Secret harassment report costs Esquimalt $22,000

An allegation of harassment against the Esquimalt Fire Department cost the municipality $22,000 to investigate, but the municipality is keeping the details tightly under wraps. And the fire department’s union representative said more openness could help prevent similar things from... more

• Wage hike, CREST boost police budget
• Firefighters left off H1N1 vaccine list
• Body Image Merits University Protest  

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Seminar helps condo owners prepare for major repairs

Planning for major repairs and maintenance such as painting or roof replacement is important when you’re a homeowner. When you own a condo, though, it’s absolutely vital. “These repairs can amount to very large levies for individual owners if they are not... more

• Condo will attract young professionals: mayor
• Realtors aid in search for missing children
• Christmas shopping shuttle launches

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Foundation targets new ventilators

Hospitals Foundation targets new ventilators The Victoria Hospitals Foundation is launching its fall campaign to buy six ventilators. The foundation's gala, called Visions 2009, takes place Nov. 14 at the Fairmont Empress. The black-tie evening includes an elegant sit-down dinner, entertainment... more

• Fashion, food, funky tunes at Igloo
• Guide dog puppies need foster families
• Local lines save lives

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Free Remembrance Day lectures at museum

Royal B.C. Museum is hosting free Remembrance Day lectures, talks and activities Nov. 5 to 11. Together with Veterans Affairs Canada, military historians and veterans will talk about wartime experiences from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the museum lobby... more

• Workshops help families cope with Alzheimer's disease

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GUEST COMMENT: Bruce Carter

The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is concerned about the level of uncertainty concerning the ongoing presence of local television and cable services in our community and markets across the country. In addition we are concerned the tone of the... more

• Letters for Oct. 21
• CHARLA HUBER: Childhood Olympic memories
• EDITORIAL: Moving on from colonial masters

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Letters for Nov. 4

Graffiti is a selfish act of expression Re: Outside the lines (News>/i>, Oct. 23) I have been an artist all my life. I have exhibited my work internationally in one-man exhibitions in the former Soviet Union, Scotland, Iraq, the U.S. and Canada.... more

• Letters for Nov. 6
• Letters for Oct. 28
• Letters for Oct. 30

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Two worlds

Forty-five minutes of highway are a gulf between two very different worlds. A few months ago, I became a crime reporter in Kelowna. My time is now split between the Capital News and the Summerland Review. Travelling back and forth each... more

• The quest for a local apple
• The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4
• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp

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