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Last cruise ship of season sails away

More than 435,000 passengers and 206 ship calls landed at Ogden Point this year.
New ID cards go beyond health care

New ID cards go beyond health care

The replacement for B.C.'s CareCard will provide online access to medical records, and may also be used to confirm B.C. residence and age while keeping other information private.
Madrona Farm hosts fourth annual Chef Survival Challenge

Madrona Farm hosts fourth annual Chef Survival Challenge

The challenge, organized by The Land Conservancy of B.C., pits 20 local chefs against one another as part of an obstacle course that brings focus to local food sources.
Rotten to the (Apple’s) core

Rotten to the (Apple’s) core

Teenage girls get a taste for roller derby as Eves of Destruction develop junior league

Tanning bylaw curtails parental rights

"I think it's ridiculous on a business and a personal level," said Andrea Sinclair, owner of Sunshine Tanning on Shelbourne Street. "Even if their parents want them to come in for their issues, they can't, and I think that it's a parent's right to choose."
Concerns over parkade derail UVic's plan for sports complex

Concerns over parkade derail UVic's plan for sports complex

With the hopes of convincing council that the benefits of approving a new athletics facility outweighed the concerns over an included seven-level parkade, UVic asked for approval of a project that was nearly identical to what councillors didn't like back in August.

Coroners Inquiry launched into senior's death

Joan Andrews, 76, died in HomeShare residence

Smart meter politicking identical to HST implementation: NDP

"It's ironic – it lines up the way the HST does," Saanich South MLA Lana Popham said. "It's a billion-dollar program and it's all been exempted from the regulatory process. It's a massive change and people don't like the idea that they don't have any say on something that's bothering them."
Foot-dragging on farmland fixes: Auditor

Foot-dragging on farmland fixes: Auditor

'Negligible progress' on steps to protect ALR

Arts spending report paints lucrative picture

First study that examines regional economic contribution of arts and culture sector