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What it’s like inside Greater Victoria's supportive housing

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

Shelby and Ross know that neighbours of the former Travelodge on Gorge Road East — the supportive housing facility where they live — are scared and frustrated. Ross understands why some residents . . .

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Jack Knox: Beyond horrors of war, lives without bitterness

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Loads of books, loads of patience at Times Colonist Book Drive

Amid pandemic, boom for golf and camping, but gyms suffering

Deadlier drug mix deepens crisis; naloxone not effective against new substances

Move and cleanup continue in Beacon Hill Park

Islander’s relative in Beirut tells of explosion horror; local efforts to help

Victoria police officer cleared after teen's ankle broken during arrest

Affordable housing project opens on Saanich Peninsula

U.S. vessel in quarantine on Lower Mainland after crew tests positive for COVID...

Police say driver in crash was impaired by drugs

COVID-19 case linked to WestJet flight out of Victoria

Update: Courtenay teen, 13, has been found

‘Life-changing’ $7.4M centre for T’Sou-ke First Nation

Jack Knox: What’s all the noise about a couple of kids?

Richardson Street redesign: How the shared-use bikeway will work

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Life

Pandemic takes heavy toll on Island caterers, DJs, limo firms and wedding venues

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

Rick Scheffers used to tell his wife their business was recession-proof. In his 30 years running a Nanaimo-based DJ company, RSM Productions, Scheffers saw that even during economic slowdowns, . . .

Local

Richardson Street redesign: How the shared-use bikeway will work

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Victoria’s plans to redesign Richardson Street will include space for two lanes of traffic shared by drivers and cyclists, while reducing traffic speeds and volumes by diverting cars to nearby . . .

Local

Traps set after surge of possible ‘murder hornet’ sightings in B.C.

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

A Saanich woman believes she spotted an Asian giant hornet — commonly referred to as the “murder hornet” — in her backyard over the weekend, but wasn’t able to kill or capture the insect for . . .

Business

Design for proposed Telus Ocean building in downtown Victoria unveiled

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist

A triangular building featuring a massive wall of glass along Douglas Street is planned for the Apex site at the meeting point of Douglas and Humboldt streets in downtown Victoria.The 11-storey . . .

Food & Drink

Eric Akis: Skillet BBQ Mac and Cheese rich with Island cheeses

Eric Akis / Times Colonist

Palate-pleasing, comforting and rib-sticking, it’s no surprise that mac and cheese appeals to all ages. And another big part of its allure is that it can be prepared in myriad ways. For example, . . .

Opinion

Dying in pandemic times: My son and my father passed away in a 6-week span

Roshan Danesh / .

Over the past six weeks, my father and my son passed away. Neither of them died of COVID-19. But the experience of their last weeks, days and hours was indelibly shaped by the difficult times humanity is facing as it confronts the pandemic.

Real Estate

Sandstone development plan a ‘game changer for south Nanaimo’

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

The Vancouver company that owns the 726-acre Sandstone site at the south end of Nanaimo hopes for a public hearing this fall to present a revised vision. “It is basically going to be a . . .

Opinion

To stay cool, leave house windows closed or open?

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

The assumption here is that you want to keep your house as cool as possible in hot weather without resorting to air conditioning.

Local

After the fight of her life, UVic grad at top of class

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Chelsea Kutyn graduated at the top of her class in fine arts at the University of Victoria, which is an achievement in itself. But she did it after spending 29 days in isolation battling a . . .

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Dave Obee: No Times Colonist book drive this year, but we have ideas

Dave Obee / Times Colonist editor and publisher

We need to make it official: The Times Colonist book drive, a vital part of our lives since 1998, will not happen this year. COVID-19 has made it unthinkable. We had planned to have the event in . . .

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