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Premier kills idea of MSP surcharge on smokers

Premier kills idea of MSP surcharge on smokers

Clark opposes de Jong proposal to tinker with premiums
Clark offers $30 million for rec facilities

Clark offers $30 million for rec facilities

Premier Christy Clark has used her first keynote address to municipal leaders to announce what she calls a "modest" $30 million fund for local recreation centres, playgrounds and trails.

Wanted fugitive surrenders to police

Jason Garrett Robinson walked away from a Victoria halfway house in July

Thief hits cars at Beaver Lake park

Be careful who’s watching when you store valuables in the trunk of your car.

Camosun gets $700,000 from province for job creation

"This funding announcement means we can continue working with unemployed individuals to help them build skills toward meaningful employment,” said Wendy Magahay, co-ordinator of contract training at Camosun, calling the learning "life-changing."
B.C. eyes higher fees to push smokers to quit

B.C. eyes higher fees to push smokers to quit

Controversial MSP premium surcharge on table: de Jong

Cougar spotted crossing rural Saanich roads

Police were called at 5:35 a.m. this morning after a cougar was spotted walking across the road near the intersection of West Saanich and Prospect Lake roads.

Longtime Naden band director hangs up baton

Lt. Rob Byrne replaced by Sub.-Lt. Matthew Clark
Military recruiting centre gets million-dollar makeover

Military recruiting centre gets million-dollar makeover

Similar look being adopted at recruiting detachments across Canada
Marathon a mission for Victoria athlete

Marathon a mission for Victoria athlete

Christopher Mavrikos, 32, hopes to raise thousands of dollars for breast cancer research in memory of his late mother