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rsnxmt has just posted a new topic entitled "How to build more awareness on the need for Abundant Housing in Victoria outside of VV?" in forum "City of Victoria".
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I realize that VV has a YIMBY element to it, but the forum nature, broad scope, and longevity of VV make it somewhat inaccessible. It is a challenge to find information and there's just a ton of history to read through.
I currently live downtown with my wife and toddler son. I think there are more people like me who are under a lot of strain to find a life for their family in Victoria but are squeezed in 1 or 2 bedroom condos but left with limited options given the lack of supply and soaring home prices. It's great to see so many towers going up in the downtown area, but almost none of the units are greater in size/rooms than what we have. It seems an impossible jump to find something greater than 2 bedrooms - since it seems 3 bedroom units/rowhouses/townhouses aren't that common perhaps there's also a problem of "missing middle". (http://missingmiddlehousing.com/)
Given the election this fall, I could see value in a YIMBY group resource that provides some indicator about which Victoria councilors are more progressive and which are not for promoting abundant housing - especially for those who just don't have time to dig into it if this is an issue that is important to them. Nevertheless, I'm sure a lot more information could be provided in a clear format like abundant housing vancouver (http://www.abundanthousingvancouver.com/) to help bring visibility to this specific issue. There's lots of other nuanced topics such as the bizarre community zoning brought up on Sidewalking Victoria (https://www.sidewalkingvictoria.com/blog//2017/05/update-victorias-bizarre-neighbourhood.html).
I can't imagine doing this by myself. Does this kind of message make sense? Is anyone interested in contributing to this? Is there value in making this effort to reach those who aren't in the VV community?
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laconic posted topic Dobosala Cantina and Ride Thru | 760 Pandora Avenue
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laconic has just posted a new topic entitled "Dobosala Cantina and Ride Thru | 760 Pandora Avenue" in forum "Restaurant & Eatery Reviews".
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This a "fusion" restaurant. The waitress described it as flavors from all sides of the Pacific.
We had a tacone each, one adobo chicken and the tuna tikka taki. We also shared the achiote-pinapple pork adobowl.
There were no desserts on the menu, but we asked an tried an ice cream with mango, cardamom and chilis.
We both agreed that all the dishes were very flavorful and well presented. Even as people who have tried quite a few different types of food, each dish had a interesting taste that we had not often encountered before. This is an easy recommendation for friends.
The service was very good. The waitress was happy to explain the concept and all the items.
Special shout out to Tod Creek Cider's Mala-hop cider. The hops gave the cider an interesting taste. The non beer drinker who ordered it liked it enough to consider it as a regular contender while the non IPA beer sipper enjoyed it too.
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laconic has just posted a new topic entitled "Dobosala Cantina and Ride Thru | 760 Pandora Avenue" in forum "Restaurant & Eatery Reviews".
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This a "fusion" restaurant. The waitress described it as flavors from all sides of the Pacific.
We had a tacone each, one adobo chicken and the tuna tikka taki. We also shared the achiote-pinapple pork adobowl.
There were no desserts on the menu, but we asked an tried an ice cream with mango, cardamom and chilis.
We both agreed that all the dishes were very flavorful and well presented. Even as people who have tried quite a few different types of food, each dish had a interesting taste that we had not often encountered before. This is an easy recommendation for friends.
The service was very good. The waitress was happy to explain the concept and all the items.
Special shout out to Tod Creek Cider's Mala-hop cider. The hops gave the cider an interesting taste. The non beer drinker who ordered it liked it enough to consider it as a regular contender while the non IPA beer sipper enjoyed it too.
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Citified.ca posted topic Flying Pig Victoria | Yates and Wharf streets
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Citified.ca has just posted a new topic entitled "Flying Pig Victoria | Yates and Wharf streets" in forum "Restaurant & Eatery Reviews".
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Flying Pig's Gastown location, pictured, gives a sense of the chain's interior design treatment expected at the Victoria location set to open later this year at Yates and Wharf streets.
Vancouver's Flying Pig chain to open Victoria location at Yates and Wharf streets
https://victoria.citified.ca/news/vancouver-s-flying-pig-chain-to-open-victoria-location-at-yates-and-1245-wharf-streets/ (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/vancouver-s-flying-pig-chain-to-open-victoria-location-at-yates-and-1245-wharf-streets/)
Vancouver's Flying Pig chain of restaurants will be expanding to Vancouver Island later this year with a location at Yates and Wharf streets in downtown Victoria, Citified has learned. Highly regarded on the lower Mainland for its brunch fare and relaxed dining atmospheres, Flying Pig's trio of vintage-inspired locations are situated in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown and Gastown districts and in the former Olympic Village neighbourhood south of the downtown core. "Our backgrounds are influenced by a strong Canadian work ethic and our roots are planted in kitchens all around Vancouver. We refer to our restaurant[s] as a 'nouveau Canadian Bistro,' reads a statement on company's website. [Full article (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/vancouver-s-flying-pig-chain-to-open-victoria-location-at-yates-and-1245-wharf-streets/)]
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Flying Pig's Gastown location, pictured, gives a sense of the chain's interior design treatment expected at the Victoria location set to open later this year at Yates and Wharf streets.
Vancouver's Flying Pig chain to open Victoria location at Yates and Wharf streets
https://victoria.citified.ca/news/vancouver-s-flying-pig-chain-to-open-victoria-location-at-yates-and-1245-wharf-streets/ (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/vancouver-s-flying-pig-chain-to-open-victoria-location-at-yates-and-1245-wharf-streets/)
Vancouver's Flying Pig chain of restaurants will be expanding to Vancouver Island later this year with a location at Yates and Wharf streets in downtown Victoria, Citified has learned. Highly regarded on the lower Mainland for its brunch fare and relaxed dining atmospheres, Flying Pig's trio of vintage-inspired locations are situated in downtown Vancouver's Yaletown and Gastown districts and in the former Olympic Village neighbourhood south of the downtown core. "Our backgrounds are influenced by a strong Canadian work ethic and our roots are planted in kitchens all around Vancouver. We refer to our restaurant[s] as a 'nouveau Canadian Bistro,' reads a statement on company's website. [Full article (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/vancouver-s-flying-pig-chain-to-open-victoria-location-at-yates-and-1245-wharf-streets/)]
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Sunday, April 15, 2018
Darren14 posted topic Five Guys
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Darren14 has just posted a new topic entitled "Five Guys" in forum "Restaurant & Eatery Reviews".
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I was in Vancouver this weekend, and I always go get a Five Guys burger.
The manager who I've seen working at both locations in Vancouver for years said there are two Five Guys restaurants opening up in Greater Victoria, roughly around December or January!
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I was in Vancouver this weekend, and I always go get a Five Guys burger.
The manager who I've seen working at both locations in Vancouver for years said there are two Five Guys restaurants opening up in Greater Victoria, roughly around December or January!
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amor de cosmos posted topic First Nations food fest
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amor de cosmos has just posted a new topic entitled "First Nations food fest" in forum "Food and Dining, Hotel and Hospitality Industry Discussions".
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Here's something about the Fire Feast in Carcross. How would something like this go over here:
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On a perfect day in Carcross, YT, Indigenous chefs are busy by the grills cooking up fare for the Fire Feast that probably won't be found on southern grills.
The menu includes;
Smelts wrapped in kelp.
Salted bison roast.
And seal loin marinated in mint.
"It's really nice it brings you back to your roots and the humble beginnings," said Chef Joseph Shawanda.
The three chefs at this Fire Feast were hand-picked by Eric Patman of Edible Canada.
His company runs tours around the world that showcase Canadian cuisine.
"Local, sustainable & seasonal ingredients in the hands of many cultures and Canada being a melting pot there's hundreds and hundreds of cultures but the reality the founding culture is the Indigenous peoples," said Patman.
The idea behind the Fire Feast is to showcase Indigenous cuisine.
Local culinary students are pulled in to help prepare the food.
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http://aptnnews.ca/2018/04/15/indigenous-chefs-from-across-canada-head-to-the-yukon-for-a-fire-feast/
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Here's something about the Fire Feast in Carcross. How would something like this go over here:
------------ QUOTE ----------
On a perfect day in Carcross, YT, Indigenous chefs are busy by the grills cooking up fare for the Fire Feast that probably won't be found on southern grills.
The menu includes;
Smelts wrapped in kelp.
Salted bison roast.
And seal loin marinated in mint.
"It's really nice it brings you back to your roots and the humble beginnings," said Chef Joseph Shawanda.
The three chefs at this Fire Feast were hand-picked by Eric Patman of Edible Canada.
His company runs tours around the world that showcase Canadian cuisine.
"Local, sustainable & seasonal ingredients in the hands of many cultures and Canada being a melting pot there's hundreds and hundreds of cultures but the reality the founding culture is the Indigenous peoples," said Patman.
The idea behind the Fire Feast is to showcase Indigenous cuisine.
Local culinary students are pulled in to help prepare the food.
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http://aptnnews.ca/2018/04/15/indigenous-chefs-from-across-canada-head-to-the-yukon-for-a-fire-feast/
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Friday, April 13, 2018
rambaldi posted topic What's Your Favourite Renovated House?
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rambaldi has just posted a new topic entitled "What's Your Favourite Renovated House?" in forum "Urban Design".
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Lots of homes in Victoria have been renovated in the past decade.
What are some of your favourites?
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Lots of homes in Victoria have been renovated in the past decade.
What are some of your favourites?
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Citified.ca posted topic [Burnside-Gorge] 2300 Douglas Street (Silver Arrow Cars) | Rentals, office, auto dealership | 6-storeys | Proposed
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Citified.ca has just posted a new topic entitled "[Burnside-Gorge] 2300 Douglas Street (Silver Arrow Cars) | Rentals, office, auto dealership | 6-storeys | Proposed" in forum "City of Victoria".
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An artist's rendering of 2300 Douglas Street, a six-storey, mixed-use purpose-built rental building with a ground floor Silver Arrow Cars luxury automobile dealership with a single floor of offices above. The project may also include a 10% affordable housing component through a partnership with Pacifica Housing.
Luxury auto dealership, offices and rental apartments pitched for Douglas Street south of Bay Street
https://victoria.citified.ca/news/silver-arrow-cars-2300-douglas-luxury-auto-dealership-offices-and-rental-apartments-pitched-for-douglas-street-south-of-bay-street/ (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/silver-arrow-cars-2300-douglas-luxury-auto-dealership-offices-and-rental-apartments-pitched-for-douglas-street-south-of-bay-street/)
Victoria-based Laing Properties and luxury auto dealer Silver Arrow Cars have unveiled plans to build a six-storey mixed-use commercial and residential building on the northern fringe of downtown Victoria, Citified has learned. Developer Ian Laing's concept – situated along the 2300-block of Douglas Street between Queens Avenue and a Dairy Queen restaurant – would include Silver Arrow Cars' showroom at grade level, offices on the second level and four floors of rental housing. Located just a stone's throw from downtown Victoria's highrise residences and office towers, the development site is in the City's Burnside-Gorge neighbourhood with planning guidelines that prioritize industrial uses along the west side of the Douglas Street corridor. However, the possibility of a landmark project materializing in an otherwise industrial, nondescript precinct of the city centre has the local community association nodding in approval. "Based on the feedback we've received follo
wing our initial consultation meetings, the community association is actually quite excited," Laing says. "They like it, and given that the building would be in an area that they feel could use revitalization and help build the community by having more pedestrians on the street, they would like to see it proceed." [Full article (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/silver-arrow-cars-2300-douglas-luxury-auto-dealership-offices-and-rental-apartments-pitched-for-douglas-street-south-of-bay-street/)] Citified profile: https://victoria.citified.ca/rentals/2300-douglas-street-silver-arrow-cars/ (https://victoria.citified.ca/rentals/2300-douglas-street-silver-arrow-cars/)
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Citified.ca has just posted a new topic entitled "[Burnside-Gorge] 2300 Douglas Street (Silver Arrow Cars) | Rentals, office, auto dealership | 6-storeys | Proposed" in forum "City of Victoria".
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An artist's rendering of 2300 Douglas Street, a six-storey, mixed-use purpose-built rental building with a ground floor Silver Arrow Cars luxury automobile dealership with a single floor of offices above. The project may also include a 10% affordable housing component through a partnership with Pacifica Housing.
Luxury auto dealership, offices and rental apartments pitched for Douglas Street south of Bay Street
https://victoria.citified.ca/news/silver-arrow-cars-2300-douglas-luxury-auto-dealership-offices-and-rental-apartments-pitched-for-douglas-street-south-of-bay-street/ (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/silver-arrow-cars-2300-douglas-luxury-auto-dealership-offices-and-rental-apartments-pitched-for-douglas-street-south-of-bay-street/)
Victoria-based Laing Properties and luxury auto dealer Silver Arrow Cars have unveiled plans to build a six-storey mixed-use commercial and residential building on the northern fringe of downtown Victoria, Citified has learned. Developer Ian Laing's concept – situated along the 2300-block of Douglas Street between Queens Avenue and a Dairy Queen restaurant – would include Silver Arrow Cars' showroom at grade level, offices on the second level and four floors of rental housing. Located just a stone's throw from downtown Victoria's highrise residences and office towers, the development site is in the City's Burnside-Gorge neighbourhood with planning guidelines that prioritize industrial uses along the west side of the Douglas Street corridor. However, the possibility of a landmark project materializing in an otherwise industrial, nondescript precinct of the city centre has the local community association nodding in approval. "Based on the feedback we've received follo
wing our initial consultation meetings, the community association is actually quite excited," Laing says. "They like it, and given that the building would be in an area that they feel could use revitalization and help build the community by having more pedestrians on the street, they would like to see it proceed." [Full article (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/silver-arrow-cars-2300-douglas-luxury-auto-dealership-offices-and-rental-apartments-pitched-for-douglas-street-south-of-bay-street/)] Citified profile: https://victoria.citified.ca/rentals/2300-douglas-street-silver-arrow-cars/ (https://victoria.citified.ca/rentals/2300-douglas-street-silver-arrow-cars/)
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