A Vancouver group dedicated to preventing sexual assault, particularly in the hospitality industry, is offering free training to Victoria hospitality workers in the wake of several reports of sexual assault in B.C.’s capital. 

On Jan. 31, the Victoria Police Department was alerted to a series of social media posts describing a sexual assault at a downtown restaurant. The following day, it put out a call to the public asking anyone with information or similar stories to file a report and in a statement Feb. 3, police