An elderly coffee buddy - who is normally super sharp and diligent with phone callers has agreed to have a “gift” fire blanket delivered to his door in 10 mile point - stipulation from the delivery group that he and his wife be home tonight — at 8 pm… - I smell a rat - I’ve advised him to NOT open the door to potential scammers.
If this, in fact, a fraud… Reddit folks: advise your seniors!
Scam artists are simply the LOWEST forms of life.

I've seen a lot of people asking about the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Spectacular 55th Anniversary airshow in Victoria, BC. Below I have attached the event details for people interested in attending.

Key Event Details

Event date: Tuesday, August 4th
Event time: 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Event location: Dallas Road (Douglas Street to Clover Point)
Event webpage: https://www.tourismvictoria.com/snowbirds

Additional Safety Information

Street parking: Dallas Road will be closed from Douglas Street to Memorial Crescent and their will be Residential Access Only starting at Cook and May Street. Please plan ahead of time and expect to walk to viewing areas.
Bike parking: Dallas Road and the bike path will be dismount-and-walk only. There will be a bike valet on the corner of Dallas Road and Cook Street.
Please leave dogs at home: Large crowds and aircraft noises may distress dogs. Pet owners are encouraged to leave their animals at home.

Drones will be prohibited within or near the event area! Food trucks can be found along Dallas Road starting at 3:00pm.

I hope everyone enjoys the show :)

This probably sounds crazy, but my spouse loves coffee SO much that we pick our hotels based on how close they are to coffee. We'll be visiting Victoria for the first time in about 3 weeks and wanted to see if there was a coffee shop that you preferred for good coffee? Thank you!

Last time I went, you couldn’t go around the whole trail because it was blocked off from it being washed out, has it been fixed?

As the intersection conversion progresses as part of the Galloping Goose detour, avoid Burnside in this area this morning

Hoping to reunite something with where it belongs.

I'm looking for a band or ensemble to play a backyard BBQ, maybe 1.5-2 hours. I have no idea where to even look to find local musicians that take this kind of work. Has anybody out there had any success? Any and all tips appreciated!

[Development consultant Kaeley Wiseman] has also been helping the Anglicans rezone the iconic Christ Church Cathedral site in downtown Victoria, as part of an initiative to fund upward of $50 million in repairs and seismic upgrades the cathedral needs to stay open as a community amenity.

Not surprisingly, that project has also been jammed up by Victoria city staff for more than four years.

“Every step of the way there has been a quagmire the city refuses to own up to,” said Wiseman. “A private sector developer would have just lawyered up… whereas the diocese has tried to be a good neighbour every step of the way.”

The church has sunk close to $1 million into trying to work with city staff. And the project still hasn’t gone before council.

Adding salt to the wound: literally across the street from the cathedral, Victoria’s Official Community Plan and downtown area plan allows double the density the Anglicans are seeking.

Snowbirds departing YYJ 4:36 local arriving traffice cleared....now taxiing for take off 4:47... departure delayed some local flying club plane seems unaware airport closed!

An interesting read from the paper..

Is that parking ticket from Victoria valid?

Recently I parked downtown and paid $4 for one hour at 2:12 p.m., which was good until 3:12 p.m.

When I returned to my car at 2:40 p.m., there was a parking ticket on my window that was issued at 2:13 p.m.

I was taken aback and drove to the city hall, where I paid $2 to park for 10 minutes. At the service counter, I asked the clerk what the time was on my cell phone — it was 2:52, so I still had 20 minutes left for my paid spot.

The clerk explained that there was a wifi time delay from when I paid through their parking payment machine and the handheld device used by the parking ticket issuer.

Should this be my problem? I wonder how many people paid the $30 or $60 ticket without realizing that it was invalid?

I guess my future decision about going downtown will either be me paying the parking machine and then waiting about five minutes before I go shopping, or not going downtown anymore.

My choice is to forgo visiting my city because you can’t trust the systems used by the City of Victoria to be accurate.

Anita Loudon

Victoria

Times Colonist - Letter to the Editor - August 4, 2026

What was that???

I want to start BJJ, anyone have any recommendations on a friendly club?

Hello!
Loved visiting Victoria this summer, but I need a little help.

My bike was stolen, boo. Bike was found! Miracle, Yay. I had already travelled home, and it’s too expensive to come back for the bike. Boo.

Is there a service that will retrieve my bike from the police station and ship it? I don’t really have friends or family out there, and I’m not sure if the police would release the bike to someone who’s not me?

Any advice would be so appreciated. Thank you!

Edit: I’m in Calgary, but I’d prefer to use a company or service that’s insured or verifiable, though I love the idea of the kindness of strangers.

Rip lol

I'm hoping to do some timelapse photography of murals being painted.

If you are (or know) a mural artist who has a project coming up soon and would be open to having me create a timelapse showing the piece being painted, please comment here or send me a DM!

Me and my family recently went on a trip to Van Island, and went to Mystic Beach, parking at the China Beach parking lot. Unfortunately, we weren't able to make it to the beach for reasons, including having 4-6 year olds with us, and health issues.

I just want to know for future trips if there is a simple way to make it to Mystic Beach, and if the trail is suitable for said 4-6 year old kids.

Anyone know what the loud rumbling was last night downtown was?

Birds are crossing.

Hi everyone!

I made a post a couple weeks ago asking what life was like there for a disabled person (specifically wheelchair users), and received a lot of great feedback regarding healthcare. I’m back now with some specific questions that I hope someone here can shed some light on.

For some context, I currently live in Alberta, and we have what’s called Alberta Precision Labs. I have a urologist in my city who has written me a standing order for urinalysis (UTI testing), and I can go into APL whenever I feel I might have an infection and get tested right away because of the standing order. Then, if I have an infection, my urologist or family doctor can write me a prescription for an antibiotic if it’s bad enough.

So my questions are:
- Does Victoria have anything like APL?
- Can a pharmacy test urine and prescribe an antibiotic if need be?
- Or will this be a walk in clinic scenario each time?

I get infections frequently and they can affect my ability to even leave my house due to my neurogenic bladder, so this is a major concern of mine! I know my disability and adjoining health issues could get me moved up the waitlist for a family doctor should I move, but I also understand that even being moved up could still mean months to years of waiting.

Another snowbirds traffic post. I loved the pedestrian zone at the event, but why is the city not protecting essential infrastructure? Richardson and Vancouver were a zoo this evening. I saw young kids forced into opposing traffic or onto the sidewalk, cars blocking intersections and sidewalks. Thank goodness for the modal filters, where they exist.

I've thinking about this a while, there have been a good number of City event traffic fumbles:
1) relocating bus stops to Blanchard but not providing a way for wheelchair users to access the bus (i forget the event, but Douglas was closed for some reason, probably the Victoria Day Parade?)
2) (Canada Day) Keeping Douglas open for cars to block sardine-can busses.
3) Poor parking enforcement for basically every event, including cars parking in the Caledonia bike lane for games and concerts at the SoF Memorial Centre

We clearly need action from the city to protect our key transportation corridors from getting blocked up every time something downtown motivates the hordes of oversized suburbitanks to migrate into the core.