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West Shore RCMP recovers stolen war medals and jewellery

West Shore RCMP recovers stolen war medals and jewellery

Police also asking residents to be on the lookout for vacuum lift

  • Sep 22, 2017
West Shore RCMP recovers stolen war medals and jewellery
Design options are on the table for new cycling infrastructure along Cadboro Bay Road from Foul Bay Road to Bowker Avenue, a connector route heavily used by students and staff at Oak Bay High and patrons of the Neighbourhood Learning Centre. (Christine van Reeuwyk/Oak Bay News)

Public input needed on Cadboro Bay Road bike lane plan

Oak Bay hopes to have construction complete by fall 2018

Design options are on the table for new cycling infrastructure along Cadboro Bay Road from Foul Bay Road to Bowker Avenue, a connector route heavily used by students and staff at Oak Bay High and patrons of the Neighbourhood Learning Centre. (Christine van Reeuwyk/Oak Bay News)
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West Shore RCMP catch driver pumping breast milk

RCMP cracking down on any form of distracted driving during September

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Volunteer firefighers with the Metchosin Fire Department Eric Meredith (left to right), Capt. Simon Chadwick and Owen Searle at the fire hall on Happy Valley Road.                                 (Kendra Wong                                /News Gazette staff)

Spend some time in a firefighter’s boots

Metchosin fire department looking for new recruits

Volunteer firefighers with the Metchosin Fire Department Eric Meredith (left to right), Capt. Simon Chadwick and Owen Searle at the fire hall on Happy Valley Road.                                 (Kendra Wong                                /News Gazette staff)
Renoviction shot down: Tenant wins right to stay in otherwise empty building

Renoviction shot down: Tenant wins right to stay in otherwise empty building

Residential Tenancy Branch rules in favour of Saanich tenant, who fought eviction

Renoviction shot down: Tenant wins right to stay in otherwise empty building
Nanaimo RCMP said a woman was struck by a car and transported to hospital Thursday. The incident happened at about 8 p.m. along Monterey Drive. (GREG SAKAKI/The News Bulletin)

UPDATE: Nanaimo senior in critical condition after being struck by own car

A 73-year-old woman was transported to hospital in Victoria

Nanaimo RCMP said a woman was struck by a car and transported to hospital Thursday. The incident happened at about 8 p.m. along Monterey Drive. (GREG SAKAKI/The News Bulletin)
Kaela Mehl stands outside the Victoria Law Courts holding hands with a friend. Mehl is on trial for the first degree murder of her 18-month-old daughter Charlotte who died in September 2015. Mehl has plead not guilty to the charges. The trial continues. (Lauren Boothby/VICTORIA NEWS)

MURDER TRIAL: Victoria woman had a mental disorder when she killed daughter: psychiatrist

Kaela Mehl may have killed Charlotte in an attempt to protect her, doctor testifies

Kaela Mehl stands outside the Victoria Law Courts holding hands with a friend. Mehl is on trial for the first degree murder of her 18-month-old daughter Charlotte who died in September 2015. Mehl has plead not guilty to the charges. The trial continues. (Lauren Boothby/VICTORIA NEWS)
Langford’s only pot shop ordered to close permanently

Langford’s only pot shop ordered to close permanently

Green Tree Medical Dispensary ordered to pay $1,200 in fines, $5,000 in legal costs to the City.

Langford’s only pot shop ordered to close permanently
The Savages motorcycle club has moved into the old Devil’s Army clubhouse on Spencer Road in Langford. (Katherine Engqvist/News Gazette staff)

New motorcycle club riding in Langford

Savages take over Devil’s Army clubhouse on Spencer Road

The Savages motorcycle club has moved into the old Devil’s Army clubhouse on Spencer Road in Langford. (Katherine Engqvist/News Gazette staff)
Seen in the middle of a logged-over area, Tuber, the bull elk formerly known as Line Dancer, is back for another exciting fall season. (Submitted)

Famous elk back with new headgear on Vancouver Island

He’s sporting a tarp, an innertube, and windchimes now but he’s the same frisky fellow from last year.

Seen in the middle of a logged-over area, Tuber, the bull elk formerly known as Line Dancer, is back for another exciting fall season. (Submitted)
Developer donates land for Sooke park

Developer donates land for Sooke park

‘It’s a very uncommon situation to be dedicating park back to a municipality’

Developer donates land for Sooke park
Sooke library project delayed

Sooke library project delayed

Sooke remains the No. 1 priority for construction, says VIRL

Sooke library project delayed
The strange fish was nearly three meters long and had no scales to be seen. (Octavian Lacatusu/Oak Bay News)

UPDATED: Rare ‘king-of-the-salmon’ washes up on Oak Bay beach

The rare type of ribbonfish was found by a man walking his dog on Rattenbury Beach.

The strange fish was nearly three meters long and had no scales to be seen. (Octavian Lacatusu/Oak Bay News)
Kaela Mehl, shown outside Victoria Law Courts, is on trial for the first degree murder of her 18-month-old daughter Charlotte, who died in September 2015. (Lauren Boothby/VICTORIA NEWS)

MURDER TRIAL: Kaela Mehl had a mental disorder when she killed daughter, forensic psychologist

Kaela Mehl may have killed Charlotte in an attempt to protect her, doctor testifies

Kaela Mehl, shown outside Victoria Law Courts, is on trial for the first degree murder of her 18-month-old daughter Charlotte, who died in September 2015. (Lauren Boothby/VICTORIA NEWS)
Greater Victoria School District superintendent Piet Langstraat encourages any parents to contact him directly with their concerns over the return in 2018 of suspended Vic High teacher Robert Ammon. File photo

Victoria school district to deal with complaints about suspended teacher individually

Superintendent Piet Langstraat encourages concerned parents to contact him directly

Greater Victoria School District superintendent Piet Langstraat encourages any parents to contact him directly with their concerns over the return in 2018 of suspended Vic High teacher Robert Ammon. File photo
Township Classics brings world-class music to the shores of Esquimalt

Township Classics brings world-class music to the shores of Esquimalt

The word is out about Victoria’s best kept secret concert series

Township Classics brings world-class music to the shores of Esquimalt
No lifeguards coming to Thetis Lake

No lifeguards coming to Thetis Lake

One of Victoria’s most popular lakes will not see lifeguards on duty next year, despite multiple near-drownings in 2017.

No lifeguards coming to Thetis Lake
A silver SUV caught fire in a northbound lane on the Trans-Canada Highway during the Thursday morning commute. (News Gazette staff)

UPDATED: TCH vehicle fire caused by mechanical failure

An SUV on fire halted northbound highway traffic and slowed southbound commuters Thursday morning

A silver SUV caught fire in a northbound lane on the Trans-Canada Highway during the Thursday morning commute. (News Gazette staff)
North Island College Director of Facilities Management David Graham walks Campbell River Mayor Andy Adams through the plan drawings for the NIC renovation/expansion this week at a public open house. Photo by Mike Davies/Campbell River Mirror

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North Island College Director of Facilities Management David Graham walks Campbell River Mayor Andy Adams through the plan drawings for the NIC renovation/expansion this week at a public open house. Photo by Mike Davies/Campbell River Mirror
More affordable housing coming to Sooke

More affordable housing coming to Sooke

Two vacant lots in the Woodlands area are the sites of proposed…

More affordable housing coming to Sooke
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