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Commercial groundwater users have to register, start paying for water

New rules take effect March 2022

Aug 27, 2021 2:00 PM Read more >

Rally participants warn of imminent shortage of nurses in B.C.

40 per cent of senior nurses set to retire in four years, 50 per cent of new hires leaving after two, says rally organizer

Aug 27, 2021 11:45 AM Read more >

UVic among 4 B.C. universities to require rapid COVID-19 tests for unvaccinated students, staff

UBC, SFU, UVic and TRU will be asking students to declare their vaccination status confidentially

Aug 27, 2021 10:45 AM Read more >

Two major road projects to begin in Sooke

Work scheduled from September to the end of November

Aug 27, 2021 9:45 AM Read more >

Out-of-catchment bus change leaving parents scrambling in Sooke, West Shore

Students who choose schools out of their catchment might not get a ride this year

Aug 27, 2021 5:30 AM Read more >

Household garbage filling Oak Bay’s public trash cans

District runs garbage pickup truck 14 hours a day, 7 days a week

Aug 27, 2021 5:15 AM Read more >

Mayor Stew Young categorically committed to tall density in Langford’s downtown core

‘Some people say we should slow it down. That’s not what’s going to happen,’ says mayor

Aug 27, 2021 5:00 AM Read more >

North Saanich man hopes to ride brain implants into a better future

Weeks after doctors inserted electrodes into skull, Len Grant rides to raise cash against Parkinson’s

Aug 26, 2021 5:30 PM Read more >

Person taken to hospital after collision on Saanich roadway

They suffered non-life-threatening injuries

Aug 26, 2021 5:10 PM Read more >

Victoria’s Greek Fest back for two weekends

Event is the community’s 20th annual and falls on the 200th year of Greek independence

Aug 26, 2021 5:00 PM Read more >