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278 drivers lost their licences for 90 days, more than twice the 2023 number
B.C. bumps up benefits in 2025, but cost-of-living question remain
Dec 31, 2024 · The provincial government promises British Columbians more money in their pockets when the calendar turns to 2025, but the new year also comes with some questions. B.C.'s Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said in a statement issued Monday (Dec. 30) that 65 per cent of families and individuals will ...
University of Victoria's Giving Tuesday campaign one for the …
Dec 11, 2024 · The University of Victoria community has something extra to celebrate this holiday season, as it marks this year's Giving Tuesday campaign as its most successful ever.
PHOTOS: Vancouver Island winds peak at 170 km/h in overnight …
Nov 20, 2024 · A significant fall storm battered Vancouver Island with easterly winds gusting to 170 km/h off the northern tip. An intense low-pressure system brought very strong winds to the B.C. coast the night before leading to numerous downed trees, …
New supportive and affordable housing in Victoria to open in 2025
Dec 4, 2024 · Some of Victoria's most vulnerable will have a new place to call home in the new year. The Cool Aid Society held an open house for its new supportive and affordable housing facility in Victoria, which is aimed to be open for service in the coming months.
Oak Bay celebration will mark Victoria's century-old Stanley Cup …
Dec 11, 2024 · 1 / 1 Victoria local Helen Edwards, who wrote a definitive history of professional hockey in Victoria between 1911 to 2011, spoke at the event announcement at the Penny Farthing Pub. (Liam Razzell/Oak Bay News) Advertisement
Popular Sidney waterfront restaurant closes, citing rising costs
Dec 30, 2024 · Another landmark restaurant on the Peninsula has closed its doors weeks after Blue's Bayou Cafe announced it was closing on Dec. 21 and Cafe Zanzibar on New Year's Eve.. The owners of Sea Glass Waterfront Grill at Van Isle Marina on Harbour Road in Sidney announced their permanent closure on Saturday (Dec. 28).
Fall storm cancels ferries, could cause rogue waves in Greater …
Nov 19, 2024 · Several BC Ferries sailings from the south Island to the Lower Mainland are cancelled ahead of anticipated strong winds Tuesday (Nov. 19) evening.
Vancouver Island salmon return 'one of the best in 20 years'
Dec 4, 2024 · Though the impact of climate change on salmon is unclear, said Taylor, any blow dealt to this keystone species could have devastating ripple effects on the West Coast food chain, affecting resident killer whales, bears, eagles, wolves, and more.