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View Royal fire department sent to battle B.C. wildfires

View Royal fire department sent to battle B.C. wildfires

Department sent four crew members and a pumper truck to Williams Lake
UPDATE: Six rescued after abandoning boat near Billings Spit

UPDATE: Six rescued after abandoning boat near Billings Spit

The small boat ran aground on a sandbank, near Sooke
West Shore RCMP investigating morning robbery

West Shore RCMP investigating morning robbery

A woman was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries following an incident at 9:00 a.m.
Discounted hotel rooms for wildfire evacuees

Discounted hotel rooms for wildfire evacuees

Coast Hotels offering support to help ease the burden on evacuees
Esquimalt seeks input on $17-million worth of amenities

Esquimalt seeks input on $17-million worth of amenities

Township to receive $17 million from CRD for hosting sewage treatment plant
One man’s fentanyl horror story

One man’s fentanyl horror story

Sooke resident Ken Davies shares how deadly drug nearly killed him
Hydro crews pulled from Island to help with wildfires

Hydro crews pulled from Island to help with wildfires

About two dozen workers and 20 trucks are on their way to the BC Interior to help restore power.
No charges for officer in connection with Beckett crash

No charges for officer in connection with Beckett crash

Statement explaining decision to be released following sentencing of Fenton
Feast of Fields coming back to Greater Victoria

Feast of Fields coming back to Greater Victoria

The 20th annual event takes place Aug. 27 at Ravenhill Farm on the Saanich Peninsula.
‘Furious’ Surrey mayor will push Horgan for increase on provincial funding for crackdown on gangs

‘Furious’ Surrey mayor will push Horgan for increase on provincial funding for crackdown on gangs

Linda Hepner says she is ‘embarrassed’ after ‘thugs’ shoot innocent bystander, a 64-year-old woman from Ontario