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Your new ice cream spot just got two wheels.

Your new ice cream spot is mobile and coming soon

Good morning from the island — we're still here, the orcas were spotted at Active Pass, and honestly, life is fine.

We're seeing a few new business licences pop up in Victoria, which is always a good sign of life. Hazel's Ice Cream Ltd, for example, just secured two mobile bicycle vendor licences, numbers 40784 and 40447. This means we'll likely be seeing more sweet treats pedalled around the city soon, which feels very much in keeping with the gentle pace of things here. It's a nice thought, isn't it? A new veterinary clinic, Downtown Veterinary Clinic, also opened at 736 Caledonia Avenue, licence number 22734, which is good news for our four-legged friends in the Burnside Gorge area.

* Hazel's Ice Cream Ltd (Bicycle Vendor) received two mobile licences.

* Downtown Veterinary Clinic secured licence 22734 at 736 Caledonia Avenue.

* Arcadia, an amusement centre, is now licenced at 707 Johnson Street.

Well, here's the thing: while the mobile ice cream vendors speak to a certain kind of outdoor Victoria life, we also see an amusement centre, Arcadia, now licenced at 707 Johnson Street, licence number 48095. This adds another layer to the entertainment options downtown, moving beyond just the usual stroll through the Inner Harbour. It will be interesting to see how these new ventures shape the flow of daily life, particularly as the weather inevitably turns warmer and more people are out and about.

Agnes Szymanski (@agnes_theempress)

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