Protesters shut down morning BC Ferries sailings in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Emily Fagan and Joshua Ngenda Just before 6:00 a.m. on Jan. 20, protesters blockaded the BC Ferries terminal at Swartz Bay with banners, chants, and kayaks. Several sailings through Swartz Bay were significantly delayed or
B.C. collects $43 million from Airbnb in first year since taxation agreement January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Kate Korte Airbnb rentals regulated and creating revenue in Victoria Stock image via Pixabay Airbnb has changed the tourism industry by allowing locals to rent out space in their homes to tourists, often for...
From service to the streets: veterans and Victoria’s housing crisis January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Natasha Simpson In Victoria, a city whose name has become synonymous with unaffordable housing, veterans account for 6.8 per cent of the city’s homeless population, despite only making up four per cent
“I didn’t stand a chance”: International students face discrimination in tight Victoria housing market January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Emily Fagan With a vacancy rate of 1.2 per cent and 78 per cent of UVic students living off campus, finding a place to live as a student in Victoria can be
Saanich housing bylaw still a concern, nearly one year after promises to re-evaluate January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Josh Kozelj The University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) is planning to move forward on a motion drafted last year, and work with the District of Saanich to address a divisive
Provincial government unveils new rules on vaping December 2, 2019December 20, 2019 Josh Kozelj While UVic students returned to campus from reading break earlier this month, the government of British Columbia announced plans to implement the toughest rules on vaping in the country in
Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher describes her childhood in Nazi Germany and urges the audience not to be bystanders November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Natasha Simpson Inge Auerbacher’s German citizenship was stripped from her as an infant. At seven years old, she was deported to the Theresienstadt camp-ghetto in what was then Czechoslovakia. On Nov. 18,
Coast Capital Savings announces one million dollar investment to UVic’s Innovation Centre November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Josh Kozelj In front of students, faculty, and community members, Tracy Arnish, Chief Member Experience Officer of Coast Capital Savings, announced an extended partnership and one million dollar investment into the Innovation
Victoria-based Blue Friday initiative offers eco-friendly alternative to Black Friday November 27, 2019December 11, 2019 Meaghan Bate “Blue is the New Black” according to a new initiative, Blue Friday, that aims to encourage Victoria residents to shop both sustainably and locally this Black Friday. Six local stores
Sessional instructors, university, reach collective bargaining agreement November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Josh Kozelj The University of Victoria and Component Three of CUPE 4163, the union representing sessional and music performance instructors, reached an agreement earlier this month following mediation.
