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Cougar spotted near Saanich Peninsula Hospital

Cougar spotted near Saanich Peninsula Hospital

Central Saanich Police Service asking residents to be alert, keep pets indoors
UPDATE: Traffic moving again after 4-vehicle crash on Pat Bay Highway

UPDATE: Traffic moving again after 4-vehicle crash on Pat Bay Highway

Saanich police say driver inattentiveness believed to be cause of crash
DND doing controlled burns at Rocky Point in Metchosin

DND doing controlled burns at Rocky Point in Metchosin

Work being done to create military training space, protect Garry oaks and mitigate wildfires
Victoria General Hospital sets up COVID-19 inpatient unit in response to soaring case counts

Victoria General Hospital sets up COVID-19 inpatient unit in response to soaring case counts

Unit will serve patients who need to be hospitalized, but don’t require critical care
Proposed downtown Sidney brewery looks to be community-minded

Proposed downtown Sidney brewery looks to be community-minded

Small Gods Brewery hoping to be open by April 2022
B.C. government to mandate items such as mattresses and EV batteries are recyclable by 2023

B.C. government to mandate items such as mattresses and EV batteries are recyclable by 2023

But recycling is only one small step towards a cylindrical economy, says expert
Memory clinics opening in Victoria, Nanaimo aim to improve assessment and care

Memory clinics opening in Victoria, Nanaimo aim to improve assessment and care

Team of medical workers will support those facing cognitive problems, dementia
B.C. parents crowdsourcing COVID-19 school exposures in lieu of provincial information

B.C. parents crowdsourcing COVID-19 school exposures in lieu of provincial information

Health ministry choosing to only publicly report outbreaks, clusters
Salish Sea southern resident killer whale population now 73 after matriarch’s death

Salish Sea southern resident killer whale population now 73 after matriarch’s death

47-year-old orca Marina leaves three surviving offspring, two in next generation
Saanich police arrest man in relation to Sept. 10 sexual assault on transit bus

Saanich police arrest man in relation to Sept. 10 sexual assault on transit bus

Police took 43-year-old into custody on weekend, after making plea to public for help