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The United Way’s Blue Love Campaign has received some love from a $15,000 donation by Abstract Developments. The funds will go toward counselling, peer support and outreach services for youth in . . .

Hosted by Capital Bike, the event now features an expanded Sticker Challenge and new Neighbourhood Rides. In the Sticker Challenge, participants are invited to cycle to a variety of locations to collect stickers. Cyclists who collect at least five of the 10 available can enter a contest to win an electric bicycle. “The Sticker Challenge is really taking off. Last year, we started with 42 locations, mostly in downtown Victoria. This year, we’re expanding it with more locations in Langford...

Submissions have also been made for rezonings for two more proposals, each on former gas-station sites. A proposal in Victoria for 1301 Hillside Ave. would see a 46-unit, six-storey building with a small “pocket park” facing Cook Street, Nvision development manager Adam Cooper said Tuesday. Another plan has been submitted to the municipality of Saanich for a 78-unit, six-storey building at 3949 Shelbourne St. For each of those projects, Nvision is waiting for a certificate of compliance...

  VICTORIA -- The longstanding Gorge Pointe Pub will shut its doors at the end of the year after the property was purchased by a Victoria development company. Abstract Developments says it purchased the property at 1075 Tillicum Rd. with plans to redevelop the corner lot. Before any development begins, however, Abstract says it will engage with the community. "It’s important we hear from the members of the immediate community in order to understand what is important to them as we move f...

  VICTORIA -- A generous donation from a local developer is going to make a difference in the lives of many Greater Victoria residents. Abstract Developments has donated $75,000 to The Cridge Centre for the Family. The money will go to various programs for families and individuals that need extra support in the community. The non-profit society had been around for 148 years, helping women leaving violent relationships, families needing supportive and transitional housing, seniors, brain i...

Ahistoric two-storey apartment block sliced in half a year ago and carefully moved from Richmond Avenue to Rockland is whole again and one of four character rental homes, all upgraded by the same owners. “Definitely five stars. I don’t think it could be better,” said Victoria Coun. Pamela Madoff, who has a special interest in heritage. She praised Mike Sweet, of Black Horse Contracting, and Harry Newton, of Newtco Realty, for buying and taking on the enormous job of fixing up the circa-18...

Photograph By Jacob McNeil Photograph By Geoff Hobson Photograph By Kara Tibbel, Matthew James The Victoria Residential Builders Association (VRBA) recently announced the Gold winners for the first online 2020 Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island. The 29th Annual CARE Awards showcased 37 categories and was attended virtually by the finalists and public. You can still view the eve...

“I’m very honoured,” said Parsons, president of R. Parsons Construction Ltd. “I’ve always had a team approach to any project, and I’ve had great people working for me who have pride in what we do.” Parsons, a native New Zealander who started in construction in 1972, has been contracting and building in Canada since 1992, building dozens of grand homes, primarily in Victoria and the Gulf Islands. His peers say Parsons builds each home as if it were his own, with attention to det...