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Victoria’s Point Ellice House to cease operations as public heritage destination
After changing operators multiple times in recent years.
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Victoria approves asking Province for update on former Bastion Square courthouse
The motion was passed unanimously.
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Victoria councillor seeks update on future of Bastion Square’s former courthouse
It has been vacant since 2015.
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New Victoria Chinatown Museum exhibit celebrates Chinese stories and architecture
Opening May 7th!
Arts
Documentary on renowned Vancouver Island painter slated for theatrical release this weekend
E.J. Hughes was known to be prolific but reclusive.
Food and Drinks
Saanich releases community cookbook with new and old recipes submitted by residents
With recipes dating back to 1936!
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Maritime Museum of BC launches heritage vessel registry to preserve coastal histories
For the education of future generations.
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Victoria’s Bay Street Armoury to be renamed after renowned wartime general
A ceremony will take place in early December.
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Victoria Chinatown Museum opens pair of new exhibits on immigration and sweets
And it all has to do with food!
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Maritime Museum of BC brings stories of Victoria’s first Black immigrants to life in new exhibit
And their contributions to the region, still felt today.
Business
Victoria companies take on historic restoration of Wharf Street retaining wall
To “preserve the past.”
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Maritime Museum of BC launches ‘Float the Boat’ fundraising campaign
They have a goal of raising $25,000.
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Maritime Museum of BC looks for ‘salty stories’ to commemorate 70th anniversary
It all started back in 1955.
Offbeat
Destination Victoria: Watch the retro travel video from 1992 about BC’s capital (VIDEO)
What’s your favourite city attraction?
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One of Victoria’s most haunted locations completes heritage-preserving restoration
It cost over $288,000.
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These four infamous shipwrecks occurred around Vancouver Island; here are their stories
Some were humorous and some quite tragic.
Offbeat
Then and now: Get to know the past, present and future of Bastion Square’s courthouse (PHOTOS)
It was built over 134 years ago.
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The story behind the 1989 Inner Harbour plane crash not many Victorians know about (PHOTOS)
It went down nearly 34 years ago to the day!
Community
Watch as the Port Alice pulp mill is demolished after 104 years (VIDEO)
It had a long, sordid history!
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Over a century in review: Fairmont Empress Hotel celebrates 115 years of service in Victoria (PHOTOS)
Shirley Temple stayed to evade kidnappers!
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17 beloved former businesses Victorians wish would return to the capital city (PHOTOS)
Click here for some sweet, sweet nostalgia. ????
Community
Esquimalt Gorge Park is home to one of the oldest archaeological sites on Vancouver Island
Dating back over 5,000 years!
Entertainment
20 years later: Do you recognize these Victoria youth in YTV’s hit show Uh Oh! (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
This popular game show came to Victoria! ????
Community
This time capsule will take you on a Vancouver Island trip from Victoria to Qualicum in the 80s (VIDEO)
Recognize any of these places?
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Take a walk through Beacon Hill Park in the 1950s with this historic 8mm footage (VIDEO)
Take a peek at old Victoria! ????????️
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Woman seeks her ‘hero’ 55 years after a potentially fatal crash at Mount Douglas Park
Let’s help Linda find him!
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On this day: Remembering a Victoria tragedy that left 55 people dead (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
It goes down in history as one of BC's worst transit disasters.
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Restoration work underway at historic Victoria house gutted by fire
The house dates back to 1905.
Film
Step back in time with this footage of the Pat Bay highway from the 1960s (VIDEO)
Can you spy any familiar spots?
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105-year-old Victoria food market to be shut down and redeveloped into apartments (PHOTOS)
Redevelopment of the building will begin in May 2020.
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Local restaurant unearths 100 year old horseshoe during renovations
This mysterious historical find at Pagliacci's Restaurant is turning a few heads ????
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Take a look at one of the first newspapers ever published in Victoria – in 1858
Oh, how the times have changed!
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Victoria’s beloved double-decker tour buses will be getting an eco-friendly upgrade this fall
As charming as they are, some of these vintage double-deckers are neither fuel efficient, nor good for the environment.
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This skateboarding video filmed in Esquimalt will take you back to the mid-1970s (VIDEO)
Pack your short shorts we're going skating in the 70s.
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Old footage shows what downtown Victoria looked like in 1907 (VIDEO)
The century-old cityscape is surprisingly recognizable!
Lifestyle
Fairmont Empress Hotel hosts grand re-opening ceremony (VIDEO)
The Queen has returned, courtesy of Nat Bosa. Just three years after the Vancouver-based developer bought Victoria’s most iconic hotel, the Empress now has…
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1926 footage of the inner harbour in downtown Victoria (VIDEO)
Who doesn’t like to look back in time? Especially when it is of your own home town. This short home video was taken in…
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Character homes go for a drive around downtown Victoria (PHOTOS)
It isn’t a sight you get to see very often, two 100-year-old homes being driven through downtown Victoria. That happened in the wee hours…
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The Blizzard of 96 in Victoria B.C.
In December of 1996 the city of Victoria B.C. was hit by a snowstorm that would be remembered for years to come. The video…
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Bringing Water to Victoria Documentary
The development of the Sooke lake flow line from 1913-1915 was one of the greatest engineering accomplishments in BC at that time. With current…