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‘Where am I going to park this downtown?’
Bike and bus lanes and pedestrian-only areas have been popping up everywhere in recent years –– evidence of the city’s efforts to increase livability, while also moving away from car…
UVSS asks continuing studies students not to use food bank anymore
The UVSS requested that students from continuing studies, a key demographic of regular food bank users, no longer access the resource.
Missed motion at UVSS meeting highlights hurdles in student activism
Tension arose during the UVSS Annual General Meeting (AGM) hosted on Oct. 17, when the VictoriaStrike4Palestine group discovered their motion for a student strike endorsed by the UVSS was not…
International student asylum claims rose almost 600 per cent in five years
Applications for asylum by international students have skyrocketed in the last five years according to data sent from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to Global News. The rise in…
UBCM asks province to consider noise camera pilot project
At their annual convention from Sept. 16-20, the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) endorsed a resolution asking the provincial government to introduce a noise camera pilot project, which is intended…
Community fights to save trees set to be removed from Centennial Square
A petition to save trees in Centennial Square has garnered over 2 000 signatures following the City of Victoria's decision to remove them as part of a revitalization project.
Campaign urges Senate to implement universal free prescription contraception
On April 1, 2023, British Columbia became the first Canadian province to offer free prescription contraception, thanks in no small part to AccessBC, a grassroots campaign co-founded by Teale Phelps…Our Digital Print Issue
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