Andrew Duffy
Business Writer at Times Colonist
Journalist, bon vivant, danger to himself and others
Articles
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4 days ago |
timescolonist.com | Andrew Duffy
HandyDART users who have had difficulty booking trips over the past two weeks should soon get some relief. The booking process was affected by miscommunication between B.C. Transit and Transdev, the operating company that runs the handyDART service, B.C. Transit said. Problems have been cleared up and things should soon return to normal, it said.
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5 days ago |
timescolonist.com | Andrew Duffy
The companies housing, feeding and entertaining U.S. visitors say if Victoria is not welcoming Americans with open arms, it’s news to them. A survey of hoteliers and attractions this week suggests while it’s definitely not business as usual, as the trade dispute with the U.S. continues and bleeds into other facets of life, welcoming visitors is what Victoria does.
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6 days ago |
timescolonist.com | Andrew Duffy
The group proposing a 198-unit hotel on the site of the former Plaza Hotel in downtown Victoria has been sent back to the drawing board. Victoria council Thursday voted 7-2 in favour of having Ocean Gate Developments and Mairet Hotels work with city staff to revise plans for the site touching on the proposed height and density, look of the building and technical issues.
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1 week ago |
timescolonist.com | Andrew Duffy
Residents of Saanich will soon get a chance to weigh in on whether or not the municipality can borrow up to $150 million to redevelop its operations centre. Council voted 8-1 on Monday night to move ahead with an alternative approval process to allow council to borrow the cash. That means more than 10 per cent of eligible electors — 8,735 residents — would have to submit an elector response form opposing the initiative. Coun.
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1 week ago |
timescolonist.com | Andrew Duffy
The group behind Royal Oak Shopping Centre is asking the District of Saanich to include it in the rezoning process the municipality has started for a swath of land overlooking the Patricia Bay Highway. Hansbraun Investments, which owns Royal Oak Shopping Centre and has plans to eventually redevelop that 11-acre site, said it would make more sense for the district to consider the entire area for rezoning.
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