Capital Daily

We have a conversation about the various types of plant life that thrive in our mild climate. Also, we explore if we should focus more on preserving our unique native species as climate change presents an uncertain future.

The Capital Regional District’s new proposed guidelines for mountain bike trails in parks has bikers and conservationists divided. We put voices from both sides to Rebecca Mersereau, Capital Regional District Vice Chair to hear the CRD’s responses to each’s concerns.

We speak to a recipient of the United Way Greater Victoria's Blue Love Campaign about the changes in demand for mental health services as the pandemic continues. We're also joined by a woman who uses those services.

We look at why the RCMP doesn't collect race-based data in missing persons cases, and how it impacts missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. We also speak to a friend of Lisa Marie Young, an indigenous woman who went missing from Nanaimo in 2002.

With historical high lumber prices, the deconstruction industry is proving itself to be a creative and environmentally friendly alternative to new wood. We explore why the prices are soaring, what deconstruction is, and the role it fills.

The April 30th deadline for the province to move all unhoused folks into shelters has not been met. Here’s why people are still in parks and why some campers say they will protest the daytime camping ban coming into effect.

A plan for social housing at 1909 Prosser Road in Central Saanich is being met with strong public opinions as community consultation continues. We speak to Mayor Ryan Windsor about the response.

We join The Existence Project in Beacon Hill Park as they film for their upcoming documentary “Moving Day”. They tell us about the relationships they’ve built, and how powerful the process has been for them and the community.

The Island has reached a milestone of over 250 000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered, but herd immunity may still be out of reach by the fall. One report from Simon Fraser University says we may not be able to reach it without also vaccinating youth between 10-19.

As funding for Red Cedar Cafe’s hot meals program expires, we look at the impact they’ve made in the city, how they’ve been received, and their connections to Victoria politics.