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Community labs lose hours as Vancouver Island Health Authority cuts services, home visits

Cost-cutting measures are being made in outpatient services to “redirect the focus on areas of higher use,” says VIHA.
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Tillicum 7-Eleven robbed again

Tillicum 7-Eleven robbed again

Saanich police say the same man could be responsible for two robberies of a 7-Eleven store three weeks apart.
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Saanich man charged in wake of Sunday's standoff with police

The suspect involved in the Sunday morning firearms incident in Saanich now faces seven charges
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UPDATE: Swimmers can get back into Glen Lake.

VIHA has announced Glen Lake is safe for swimming. There was a warning last week for high bacteria levels.
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Pellet gun vandalism continues in Saanich

Pellets being shot at vehicles and storefront windows has resulted in nearly $20,000 in damage
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Door open for McLoughlin Point talks: Esquimalt mayor

Esquimalt council rejects a rezoning request from the CRD and instead passes its own bylaw
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Summertime is tick season on Vancouver Island

The best defence is to cover up, and check yourself regularly
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Fire destroys shed in rural Saanich

Fire destroyed a shed yesterday evening in the 4000-block of Holland Ave., a rural area near Helmcken Road.
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Drowning death at Arbutus Cove

A 57-year-old Saanich woman is dead after a drowning incident just afternoon Sunday
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Greater Victoria housing provider looks west to help youth at risk

Groups teaming up to create youth housing on the West Shore
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