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SD62, Langford, Colwood and Sooke work towards expanded development

Agreement will increase collaboration between the school district and municipalities on public works

Jun 6, 2021 4:00 PM Read more >

Sidney’s Anglican church rings bells 215 times to remember Indigenous children found in unmarked graves

Rector Eric Partridge of St. Andrews Anglican Church said ringing of the bell is a call to action

Jun 6, 2021 3:40 PM Read more >

Leaf blower ban petition attracts 544 signatures, sparks discussion by Saanich council

Mayor wants staff to look into noise, enviromental impacts of all of the district’s equipment

Jun 6, 2021 3:00 PM Read more >

Sidney to start Tulista Park improvements this month

Work will see the replacement of poplar trees and a widened walkway

Jun 6, 2021 2:30 PM Read more >

Several hundred fish dead in Sidney’s Reay Creek after suspected bleach leak

Ian Bruce of Peninsula Streams Society calls for speedy, proper investigation

Jun 6, 2021 1:30 PM Read more >

300 protesters hike in to Vancouver Island old-growth logging camps

RCMP report just two arrests during enforcement on Saturday

Jun 6, 2021 10:20 AM Read more >

Potentially life-altering crash under investigation by VicPD

Driver arrested at the scene and four people sent to hospital, two with serious injuries

Jun 6, 2021 10:15 AM Read more >

Over 1,500 customers east of Sooke without power

Power was lost in the area west of La Bonne Road and east of West Coast Road just after 2:45 p.m.

Jun 5, 2021 3:30 PM Read more >

Sidney Museum and Archives’ three-month renovation closure starts June 1

Facility has five months to reach donation goal of $25,000; nearly $15,00 raised so far

Jun 5, 2021 2:30 PM Read more >

Protesters arrested, locking devices destroyed at Vancouver Island logging protest camps

3 arrests Friday bring total number to 170 since May 17

Jun 5, 2021 12:30 PM Read more >