Victoria Watcher posted topic Black History Month

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Victoria joins Black History Month celebrations in Canada to honour and mark the contributions of Black Canadians and their culture and history. The celebrations are led by the BC Black History Awareness Society, and this year, they have come up with a lineup of events throughout the month. These events are organized to highlight Black history in British Columbia and celebrate contemporary Black artists, musicians, and storytellers.

Read more at: https://vicnews.com/2026/01/30/greater-victoria-unveils-events-celebrating-black-history-month/ (https://vicnews.com/2026/01/30/greater-victoria-unveils-events-celebrating-black-history-month/)

24-paragraph article. Doesn't highlight any existing Black business.
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Victoria Watcher posted topic Storeys (online real estate / development publication)

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TORONTO and VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 20, 2026 /CNW/ - SiteMedia, Canada's leading platform for industrial and construction intelligence, today announced the acquisition of STOREYS (storeys.com), the country's premier digital destination for real estate news and urban development.
The acquisition marks a strategic shift in how the industry accesses information. By integrating STOREYS, SiteMedia now connects the entire lifecycle of a project--from initial infrastructure and industrial development to the final real estate transactions that define Canadian communities.
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/sitemedia-acquires-storeys-to-unify-canada-s-built-community-826695561.html (https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/sitemedia-acquires-storeys-to-unify-canada-s-built-community-826695561.html)
Last week, Abbotsford-based SiteMedia Group announced (https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/sitemedia-acquires-storeys-to-unify-canada-s-built-community-826695561.html) their acquisition of Storeys, which paused operations after September. Storeys was founded a decade ago in Toronto, I joined in August 2022 as their first (and only) staff member outside of Ontario, so I take a lot of pride in knowing I helped grow Storeys' presence in Western Canada to the point that the company was acquired by a BC-based company.
https://howardchai.substack.com/p/vancouver-real-estate-rundown-january-26-2026 (https://howardchai.substack.com/p/vancouver-real-estate-rundown-january-26-2026)

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Victoria Watcher posted topic Commercial / residential properties

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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Commercial / residential properties" in forum "Urban Design".

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$2,499,000


903 Humboldt St
Victoria, British Columbia V8V2Z9

Discover a rare Fairfield gem—an elegantly updated character building offering flexible living and income potential. Enjoy the charm of an owner-occupied upper suite while the two vacant ground-floor suites allow you to hand-pick tenants or expand your living space. A bright commercial office adds even more earning power. Modern comforts—heated floors, gas fireplace, granite counters, premium appliances—blend seamlessly with timeless style. With parking for five and sought-after C1-CR-6 zoning, this property delivers the perfect balance of lifestyle and investment in one of Victoria's most beloved neighbourhoods.

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/29289585/903-humboldt-st-victoria-fairfield-west (https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/29289585/903-humboldt-st-victoria-fairfield-west)
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Victoria Watcher posted topic Steps to building our economy

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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Steps to building our economy" in forum "Victoria and South Island Economy".

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In the past I have said there are some things we could do to step up our economy, and tourism is a good place where we have an advantage, if somewhat seasonal in most of the country.

A few ideas:

1. Make travle to this country EASY by making sure we staff border and entry-points well
2. Improve airport where necessary
3. ADD international arrival points
4. IMPROVE our public realm everywhere, but subsidizing storefront and signage improvements and replacements
5. Plant more trees in public areas
6. Open more public or private campgrounds
7. REMOVE all grafitti the day it occurs
8. Build more parks and promote better the ones we have, from small municipla parks to huge provincial and national parks.
9. Have more festivals or destination events - why do artists do Vegas or New York "residencies" when we could have them in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
10. PROMOTE and improve BC Ferries, to make them a better experience on all roues - add a second class?
11. Make our cities SAFER, even if we probably already have a rpetty good reputation for that.

These are some general ideas than can be applied across the country.

I will also add what we coud do locally.


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Victoria Watcher posted topic Ms. Rachel

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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Ms. Rachel" in forum "Online Media".

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YouTube star Ms. Rachel emotionally apologizes for liking antisemitic comment, says it was an accident

Children's educator with millions of followers says she had tried to delete the comment but liked it instead
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Victoria Watcher posted topic Restaurant at Telus Ocean

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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Restaurant at Telus Ocean" in forum "Restaurant & Eatery Reviews".

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https://cheknews.ca/inside-the-new-150m-telus-ocean-building-opening-in-downtown-victoria-1301016/ (https://cheknews.ca/inside-the-new-150m-telus-ocean-building-opening-in-downtown-victoria-1301016/)

They did not say where in the bulding a restaurant might be located.


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Citified.ca posted topic Sooke real-estate data and discussion

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Citified.ca has just posted a new topic entitled "Sooke real-estate data and discussion" in forum "Victoria and South Island Economy".

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The Welcome to Sooke sign stands west of the Sooke River Bridge, at the entrance to Sooke's town centre on Highway 14 at Phillips Road. Sooke's real-estate market had a strong year in 2025, outpacing sales and prices of 2024. The Victoria suburb remained a much more affordable community in terms of housing cost, compared to southern Vancouver Island's regional figures.

Sooke's 2025 real-estate market saw sales and price gains, with houses priced 25% below Victoria's regional avg.
https://victoria.citified.ca/news/sookes-2025-real-estate-market-sales-price-gains-with-houses-priced-below-victorias-regional-avg/ (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/sookes-2025-real-estate-market-sales-price-gains-with-houses-priced-below-victorias-regional-avg/)
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Victoria Watcher posted topic Victoria at Dusk - Feb 13th thru 15th

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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Victoria at Dusk - Feb 13th thru 15th" in forum "Arts, Culture and Entertainment".

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Winter festival to light up downtown Victoria on Family Day weekendInteractive displays, live performances and storytelling are on the menu for the evening event, called Victoria at Dusk. An interactive art event will light up downtown Victoria over the Family Day weekend, offering a chance to be immersed in creative displays, live performances and storytelling.
Victoria at Dusk will feature "hubs" that each focus on a different theme: nature, immersion, community, transformation and curiosity.
Ship Point will be the main hub, dedicated to DJs, local brews and food trucks.
Other hubs will be at the Royal B.C. Museum, Victoria Conference Centre, Government Street and Bastion Square.
Visitors will walk along a route between each hub, or roam from place to place, taking in colourful lights and music.

[...]

The event is funded by the city's OUR DWTN initiative and was created in partnership with The Wilder, a B.C.-based creative studio and event planner.
Melanie Lazelle, founder and creative director of The Wilder, said she applied to produce the event after seeing a request for proposals from the city.
The Wilder was awarded $225,000 to produce the event, according to the city's project proposal website.

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/winter-festival-to-light-up-downtown-victoria-on-family-day-weekend-11755426 (https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/winter-festival-to-light-up-downtown-victoria-on-family-day-weekend-11755426)




Feb 13-15 - 5pm to 9pm each night.

https://www.victoriaatdusk.ca/ (https://www.victoriaatdusk.ca/)
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Victoria Watcher posted topic Passport to Science - Tillicum Centre on Saturday, Jan. 31

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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Passport to Science - Tillicum Centre on Saturday, Jan. 31" in forum "Arts, Culture and Entertainment".

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A community-driven non-profit dedicated to making science fun and accessible is hosting a free, hands-on science expo at Tillicum Centre on Saturday, Jan. 31. Passport to Science will host a pair of timed sessions, from 10 a.m. to noon and from noon to 2 p.m., featuring interactive exhibits designed to spark curiosity and engage all learners. Attendees will meet dinosaurs, explore robots, study bugs, and participate in hands-on experiments led by science organizations from the region. Read more at: https://saanichnews.com/2026/01/15/free-hands-on-science-expo-coming-t0-saanich-mall/ (https://saanichnews.com/2026/01/15/free-hands-on-science-expo-coming-t0-saanich-mall/)
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Victoria Watcher posted topic The Future of History - floating Indigenous welcome centre and exhibit

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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "The Future of History - floating Indigenous welcome centre and exhibit" in forum "Arts, Culture and Entertainment".

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The Future of History is envisioned as a floating concrete structure on the provincial water lot that was once home to Undersea Gardens and is currently the site of a temporary dock for the FRS Clipper passenger ferry during construction of the Belleville Street terminal.

The floating Indigenous welcome centre and exhibit would be approximately 15,000 square feet, featuring teaching spaces, canoe workshop areas, mooring for canoes, and spiritual and community gathering areas.

It would tell the history of the Lekwungen people who once lived in villages around the harbour and illustrate how Indigenous people used waterways for thousands of years before European contact.

"This opportunity returns the Lekwungen Nations to a place of prominence here in our traditional territory where residents and visitors will be welcomed," said Chief Jerome Thomas of the Esquimalt First Nation.

The project would go hand in hand with the Maritime Museum's move into a 21,000 square feet space in the CPR Steamship Terminal building.

The plan is for the Maritime Museum to contribute $1 million to the new floating museum and raise a third of the $38 million needed to build it from corporate sponsors, a third through a local fundraising campaign and a third from the federal government. The provincial contribution would be the land and water lot.

"This really is the opportunity to add a community component to what is otherwise a transportation terminal. We really want to be able to roll this out for the first season after the completion of the Belleville terminal," he said.
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Victoria Watcher posted topic Sooke youth bring hit musical Grease to the stage

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Sooke youth bring hit musical Grease to the stage Read more at: https://vicnews.com/2026/01/10/sooke-youth-bring-hit-musical-grease-to-the-stage/ (https://vicnews.com/2026/01/10/sooke-youth-bring-hit-musical-grease-to-the-stage/)
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Victoria Watcher posted topic Hobbs Creek and Mystic Pond(s) - Cadboro Bay

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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Hobbs Creek and Mystic Pond(s) - Cadboro Bay" in forum "Urban Design".

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The University of Victoria owns the property known as Mystic Vale but as Hobbs Creek winds its way down the hillside, it has been channeled into a number of man-made ponds on private property. You can see one of these ponds on the south east corner of Cadboro Bay Rd and Killarney Rd. In the winter it is full of ducks, usually including the beautiful Wood Ducks. If you go down the short Mystic Lane, the upper side of that street contains a large pond but the ducks don't care for this pond. It is probably too exposed to predators.
The largest pond is at the bottom near the ocean on Waring Place and that is the pond generally known as Mystic Pond. It is surrounded by houses whose owners actually own part of the pond as part of their lot. They can now be bought and sold as individual parcels and a few years back, one parcel was up for sale on the MLS system, separate from the house that it was originally attached to. That house didn't sell but perhaps Saanich bought up that parcel as it has been doing with several of the other parcels over time. Saanich probably owns about half of the parcels now.
In about 2005 or so, there was a restoration project on Mystic Pond. They cleared out some vegetation and trees and it was suppose to be a great improvement but there is some discussion as to whether it made any difference to the pond. Fortunately the cover has filled in again and the ducks once more feel safe hiding in the understory. A recent change since about 1990 is the increase in the number of Great Blue Heron nests surrounding the pond in the high cottonwoods. Each year has shown an increase in the number of nests. It is quite noisy when the Herons come back to do their nesting each year. Winter is a good time to see where the nests are situated when the leaves are off the trees.
In winter, there are a number of ducks who enjoy the pond. As well as the Wood Ducks, there are commonly Mallard and American Wigeon. You may also see Hooded Merganser, Bufflehead, Green-winged Teal, American Coot, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler and, occasionally, a Eurasian Wigeon. Canada Geese often use the pond as a safe place to spend the night. Glaucous-winged Gulls are very common and Mew Gulls are also seen on the pond. Stickleback are also in the pond but it's the mucky vegetative matter that most of the ducks enjoy. Red-winged Blackbirds are in good numbers around the pond. The Belted Kingfisher makes its presence known and the bushes are filled with many other small woodland birds throughout the year. The water helps to attract the birds. Members of Victoria Natural History Society visit this spot to enjoy the numerous birds here.
The residents are concerned that the silt and other debris from upstream is gradually filling in the ponds so they are getting very shallow. The owners and other concerned people are worried about what will happen in future if nothing is done upstream. The entire area around Hobbs Creek in Mystic Vale is devoid of vegetation due to the heavy traffic, especially trodden down by off-lease dogs. Not a blade of grass is able to grow around the water course in Mystic Vale. The heavy rains cause serious runoffs coming down the hillsides around the creek and add significant silt into Hobbs Creek. There will need to be cooperation between UVic, Saanich and Oak Bay if this magical pond is to be able to continue as a viable water way.
Submitted by Agnes Lynn, March 2011


https://cadborobaytoday.com/neighbourhood-history/mystic-pond-history/ (https://cadborobaytoday.com/neighbourhood-history/mystic-pond-history/)

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IPH posted topic [Fairfield] 915 McClure | The Samuel | Rental | 6 storeys

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IPH has just posted a new topic entitled "[Fairfield] 915 McClure | The Samuel | Rental | 6 storeys" in forum "City of Victoria".

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Plans are up on the development tracker for The Samuel.

OurCity Folder Details (https://tender.victoria.ca/webapps/ourcity/Prospero/Details.aspx?folderNumber=DDP01109)

6 Storeys
22 suites
Rental building
Architect: Christine Lintott Architects Inc.
Developer: Harbinger Properties Inc.

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Victoria Watcher posted topic Hoover Institution videos

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