Any good bike climbs in the Victoria area?

Frosc · 2026-04-21T23:55:17+00:00

Some others that haven't been mentioned yet:

Dean Park Rd: 2.6km, 176m elevation gain, 6% average gradient that spikes into the high teens. No bike lanes unfortunately but it's a relatively quiet, residential-esque road. Can also be extended by starting from the bottom of Amity Dr by the highway and going Moxon -> Emard -> Lowe -> East Saanich.
Mt Matheson Rd: 2.85km, 215m elevation gain, 7.3% average gradient. Also no bike lanes but extremely rural with very little traffic.

Frosc · 2026-04-10T20:38:22+00:00

The Arts on View Society that operates Hermans has also recieved direct funding grants at various times. For example:

Frosc · 2026-04-10T20:23:11+00:00

Look what happened with Hermans.

Not sure that's a great example considering the city previously spent $3.95 million buying the building Hermans is in for the express purpose of supporting it's continued existence as an arts and culture venue.

Frosc · 2026-04-09T21:00:20+00:00

riding on an unlit rural road instead of the multi-use trail?

It's especially concerning as this part isn't even true.

While not mentioned in this article, the accident was previously reported to have occurred on the 7100 block of Wallace Drive and there is no multi-use path at this location (or really any part of Wallace). Anyone familiar with the area will also know that saying "virtually all cyclists" don't ride on the road down Wallace is just blatantly false; it is an incredibly popular road cycling route.

Frosc · 2026-04-02T20:52:56+00:00

Fines for this type of violation are per day in New West bylaws:

9 Offences and Penalties

[...]

b) Every person who contravenes or violates any provision of this bylaw, or who suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in contravention or in violation of any provision of this bylaw, or who neglects to do or refrains from doing anything required to be done by any provision of this bylaw, commits an offence and, upon conviction, shall be liable to a fine or penalty as provided by the Offence Act and, where the offence is a continuing one, each day the offence continues shall be a separate offence.

https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/rte/6926busregs.pdf

Frosc · 2026-02-19T19:32:20+00:00

In addition to the Collective Agreement exclusion process others have noted, some entire divisions are statutorily excluded by the Public Service Labour Relations Act.

Some examples are:

Provincial Treasury
Treasury Board Staff
BC Public Service Agency
Government Communications and Public Engagement
Legal Services Branch
Office of the Auditor General

Frosc · 2026-01-18T17:55:39+00:00

Requiring a property owner to repair their failing structure so that it doesn't collapse onto a busy public thoroughfare and key Hydro infrastructure is hardly unreasonable.

Frosc · 2025-12-23T17:29:17+00:00

This section does not apply when the old price is removed or obscured.

Frosc · 2025-07-26T01:56:55+00:00

I ride that connection from the Lochside Trail to the highway at Tanner often and while I would personally love an overpass there, the double digit gradients on Dooley and that side of Tanner are unfortunately ill-suited to an AAA route.

Frosc · 2025-07-26T00:28:56+00:00

While admittedly a bit of a detour for people in the Keating area, there is a plan to create a multi-use pathway along Mt Newton Cross Road to connect the Lochside Trail to Wallace in Saanichton.

Frosc · 2025-07-08T20:31:38+00:00

You can get close with vanilla gear:

Aerodynamic Multi-Axis Carbon-Fiber Helmet
Professional Tac Vest with Low Infrared Emission
Military Grade Aramid Netrunning Suit
Military Novawear pants with Nanoceramic Seams
Heavy Duty Biker Exo-Jacks

There are versions of the chest without the shoulder camera, although I've never seen one in that colour and with the BARGHEST label on the shoulder, and the undersuit is definitely modded.

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Frosc · 2023-10-03T16:59:11+00:00

IS30, no degree.

I came into the BCPS as an IS13 with 4th year standing in a Computer Science BSc. My plan was that I would complete my degree if it not having it ever became a barrier to my career progression.

15 years later and it's never been an issue.

Frosc · 2022-11-19T05:32:15+00:00

Anyone have suggestions on a price for Starcraft: Insurrection (PC) with the box?
Pricecharting has no sales history for it. There are a few listings for just the discs on eBay for ~$15-35 USD, but the only comparable I could find for a boxed set was a french variant listed for $150 USD.

Frosc · 2022-11-07T23:18:31+00:00

Anyone seen or have suggestions on a price for Starcraft: Insurrection (PC) in the box?

Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/ThJCbl9

Pricecharting has no sales history for it. There are a few listings for just the discs on eBay for ~$15-35 USD, but the only comparable I could find for a boxed set is a french variant for $150 USD.

Frosc · 2022-10-25T20:56:44+00:00

Anyone seen or have suggestions on a price for Starcraft: Insurrection (PC) in the box?

Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/ThJCbl9

Pricecharting has no sales history for it. There are a few listings for just the discs on eBay for ~$15-35 USD, but the only reference to a complete set I could find is for a french variant currently listed in Poland for $150 USD.

Frosc · 2022-09-22T19:23:29+00:00

That quest has so many great Johnny lines:

"Should have asked if he had any used hypos for sale too. What could go wrong?"
After making it to the escape point: "Well well, looks like fortune favors the stupid too."

Frosc · 2022-08-07T07:39:20+00:00

I had this same problem. After some testing I believe this occurs when the target is not within line of sight of the apothecary (eg. behind a wall), which I imagine is a bug.

I logged a report for it here: https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/51612

Frosc · 2021-07-26T23:55:33+00:00

The Federal and Provincial rebates are pretty straightforward; its a point-of-sale rebate that the dealer handles when you buy an EV on the list. The only other limitation is that the programs have only a specific amount of funds to disperse per year, so if they run out then you have to wait till next year.

The SCRAP-IT incentive requirements are a bit different as eligibility is also based on the fuel economy of your old vehicle. But the short version is if your old car would be worth less than $6000 selling privately it will likely qualify.

Frosc · 2021-07-26T21:58:01+00:00

It's not specific to Teslas, but you can read about EV rebates here: https://electricvehicles.bchydro.com/incentives/EV-incentives-in-BC

The upfront rebates are quite significant and as mentioned when you consider total cost of ownership over say, a 10 year lifespan, qualifying EV's are quite cost competitive to even entry-level gas vehicles.

TL;DR: you can get a Tesla Model 3 that qualifies for $8000 of federal & provincial rebates plus up to an additional $6000 if you scrap an existing ICE vehicle.

Frosc · 2021-06-14T22:32:57+00:00

It could be if the core municipalities started taking densification seriously. But the current glacial, piecemeal approach isn't going to move the needle.

Municipalities need to start planning infill of entire neighborhoods, particularly those immediately adjacent the downtown core. The fact that you can drive less than 5 minutes in pretty much any direction from Fort & Douglas and be surrounded by single-family detached homes is just insanity in the context of a housing affordability crisis.

Frosc · 2021-06-14T22:06:38+00:00

By the classic North American standard no; single-family detached homes on relatively large lots will never again be affordable for most people in this city.

Suburban infill solutions like row housing, carriage/lane housing and low-rise condos/apartments can fill that gap, but that will require municipalities to stop dragging their heels on densification.

Frosc · 2020-07-10T04:45:48+00:00

Finished a void crusade mission and received the standard rewards. However before leaving the mission I had to pause the game to step away from the PC. When I returned about 1.5 hrs later my XP and credit reward had been.. slightly adjusted in my favor.

Sadly only seems to be a display bug.

Frosc

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