Hollie Ferguson

The Lochside Elementary School book house on Royal Oak Drive is a new addition to the little free library network. (Courtesy of Autonomous Furniture)

Victoria-based furniture store designs little free library for Saanich elementary school

Little free library at Lochside Elementary is one of more than 650 in Greater Victoria

The Lochside Elementary School book house on Royal Oak Drive is a new addition to the little free library network. (Courtesy of Autonomous Furniture)
Good Earth Coffeehouse will close the Uptown centre location Nov. 20. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

Good Earth Coffeehouse to close Uptown location, opting out of lease renewal

The closure leaves some disappointed, but fans can still get their fix at various other locations

Good Earth Coffeehouse will close the Uptown centre location Nov. 20. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto and Bruce Williams secure themselves with harnesses before they are lifted to the top of the 42-foot tree. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

VIDEO: Ralmax Group aims to spark holiday joy, support for local businesses with harbour lights

New seasonal Victoria Harbour Ferry tour will give spectators a front-row view

Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto and Bruce Williams secure themselves with harnesses before they are lifted to the top of the 42-foot tree. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Santa poses in front of Christmas trees in 2021. This year, Happy Holidays Christmas Tree Co. will open Nov. 27 at the Luxton Fairgrounds. (Courtesy of Happy Holidays Christmas Tree Co.)

B.C. Christmas trees in short supply

Wildfires and heat waves have taken a toll on supply and cost of Christmas trees

Santa poses in front of Christmas trees in 2021. This year, Happy Holidays Christmas Tree Co. will open Nov. 27 at the Luxton Fairgrounds. (Courtesy of Happy Holidays Christmas Tree Co.)
Greater Victoria’s 2022 living wage is $24.29, up 20 per cent from $20.46 in 2021. (Black Press Media file photo)

Up almost $4, Greater Victoria’s living wage skyrockets to $24.29

Annual household expenses for a family of 4 rose by $10,229

Greater Victoria’s 2022 living wage is $24.29, up 20 per cent from $20.46 in 2021. (Black Press Media file photo)
The Cannabis Act review comes as yet another hurdle medical cannabis patients have to clear, a local expert says. (Black Press Media file photo)

Cannabis Act legislative review may threaten medical marijuana program

Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club official says current legislation limits access to many in need

The Cannabis Act review comes as yet another hurdle medical cannabis patients have to clear, a local expert says. (Black Press Media file photo)
Volunteers and donors Maria Dominelli (from left), Mary Collins, Sheila Connelly and Richard Crow stand in front of the new bread slicer that will help the team from The Soup Kitchen put together sandwiches faster. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

The Soup Kitchen celebrates 40 years of providing meals in Victoria

Volunteers prepare more than 3,000 meals a month for residents in need

Volunteers and donors Maria Dominelli (from left), Mary Collins, Sheila Connelly and Richard Crow stand in front of the new bread slicer that will help the team from The Soup Kitchen put together sandwiches faster. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Eula Johnson, 105, and Eleanor Pattison, 102, share details about their lives with friends at The Wellesley. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

VIDEO: Victoria seniors share their secrets to a long life including walking and good genes

105-year-old Eula Jonson and 102-year-old Eleanor Pattison are residents of The Wellesley

Eula Johnson, 105, and Eleanor Pattison, 102, share details about their lives with friends at The Wellesley. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Melanie Vogel became the first woman to complete a coast-to-coast-to-coast through-hike of the Trans Canada Trail. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

VIDEO: Woman completes five-year trek across country on the Trans Canada Trail

Melanie Vogel becomes first woman to complete through-hike reaching three oceans

Melanie Vogel became the first woman to complete a coast-to-coast-to-coast through-hike of the Trans Canada Trail. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Gordie Quan spoke to visitors about his experience during the Second World War. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

VIDEO: Chinese Canadian Museum hosts veteran for Remembrance Day special exhibit

Gordie Quan spoke to visitors at the Chinese Canadian Museum about overcoming obstacles at home and abroad

Gordie Quan spoke to visitors about his experience during the Second World War. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
The museum is just outside of downtown Victoria with bus routes (Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum)

Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum offers salute to Canadian Forces history

The museum is open to the public, providing visitors a glimpse of military life

The museum is just outside of downtown Victoria with bus routes (Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum)
Police escort a protester who interrupted the Victoria Remembrance Day ceremony from the area. (Hollie Ferguson/Victoria News Staff)

VIDEO: Protester who interrupted Remembrance Day ceremony in Victoria arrested

As hundreds gathered for what appeared to be the largest Remembrance Day…

Police escort a protester who interrupted the Victoria Remembrance Day ceremony from the area. (Hollie Ferguson/Victoria News Staff)
The Canadian flag was lowered on Remembrance Day in honour of those who died fighting in the Armed Forces. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

VIDEO: Victoria Remembrance Day ceremony draws hundreds to cenotaph

Crowds gathered to hear speeches, place wreaths to honour those in the Armed Forces who have died

The Canadian flag was lowered on Remembrance Day in honour of those who died fighting in the Armed Forces. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
The goal of the auction is to raise $5,000 to go toward education and living expenses for women and girls in Afghanistan. (Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan/Facebook)

Victoria chapter hosting online auction to raise funds for women in Afghanistan

Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan fundraiser will help with education and living expenses

The goal of the auction is to raise $5,000 to go toward education and living expenses for women and girls in Afghanistan. (Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan/Facebook)
Second World War veteran Gordie Quan as a young man. He will be available for a Q&A at the Chinese Canadian Museum on Nov. 11. (Courtesy of the Chinese Canadian Military Museum)

Chinese Canadian Museum hosts Victoria Second World War veterans for Remembrance Day

Gordie Quan, a local veteran, will share his experiences on Nov. 11

Second World War veteran Gordie Quan as a young man. He will be available for a Q&A at the Chinese Canadian Museum on Nov. 11. (Courtesy of the Chinese Canadian Military Museum)
Stephane Marcotte and his service dog Sarge at Bear Mountain. (John Penner/ John’s Photography)

Saanich veteran Stephane Marcotte says Wounded Warriors Canada programs saved his life

For Remembrance Day, Marcotte wanted to emphasize the important role Wounded Warriors Canada plays

Stephane Marcotte and his service dog Sarge at Bear Mountain. (John Penner/ John’s Photography)
Volunteers removed the equivalent of 75 bathtubs worth of invasive species from View Royal’s Nursery Hill Park on Saturday (Courtesy Greater Victoria Green Team)

Victoria green thumbs gathered to plant over 250 native plant at Nursery Hill Park

46 Green Team volunteers and TD employees banded together on Saturday (Oct. 29) to plant trees

Volunteers removed the equivalent of 75 bathtubs worth of invasive species from View Royal’s Nursery Hill Park on Saturday (Courtesy Greater Victoria Green Team)
A new exhibit now open at the Wentworth Villa Architectural Heritage Museum features a scale model of Francis Rattenbury’s Oak Bay mansion. (Wentworth Villa/Facebook)

The Wentworth Villa Architectural Heritage Museum in Victoria reopens with 3 new exhibits

The three exhibits will feature the history of architecture and the architect that made Victoria

A new exhibit now open at the Wentworth Villa Architectural Heritage Museum features a scale model of Francis Rattenbury’s Oak Bay mansion. (Wentworth Villa/Facebook)
A new exhibit will open at the Maritime Museum of B.C. featuring sailor DIY culture on Nov. 8 (Courtesy Maritime Museum of B.C.)

The Maritime Museum of B.C. to open new exhibit showing sailors handiwork on long voyages

The new exhibit will feature various DIY projects that sailors would do to entertain themselves

A new exhibit will open at the Maritime Museum of B.C. featuring sailor DIY culture on Nov. 8 (Courtesy Maritime Museum of B.C.)
The film festival will showcase Jewish films in this free event. (Courtesy of the Victoria International Jewish Film Festival)

The annual Victoria International Jewish Film Festival will play at Vic Theater Nov. 1-6

The 8th Jewish Film Festival will feature both in-person and online screenings and will be free

The film festival will showcase Jewish films in this free event. (Courtesy of the Victoria International Jewish Film Festival)