Category: COVID-19 Recovery
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‘Functional Zero’ – Ending Chronic Homelessness in Victoria
These buildings are samples of the types of homes under construction that will provide transitional and permanent housing for those currently experiencing homelessness or living in supportive housing, freeing up space for people experiencing homelessness to move in. There are thousands of units under construction in our region, including at least 500 with rents of…
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2021: Here’s to Hope … and Hard Work
As we awoke on January 1 2020, COVID-19 was a world away. Our economy was one of the strongest in the country; our downtown was thriving. Few of us could have anticipated the toll the pandemic would take on our seniors, health care workers, small businesses, people without homes, governments, on each and every one…
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Council balances 2020 budget and leaves additional $17.6 million in reserve funds
Facebook live update August 7 2020. We’ll be back on Friday September 4th at 1pm to update on City’s continued COVID-19 initiatives and Council decisions more generally. I opened my remarks on Friday with gratitude to front line city staff. Over the past months of the ongoing global health pandemic, our bylaw team, our public…
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Build Back Victoria Off to a Great Start!
Video of weekly Facebook live address. Friday June 19, 2020. Tune in Fridays at 1pm on the City’s Facebook page. Saturday June 20th is World Refugee Day, a day to mark the challenges faced by refugees world wide. It’s also an opportunity to reassert that Victoria is a welcoming city and a place that has…
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Build Back Victoria: A Path to Re-Opening and Recovery
The City has implemented a number of initiatives to support local businesses and the community to re-open and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, including $575,000 in economic stimulus grants. The new initiatives will give restaurants and businesses the opportunity to expand their patios, and services on sidewalks, streets and neighbourhood squares and plazas. Parks will…
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TELUS Commits to Victoria, Plans “TELUS Ocean” – Office and Innovation Centre in Downtown
Press conference announcing TELUS Ocean Innovation Centre in downtown Victoria. Today we announced that TELUS Communications Inc. intends to bring the TELUS Ocean project to Victoria, as part of an acquisition of the “Apex” site, a parcel of City-owned land at 749‑767 Douglas Street, on the corner of Douglas and Humboldt Streets. This marks the…
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City of Victoria Supports Businesses in Restart and Reopening
Facebook live address, Friday May 22nd. We’ll be back Friday May 29th at 1pm. This week, the Province initiated Phase Two of their recovery plan and coffee shops, boutique retailers, and shopping centres around Victoria have started the process of reopening to the public. The City has been collaborating with the Downtown Victoria Business Association,…
