It's extremely upsetting to see someone walk up my front path and snap an entire branch off of one of my dahlia plants. The audacity.

If you know this person, please tell them to do better.

I was interested in attending the Slow Burn Dating event at the Royal BC Museum last week but wasn't able to make it.

For those who went, how was it? Was it well organized? What kinds of activities were there? Was attendance fairly balanced between men and women?

I'm also curious about the age range, whether most people attended solo or with friends, and whether you'd go again in the future.

So many clouds...but there were a few spaces between them.

I think this one will be the next to Burn. It is at the corner of Douglas at Chatham.

Progressive ideas are great. I've been a progressive voter my entire life and will continue to be. I'm upset that the NDP lost as well.

But our democracy demands compromise and finding common ground with people that hold different values. It is VERY apparent, based on the endless stream of threads in this sub, that many in Victoria feel that something that was theirs has been taken from them. You're not allowed to be offended by losing something that never belonged to you. Politics isn't won and lost. It's a conversation, not a contest.

If you woke up this morning acting like the government of BC somehow became your enemy overnight, it's time for some serious self-reflection on how lucky we are to live here and have a role in choosing our own government.

Island bus requires booking a day in advance, so I guess I'm just stuck up here for another day. If we aren't going to get a train, we at least need to get reliable bus route, this is absurd.

How did it pass fire inspections? Were there working sprinklers? And since it is now demolished so soon after, I'm assuming there will still be an investigation as to cause. Firefighters took a defensive position, understandable, but what about news reports of missing person?

Robin Kimpton is in Van now. Will he be investigated? I hope. I've met him, and he is an ornery man with little care for others. He was renting suites illegally. Was the city aware of this? And no, this was never a supportive housing site. Just a vacant hotel owned and run by a slum lord.

These guys were at the confederation fountain yelling at the totally empty street this morning. Apologies for the poor picture quality, I didnt want to get any closer in case they tried to talk to me. I assume racists by the outfits?

Someone did Victoria a Favour.

And they only took out a few wires and trees branches.

After telling CTV that “The challenge in responding to these accusations is that there are also many fake posts attributed to me, generated by people looking to attack me” Wendy Bowkett has now deleted her X account, effectively scrubbing the evidence.

Snapshots from the now deleted account can be found here:
https://victoriacouncillorfyi.substack.com/p/wendy-bowkett-for-victoria-city-council

(the perma.cc links are true snapshots that can't be modified)

CTV article:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vancouver-island/article/petition-urges-victoria-councillor-elect-to-resign-over-social-media-posts/

Sign the petition here if you believe Wendy should resign:
https://www.change.org/p/wendy-bowkett-should-resign

Edit: I’m not the creator of the petition. Just spreading awareness.

Hi redditors! Looking for a quiet pub in downtown as my wife is retiring, has hearing aids and would like to be able to hear conversations without shouting.

Let me know.

hi all, wrote this one today in response to conservative voters

I'm sure you haven't heard of more than half of these or you heard of some but never watched. It's not as big of a list compared to Vancouver shot movies and tv shows but of the ones that did film here that you did watch, did you like any of them? I personally liked White Chicks, 2012, Final Destination, Deadpool, Scary Movie, Maid, Outer Limits and now Yaga

Movies:

Convicted

Commandos Strike at Dawn

Son of Lassie

Vixen!

Five Easy Pieces

Harry in Your Pocket

The Changeling

Dawn of the Living Socks

The Glitter Dome

Hot Pursuit

Backfire

Bird on a Wire

Knight Moves

Digger (1993)

Intersection

Little Women

Masterminds

The Duke

Final Destination

Scary Movie

Cats & Dogs

Ripper

Black Point

Excess Baggage

X2

White Chicks

Fierce People

The Core

The Mermaid Chair

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men: The Last Stand

In The Land Of Women

Mulligans

2012

Kid Cannabis

Descendants

The Boy

Pup Star

Monkey Up

Pup Star Better 2Gether

Pup Star World Tour

Deadpool

Puppy Star Christmas

Sailing Into Love

Sidelined: The QB and Me

Lucid

The Bryce Lee Story

Emile

Meat Market

Year of the Dragon

Hunting Matthew Nichols

Girl In The Photographs

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Fishing For Love

Rescued By Ruby

TV Shows:

A Morning

A News

Alienated

Burning Log

Canada's Next Top Model (Reality Tv)

Crew Girl

Gracepoint

Impact

Maid

The Outer Limits

Poltergeist: The Legacy

Private Eyes West Coast

Spooksville

Terminal City

Yaga

Then there's a whole bunch of Hallmark and Lifetime movies that got filmed here. This isn't a complete list

Just In Time For Christmas

The Bridge

A Rose For Christmas

A Taste of Christmas

Christmas Bells Are Ringing

Puppy Star Christmas

The Christmas House

If I Only Had Christmas

Christmas She Wrote

Deliver by Christmas

A Mrs. Christmas Miracle

You, Me & the Christmas Trees

A Kismet Christmas

To All A Good Night

Sorority Wars

A Perfect High

Ring Of Fire

V.C Andrew Series

All That Glitters

You keep choosing a world where people deserve dignity, regardless of who they love, where they were born, what they believe, or how they identify.

Where marginalized communities deserve safety, belonging, and the freedom to exist without having to defend their humanity.

There is something profoundly comforting about living in a city that so often refuses to abandon its values, even when the rest of the political map changes colour.

Thank you for this bubble, Victoria. I’m so proud to call you home. 🧡💚

It’s like seeing Victoria through fresh eyes.

Photo from Cadboro Bay Gyro Beach this morning October 25th, 2026

Hey folks- I just tried to make an appointment for Nov 7th, after we were supposed to move to StandardTime, and the calendar (the one with Rogers/Shw webmail) wouldn't let me!! It wants me to reset my time zone to something it recognizes, as the warning says "we are unable to identify the time zone in your area. Please choose one from the list...."

Anybody else run into this and how did it work for you?

BTW- I wonder what Microsoft has in store for the million or so Windows PCs affected by this decision.

We whistled and chirped up the rest of the gang, then celebrated with dog treats 🥰