by Alec Lazenby | Feb 16, 2021 | Local, News
Camp director hopes that housing development can serve as transitional step towards permanent housing Photo provided. For the more than 30 campers living in Royal Athletic Park’s parking lot, the Hey Neighbour pilot project has brought a ray of hope after several...
by Alec Lazenby | Feb 16, 2021 | Campus, News
Chair is one of only two research centres in the world to focus on transgender scholarship Photo of Aaron Devor, by Blake Little. The UVic Chair in Transgender Studies has been approved for a new five-year term. The Chair was the first of its kind when it was founded...
by Alec Lazenby | Feb 2, 2021 | Campus, News
$40 million still invested in fossil fuels through UVic Foundation, as of March 2020 Photo by Joshua Ngenda, Photo Editor from a Divest protest in 2019. The University of Victoria has moved $80 million of their Working Capital Fund into a fossil fuel free fund —...
by Alec Lazenby | Jan 20, 2021 | Local, News
Crowdfunding being sought to help fund modification of shipping containers into temporary housing Photo sourced from Aryze. As the City of Victoria moves forward with its plan to end sheltering in parks by March, a local development company has stepped in to lend a...
by Alec Lazenby | Jan 14, 2021 | News, Provincial
Students say they were not informed about the raise for over a year Stock photo by Toa Heftiba via Unsplash. In January 2020, B.C. did away with Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums for B.C. residents, fulfilling a 2017 campaign promise by Premier John Horgan. At the...