Council likes “no camping” bylaw
9/02/10 •
Council votes to send the proposed bylaw to final reading over the vehement objections of Councillor Lucas.
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Veteran Councillor loses downtown portfolio
9/01/10 •
Mayor Fortin picks John Luton as new downtown Liaison after a portfolio shuffle leaves Charlayne Thornton-Joe with the Burnside-Gorge neighbourhood.
Council drafting ‘no boulevard camping’ bylaw
8/30/10 •
City bylaw would prohibit boulevard camping and night-time trespassing on medians.
Bad weather cancels cruise ship visits to Victoria
8/27/10 •
Ogden Point’s wild weather kept two cruise ships from docking in Victoria and $200,000 from flowing into the local economy.
Victoria’s office market heading for vacancy spike
8/27/10 •
Office vacancy expected to rise well above 10-year average as new space comes online amid economic instability and government down-sizing.
City Council says ‘cheers’ to Bay Street brewpub
8/27/10 •
Moon Under Water proposal for Rock Bay wins crucial rezoning in unanimous decision at City Hall Thursday night.
Land Titles Office prepares for new digs in Atrium
8/26/10 •
LTSA one of several new tenants preparing to relocate to Downtown’s newest office building.
- Construction starts at “Brix on Borden”
- Hobbis vows Esquimalt ferry service will resume
- Glowing amethyst sidewalks coming soon to Hudson project entrances
- Advocate: economy-size discounted mouthwash can kill
- Council chooses to replace bridge in 7 to 1 vote
- Bid deadline extended for “Foster-less” Saanich arts centre
- Victoria Highlanders soccer team eyes higher level
- Needle Exhange to Johnson Street?
- Home Hardware to add Burnside location
- Toronto rental company adds eight buildings to Victoria portfolio
- Atrium’s modular walls make for efficient layout
- Victoria Rebels football team readies for home opener
- Hudson Walk project to revive stalled construction site
- Antique Row building alteration exposes downtown border slalom
- Wind warning issued for Greater Victoria
- Spring 2010 downtown Victoria construction update
- St. Andrew’s Elementary to close
- Hudson crane moved to service second phase of project
- City to hold composting open house
- BC Transit testing Chinese transit buses
- Telus adorns downtown building with giant billboard
- Late-night transit’s second go will be better organized: Mayor
- BC Ferries releases financial results for fiscal 2009/10
- Johnson Street Bridge rehab and replacement costs jump by tens of millions
- Site-prep for upcoming downtown office tower begins
- City Hall presents new plan to UDI
- Condos to replace offices as developer switches course
- Council: We need help with rail funding
- 640 Michigan condo proposal seeks rezoning
- VIA Rail: Strike won’t affect Dayliner
- Atrium installs new bioswales
- Mammoth CFB Esquimalt construction project spans two decades
- Parking rates increase at City-owned parkades
- Johnson Street Bridge project retrospective, part 1 of 2
- Canadian soccer superstar leads charge in Saturday game
- Victoria International Airport’s mid-year traffic on-par with 2009
- Johnson Street Bridge retrospective, part 2 of 2
- Downtown businesses asked to weigh in on rapid transit impact
- Uptown openings continue
- Vic West warehouse site to be reborn as BMW dealership
- “601 Herald” mixed-use project breaks ground in Chinatown
- Old Capri Motel site to get “Affordable Housing” facelift
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