Pamela Roth

Life sentence: Offenders need more support for successful reintegration

Life sentence: Offenders need more support for successful reintegration

Mary Campbell recently noticed an article about two criminal brothers who didn’t appear to be getting the message.

Life sentence: Offenders need more support for successful reintegration
Barb Desjardins is hoping to become the B.C. Liberal Party candidate for the Esquimalt-Metchosin riding.

Esquimalt mayor sets sights on provincial politics

Barb Desjardins is taking a stab at provincial politics as the B.C. Liberal Party candidate for the Esquimalt-Metchosin riding.

Barb Desjardins is hoping to become the B.C. Liberal Party candidate for the Esquimalt-Metchosin riding.
Victoria is home to the largest halfway house in Canada.

Life sentence: The challenges offenders face reintegrating back into society

No matter how hard James Wrigley strives to live a better life, he’ll always see a murderer in the mirror.

Victoria is home to the largest halfway house in Canada.
Barb Desjardins is hoping to become the B.C. Liberal Party candidate for the Esquimalt-Metchosin riding.

Barb Desjardins secures B.C. Liberal Party nomination

Esquimalt-Metchosin riding has traditionally been held by the NDP

Barb Desjardins is hoping to become the B.C. Liberal Party candidate for the Esquimalt-Metchosin riding.
Handcuffed by History will launch at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 in James Bay.

Victoria author sheds light on former young offenders and where they are now

When Gordon Cruse worked full-time as a supervisor at the Victoria Youth Custody Centre, he met a boy who was nine years old.

Handcuffed by History will launch at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 in James Bay.
Jeremy Lutter centre, directs a scene from The Hollow Child set in Surrey, B.C. The Hollow Child will be premiering at the Victoria Film Festival on Feb. 9 and a second screening Feb. 11.

Local filmmakers tingling with excitement about Victoria Film Festival premiere

About three years ago, Jeremy Lutter and Ben Rollo sat down to write the script for their first feature film.

Jeremy Lutter centre, directs a scene from The Hollow Child set in Surrey, B.C. The Hollow Child will be premiering at the Victoria Film Festival on Feb. 9 and a second screening Feb. 11.
Clover Point.

Clover Point moves into rezoning for sewage project

Esquimalt citizens recently got a preview of what $20 million in amenities for hosting a wastewater treatment plant at McLoughlin Point.

Clover Point.
Hundreds of people flocked to the front of Victoria's City Hall to show support for the Muslim community following a deadly shooting at a mosque in Quebec City Sunday night that claimed the lives of six people.

WATCH: Hundreds gather to show support for local Muslim community

Deadly shooting at a Quebec City mosque Sunday night claimed the lives of six people

Hundreds of people flocked to the front of Victoria's City Hall to show support for the Muslim community following a deadly shooting at a mosque in Quebec City Sunday night that claimed the lives of six people.
Linda Bartram prepares to cross the street with the assistance of her guide dog.

City to pilot two projects aimed at improving accessibility for the disabled

Projects include installing truncated domes at curb cuts and Accessible Pedestrian Signals at certain intersections

Linda Bartram prepares to cross the street with the assistance of her guide dog.

More security measures added around overdose prevention sites

Our Place now has 24-hour security patrolling a two-block area of Pandora Avenue and Johnson Street

Victoria police raid downtown pot shop

Victoria police raid downtown pot shop

Police say search is connected to the discovery of 30 pounds of marijuana on a commercial flight earlier this month

Victoria police raid downtown pot shop
Emily Rogers, Tenant Legal Advocate for Together Against Poverty Society (TAPS), and tenant Steve Smith stand outside 2626 Cook Street.

More residents fall victim to ‘renovictions’

Thirty-two residents given eviction notices so landlord can renovate Cook Street apartment building

Emily Rogers, Tenant Legal Advocate for Together Against Poverty Society (TAPS), and tenant Steve Smith stand outside 2626 Cook Street.
Public has been mislead about e-cigarette risks, says UVic researchers

Public has been mislead about e-cigarette risks, says UVic researchers

Vapor from e-cigarettes less toxic than tobacco smoke

Public has been mislead about e-cigarette risks, says UVic researchers

What does reconciliation mean to you?

Mayor and chiefs outline what they'd like to see during the Year of Reconciliation

Matt Hulse reently procued a song adn music video called Biketown, which celebrates cycling in Greater Victoria. The music video will be released and screened on Monday, Jan. 23 at the VIctoria Event Centre.

Biketown music video highlights the fun of cycling

Video features local personalities including Mayor Lisa Helps

Matt Hulse reently procued a song adn music video called Biketown, which celebrates cycling in Greater Victoria. The music video will be released and screened on Monday, Jan. 23 at the VIctoria Event Centre.

Police struggling in the fight against cyber crime

Online scams. Identity theft. Cyber stalking. Malicious software. Computer hacking.

Victoira police school liason officer Const. Chris Gilbert talks to students at a Victoria school. Gilbert will be on a panel of speakers on hand at Vic High on Thursday, Jan. 26 for a parent information night on overdose prevention.

Police teaching students and parents about fentanyl as crisis continues to claim lives

Victoria High holding information session for parents

Victoira police school liason officer Const. Chris Gilbert talks to students at a Victoria school. Gilbert will be on a panel of speakers on hand at Vic High on Thursday, Jan. 26 for a parent information night on overdose prevention.

Man, 75, arrested in connection with historical sex assault

Offences occurred while the accused was employed at Royal Athletic Park from 1988 until 2003.

In 2015, the B.C. Integrated Child Exploitation Team (ICE), found 1, 228 unique instances of child pornography exchanged in the province online through peer-to-peer file sharing during a six-month period.

A look at cyber crimes: Catching online predators a never ending job

In 2016, a Victoria police detective went into an online chatroom, posing as a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter.

In 2015, the B.C. Integrated Child Exploitation Team (ICE), found 1, 228 unique instances of child pornography exchanged in the province online through peer-to-peer file sharing during a six-month period.
Harbour Towers Hotel & Suites in James Bay has applied for rezoning.

More hotel rooms disappearing in Victoria

The city’s tourism officials aren’t concerned, noting there is still plenty of capacity.

Harbour Towers Hotel & Suites in James Bay has applied for rezoning.