nati…
Published on 1 week ago
GHGs will keep flowing from Victoria cruise ships
The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) has been trying to find a way to install shore power at Ogden Point, so that some of the cruise ships that stop there can plug in and use electricity - i…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Not all island communities provide winter homeless shelters - why not?
There are unhoused people living in communities across Vancouver Island, but not every community has a place for them to go on nights when winter weather is so bad that it’s dangerous. The province p…
Published on 3 weeks ago
An easy way to help earthquake research
Every time the earth shakes on the island, we flock to social media to see who else felt the tremor. But did you know you can also report your experience to Earthquakes Canada, to help with future re…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Will the public sector strike end anytime soon?
Thousands of union members rallied at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria this week, as the BCGEU and PEA strike entered its sixth week. So what’s keeping the two unions and their employer - the provinc…
Published on 1 month ago
An arts and music future for Pandora?
The Victoria Conservatory of Music (VCM), which is located on the 900-block of Pandora, is getting ready to fully reopen the Alix Goolden Performance Hall. It’s been partially closed since the pandem…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Tiny homes could soon be a reality on some islands
Tiny homes on wheels are technically not allowed as permanent housing - but that hasn’t stopped some people in rural B.C. communities from living in them, because they’re affordable and don’t leave a…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The controversy over a U.S. non-profit’s application to use B.C. land
Some islanders are upset that a U.S. non-profit that does adventure tourism wants to renew and expand its access to crown land along the B.C. coast. National Outdoor Leadership School says its sea ka…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
How long will the BCGEU strike last?
Public sector workers in the BCGEU (BC General Employees' Union) and PEA (Professional Employees Association) escalated job action this week. About 14,500 of those workers are islanders. On this epis…
Published on 2 months ago