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B.C. Humanists continue to lobby against giving clergy charitable tax breaks

B.C. Humanists continue to lobby against giving clergy charitable tax breaks

Group says clergy housing deduction an example of ‘religious privilege’
CRD likely to resume sending biosolids to mainland by end of summer

CRD likely to resume sending biosolids to mainland by end of summer

Processed waste granules still too large for the Richmond cement plant
Oak Bay Fire Department issues information, as resident worry rises over wildfires

Oak Bay Fire Department issues information, as resident worry rises over wildfires

OBFD offers tips for safeguarding homes, lists safety measures for prepping parks
Fire ignites on roof in townhouse row under construction in Langford

Fire ignites on roof in townhouse row under construction in Langford

No injuries sustained; Langford Fire Rescue team and other fire departments attack blaze
Sooke’s Woodside Farm honoured for 100 years of agriculture in B.C.

Sooke’s Woodside Farm honoured for 100 years of agriculture in B.C.

Farm established in 1851 by Scottish pioneer John Muir
University of Victoria collaborates with Georgia researcher on cellphone arsenic tester

University of Victoria collaborates with Georgia researcher on cellphone arsenic tester

Invention could bring single-use tests from $20 to pennies while avoiding harmful chemicals
Victoria officer bit while arresting assault suspect

Victoria officer bit while arresting assault suspect

Three people receive medical treatment after random downtown assault
String of fires in Beacon Hill Park leads to arrest of wanted Duncan woman

String of fires in Beacon Hill Park leads to arrest of wanted Duncan woman

Victoria police recommending charges relating to arson, vehicle theft, breaking and entering, resisting arrest
Construction begins on housing project overlapping Langford mobile home park

Construction begins on housing project overlapping Langford mobile home park

The timeline projects 58 units to be completed by fall 2022
Debris trail leads Saanich police to impaired driver

Debris trail leads Saanich police to impaired driver

Nanaimo man faces charges after single-vehicle crash early Monday morning