Local News

The snow has yet to pile up deep enough for Mount Washington Alpine Resort to open.

Local actors in conjunction with a bar owner and the Nanaimo RCMP are getting proactive about a recent rash of drink-spiking. A Crime Stoppers video will be filmed today at the Queen's Hotel to raise awareness about the 'date-rape drug' — GHB.

Fed up with what he sees as unrelenting “harassment” by Esquimalt, Bong Warehouse owner Ryan Place says he and his store’s mascot are packing up and leaving the township.

For the past 13 years, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt staff at its health and dental clinics have played Santa for the 200 residents at the Mount St. Mary extended care hospital in downtown Victoria.

The proposed oil industry expansion on B.C.’s coast is not worth the risk to wild salmon, says a new report by the Raincoast Conservation Foundation.

Saanich police say several items were taken from a ground-level storage area on Linwood Avenue between Dec. 9 and 13, including two Scotty downriggers and two Specialized Crosstrail mountain bikes.

Oak Bay residents are open to the idea of regulating secondary suites, allowing more duplexes and encouraging more housing for seniors and young families, according to a comprehensive survey.

The latest move on the liquor-policy front conjures up images of tykes sitting in neighbourhood pubs with sippy cups in their little hands, eagerly awaiting a splash of the amber nectar. “Hey you kids! Be careful around the dart board.

It’s no secret this city is crazy about tattoos, but not just the art you can get inked onto your body.

A library card from the Greater Victoria Public Library is now providing mobile access to digital movies, TV shows, music and talking books.