From October 18 - 20 the Canadian Urban Institute, the City of Victoria and the Victoria Foundation are hosting CUIxVictoria…
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Grandmothers For Africa, and Fourth Wave Fatigue
Victoria Grandmothers for Africa gather at Mile Zero to celebrate their fundraising ride for 2021. Photo credit: Jane Player. Victoria…
The World is Coming Apart at the Seams, and What We Can Do About It – A Dose of Inspiration
This might be a bit of a heavy read, and it's a bit rambly about all the challenges we're facing.…
Affordability, Housing and Homelessness/Downtown and Urban Fabric/Sustainable Transportation/Well Being and Healthy Cities/Youth
Council Summer Wrap Up – Housing, Bike Lanes, Sports Fields, and More
New skate parks and bike park too at Topaz. More below! Thursday was our last Council meeting before a summer…
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Clover Point 2.0, Accessibility, Confronting Reality, and The Future We Need
Dave Obee’s Times Colonist editorial on Friday, “Clover Point redesign ‘fixes’ what wasn’t broken,” really got under my skin. So…
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South Island First Nation Chiefs: “Please don’t lose sight of the young ones that we are honouring”
July 9 at Songhees Wellness Centre. Top: Chiefs and the rest of us standing with them after they signed and…
Affordability, Housing and Homelessness/Civil Society and a Strong Social Fabric/Climate Change and Sustainability/Economic Development and Prosperity/Well Being and Healthy Cities
Housing Supply in Victoria is Tipping in the Wrong Direction, and How Giving Away Council’s Power Can Help
These 22 town homes by Aryze, in Fairfield are currently under construction. They took close to three years to get…
Cautious Optimism for Victoria’s Economic Recovery: Building Back Victoria, by the Numbers
This past week, we turned a corner on COVID-19 as a province. As Dr. Henry laid out our new freedoms…
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Canada Day, 2021, Victoria BC: When Our Neighbours are Suffering It’s Not the Time To Celebrate
Children's shoes, stuffed toys, and 215 orange children's shirts on the steps of the BC Legislature. The shirts were laid…
Statement on the Targeted Act of Violence Against a Muslim Family in London, Ontario
The horrific hate-motivated violence against a Muslim family in a Canadian city makes our own work to make Victoria a…
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