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Centennial Square redesign drops fountain, keeps artwork, cuts down a giant tree

Centennial Square redesign drops fountain, keeps artwork, cuts down a giant tree

Objectives include being able to accommodate more people, improving sight lines and providing 鈥渏oy and whimsy鈥 through things like a splash pad. There has been strenuous opposition to removing the fountain.
More security, outdoor drug-use sites help address illicit drug use in B.C. hospitals

More security, outdoor drug-use sites help address illicit drug use in B.C. hospitals

Measures are being taken after Ottawa granted Premier David Eby鈥檚 B.C. NDP government鈥檚 request to roll back parts of its hard drug decriminalization experiment.
Free transit in Campbell River, Comox Valley for Canada Day; extra buses in Victoria

Free transit in Campbell River, Comox Valley for Canada Day; extra buses in Victoria

Travel on B.C. Transit buses will be free in Campbell River and the Comox Valley for Canada Day. B.C. Transit鈥檚 eight routes in Campbell River and 16 routes in the Comox Valley won鈥檛 require a fare.
Photos: Canada Day long weekend: Cake at James Bay Market, JazzFest at Bullen Park

Photos: Canada Day long weekend: Cake at James Bay Market, JazzFest at Bullen Park

Photos from some of the many events going on this weekend.
B.C.'s drought: After a challenging two years, a close watch on 91原创 Island

B.C.'s drought: After a challenging two years, a close watch on 91原创 Island

Signs of drought the province is seeing started almost exactly two years ago in 2022, expert says.
A warning signal: Grey whales are getting smaller 鈥 but why?

A warning signal: Grey whales are getting smaller 鈥 but why?

A population of grey whales that feeds off B.C.'s coast has seen its adult population physically get smaller over the past two decades, a new study has found.
Don't travel with firewood: Another bad bug on B.C.'s hit list

Don't travel with firewood: Another bad bug on B.C.'s hit list

Moving firewood between regions can spread the range of not only the emerald ash borer but other destructive pests.
'Built by lawyers for lawyers': people self-representing in court face challenges

'Built by lawyers for lawyers': people self-representing in court face challenges

Every accused has a constitutional right to represent themselves and no court can override that decision, she said, as long as the person is fit to stand trial.
City blocks effort to convert Victoria rental units into hotel

City blocks effort to convert Victoria rental units into hotel

The decision closes a loophole that would have allowed units that had been used for short-term rentals to continue to be rented out.
North Saanich family home after months-long sailing trip

North Saanich family home after months-long sailing trip

The voyage took the family down the west coast of the United States and Mexico, and across the 91原创 to Hawaii.