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Positive COVID-19 case identified at Belmont Secondary School in Langford

A member of the Belmont Secondary School in Langford has tested positive for COVID-19, the Sooke School District announced Thursday afternoon. (Black Press Media File Photo)

Other school members could’ve been exposed on April 20

by Goldstream News Staff
updated 6h ago

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AstraZeneca advice from national panel delayed by new data on COVID-19 and variants

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by The Canadian Press

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The conservation service confirmed they do not relocate cougars from settled areas but that euthanasia is not necessarily the fate for an animal in the Fanny Bay area. The hope is that the animal will move on to wild areas. (File photo)

Woman hopes cat-stalking Fanny Bay cougar can avoid euthanization

Conservation officers do not relocate the animals from Vancouver Island

by Mike Chouinard

8h ago

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Student artists explore the meaning of kindness

Sooke Arts Council hosts The Art of Kindness youth arts exhibition

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The Sooke Regional Spotlight, presented by the Federation of B.C. Writers (FBCW), features readings by nine established and emerging Sooke Region authors. (Pixabay.com)

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