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Neighbourhood businesses are reeling from the effects of the Tuesday morning fire that destroyed the Tudor House Pub in Esquimalt.

Victoria tourism appears to be rebounding after years in the doldrums now that sunny weather has arrived. “I think we are on a roll here,” tourism consultant Frank Bourree said on Wednesday. “May was good. June was fantastic.

Victoria could piggyback the construction of new separated bike lanes on sewer main work planned along Dallas Road. City engineering staff are recommending the city explore the possibility of installing stand-alone, two-way bike lanes along a 2.

When the third in line to the British throne finally enters the world, the Royal Family can expect to receive several books worth of well wishes from Victoria residents and visitors.

Canada Post will ship Greater Victoria letters to Vancouver for sorting, starting Sept. 16.

British Columbians spend an average of $43.90 each week on produce — and throw away about 11% of their purchase, according to a new study commissioned by KitchenAid. Both those numbers — expenditure and waste — are above the national average.

As a petition to keep the lights on at the Centre of the Universe approaches 800 signatures, the federal government remains on course to shut it down next month.

Around the world, people may be raising a glass, toasting fond memories of Esquimalt’s Tudor House Pub. “So many of the ships came into port here,” said Sherri Robinson, a historian and volunteer archivist, hours after the pub burned to the ground.

The B.C. government won’t get involved in a dispute between Esquimalt and the Capital Regional District over a sewage treatment plant at McLoughlin Point, says the environment minister.

The Vancouver Island Health Authority is cutting the hours of its medical laboratories and reducing some of the services it offers in Greater Victoria.