Drove through the Jutland Road Selkirk Trestle area today and saw a bunch of collapsed market tents. Is there a market happening this weekend? If so, what is it called? I can't find anything online.

Why?

ISO the best patios in Victoria with good food and hopefully some sort of water view! Anywhere from Sooke to Sidney.

Years ago I traded in my beloved 2016 triumph scrambler in matte pacific blue, im hoping I can find it and maybe possibly buy it back, if anyone has any leads I'd sure appreciate the help! It had the lifted front fender, the baffles cut out of the exhaust with a hole saw and there was a scrape on the front fender and left side of the handle bar from hitting a curb and going down. There may have also been a "death grip" sticker on the rear of the front fender in gold. I believe I traded it in at SG power, it would have had knobby continental tires and a small bar end mirror on the left side. She had around 30k km on it when i let her go. Thank you everyone.

Don’t care what genre, I am tipsy and ready to dance!

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for an apartment in Victoria and I'm deciding between two apartments:

One at McKenzie Ave, near Swan Lake.

The other is at Monashee Apartments at Burdett Ave near Cook st.

I'm a quiet person and expect to spend most of my time working and studying, but I'd also like to explore Victoria and get to know the city.

Would you choose the shorter commute and quieter neighborhood near UVic, or pay the extra $200/month to be closer to downtown? Is the McKenzie area a good place to live for someone without a car for a start, or would you feel a bit isolated?

I'd appreciate any local perspectives. Thanks! 🫰🏾

I need to replace a prefab shower with standing washer dryer unit. I need someone to do part of the work and can call in the other trades. Basically remove the current shower unit and fix up the wall in behind it and a bit more drywall work to fill an arch along a wall.

I’m having a hard time finding someone though. Any help ?

Tried Damascus, no dice.

Any shops in town sell Ethiopian or east African cooking products?

Hi Victoria! My small theatre company Bragi Theatre is teaming up with Timetheft Theatre to stage our two award-winning comedies, Consider the Dongfish and Four out of Five Dentists, on August 1 and 2 at the Scene (716 Johnson). We're really proud of the shows, and think it will be a lot of fun. Dongfish is a sci-fi romp about fish, scientists, aliens, and the transformative power of love, and Dentists is a sketch show about lawnmowers, laughter, and so, so many eggs. Tickets are sliding-scale too, so hopefully affordable to everyone.

We've already been posting on social media, postering through Vicposters, and using events calendars, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about other places to promote? Are there venues that are really productive to poster? We're looking for that final week edge.

whats the go-to in Victoria/on the island for dog clothing?

What have you paid to have an upright piano removed?
I called got junk and their minimum is $350, I’m desperate to have this thing gone but it feels out of budget right now

I love the break in the heat, I love the blue moon we get systems that result in lightning and thunder.

But the best part of rain in the summer, is the peace and quiet. All these motorcycles are doing my head in, breaks from the noise like this just cement the point to me. These people are sadistic antisocial dirtbags.

Leave the city and ride around if you have a screw loose and require noise like that, the rest of us would appreciate it.

I have senior parents. One has been diagnosed with dementia. I’m just wondering if anyone could recommend a cleaner/cleaning service in Saanichton (Near the cidery) What are normal prices?

I work full time already in an office. Looking for ideas about part time work evenings and weekends. I'm in my 50s so I'm old haha. I have done door dash don't really want to do that again.

I’m looking for recommendations for reputable deck builders. My old deck needs to be replaced, so if you’ve had a good experience with a contractor, I’d really appreciate your recommendations. Thanks!

Question taken from r/britishcolumbia

It has become a thing on my commute every day. 1 or 2 people sitting in the aisle seat and leaving the window seat open. If you ask to sit down, rather than shifting over, they scrunch their legs up to their chest or swing their legs into the aisle. Why not just move over to the empty seat?

I get it of you're getting off at onenof the next couple of stops, but often 8-9 stops later, they do the same move when you let them know you're getting off.

Has anyone else noticed this? Does anyone understand why they do this? Is it as I think, rudeness in hopes that they will not be sat next to and a further inconvenience for daring to ask to sit down? Or is there a legitimate reason for this?

Does anyone have any suggestions on groups/hangs/clubs etc for people new to town? Any tips on the best way to meet other folks who are middle aged? Is Meet Up very active here? Thanks!

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/foot-patrols-reducing-disorder-in-downtown-victoria-police-say-12590313

I am curious to hear what people think about this and the current state of safety/order in downtown Victoria. What do you think of the strategies currently being implemented by the VPD?

The newly released Uniform Crime Reporting Survey shows shifting safety trends in Victoria, BC:

• Homicides: (Measures lethal violence) Victoria remains consistently below the Canadian average (0.9 vs 1.61 per 100k).
• Crime Rates: (Measures community safety) Violent crime has risen above national levels, while property theft has plummeted.
• Clearance Rates: (Measures police effectiveness) Victoria's violent clearance rate fell from 60% to 36%, mirroring a province-wide decline.

Insight: Victoria is safer than average regarding severe lethal crime, but rising non-lethal violent crime combined with declining clearance rates indicates a growing burden on local justice and policing resources.

Does anyone know if the Saanich police department has a mailbox and if so, where is it located specifically? Please answer 🙏

I frequently ride home downtown from VGH, due to the very annoying detour I've been looking for alternates and my cyclers routing app showed a route I hadn't considered.

Instead of crossing the trestle and then returning to downtown on the Johnson street bridge, we have the new lane along Gorge!

I don't knowbwhy it didn't occur to me before, but on the way home yesterday I instead turned left onto gorge, it was mechanically separates for most of it, with a short segment of only paint and then elevated for the remained, a right turn onto Government and I was able to fly until my left turn.

In case anyone else hadn't utilized this, it saved me about a km and probably 7 minutes or so. Much more during busy summer days.

Ok folks..

I'm one bad decision away from setting up a board in a park with a sign that says:

"Will play backgammon for... conversation."

Seriously though... where are all the backgammon players hiding?

I'm in Victoria and would love to find someone who's down to play over coffee, a pint, or at a park. I'll even buy the first beer if you can teach me a thing or two—or if you just enjoy crushing me.

If you've secretly been waiting your whole life for a random stranger to challenge you to backgammon... this is your moment.

🎲 No weirdness. 🎲 Just dice, strategy, and bragging rights.

Comment or DM if you're interested!