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The Bay Centre made significant cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions and overall energy use between 2011 and 2019. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Network of major Greater Victoria buildings charting the path to zero emissions

Local buildings have made substantial cuts in a short timeframe, are taking up innovative systems

The Bay Centre made significant cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions and overall energy use between 2011 and 2019. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
A cyclist rides down the Fort Street protected bike lanes in the late morning on April 14. Victoria is expanding the protected AAA bike lanes on Fort Street from Cook Street to Foul Bay Road in 2023. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Victoria school thrilled as $11.7M in bike lanes, traffic elements coming to Fort Street

The busy corridor is getting revamped with safety additions from Cook Street to Oak Bay

A cyclist rides down the Fort Street protected bike lanes in the late morning on April 14. Victoria is expanding the protected AAA bike lanes on Fort Street from Cook Street to Foul Bay Road in 2023. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Construction continues at, and adjacent to, Vic High as an alumni group has taken court action over a land transfer. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Alumni group launches civil suit over Vic High lands as construction well underway

Loss of track and stadium decried by alumni despite new field coming

Construction continues at, and adjacent to, Vic High as an alumni group has taken court action over a land transfer. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Researchers from NOAA’s Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center and other scientists have used a new technique to determine the age of southern resident killer whales and other whales. Pictured is a new baby orca in the J-Pod of the Southern Resident Killer Whales, spotted off of the shores of Tofino. (Photo credit: John Forde and Jennifer Steven)

New method helping scientists gauge age of Southern Resident killer whales

Exploring their ‘epigenetic clock’ could identify trends and stressors within whale populations

Researchers from NOAA’s Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center and other scientists have used a new technique to determine the age of southern resident killer whales and other whales. Pictured is a new baby orca in the J-Pod of the Southern Resident Killer Whales, spotted off of the shores of Tofino. (Photo credit: John Forde and Jennifer Steven)
Victoria’s Inner Harbour was packed as crowds gathered to celebrate the return of in-person Canada Day activities with live music, food, and vendors in 2022. Council has approved at least $245,000 in funding for downtown revitalization events set for summer 2023. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

New summer events eyed for downtown Victoria with $245K in funding

Councillor says plans still in the works but events could include mix of interests

Victoria’s Inner Harbour was packed as crowds gathered to celebrate the return of in-person Canada Day activities with live music, food, and vendors in 2022. Council has approved at least $245,000 in funding for downtown revitalization events set for summer 2023. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Central Saanich Coun. Zeb King and his community are calling on the CRD to adopt carbon budgeting in order to put a finite amount on the greenhouse gases the region can emit before worsening climate change. (Courtesy of Zeb King)

Central Saanich wants CRD to implement a carbon budget to limit emissions

Councillor says budget system would boost accountability on greenhouse gas targets, tracking

Central Saanich Coun. Zeb King and his community are calling on the CRD to adopt carbon budgeting in order to put a finite amount on the greenhouse gases the region can emit before worsening climate change. (Courtesy of Zeb King)
A rendering of Starlight Developments’ proposal for a 1,600-unit rental project on Yates Street from Quadra to Cook streets. Victoria council could give final approval to the project on April 6. (Courtesy of Starlight Developments)

Victoria’s Harris Green Village project wants more parking than council requested

1,600-unit rental and two-block revamp is on the cusp of final approval

A rendering of Starlight Developments’ proposal for a 1,600-unit rental project on Yates Street from Quadra to Cook streets. Victoria council could give final approval to the project on April 6. (Courtesy of Starlight Developments)
Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto and Saanich Mayor Dean Murdock after a joint meeting on the process of organizing a citizen’s assembly that will study amalgamating the two communities or certain services. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Victoria, Saanich mayors say amalgamation study will reveal best service-providing model

Work continues on organizing a diverse 48-person citizens’ assembly

Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto and Saanich Mayor Dean Murdock after a joint meeting on the process of organizing a citizen’s assembly that will study amalgamating the two communities or certain services. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
The Telus Ocean building will be a zero-carbon structure when it rises from this construction site in downtown Victoria. More new buildings in the capital and across the province will soon have to be built to produce lower emissions as the province is set to bring its Zero Carbon Step Code. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

‘Long overdue’: B.C. introducing new powers to limit emissions of new buildings

Zero Carbon Step Code comes into effect May 1

The Telus Ocean building will be a zero-carbon structure when it rises from this construction site in downtown Victoria. More new buildings in the capital and across the province will soon have to be built to produce lower emissions as the province is set to bring its Zero Carbon Step Code. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Victoria mayor Marianne Alto said federal commitments around combating climate change, building affordable housing and more protection from natural disasters will help the city be livable and sustainable. (Jake Romphf/ News Staff)

Victoria mayor welcomes climate, housing, homelessness support in federal budget

Marianne Alto wants more transit funding for cities

Victoria mayor Marianne Alto said federal commitments around combating climate change, building affordable housing and more protection from natural disasters will help the city be livable and sustainable. (Jake Romphf/ News Staff)
City of Victoria electric vehicle chargers n Store Street. The city will need to ramp up the number of public chargers it builds in the coming years to keep up with the expected demand and its own timelines. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Jolt needed in Victoria’s electric vehicle charger rollout as city misses first target

Goal to build 650 over six years, but only 67 installed in 2022

City of Victoria electric vehicle chargers n Store Street. The city will need to ramp up the number of public chargers it builds in the coming years to keep up with the expected demand and its own timelines. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Pictured is the McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in Esquimalt. The CRD has received some results from thermal processing pilots that were looking at long-term options for the region’s biosolids. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Thermal processes possible for CRD’s long-term biosolid solution

CRD advised to undertake advanced thermal trial at Hartland Landfill

Pictured is the McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in Esquimalt. The CRD has received some results from thermal processing pilots that were looking at long-term options for the region’s biosolids. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Spouses of CFB Esquimalt are calling out a new pay structure that takes away monthly help for any expense other than housing and targets to mainly benefit the lower ranks. Pictured is Rear-Admiral Bill Truelove presiding over the changing of command from Commodore Bob Auchterlonie to Captain (Navy) Jeffery Zwick CFB Esquimalt on board the HMCS Calgary, in Esquimalt B.C., on June 24, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

CFB Esquimalt spouses decry families effectively seeing pay cuts with new structure

Long-awaited replacement aims to help lower ranks afford housing

Spouses of CFB Esquimalt are calling out a new pay structure that takes away monthly help for any expense other than housing and targets to mainly benefit the lower ranks. Pictured is Rear-Admiral Bill Truelove presiding over the changing of command from Commodore Bob Auchterlonie to Captain (Navy) Jeffery Zwick CFB Esquimalt on board the HMCS Calgary, in Esquimalt B.C., on June 24, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Breanne Nicholas looks out over Langford’s Starlight Stadium. The co-captain of Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team hopes to help end the stigma around mental health and its impact on high-performance athletes. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Canada rugby sevens members push for mental health literacy in sport

Co-captain, coach hope for more openness around mental health challenges facing athletes

Breanne Nicholas looks out over Langford’s Starlight Stadium. The co-captain of Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team hopes to help end the stigma around mental health and its impact on high-performance athletes. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
A stalled program that sees police officers interact with Greater Victoria School District students has still received funding as police intend to revive it in recent years. Now, some are calling for an end to the program. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Funding remains amid calls to end Victoria police’s paused school liaison program

Officers haven’t been in schools since 2018 after being redeployed to front-line roles

A stalled program that sees police officers interact with Greater Victoria School District students has still received funding as police intend to revive it in recent years. Now, some are calling for an end to the program. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
The City of Victoria is looking at extending paid parking hours to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in a bid to cut its property tax increase. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Victoria looks to further cut tax hike with longer paid parking hours

Money topping up some reserves to be reduced

The City of Victoria is looking at extending paid parking hours to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in a bid to cut its property tax increase. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
A class action suit has been certified against the former Saanich grocery store assistant manager who secretly filmed his naked coworkers in the bathroom, while the Red Barn grocery location is also named after being accused of a toxic and sexualized work environment. (Black Press Media file photo)

Lawsuit targets Saanich grocery store and man who secretly filmed naked co-workers

Plaintiffs accuse Red Barn location’s former management of enabling a misogynist workplace

A class action suit has been certified against the former Saanich grocery store assistant manager who secretly filmed his naked coworkers in the bathroom, while the Red Barn grocery location is also named after being accused of a toxic and sexualized work environment. (Black Press Media file photo)
The federal government and B.C. announced the Island Rail Corridor segment running through the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation will return to the community. (Photo by Mike Bonkowski for Island Corridor Foundation)

Canada, B.C. announce Island Rail Corridor lands being returned to First Nation

Snaw-Naw-As First Nation claimed their land was expropriated for rail services no longer in use

The federal government and B.C. announced the Island Rail Corridor segment running through the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation will return to the community. (Photo by Mike Bonkowski for Island Corridor Foundation)
A patio structure in Cook Street Village in March. Victoria is set to bring in a bylaw transition from its pandemic patio program. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Victoria poised to pass its pandemic patio bylaw as B.C. extends them through 2024

Bylaw outlines transition to permanent use of public spaces for new, existing patios

A patio structure in Cook Street Village in March. Victoria is set to bring in a bylaw transition from its pandemic patio program. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada boat practicing using their oikomi pipes to deter marine life during the fuel spill response to a sunken fishing boat on August 25, 2022. (Courtesy of NOAA Northwest Fishers Science Centre)

Coordinated response helped protect orcas during fuel spill off Victoria: NOAA

U.S. and Canadian agencies worked together to deter orcas from the affected areas

A Fisheries and Oceans Canada boat practicing using their oikomi pipes to deter marine life during the fuel spill response to a sunken fishing boat on August 25, 2022. (Courtesy of NOAA Northwest Fishers Science Centre)