I’m an old fart and didn’t realize this ever stopped. Great to encourage pride in Canada but don’t we have more pressing matters to attend to?

I want to go home from work and not have to wait 90 minutes for a bus. Can someone smack the board over the head so they can pay their drivers better? I'm tired boss. I just want to commute peacefully.

Currently I'm having to pay taxi drivers very well to make it anywhere on time and I'm tired of it.

edit: WILL ANY 26 LEAVE DOCKYARD TONIGHT? 4 out of the count and counting

There’s a boat trailer & boat that got loose and slammed into the side of the road opposite goldstream campgrounds. Godspeed.

Latest communication from talks between union and BC Transit has revealed that BC Transit isn't giving into the request/demands of fair pay and recovery time. They met on Nov 13th the two sides and while the union brought forth various ways/ideas on how to cut costs for the employer and recover time in other routes/places the company refuses to give in.

So this leaves the union in a rough spot. Next job action will be rolling strikes and information will be released to operators in the next few days as what that will look like. I imagine once it lands the union will release an official statement to local news agencies.

I haven't been in a position where I have had rolling strikes happen while working as a driver so I can't predict what it will look like. But as the title suggests, this is going to get worse before it gets better.

Sorry to the hard working folks who have been inconvenienced and just want to go home/work. I can imagine your frustrations and hope this ends swiftly. My recommendation is don't pay for your fare and show the company you don't support their actions! Stay strong!

Solidarity :)

how many times has she changed her mind now?

This person I’m seeing loves being outside. Specifically she hates the winter but loves the sound of rain. I’m hoping to surprise her with a cute date spot, whether it’s a coffee shop, restaurant, covered patio, or even somewhere a little unconventional… objective is to make sure she can sit, relax, unwind and listen to the rain.

Ideally, I’m picturing somewhere with a glass roof or clear covering where we can watch and hear the rain falling while enjoying some food, drinks, and good conversation…

Ik this is incredibly and oddly specific but please help a man out!! Any recommendations would be so helpful :)

Went for a morning hike at Sooke Potholes Regional Park and came across this stunning waterfall.

Dallas Road Stairs are getting Cleaned and Refreshed by mother nature Yippee kay eh mf

I understand a slight disparity but not this much.

Save on Foods is a magnet for Chaotic events.

Marianne and her crew are all OK with the Street Disorder in its 12th year now.

There is so much talent in and around Victoria regarding custom furniture and woodworking. There's so much in fact that I'm looking to put together a list of local talent.

My goal is to eventually reach out to these fine folks and start an online collective where prospective buyers can view a bunch of local, independent, talent in a one stop shop. For context I am a local furniture maker operating under the name Kerfwork, and I'm often approached for jobs that aren't quite suited to what I do, or that I can't fulfill in the needed timeline. I would love to be able to point someone to a list of names of other independent makers that may be able to help.

What I'm looking for:
Furniture makers specifically, not cabinetry shops or carpenters that sometimes make tables.
People who operate solo or with a very small team.
Makers who are under the radar.

The list so far. Click on each name for a link to their website.

Kerfwork Furniture (me)

Wayne Halabourda

Sam Johns Design

Atelier Dimo

Arostegui Studio

Caledonia Silva

Brit's Fine Furniture

Grand Macpherson Design

Gesinger Furniture

Old World Stone

Woodwave Design

I'll keep updating this list as names come in.

Does anyone know whether the local malls do an angel tree program? Or something similar where you can physically buy gifts for specific underprivileged children? I’d like to do this and buying things online just doesn’t feel like as much fun.

if anybody knows these people, would they want this photo back? also ive had it for so long im just genuinely curious why i found this crumpled image in a discarded library book.

Hey, all - found this Oura Ring 4 in downtown Victoria a couple of days ago - Thursday, Nov. 12.

Each ring is marked with a unique serial number that's registered with Oura. If you can identify the number feel free to reach out to me on here directly. Otherwise, contact Oura. I reported it to them and they have my contact info.

Hope this finds the owner... these rings aren't cheap 🤑

So this house actually looks ok. Lots of land, the other rooms look fine. But then I got to these photos and I have so many questions.

1. Why is the concrete doing that?

2. Are we counting the concrete mountain as square footage? Are we paying property taxes on a hill?

3. Why is the concrete discoloured? Is that moisture damage?

4. Why did someone build a shelf on top of the concrete mountain?

5. Why is there a HOT TUB in the bedroom?

6. And why, of all possible decor arrangements, did we decide to put a teddy bear there? Is it his room?

Not gonna lie, I don’t really want to go to the movie alone but i need to watch Godzilla minus zero. Minus one is my favourite movie of all time. So if anyone interested, i am gonna watch it at cineplex 9:45 pm today or capitol 6 9:50. I am also 26 yo male if that info is important or anything

Hello ~ I’m thinking of applying to be a vendor at the Bastion Square Market for summer 2027. Does anyone have any experience as a vendor there? Is it worth the effort? There are a lot of cruise ship passengers but are they buying? I’ve walked through there many times and it often seems quiet. Can you just pay - after being accepted - for one or two days a week rather than the full Wed - Sun? I realize my success is reliant on my product but just wondering in a general sense if it is profitable for vendors. Any insight or suggestions on any markets in Victoria is greatly appreciated! I feel like there’s so many Christmas markets now, the market is saturated. What markets are you making money at?

Anyone know where I can find a cheese advent calendar? Apparently thrifties isn't selling them anymore.

New article up on Sidewalking Victoria looking at the Westholme Hotel proposal. I know the design is divisive, but I like it. Have a read and let me know what you think.

Hi folks! So, something happened on the James Bay bus yesterday, Thursday evening around 6pm heading from downtown into James Bay that I would like to get your feedback on.

There were two young girls that were sitting at the back of the bus, both in hijabs. A man in his 50s who had initially been sitting up at the front moved to the back. He had come on with a bicycle which he had secured to the front of the bus.

He proceeded to chat with the two young girls. Asking where they were from since they were wearing hijabs. They said they were from Syria. He asked them how long they had been in Canada and they told him a few years - they were in Grade 9 and had come when they were in Grade 4 or 5. So he asked if they were 14 and they said yes. He asked them if they played sports and they told him they played soccer. He tells them he was from Alberta originally and moved to BC. That Pierre Trudeau was the worst PM in Canada. And that he's a mormon. He then asked them how many wives their father had and if they were going to have arranged marriages. He asked if the men could have many wives like Mormons. He pauses and then asks them to do him a favour and remind him to get his bicycle from the front of the bus so he doesn't forget it. He then asks them more questions about their school and friends. Then he goes off on a racist tangent on arranged marriages saying that he heard that that Indian men love arranged marriages because they are lazy and useless and if the men in their culture are like that?

I, as a woman of colour, and another young white man in his early 20s called him out for racism. He doubled down and started arguing with the man. The two girls got off the bus and he says to them before they left "Oh, this is your stop? I'm sure I'll see you in James Bay again. Then he turns back to the young man and starts arguing about men of colour being lazy. There were two white women also on the bus in my age group 55+ who didn't say a word as I and the young man called him a racist - although they whispered to me about how brave they thought I was. Thanks, you cowardly white bitches who will never stand up to a white man for a woman of colour. It's women like you that continue to perpetuate and silently support the racists with your inaction and empty words.

So back to the a-hole. Two things - one, he is obviously a racist piece of shit. But I also think he's a pedophile. I felt he was grooming those two girls. He had no business asking them all those personal questions. Furthermore, what the hell is a grown ass adult man in his 50s asking two young 14-year old minors to "do him a favour"??? What he's doing is trying to establish a trust/bond between him and those girls so that next time he sees them, he has a familiarity with them so their defenses are down. What's next - do him a favour and help him put his groceries in a white panel van? I have several years of study that I've done on pedophiles, their targets, and their methods. He is a textbook red flag.

I found the whole incident to be quite disturbing, including the heated yelling between me and the young man towards the old racist. When I got home and dropped off my heavy items, I went back out hoping to see the two girls to warn them about him, but I didn't see them. However, as luck would have it, I was walking by Levantine on Menzies Street and popped in on a hunch that it was run by Syrians - it was. I explained to the owner what happened on the bus with the two young girls and that I was concerned for the young girls in their community. He was very concerned and said he would bring it up at their mosque.

Is there any more I can/should do here?

Edit: It seems that the racists on this site also love to excuse their love for pedophiles. This freak thinks it's okay for a 50-year old man to chat up minors and ask them to do him favours. Dig up a racist and you'll find a pedophile every time!

This is from: Sir-Vicks-the-Wet

What made the tangent about arranged marriages racist?
You’re not divulging what was said, or how it was said. Just stating that it was, because you said so.

I cannot help but notice your HARD tunnel vision on other peoples’ ethnicities and races, as well as your racist comments about the elderly women minding their own business.
It’s people like you that do zero self-reflection, to see that the racism they see is actually them projecting their personal beliefs and intents on the actions of others.

Asking a person for a favour isn’t creepy. You are for trying to twist it into something more perverse than what it actually is. You are the textbook red flag.

I’ll relent that it is uncomfortable to have a grown man reposition themselves, on a bus, to engage a conversation, with minors. If he lives in James Bay, he may end up coincidentally/inadvertently bumping into those girls again. The island is much smaller than we give credit for.

What can you do? Just stop being a racist sack of shit. Just fucking stop.

And I want to give a shout out to Number1NoobNA for this spot-on comment!

Calling someone "hostile" for still caring about an incident hours later is just textbook tone policing. You are trying to shift the focus onto the poster's reaction rather than the actual harm of an adult harassing minors on public transit. Typical.

Splitting hairs to argue that grilling teenage girls about arranged marriages and calling men from their region "lazy and useless" is about "cultural practices, not race per se" is a hollow semantic loophole. Targeting visible minorities based on stereotypes about their background is bigotry, plain and simple.

Claiming that race "isn't relevant" while actively working to sanitize, minimize, and excuse an unprovoked racist tirade is deeply hypocritical. When you rush to defend bigotry and attack the people who stand up against it, you are not being neutral or logical. You are providing cover for bigots, which puts you right alongside them.

A bit nervous to take a piece of diamond jewellery for repair, because I wouldn't know how to tell if it had been tampered with. It's an heirloom so I can't just take it to the place I bought it. Any recommendations for a reputable repair service and/or tips to ensure I don't get scammed...Thanks!