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No toner necessary at Sooke museum's upcoming eco-printing workshop

Textile artist Nora Ready will lead a workshop on ecoprinting, foraging and creating natural dyes

Jul 7, 2025 8:00 AM Read more >

Patiently parked: Sooke outreach clinic's new van makes care comfortable

Island Health's primary care outreach service in Sooke has upgraded from a medical tent to a medical van

Jul 7, 2025 5:45 AM Read more >

Saanich's Galey Farms reboots summer train after 10-year pause

Starting on Aug. 1, the farm will begin offering trips on its famed locomotive

Jul 7, 2025 5:30 AM Read more >

‘Big, juicy and amazing’: Saanich celebrates 58th Strawberry Festival

More than 10,000 people attended the event celebrating local agriculture

Jul 6, 2025 7:57 PM Read more >

Love’s true colours shine through in Victoria’s Pride Parade

With 70,000 spectators cheering, hundreds of marchers took to the streets of the capital city

Jul 6, 2025 5:59 PM Read more >

Central Saanich Flavour Trails to showcase district's finest

The self-guided tour through farms, gardens and markets happens on July 12 and 13

Jul 6, 2025 9:00 AM Read more >

VIDEO: Saanich police officer’s epic sea voyage to conquer PTSD

Const. Janis Carmena and her family's 'The Great Siberian Sushi Run' begins on July 7

Jul 6, 2025 5:36 AM Read more >

Wildfire north of Port Renfrew now being held at 5.8 hectares

The Harris Creek fire was first reported July 2

Jul 5, 2025 5:30 PM Read more >

$5M in grants from Victoria Foundation to support 210 local charities

CEO says grants come at a time when organizations face even greater pressures for their services

Jul 5, 2025 1:00 PM Read more >

Island Health lays off executives due to escalating financial pressure

An unknown number of Island Health employees and members of the IHealth project team have been laid off

Jul 5, 2025 11:00 AM Read more >