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From grains to greatness: Victoria-area distillery sweeps Canadian Whisky Awards
- Greater Victoria-based distillers took their best shot and whisked away the competition at the 2025 Canadian Whisky Awards, walking home with big wins.
- A downtown Nanaimo business owner says she’s grateful for the continued community support after her store was burglarized early Monday morning.
- Canada’s Cineplex Entertainment is reporting a boost in box-office sales and announcing a customer rebate, slashing ticket and popcorn prices for a limited time.
- A Tofino woman’s video of a cougar getting up close to her and her father while they were in their backyard hot tub is making waves on social media.
- It’s almost game over for a long-time sporting goods retailer in downtown Campbell River, though the building’s owners say they’ve scored big with what’s to come.
- A historical drama series filmed on coastal Vancouver Island continues to ride the wave to wins, taking home top honours at Sunday night’s Golden Globes.
- It’s lights, camera, action again in Duncan, where moviegoers no longer have to leave the city to see a film on the big screen with the reopening of the only local theatre.
- A woman in Victoria hopes to spread positivity on social media, where she’s lauding two men who spent hours cleaning up a vandalized sign near her family’s business.
- Parents of a 16-year-old boy who was struck by the driver of a vehicle at a crosswalk in Campbell River are pleading for more pedestrian safety.
- At Victoria’s Ogden Point, the Breakwater continues to make waves — what feels like a never-ending path, with never-ending artwork back in all its glory.
- Victoria council will discuss property tax increase reduction scenarios, which, if adopted, would likely scale back some local services and programs but “reduce the burden on taxpayers,” says city staff.
- A Victoria-based community fridge where people could leave and take food for free has closed, though organizers say they’re “open to new possibilities.”
- There are lots of heartfelt stories to tell about Doug Koch, a longtime downtown Victoria bookseller who passed away suddenly while commuting home.
- Two Greater Victoria-based eateries are serving up success, making their way onto a Canada-wide Top 100 list based solely on customer feedback.
- The Malahat Highway on Vancouver Island is a lot different than it used to be — looking back over a century ago, it’s like night and day.
- An Island petting farm owner says she’s heartbroken after about four dozen chickens and ducks on her property had to be euthanized due to avian flu.
- Residents safely escaped a house fire that sent towering, 30-foot flames into the sky south of Campbell River Tuesday night, according to the city’s fire chief.
© 2025 Ethan Morneau
