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Sooke’s Woodside Farm honoured for 100 years of agriculture in B.C.

Sooke’s Woodside Farm honoured for 100 years of agriculture in B.C.

Farm established in 1851 by Scottish pioneer John Muir
University of Victoria collaborates with Georgia researcher on cellphone arsenic tester

University of Victoria collaborates with Georgia researcher on cellphone arsenic tester

Invention could bring single-use tests from $20 to pennies while avoiding harmful chemicals
Victoria officer bit while arresting assault suspect

Victoria officer bit while arresting assault suspect

Three people receive medical treatment after random downtown assault
String of fires in Beacon Hill Park leads to arrest of wanted Duncan woman

String of fires in Beacon Hill Park leads to arrest of wanted Duncan woman

Victoria police recommending charges relating to arson, vehicle theft, breaking and entering, resisting arrest
Construction begins on housing project overlapping Langford mobile home park

Construction begins on housing project overlapping Langford mobile home park

The timeline projects 58 units to be completed by fall 2022
Debris trail leads Saanich police to impaired driver

Debris trail leads Saanich police to impaired driver

Nanaimo man faces charges after single-vehicle crash early Monday morning
Esquimalt society receives grant for mental health support services

Esquimalt society receives grant for mental health support services

Ministry of Health and Addictions announces $85,000-investment into free counselling
District of Saanich to play leading role in cleaning up water at Elk/Beaver Lake

District of Saanich to play leading role in cleaning up water at Elk/Beaver Lake

Delicate health of ecosystem declining, increased human activity in the Colquitz watershed blamed
Helping fund Saanich park purchase an option for Oak Bay council

Helping fund Saanich park purchase an option for Oak Bay council

Saanich seeks between $60,000 and $90,000 from Oak Bay toward keeping Kings park whole
Central Saanich to review relaxed housing rules for ALR

Central Saanich to review relaxed housing rules for ALR

Mayor Ryan Windsor says municipality has been working on ways to improve housing for farm workers