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Oak Bay defers sidewalk changes debate as council meeting runs late into the night

Municipal staff seek direction on pandemic changes to pedestrian spaces

Oct 18, 2021 5:00 AM Read more >

Arsonist on the loose: Four suspicious fires unsolved in Sooke

Sooke RCMP seeks information from public

Oct 18, 2021 12:35 AM Read more >

Sooke’s plastic bag ban might expand to other plastics

Ban on plastic bags to take effect within six months

Oct 17, 2021 3:30 PM Read more >

District of Saanich will pay up to $1,600 per household in e-bike rebates

Pilot program said to be first of its kind of B.C. among local governments

Oct 16, 2021 5:30 PM Read more >

View Royal thanks Helmcken Market for its friendly legacy as the store closes after 48 years

Community members gathered to show their appreciation for the owners on Oct. 15

Oct 16, 2021 5:00 PM Read more >

No virtual learning for SD62 unvaccinated students isolating after international travel

Sooke School District recommends making arrangements with teachers before travelling

Oct 16, 2021 3:00 PM Read more >

Oak Bay seeks public’s voice in five-year budget planning

Survey opens Oct. 24 online, with paper copies available at municipal hall

Oct 16, 2021 2:30 PM Read more >

Commemorative service honours longstanding career of former Spectrum Community School teacher

Brian Whitmore, who passed away last July, was a beloved teacher and colleague

Oct 16, 2021 1:15 PM Read more >

Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board’s proposed budget price up 7 per cent from 2021

Department pay increases, new resources driving the cost increase

Oct 16, 2021 12:30 PM Read more >

‘Nature’s Mona Lisa’: How Greater Victoria’s autumn rains bring ‘second spring’ and spur global plant rarities

Harling Point is one of the few remaining habitats for the threatened species

Oct 16, 2021 5:30 AM Read more >