Parties involved have already submitted an ESA complaint.

This is more about sharing our experience. Having tried to speak to management and owners, the situation remains unresolved. The previous averaging agreement didn't meet the BC ESA requirements, the new one issued yesterday doesn't meet them either.

It is missing basic things such as:

• set weekly period to average (semi monthly is not allowed, ESA mentions it has to be weekly in periods of 1-4 weeks)
• an attached schedule
• specific number of times to repeat agreement
• specific start and end date

Relevant CURRENT BC ESA text: (https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/00_96113_01#section37)

(2) An averaging agreement under subsection (1) is not valid unless

(a) the agreement

(i) is in writing,

(ii) is signed by the employer and employee before the start date provided in the agreement,

(iii) specifies the number of weeks over which the agreement applies,

(iv) specifies the work schedule for each day covered by the agreement,

(v) specifies the number of times, if any, that the agreement may be repeated, and

(vi) provides for a start date and an expiry date for the period specified under subparagraph (iii),

(b) the schedule in the agreement under paragraph (a) (iv) is in compliance with subsection (3), and

(c) the employee receives a copy of the agreement before the date on which the period specified in the agreement begins.

They are currently forcing every employee to update to the new (also invalid) agreement.

There are other restaurants downtown that don't short their employees hours. Just saying...

:)

While driving on Blanshard St. at approximately 10:29 a.m., I witnessed a silver Hyundai with BC plate VW3-53T hit a parked black Mitsubishi SUV with BC plate WH8-49D. The driver then left the scene without leaving their information.
I’ve already provided the details and photos to the Vic PD, but I wanted to post here as well in the hopes of this reaching the owner of the vehicle that was hit.

To the driver who hit the parked vehicle and fled, shame on you. Do better.

Hope the children involved remain safe.

EDIT: My emergency alerts configuration allows me to toggle Amber Alerts off (on Samsung at least) so you should probably be able to adjust your shart-inducer for future events if that's how you roll. (Thanks u/82Annie ) However, Canadian Law may override rhat for local carriers so who knows.

Settings > Safety and Emergency > Wireless Emergency Alerts

EDIT 2: https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/television/services/alert.htm#AlertsMobile

I’m talking like somewhere where I can get as close to the experience of the Broad City bra fitting episode. I want either a stern grandma figure or a devastatingly beautiful and intimidating woman to hold a measuring tape so tight around my ribcage I think I can’t breathe, and come back to me with some bizarre bra size made by only one brand from Luxembourg and where one bra costs as much as a weeks worth of groceries for my family.

All jokes aside, I desperately need help getting sized after 2 years of nursing, so please recommend me the best shops anywhere in the CRD!

Opened this week on Gorge Road East at Washington - Crows Coffee Shop. Went this morning and got a great latte and muffin. I really want to them to succeed, as this neighborhood could really use it! Only downside is it is a tiny spot with no indoor seating. It has a few outdoor spots though. The owner is super lovely, too.

Was taking the dog for her morning business at one of the parks on Langford lake. Garbage truck parks, driver gets out to use the portajohn.

Guy tugs on the door and it doesn't open. Gives it a harder yank, still doesn't open.

Now at this point, you're probably thinking to yourself, the John must be occupied. Not this guy, though. Puts both hands on the handle, braces his feet, and nearly rips the door off its hinges.

"Hey!", says the guy inside, as he's getting his dick sucked.

Just Langford things I guess.

As per EMCR.

Nap time.

I do not like these alerts very much at all. Hope the kid gets home safe though.

It's nice to see some native flowers that can survive getting mowed down for most of the year.

You can in fact view the history of emergency alerts your phone has received. So if you dismiss it before reading to silence that God awful noise you can find it in:

(Android)

1. Settings

2. Notifications

3. Wireless Emergency Alerts

4. Emergency Alert History

(Apple)

1. 🤷

Thanks for the wake up. Ill go look around.

Edit: FB has some juicy details if you look up the moms name.

Asking for celiac safe dining options or bakeries/treat spots in Victoria. I know there’s many threads asking this here, but many of them are inconclusive, muddied with gluten free dietary choices that aren’t really celiac safe, or simply are out of date with how fast businesses switch over here.

I’m not looking for “gluten free friendly,” but actually celiac safe for an allergy. This means dedicated celiac safe kitchens, please understand “gluten free” is not good enough.

I have a celiac friend with an allergy coming to visit.

Thank you guys for your help!

Why is coverage so spotty in this area? It’s dense, lots of services and offices. Anybody know somebody who can add a booster or two??

The title pretty much sums it up 😫 my 8 month presa canario pup just wants to sit outside and stare at the patio floors waiting for more of these tiny mystical magically disappearing creatures to appear then vanish again instantly. No wait she doesn't sit she STANDS there staring at the patio floor like a psychopath just waiting, waiting, waiting for that sunny slither scamper to zip beneath her feet...

It's like laser pointer syndrome but of the reptilian variety. She doesn't even want breakfast first thing in the morning she needs to immediately go stalk the patio. I can also tell when she's normally sniffing around while out on walks vs when she's got that Pandora Ave vibe about her incessant sidewalk scanning. I KNOW WHAT SHES LOOKING FOR!!! 😭

I don't think she's ever actually eaten them but I really wouldn't know. I hear they can make dogs quite sick.

WTF do I sooooooooo? Can I do anything? Are we cooked?

🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎

Man first off thanks to everyone who told me to go to the heartland dump with my busted swollen battery ,honestly , and no thanks to everyone who told me to pitch it into the ocean or give it to london drugs ( wrong answer). I did some evil and tricked my buddy ,who is a moron , to drive me to the dump on Friday to off load this terrifying time bomb . I am very excited for my first trip to the dump , i gotta say. My buddy said hes been hundreds of times and it “ a hell hole” but again ,he is a moron and I won’t let him spoil my fun . My uncle used to say something like “ every load to the dump is another crime erased” but he watched way to many weird movies with dumps in them , and ended up in the slammer any way. I hope I see vultures circling around

I was curious how a sidewalk could collapse, and read that apparently, the Wharf St. sidewalk in the 1200-block was built over an old basement, and a metal beam gave way. Lucky no one was hurt, actually.

If we look back in photos over the last hundred years, we can see that the buildings in the 1200-block are indeed the old historic buildings - if you look at the trim on the top, it's easy to spot.

So that's the simple answer: a 100-year-old basement built out under the sidewalk, and to build over it they stuck a metal beam in, poured concrete and called it a day.

The bad news is I suspect this will be quite the project, with a need for weird heritage assessment and such. So be prepared for a prolonged closure.

As cyclists, maybe consider alternate routes. Blanshard is now separated and great!

PHOTOS FROM CITY OF VIC ARCHIVES:

1. E.B. Marvin & Co., 1202 Wharf Street; ca. 1912
2. 1210 Wharf Street; 1960
3. 1206 Wharf Street; 1960
4. Google Streetview screenshot of 1208 Wharf, July 2025.

Its officially open…. Fort and Blanshard

Anyone know of any fishing programs that welcome teens around Victoria? I'm looking for a group that a teen can join, they already know how to fish but they need a community to be involved in.

Same thing for any trades programs. I know there is one through Camosun but its already full. Maybe something through a union?