Victoria Buzz

Established in 2012, Victoria Buzz has emerged as the premier destination for local news and updates on various happenings in the Victoria area and beyond. It has quickly become the trusted source for all things related to Victoria and Vancouver Island.

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Victoria’s ‘Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan’ receives near-unanimous approval

1 week ago | victoriabuzz.com | Curtis Blandy

Victoria’s much-anticipated Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan (CSWP) received near-unanimous approval during city council’s committee of the whole meeting this week. This fulsome plan will see the City of Victoria act upon numerous recommendations, while also advocating to other levels of government to see that they do their part in acting upon the recommendations that are within their jurisdiction.
Langford officially launches new e-bike and e-scooter share program

1 week ago | victoriabuzz.com | Curtis Blandy

The City of Langford has officially launched a new e-bike and e-scooter program in an effort to bring more accessible, active transportation to its residents. This program was launched in collaboration with BC-based Evolve, whose fleet of 150 e-bikes and e-scooters will be distributed throughout the community beginning today, Thursday June 19th.
DriveBC enhances website to allow easier access to viewing ongoing traffic issues

1 week ago | victoriabuzz.com | Curtis Blandy

DriveBC has a brand new website interface to allow easier access to view traffic issues and projects in real-time. Whether British Columbians are embarking on summer vacations, or just heading out on their daily commutes, motorists now have access to a new DriveBC to see reliable road and weather conditions impacting their chosen routes. The newly updated DriveBC features a simplified map and a more intuitive, cleaner design for both desktop and mobile users.
Oak Bay Police investigating suspicious door-to-door sales people

1 week ago | victoriabuzz.com | Curtis Blandy

Oak Bay Police say they have opened an investigation into recent suspicious door-to-door activity by a person of interest who became aggressive while trying to make a sale. On June 13th, police say they responded to a report of two men offering window cleaning services in the 2600 block of Dunlevy Street. Police say the two men were being aggressive in their sales approach and refused to provide identification or business credentials to the complainant when requested.
Report finds only half of British Columbian renters plan to buy a home in the future

1 week ago | victoriabuzz.com | Curtis Blandy

As life continues to get more expensive in BC and across Canada, only around half of renters say they plan on buying a home in the future. According to Royal LePage’s annual Renters Report, only 53% of British Columbian renters plan on buying a home down the road. Furthermore, only 16% plan to buy in the next two years. According to Royal LePage, this is because many BC renters are taking a “wait and see” approach, hoping that buying a home becomes cheaper for them down the line.
Langford funding medical clinic to address critical family doctor shortage

1 week ago | victoriabuzz.com | Curtis Blandy

The City of Langford announced today that a new medical clinic has been approved in hopes of connecting more residents with family doctors. Though the City believes the onus should be on the BC government to provide adequate access to health care within the province, Langford has had to step up and approve a municipality-run and funded clinic. Langford’s city council debated and ultimately approved the merits of this endeavour during last week’s meeting on Tuesday, June 10th.
New Music Monday: Pony Gold releases first single off forthcoming debut album

1 week ago | victoriabuzz.com | Curtis Blandy

Victoria and Vancouver Island have a lot of musical talent, and Victoria Buzz wants to highlight some of the best and brightest local artists and bands.
BC man begins journey running across Canada from Victoria’s Clover Point

1 week ago | victoriabuzz.com | Curtis Blandy

BC-based runner Sachin Latti began his journey running across the entirety of Canada yesterday, on Sunday, June 14th, from Clover Point in Victoria. This massive undertaking of Latti’s is meant to raise money and awareness for mental health matters. The initiative is called ‘Sach is Motion.’Latti is an avid runner and a former Canadian Border Services Agency Officer based out of Surrey.
Three wildfires persist on Vancouver Island as harsh terrain make efforts difficult

1 week ago | victoriabuzz.com | Curtis Blandy

Currently, BC Wildfire Service continues to battle three blazes on Vancouver Island that were discovered over a week ago. The three fires are all being responded to appropriately, but due to conditions and environmental factors surrounding them, it may take some time for them to be completely extinguished. The worst of these is the blaze located around 10 kilometres south of Sproat Lake. This blaze has been fought back to just 19.1 hectares in size.
Petition launched to bring new public multi-use arena to Victoria

2 weeks ago | victoriabuzz.com | Curtis Blandy

This week, a petition was launched to call on the City of Victoria to build a public, multi-use arena. Kathryn Bernardo, who launched this petition, wants to see Victoria build an arena that could expand the capacity for youths getting into sports, as well as be more readily available to the public in comparison to the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (SOFMC). The SOFMC was completed in 2005, and the City of Victoria paid around $40 million at that time to have the arena built.