Nicole Crescenzi

Victoria’s Inner Harbour was listed as B.C.’s most polluted coastal waterway in the Vital Signs report, from the Victoria Foundation. (James MacKenzie/News Staff)

Victoria’s Inner Harbour most polluted waterway in B.C.

High levels of contaminants like lead, mercury and PCBs contribute to problem

Victoria’s Inner Harbour was listed as B.C.’s most polluted coastal waterway in the Vital Signs report, from the Victoria Foundation. (James MacKenzie/News Staff)
Teresa Tarnow,owner of Bumble and Hive Play Centre holds her son Bodhi as she hangs up a decal distributed by provincial and local health services to indicate her business is a safe space for mothers to breastfeed. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)

B.C. businesses use new decal to indicate safe breastfeeding spaces

Provincial push asks locals to ‘make breastfeeding your business’

Teresa Tarnow,owner of Bumble and Hive Play Centre holds her son Bodhi as she hangs up a decal distributed by provincial and local health services to indicate her business is a safe space for mothers to breastfeed. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)
Community members incuding police officers and elected officials from across the region volunteered at a Thanksgiving lunch at Our Place Wednesday. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)

Our Place in Victoria serves Thanksgiving lunch to those in need

Community members volunteer to serve up 1,000 plates of a traditional turkey dinner

Community members incuding police officers and elected officials from across the region volunteered at a Thanksgiving lunch at Our Place Wednesday. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)
There will be road closures around Victoria on Oct. 7 for the Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon. (File photo)

Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon means road closures Sunday

Over 8,000 will run in the marathon, which starts in front of the B.C. Legislature

There will be road closures around Victoria on Oct. 7 for the Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon. (File photo)
Crews worked to remove graffiti that was spray-painted on a new rainbow crosswalk in White Rock in August. There were 11 more hate crimes targeting people for their sexual orientation in B.C. between 2015 and 2016 (Aaron Hinks/ News Staff)

Greater Victoria ranks in top 10 Canadian cities for hate crimes

According to Statistics Canada, Greater Victoria’s hate crime rates more than doubled in one year

Crews worked to remove graffiti that was spray-painted on a new rainbow crosswalk in White Rock in August. There were 11 more hate crimes targeting people for their sexual orientation in B.C. between 2015 and 2016 (Aaron Hinks/ News Staff)
Our Place is hoping to install a storage facility for personal items at the location where the overdose prevention site used to be. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)

Victoria, Our Place push for storage space to serve homeless population

An on-site storage facility for carts, bags and bins is planned for the Our Place Society

Our Place is hoping to install a storage facility for personal items at the location where the overdose prevention site used to be. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)
Susan Stokhof believes that the City of Victoria needs to learn from the Dutch about creating a healthy bike culture. (File contributed/ Susan Stokhof)

Look to the Dutch for better bike networks, says Victoria cyclist

Online bike shop owner studied cycle-based urban planning in Amsterdam

Susan Stokhof believes that the City of Victoria needs to learn from the Dutch about creating a healthy bike culture. (File contributed/ Susan Stokhof)
The ‘My Time Lodge’ by Clarkston Construction won the People’s Choice Award at the 2018 CARE Awards of Vancouver Island. (Clarkston Construction)

Vancouver Island builders receive West Coast design awards

Builders from across the island were recognized at the 2018 CARE awards

The ‘My Time Lodge’ by Clarkston Construction won the People’s Choice Award at the 2018 CARE Awards of Vancouver Island. (Clarkston Construction)
Rachel Hess of Discovery Playhouse Children’s Society of Pitt Meadows with Ethan, Marcus and Madeleine. The daycare has just two years left in its lease with the city. (Neil Corbett/The News)

Victoria mayor planning for 300 new affordable childcare spaces

The childcare spaces would be located on SD61 properties throughout Victoria

Rachel Hess of Discovery Playhouse Children’s Society of Pitt Meadows with Ethan, Marcus and Madeleine. The daycare has just two years left in its lease with the city. (Neil Corbett/The News)
A Transport Canada Harbour Patrol vessel ties up after a morning patrol. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)

Transport Canada keeps Victoria’s Inner Harbour in a state of ‘organized chaos’

Despite increased traffic on the water, no accidents reported in recent years

A Transport Canada Harbour Patrol vessel ties up after a morning patrol. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)
The 2018 Vital Signs report has been released after data was gathered from citizen surveys and regional and national data pools. (File photo)

Vital Signs report breaks down Greater Victoria statistics

Insights into sustainability, affordability, health, culture and more revealed in report

The 2018 Vital Signs report has been released after data was gathered from citizen surveys and regional and national data pools. (File photo)
Baby goats from the Beacon Hill Children’s Farm will be adopted out, and mommas will head to a private farm in Metchosin for the winter season. (Facebook/ Beacon Hill Childrens Farm)

Baby goats from Beacon Hill Children’s Park are getting evicted

The last goat stampede will be on Thanksgiving Day

Baby goats from the Beacon Hill Children’s Farm will be adopted out, and mommas will head to a private farm in Metchosin for the winter season. (Facebook/ Beacon Hill Childrens Farm)
The IIO have launched an investigation surround the death of a woman on Sept. 29 (file photo)

Police watchdog probes weekend death in Vic West

One woman died in hospital after Victoria police found her by the water

The IIO have launched an investigation surround the death of a woman on Sept. 29 (file photo)
Conservative MP Michael Cooper (left) and Brad Ashenbrenner, husband of late RCMP officer Sarah Beckett, are advocating to make changes to Bill C-75 in regards to impaired driving offences in the Canadian Criminal Code. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)

Husband of late Westshore RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett calls for harsher DUI consequences

Brad Ashenbrenner spoke with MP Michael Cooper about changes to Bill C-75

Conservative MP Michael Cooper (left) and Brad Ashenbrenner, husband of late RCMP officer Sarah Beckett, are advocating to make changes to Bill C-75 in regards to impaired driving offences in the Canadian Criminal Code. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)
Baby goats from the Beacon Hill Children’s Farm will be adopted out, and mommas will head to a private farm in Metchosin for the winter season. (Facebook/ Beacon Hill Childrens Farm)

Baby goats from Beacon Hill Children’s Park are getting evicted

The last goat stampede will be on Thanksgiving Day

Baby goats from the Beacon Hill Children’s Farm will be adopted out, and mommas will head to a private farm in Metchosin for the winter season. (Facebook/ Beacon Hill Childrens Farm)
Residents across Greater Victoria are calling crack repairs on roads “municipal street art.” (Facebook/Scott Wood)

Crack repairs on streets across Greater Victoria touted as ‘municipal street art’

Complaints of tar on pets and cars are making residents angry

Residents across Greater Victoria are calling crack repairs on roads “municipal street art.” (Facebook/Scott Wood)
Over 80 per cent of surveyed Camp Namegans residents self-identified as Indigenous. Namegans Nation/Facebook

Victoria organization says homelessness needs to be seen through an Indigenous lens

A disproportionate number of people living on the streets come from Indigneous backgrounds

Over 80 per cent of surveyed Camp Namegans residents self-identified as Indigenous. Namegans Nation/Facebook
Victoria Police Chief Const. Del Manak says there’s “work to do” in his department following a scathing report about ex-chief Frank Elsner. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)

VicPD Chief responds to Elsner investigation report

Const. Del Manak says there’s ‘work to do’ in his department

Victoria Police Chief Const. Del Manak says there’s “work to do” in his department following a scathing report about ex-chief Frank Elsner. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)
CIBC Run for the Cure is happening at UVic this weekend

CIBC Run for the Cure is happening at UVic this weekend

For the 26th year people are running for breast cancer research

CIBC Run for the Cure is happening at UVic this weekend
Trees opened their fifth location on August 30. Three weeks up, and another three weeks more until cannabis is legalized, the store is about to submit their provincial licensing application and prepare for significant change. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)

Victoria cannabis dispensaries to hold massive sales before legalization

Local shops will need to clear their shelves to make room for government-issued products

Trees opened their fifth location on August 30. Three weeks up, and another three weeks more until cannabis is legalized, the store is about to submit their provincial licensing application and prepare for significant change. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)
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