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Column: Tax numbers matter at Sooke ballot box
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (490+ words) Published 5:00 pm Saturday, September 12, 2026 Expect to hear plenty about taxes as Sooke’s municipal election approaches. Some candidates will say homeowners are overtaxed. Others will point out that Sooke remains cheaper than most neighbouring municipalities. Both claims need scrutiny. The B.C....
Saltair sawmill putting in artificial marsh to filter runoff
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (527+ words) Published 5:30 am Monday, September 7, 2026 A new chapter in the effort to better manage water around Western Forest Products’ Saltair sawmill is taking shape. The company is creating a new runoff filtering system designed to collect and control surface water from…...
Stand-up comedian return to Victoria after finding humour in life???s setbacks
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (207+ words) Published 2:00 pm Sunday, September 6, 2026 By Victoria News staff After a series of personal losses and a cancer diagnosis put his career on hold, comedian and author Shawn Hitchins is returning to the stage with a new show about finding humour…...
LETTER: Who can stomach an Americano?
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (248+ words) Published 10:30 am Sunday, September 6, 2026 Sorry, considering the idiocy and thuggery coming out of the White House the last few years, I simply can’t stomach drinking a double-shot Americano. While I’ve managed to talk a few baristas into changing the name…...
Educator targets staff shortages and mental health in Sooke trustee bid
1+ week, 2+ day ago (359+ words) Published 10:30 am Saturday, September 5, 2026 A graveyard shift in a Toronto factory pushed him into the classroom. Now, 22 years into his education career, Mike Manhas wants a seat at the decision-making table. Seeking election as a School District No. 62 trustee, Manhas…...
5 former B.C. Conservative MLAs to form new party, leadership vote to be held
1+ week, 2+ day ago (921+ words) Published 7:18 am Friday, September 4, 2026 Five former B.C. Conservatives are banding together to form a new party ahead of the fall legislative session. Prince George-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird, Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman and Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á’a:líya Warbus announced Friday…...
Defections continue as Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA McInnis quits B.C. Conservatives
1+ week, 4+ day ago (561+ words) Published 1:12 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis is quitting the B.C. Conservative caucus, becoming the second MLA to leave on Wednesday and the ninth to go in less than a month as dissatisfaction with party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay grows....
B.C. experiencing growing pet overpopulation crisis: Okanagan Human Society
1+ week, 4+ day ago (462+ words) Published 1:42 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 By Brady Ursel/Kelowna Capital News The Okanagan Humane Society (OHS) and other humane societies across B.C. are sounding the alarm about what they are calling a rapidly escalating pet overpopulation crisis. According to OHS, thousands of…...
Policing leaders from B.C., U.S. discuss border safety at Esquimalt forum
1+ week, 5+ day ago (281+ words) Published 5:30 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 By Victoria News staff Senior law-enforcement officials from B.C. and Washington state discussed shared concerns like gangs, firearms, drug and human trafficking, radicalization and terrorism as part of an annual forum held in Esquimalt. On Tuesday, Sept....
Belfry brings Indigenous history through a modern feminist lens
1+ week, 5+ day ago (744+ words) Published 5:00 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 By Monday Magazine Staff Three very different women with a preference for 21st-century slang sit in a fort on the banks of the Reddish River, sharing their views on life, love, and that hot nerd Louis…...