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More windy weather on the way for Vancouver Island

More windy weather on the way for Vancouver Island

Environment Canada issues special weather statement for Victoria, east coast of Island, north Island
Victoria design studio launches line of picturesque puzzles

Victoria design studio launches line of picturesque puzzles

Puzzle Lab jigsaws locally designed and crafted
Oil spill response base taking shape on Saanich Peninsula

Oil spill response base taking shape on Saanich Peninsula

Enhanced base with elements in North Saanich and Sidney to be fully operational in fall 2022
PHOTOS: Investigators release new images on 8th anniversary of Victoria woman’s disappearance

PHOTOS: Investigators release new images on 8th anniversary of Victoria woman’s disappearance

Emma Fillipoff missing since Nov. 28, 2012
Masks now mandatory on BC Transit buses, at covered bus stops

Masks now mandatory on BC Transit buses, at covered bus stops

Face shields no longer meet face-covering requirements per updated policy
Metchosin woman’s trauma treatment could be trendsetting

Metchosin woman’s trauma treatment could be trendsetting

Experts say this could signal the broadening of who can access psilocybin therapy
Longtime owner of Sidney’s Haunted Bookshop closes chapter with sale

Longtime owner of Sidney’s Haunted Bookshop closes chapter with sale

Odean Long and her late husband moved the business to Sidney in 1996
Staff suggest Sidney be cautious spending $2.75 million from province

Staff suggest Sidney be cautious spending $2.75 million from province

Staff also warn of financial ‘uncertainty’ and raise prospect of tax increase
Kootenay women working to rescue 20 cats in feral colony

Kootenay women working to rescue 20 cats in feral colony

Kimberly Feeny and Lisa Valenta are nursing seven cats rescued east of Grand Forks, B.C.
North Saanich fires up comprehensive strategy report on outdoor burning, green waste disposal

North Saanich fires up comprehensive strategy report on outdoor burning, green waste disposal

North Saanich to encourage but not require residents to burn only on days with good venting index