Pandora Avenue

• 72 new shelter spaces coming to Victoria amid efforts to break up encampment

  Twenty of the new spaces will come online this week, while the province says the remaining 52 spaces will be ready in the "weeks ahead."

  Politics

  Aug 21, 2024
  
• One person in hospital after Transcona assault

  One person was taken to hospital after an assault at a Transcona gas station Friday night.

  Crime

  Oct 27, 2023
  
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• Victoria police officer ‘randomly attacked’ with skateboard while processing crime scene

  A Victoria forensics officer, who was taking photos at the scene of a stabbing, had to fight off a man who attacked him with a skateboard.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2022
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• Victoria police in search of suspect after e-bike theft

  Victoria police said the man stole the e-bike locked outside of a business in the 500-block of Pandora Avenue between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.

  Crime

  Feb 22, 2022
• Victoria police officer hospitalized after being hit by vehicle

  Victoria police say one of their officers is being treated for "serious" but non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Monday.

  Crime

  Sep 27, 2021
• Homeless camps in Victoria to be clear by end of day, province says

  B.C. provided an update on its plan to move tent city residents in Victoria into temporary housing in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. 

  Politics

  May 20, 2020
• B.C. buys Victoria hotel, as deadline to house homeless in 2 camps looms

  The province says the Comfort Inn at 3020 Blanshard Street will be used in the short term to house about 65 people from the camps on Pandora Avenue and in Topaz Park.

  May 15, 2020
• ‘The park is going to close:’ B.C. to Vancouver homeless campers who refuse COVID-19 housing

  The province unveiled a plan to use hotels house the homeless living in Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park and Victoria's Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue late last month.

  Politics

  May 8, 2020
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• On anniversary of Macnab killing, Waterloo police release new video with enhanced footage

  On the one-year anniversary of the Isaiah Macnab homicide, Waterloo Regional Police have released a new video in hopes of soliciting more information from the public.

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2019
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• Victoria police confirm arson sparked massive fire at downtown Plaza Hotel

  No arrests have been made, and police said Friday no other details can be released, citing the ongoing investigation.

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2019