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🔹Legal gun ownership rising in BC faster than in any other province or territory: federal data🔹
Over 340,000 legal gun owners are licensed in British Columbia, according to data compiled by the RCMP. Licensed gun owners have increased by 18.2% over the last five years, through
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Victoria’s iconic Alfred the Flower man regaled generations of Victorians with his visits to local bars and lounges with flowers and teddy bears for sale, jokes and even words to the wise.
Alfred (Arthur) Sillem passed away recently, leaving behind countless memories, and so
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🔹Petition launched for City of Victoria to reconsider Dowler Place drug services centre🔹
A petition has been started by a resident of North Park calling on the City of Victoria to reconsider its plans for a homeless services centre and drug consumption site on Dowler Place in
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The crew of
#BCFerries
’
#CoastalCelebration
are heroes tonight after the rescue of a man who radioed for help when his vessel began taking on water off the coast of North Saanich. Photos courtesy of Tracy M.
#yyj
#nsaan
#yvr
#sidneybc
#tsawwassen
#swartzbay
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It's official, as of today BC has banned workplaces from requiring that employees wear high heels
#yyj
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🔹Attack on medics, firefighters rendering medical care on Pandora leads to massive police response from VicPD, West Shore RCMP, Oak Bay PD and Saanich PD🔹
Medics and firefighters were attacked while providing medical assistance to an individual along the 900-block of Pandora
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What a difference a year makes in
#yyj
. The top photo is one year ago, bottom photo taken today. By Lia T
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🔹NDP says Sooke Mayor Maya Tait acclaimed as future candidate for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke federal riding🔹
Sooke’s multi-term mayor Maya Tait has been acclaimed as the NDP candidate for the
#Esquimalt
-
#Saanich
-
#Sooke
federal riding following NDP member of parliament Randall
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🔹New Langford Lake dock opens to public🔹
A new lake-side experience has opened to the public at Langford Lake, where a large dock is now available alongside lands of the Westhills community, which provided the photo below and was involved in the project’s construction.
The
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🔹Victoria’s “no-go zone” for paramedics and firefighters without police escort draws national headlines🔹
It’s not the sort of media coverage Victoria wants, but it’s spreading fast, and has gone national.
Following an attack on a paramedic in the 900-block of Pandora Avenue
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🧐Should VicPD open a downtown Victoria police station on Yates at Douglas?🧐
With the upcoming departure of Maximus Canada from its offices on Yates Street at Douglas Street, should the
@vicpdcanada
open a secondary police station in the downtown core, along the ground floor of
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Victoria’s Clover Point is destined for improvements that include new seating areas, picnic tables, a food truck area, beach access via an existing ramp and public art, but also a nixing of vehicle access. The plans are going before council soon.
#yyj
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🚴Put those pedals to the metal!🚴
Saanich has completed a bi-directional bicycle lane on Gorge Road West between Tillicum and Admirals roads.
The work was done in conjunction with asphalt paving along the stretch, and improvements to underground infrastructure. The roadway
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A fuel truck travels the Malahat after replenishing gas supplies in Greater Victoria.
Traffic levels along the
#Malahat
have greatly subsided today as motorists respond to an essential travel restriction to keep roads clear for transport trucks & supply chains.
#yyj
#yyjtraffic
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Fairfield-Gonzalez & Fernwood associations opposed to
#missingmiddle
, stating insufficient protections exist for renters and trees under the plan. Lack of parks in neighbourhoods means urban canopy is on private land, they say, and vulnerable to redev.
#yyjpoli
#yyjhousing
#yyj
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🔹Royal BC Museums’s Old Town to re-open this Saturday🔹
Workers are busy putting on the final touches at the Old Town exhibits of Victoria’s Royal BC Museum, which reopen to the public this Saturday.
‘Old Town’ closed last year, with museum officials citing a desire to
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🔹Video game maker to open Victoria office in Vic West🔹
Video game maker EA Games is expanding its employment reach to Victoria, reportedly, with new digs coming soon to Vic West’s Upper Harbour Place offices on Tyee Road.
EA, known also as Electronic Arts, has a large campus
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A flyover overpass has been announced for Highway 17 at Keating Cross Road in Central Saanich. The improvement will remove a northbound right hand turn onto Keating and improve access onto the highway for southbound vehicles.
#yyj
#csaan
#yyjpoli
#yyjtraffic
#bchighway17
#saanpen
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High crime and violence has lead to a downtown
@CityOfVictoria
@7ElevenCanada
to install a water-based deterrent to eliminate loitering. The Quadra and Yates store is on the same block where a mother and baby were assaulted on October 26.
Do you agree with 7-11’s system?
#yyj
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View of Saanich’s Cadboro Bay and a fledgling UVic campus in the 1960s, at-right.
Much of the area around UVic was farmland through the 1970s, including communities like Gordon Head.
#cadborobay
#uvic
#saanich
#oakbay
#gordonhead
📸 This image is part of a history display at
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#Saanich
Police are closing the Pat Bay at Quadra to rescue a duckling stuck in the highway media. Awe :)
#yyj
#yyjtraffic
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Spawning salmon have appeared at Goldstream Park! Here's your first glimpse of the fish
#yyj
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🔹Original Johnson Street Bridge handrails repurposed at Old Town condo development🔹
Handrails from the original Johnson Street Bridge appear to have been repurposed at a condominium project nearing completion along the Upper Harbour in Old Town.
Known as The Pearl, the
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Beer lovers, get ready for this. Phillips Brewery has received the green light from Victoria council to open a 134-seat tasting room and experiential space near Chinatown. And check out that art deco-themed sign! From
@CitifiedYYJ
:
#yyj
#yyjbeer
#craftbeer
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🔹Cute tourist hoodie …pretty much nails it, by accident🔹
Victoria being synonymous with tents is the theme of this tourist shop hoodie spotted on Government Street, hinting at the region’s campgrounds and nearby wilderness areas, but the designers didn’t realize just how on
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🔹Province launches e-bike rebates of up to $1,400🔹
Individuals looking to buy an e-bike in BC might want to hold off until June 1st, when the province begin issuing rebates of $350 to $1,400 per bicycle, depending on an individual’s income. More from the province:
Beginning
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It's busy out there as
@MVCoho
&
@CarnivalCruise
Legend arrive @
@gvicharbour
while
@HarbourAirLtd
taxis 4 t/o
#yyj
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Local homelessness activist Chrissy Brett, who says she vows to return her roving protest camp to
#OakBay
for "round 2," was met with a swift
@OakBayPolice
Dept response: "We have an invoice for you."
#yyj
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Welcome home crews of
#HMCSWinnipeg
and
#HMCSVancouver
!
The CFB Esquimalt-stationed navy vessels sailed into port this morning after lengthy missions abroad.
The first kiss, pictured here, is aboard HMCS Winnipeg.
#yyj
#canadianforces
#cfbesquimalt
#rcnavy
#canadiannavy
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Washington State’s Mt Baker as seen from the shores of Oak Bay on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Today was arguably one of the mildest January days ...ever!?
#yyj
#victoriabc
#mtbaker
#vancouverisland
#salishsea
#oakaby
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🔹Saanich council approves attainable condominium and townhome project on Tyndall Avenue🔹
58 homes of attainable condo and townhome units have been approved for Tyndall Avenue on the former site of the Gordon Head United Church.
The project is targeting first-time buyers, and
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🔹Galloping Goose expansion coming soon🔹
The expansion of the Galloping Goose Regional Trail’s busiest section in Victoria and Saanich will start as early as next year, and here’s a good approximation of what we can expect.
The CRD is investing over $50 million for regional
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🔹Major downtown employer to vacate Yates Street office; hundreds of workers shifting to Central Saanich🔹
The Saanich Peninsula’s gain will be downtown’s loss as a large portion of Maximus Canada employees switch over to a new employer that won the provincial MSP/Pharmacare
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Island artists will hide 300 glass spheres on east coast VI beaches. Find one, keep it. More at
#yyj
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Move aside,
@MichaelPhelps
, gaze of Inner Harbour raccoons are no match
#yyj
#raccoons
#RaccoonSwimTeam
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🔹Squatter moves RV onto Sooke lot, builds deck, fencing, stacks firewood, and puts up ‘no trespass sign’🔹
A property owner who came by his Charters Road property south of Sooke Road in Sooke’s town centre posted to social media his shock when he discovered a full-on RV site,
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🔹Ontario-based Porter Airlines expected to launch Victoria-Toronto flights starting this fall🔹
Porter Airlines plans to expand way west to Vancouver Island starting this fall, with flights between Toronto’s Pearson International and Victoria International Airport.
Porter is
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The
#Malahat
has reopened following this evening’s multiple brush fires sparked along the roadway near the summit.
#yyj
#yyjtraffic
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🇨🇦🍻Booze on the bus now permitted on Canada Day, says BC Transit🥃 🇨🇦
You still can’t drink on the bus, or have open liquor on the bus, but you’ll be able to transport closed alcohol containers on the bus this Canada Day, a move that changes direction following many years of a
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🔹Rejuvenation of Blanshard Street starting soon🔹
Several blocks of Blanshard Street in downtown Victoria will undergo a transformation starting this month, according to the City of Victoria.
The City will be undertaking a beautification project starting this July that will
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These rescued kittens enroute from Edm to
@CatsCradleRescu
to make space 4 FortMc animals in need of shelters
#yyj
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🔹EV bus maker Proterra, supplier of upcoming BC Transit EV buses, goes bankrupt🔹
The California-based company recently announced as the first supplier of electric buses for Victoria’s transit system has gone bankrupt.
BC Transit recently announced Proterra would supply 10
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🔹Province to help fund shore power for cruise ships at Victoria’s Ogden Point🔹
A multi million dollar investment from the province will help deliver shore power to cruise ships docked at Victoria’s Ogden Point terminal in James Bay. More from the province:
The Province is
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Gorgeous view of
#VancouverIsland
from Intl Space Station, courtesy of British
#astronaut
Time Peake
#yyj
#ISS
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Amazing. Killer whale spotted off Whiffen Spit in
#Sooke
. Photo by
http://t.co/f8nHYwvqQj
#yyj
http://t.co/l8S2N5llw8
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Popeyes Louisiana Chicken is opening a
#Saanich
location later this year at Tuscany Village on McKenzie Ave at Shelbourne St. The fast food eatery will be the chain’s first Vancouver Island location.
#yyj
#yyjfoodie
#yyjeats
#yyjfoodies
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Central Middle School has installed a chicken coop. What an amazing educational opportunity for the kids!
#yyj
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Do you know the cyclist in this video? VicPD is working to identify the individual who was clipped by a car in downtown Victoria. If you have information regarding this incident, call VicPD at 250-995-7654
#yyj
#yyjtraffic
#yyjtraf
#yyjbike
#yyjcycling
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@ChiefManak
@GurdeepPandher
@vicpdcanada
Amazing,
@ChiefManak
! We cannot thank you enough for what you and your force does everyday in
#yyj
.
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🔹Two person-caused wildfires on Vancouver Island are now under control🔹
Carelessness by visitors to wilderness areas of Vancouver Island is believed to be the cause of two wildfires currently burning on Vancouver Island. One fire, west of Nanaimo, was sighted yesterday and is
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.
@BarbsFishNChips
' new floating home in
#JamesBay
was towed into position this weekend at Fisherman's Wharf. More photos of the new digs and the installation, courtesy of alstonj on VV's forum, are available here:
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Northwest Deuce Days organizer Al Clark has cancelled the event in
#yyj
. “Big thank you to Victoria for all of the bike lanes. Northwest Deuce Days is history. After 21 years of hosting the event we have decided to call it quits,” Clark wrote.
#yyjpoli
#yyjtourism
#yyjbiz
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VibrantVictoria &
@CitifiedYYJ
want 2 send U & 1 friend 2 see the Hip live in Victoria!
#yyj
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How about this as a solution for West Shore traffic? The
#Esquimalt
Harbour Bridge would connect the shores of Esquimalt and
#ColwoodBC
via Admirals Road and Ocean Boulevard:
#yyj
#yyjtraffic
#yyjtraf
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Good morning,
#yyj
.Today's high of 26C will B a record breaker if we get there. Might B good day for a ...beach day?
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Cruise ship pulls into
#JamesBay
's Ogden Pt as a man paddle boards along shores of Inner Harbour
#yyj
@gvicharbour
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BREAKING: protestors have blockaded access to BC Ferries’
#SwartzBay
terminal on the Saanich Peninsula.
Police are now arriving on scene.
Motorists are currently unable to access the terminal for the 7AM sailing.
Photo courtesy of Sean S.
#yyj
#yvr
#bcferries
#wetsuweten
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.
@LaTaqueriaYVR
, a Vancouver-based Mexican food eatery, has opened in the 700-block of Fort Street
#yyj
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From a by-gone era of tourism marketing comes this vintage Victoria promo poster featuring a
@BCFerries
vessel
#yyj
http://t.co/0oOyjAxWZy
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VIDEO: Canadian music star Shania Twain arrives at CFB Esquimalt to shoot a music video:
#yyj
#yyjre
#shaniatwain
#cfbesquimalt
#esquimalt
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🔹Colwood shopping centre starts issuing parking tickets for unregistered vehicles🔹
If you don’t register your vehicle or pay for an extended parking period, you might get dinged $65 for parking at Colwood Corners.
The newly-built West Shore shopping centre anchored by a Save
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🍦Victoria’s Kid Sister Ice Cream has re-opened in the Cook Street Village after closing its operation in downtown Victoria’s Fan Tan Alley earlier in the year.🍦
You can visit the new space at 230 Cook Street.
#yyj
#yyjretail
#cookstreetvillage
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Norway planning to build tunnels to replace congested ferry routes. Is this the future in SW British Columbia?
#yyj
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#JamesBay
residents have erected signage asking taxi drivers servicing cruise ships to slow down
#yyj
#yyjtraffic
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🔹5.5 cent/litre transit gas tax not sufficient enough, says BC Transit as it seeks 35% increase🔹
Motorists could soon be paying approximately 35% more in transit gas taxes when filling up at the pump as BC Transit sets a course towards higher taxation to pay for transit
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🔺
#Malahat
closed - brush fire near split rock forces traffic shut down in both directions🔺
A VV contributor has been turned around near the Malahat summit at Split Rock due to a brush fire. Authorities have closed down the highway in both directions.
📸 Max.bravo at
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