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Bob Holness, who played in Victoria’s National Little League’s inaugural season in 1953, will be one of the players to return for the tournament this weekend. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

Rookie minor tournament connects Greater Victoria youth with players from 1953

Players from the inaugural season to award the winners of the tournament with medals

Bob Holness, who played in Victoria’s National Little League’s inaugural season in 1953, will be one of the players to return for the tournament this weekend. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Unlike the building pictured, more than 80 per cent of Saanich’s purpose-built rental buildings were constructed before 1990. (Black Press Media file photo)

Saanich adds another level of protection for renters facing renoviction, redevelopment

More than 80 per cent of Saanich’s purpose-built rental units constructed prior to 1990

Unlike the building pictured, more than 80 per cent of Saanich’s purpose-built rental buildings were constructed before 1990. (Black Press Media file photo)
Ted Smith, the founder of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club and the club’s lawyer Kirk Tousaw, stand with supporters outside of the Victoria courthouse prior to filing a lawsuit against the province. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club files lawsuit, injunction against province

VCBC has been raided three times, faces $6.5M in fines

Ted Smith, the founder of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club and the club’s lawyer Kirk Tousaw, stand with supporters outside of the Victoria courthouse prior to filing a lawsuit against the province. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
The group makes its way down Pandora Avenue toward Victoria City Hall, April 21, to call for an end to bylaw sweeps on unhoused communities. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

VIDEO: Victoria ‘stop the sweeps’ rally calls on city to stop seizing personal belongings

Members of the unhoused community and aid organizations gathered at city hall, calling for change

The group makes its way down Pandora Avenue toward Victoria City Hall, April 21, to call for an end to bylaw sweeps on unhoused communities. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Ted Smith, founder of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, gave a speech on the importance of continuing to support medical cannabis users. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

‘We will survive’: Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club holds 4/20 rally at legislature

Ted Smith, VCBC founder, said support is still needed for medical cannabis users despite legalization

Ted Smith, founder of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, gave a speech on the importance of continuing to support medical cannabis users. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
A mixture of pedestrians, cyclists and cars navigate the intersection of Blanshard Street and Fort Street. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Grace Lore backs bill prioritizing pedestrian safety

The bill would implement changes to the Motor Vehicle Act to mandate passing and following distances

A mixture of pedestrians, cyclists and cars navigate the intersection of Blanshard Street and Fort Street. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Samuel Pratt designed a new app to help people track the location of their ferries in real time. (Courtesy of Samuel Pratt)

Saanich man launches app to track BC Ferries in real-time

Samuel Pratt made the location app as a companion to his BC Ferry Times app, which tracks schedules

Samuel Pratt designed a new app to help people track the location of their ferries in real time. (Courtesy of Samuel Pratt)
Philip and Sonja Hathaway say they will camp in front of the B.C. legislature until they receive some news of when they will get their newborn daughter back. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

Couple camps at B.C. legislature to protest apprehension of newborn at Victoria hospital

Philip and Sonja Hathaway say their rights and the rights of their new daughter have been violated

Philip and Sonja Hathaway say they will camp in front of the B.C. legislature until they receive some news of when they will get their newborn daughter back. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
The manager of Threshold’s Supportive Recovery Program, Kacie Stirrett opens the door to the house to show off the home’s common areas. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

Recovery for youth who use drugs looks different – here’s how one program in Victoria does it

Threshold Housing Society’s youth recovery program in Victoria is helping young people who use drugs

The manager of Threshold’s Supportive Recovery Program, Kacie Stirrett opens the door to the house to show off the home’s common areas. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Sarah Beckett’s widower Brad Aschenbrenner and their sons open a memorial playground with an official ribbon cutting Aug. 24, 2019. (Black Press Media file photo)
Sarah Beckett’s widower Brad Aschenbrenner and their sons open a memorial playground with an official ribbon cutting Aug. 24, 2019. (Black Press Media file photo)
Overgrow UVic planted a small garden on the lawn in front of the library on campus. This act of ‘Guerilla Gardening’ was an effort to bring awareness to the importance of biodiversity. (Courtesy of Shay Ogurek)

‘Guerilla gardeners’ plant native species on UVic lawn but school quickly digs them up

Environmental studies studies sent message about biodiversity on campus

Overgrow UVic planted a small garden on the lawn in front of the library on campus. This act of ‘Guerilla Gardening’ was an effort to bring awareness to the importance of biodiversity. (Courtesy of Shay Ogurek)
The Teacup Tree, which stands on Clarence Street in James Bay, has bloomed again this year. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

James Bay’s Teacup Tree brings blooms and beauty to a quiet street

The Teacup Tree has bloomed again this year, bringing colour to the already adorned plum tree

The Teacup Tree, which stands on Clarence Street in James Bay, has bloomed again this year. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
A sculpture of a woodpecker by local artist Paul Lewis was stolen from its perch at Esquimalt Lagoon on March 23. (Courtesy of Paul Lewis Facebook)

‘There’s more wood than there are thieves’: Island artist defiant despite theft

Paul Lewis has been creating sculptures out of driftwood for years, delighting beach goers

A sculpture of a woodpecker by local artist Paul Lewis was stolen from its perch at Esquimalt Lagoon on March 23. (Courtesy of Paul Lewis Facebook)
Greater Victoria firefighters team up on Saturday, March 25, at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt to honour fallen firefighters Ken Gill and Forrest Owens. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

Greater Victoria firefighters take to the ice to honour to fallen colleagues

The Ken Gill and Forrest Owens Memorial Hockey Game focuses on mental health, occupational cancer

Greater Victoria firefighters team up on Saturday, March 25, at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt to honour fallen firefighters Ken Gill and Forrest Owens. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Olivia Hahn, 16, peers through the blinds into the daylight outside. (Courtesy of John Hahn)

Saanich teen publishes book about loss to help others her age process grief

Olivia Hahn’s book explores dealing with grief at a young age, detailing the loss of her mother

Olivia Hahn, 16, peers through the blinds into the daylight outside. (Courtesy of John Hahn)
The Post-COVID clinic at Royal Jubilee Hospital with transition to a virtual model April 1, 2023. (Nina Grossman/News Staff)

Victoria post-COVID clinics close for in-person treatment, transition to virtual care

The Provincial Health Authority says referrals are low and many are already accessing care virtually

The Post-COVID clinic at Royal Jubilee Hospital with transition to a virtual model April 1, 2023. (Nina Grossman/News Staff)
Members of the Sooke Region Communities Health Network, Island Health, John Horgan and Adrian Dix break ground where the new centre will be located in Sooke on March 16, 2023. (Hollie Ferguson - Black Press Media)

VIDEO: New integrated health-care centre coming to Sooke

New facility will consolidate current health services under one roof while looking to expand

Members of the Sooke Region Communities Health Network, Island Health, John Horgan and Adrian Dix break ground where the new centre will be located in Sooke on March 16, 2023. (Hollie Ferguson - Black Press Media)
Niki Ottosen poses with the Raging Grannies, who performed a few songs during the rally. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

Activists rally at city hall after case against Victoria dismissed

Niki Ottosen’s case was dismissed on the grounds she lacked standing to bring it

Niki Ottosen poses with the Raging Grannies, who performed a few songs during the rally. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
A doctor speaks with a patient. (Pixabay stock photo)

Mental Health Act expansion unlikely to reduce Victoria ER wait times, says NP

Patient rights advocate deem safe-guards a priority over who can assess for involuntary admission

A doctor speaks with a patient. (Pixabay stock photo)
The province has rolled out a plan to strengthen cancer care in B.C., with a focus on cervical cancer prevention. (Canva Creative/Black Press Media)

Access to cervical cancer screenings still behind in Greater Victoria

At-home HPV screenings to go province-wide within the year says Minister of Health Adrian Dix

The province has rolled out a plan to strengthen cancer care in B.C., with a focus on cervical cancer prevention. (Canva Creative/Black Press Media)