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Neighbours sue city over Bottle Depot, want Victoria facility shut down

Adjacent property owners have complained for the past two years about the ongoing nuisance stemming from the bottle recycling depot, but the city has failed to act, lawyer John Alexander says in a statement...

 
 
 

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The 1997 case of a 14-year-old Victoria girl who died under a bridge after being swarmed and beaten by a group made up mostly of teenage girls shocked a nation and drew international attention to the issue of bullying.
 
 
 

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Jack Knox

Jack Knox: Reflections on Miss Edith, the columnist

Miss Edith Josie is dead, and I am a little sad, but even more surprised.


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'Stranded' ship here for refit

Victoria Shipyards lands deal after vessel's Olympic plans fall through

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Local Haiti fundraisers

Information about upcoming events to raise money for quake-damaged Haiti


 

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In Tofino, catch the wrong surf wave and you could be sitting in jail

Surfers become involved in alleged altercation over surfing etiquette

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Real estate market heats up in capital

Strong demand is once again fuelling multiple bids for attractive starter homes in Greater Victoria -- just as the Canadian Real Estate Association is predicting national records this year for average prices and sales.


 

Homeless to begin farming at Woodwynn within 8 weeks

The first group of formerly homeless people will be working the soil at Woodwynn Farm in Central Saanich within eight weeks, Richard Leblanc, Creating Homefulness executive director, said yesterday.


 

Veteran torchbearer will use auction cash to help build home for comrades in arms

Powerful emotions overcame David Munro as he carried the Olympic flame through Hope on Sunday.


 
 

B.C. health-care workers reach tentative, two-year deal

A tentative, two-year contract for about 48,000 health-care workers has been reached, Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced yesterday.


 

Victoria council backs alcohol measures, affecting price of booze

Victoria city council has endorsed an addiction research group's suggestions for reducing alcohol consumption, including raising the price of high-alcohol liquor.


 

Legion members vexed by delay on planned tower

Dozens of frustrated Esquimalt Legion members stomped out of council chambers last night, upset that controversial plans for a


 

West Coast waves getting bigger

The famed big waves of the West Coast are getting bigger, meaning greater threats of flooding or coastal erosion during storms, says a study by ocean scientists.

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Bus ride to go up by 25 cents in April

Adult monthly passes will hit $80 this year; discounted fares also rise

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Wilkinson Rd. closed

Wilkinson Road north of Burnside Road will be closed during daylight hours for much of the week as road crews do repaving.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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