Downtown Victoria

• Victoria city councillors want to preserve downtown movie theatres

  Victoria City Council's 2023 to 2026 Strategic Plan committed to supporting small businesses and the visitor economy, while investing in artistic and musical spaces downtown.

  Politics

  Jun 3, 2025
  
• Man assaults victim just steps off downtown Victoria bus: police

  Police on Vancouver Island are trying to identify a suspect from an April assault just steps off a bus in downtown Victoria. The man is reported to be tall with a grey beard.

  Crime

  May 26, 2023
  
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• Thousands jam B.C.’s capital streets for 123rd Victoria Day Parade

  Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Victoria for the 123rd Victoria Day parade, the city's largest event of the year.

  Canada

  May 22, 2023
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• Cash, guns and fentanyl seized from Victoria home, 2 suspects arrested

  Two firearms, two airsoft pistols, and suspected methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine were among the haul from a suite near downtown Victoria last month.

  Crime

  Jan 6, 2023
• Series of break and enters targeting salons and spas in downtown Victoria, police say

  Since Aug. 31, VicPD officers say there have been nine incidents across the downtown area where businesses have been broken into.

  Crime

  Oct 22, 2022
• More than 75% of Victoria residents don’t feel safe downtown at night: Victoria PD survey

  The VicPD survey found that 79 per cent of those who participated in the survey feel unsafe in the downtown core at night.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2022
• Victoria man who damaged 14 businesses believed to have stolen ferry a day earlier

  The suspect in the damaging of several businesses in downtown Victoria is believed to be the same man who stole a Victoria Harbour ferry on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Jan 20, 2021
• City of Victoria ordering homeless campers from Centennial Square

  "Centennial Square has become entrenched with a criminal element that demands greater action to protect the public, businesses and those seeking shelter," said the city in a statement.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2020
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• Robbery at Victoria toy store impacted by Plaza Hotel fire prompts calls for more police

  Cherry Bomb Toys says crime has always been an issue in the back alley, as drug users and homeless people frequented the now-destroyed Plaza Hotel and the surrounding area.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2019
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• Caretaker still missing 5 days after massive downtown Victoria hotel fire

  The fire that destroyed the old Plaza Hotel continues to burn, affecting nearby businesses.

  May 10, 2019