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LETTER: Oak Bay's Arts Alive tour never fails to impress
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (321+ words) LETTER: Oak Bay’s Arts Alive tour never fails to impress Peninsula News Review LETTER: Oak Bay’s Arts Alive tour never fails to impress Published 4:00 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026 The itinerary for the Arts Alive tour had to be changed at the…...
Central Saanich makes serious commitment towards truth and reconciliation
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (386+ words) Published 12:00 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026 “Central Saanich is a vibrant community located on the traditional territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, including the W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip) and SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout) First Nations.” That acknowledgment is front and centre when one looks up…...
Sooke Fine Arts Show marks 40 years of showcasing B.C. artists
12+ hour, 46+ min ago (383+ words) Published 5:30 am Saturday, July 25, 2026 The Sooke Fine Arts Show is celebrating a major milestone as it opens its 40th annual exhibition, bringing together hundreds of artists, thousands of visitors and one of the province’s largest displays of visual art. Running from…...
LETTER: Elon Musk's wealth a benefit for all of society
11+ hour, 44+ min ago (145+ words) Published 6:30 am Saturday, July 25, 2026 I read the column on Elon Musk, wealth inequality and the poor by John Arendt. My question is: would the poor have more money and be better off if Musk only had half as much money?...
Camosun College develops collaborative virtual reality space for the Witness Blanket
12+ hour, 46+ min ago (438+ words) Published 5:30 am Saturday, July 25, 2026 An applied research project is bringing a profound Indigenous artwork about truth and reconciliation into a shared digital environment. Camosun Innovates is partnering with Indigenous artist Carey Newman and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR)…...
Victoria sees small bump in 2025 crime stats
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (463+ words) Published 4:00 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 Though B.C. saw minuscule reductions in the crime severity index over 2025, Victoria saw a small rise in crime throughout the year. In a news release, Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger boasted about the numbers that were released…...
Privacy watchdog finds Saanich police officer committed privacy breach
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (633+ words) Published 5:00 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 The Saanich Police Department is reviewing a number of recommendations made by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) after the office found an officer shared private information about a file he was working…...
Central Saanich Police Services helped steer community through turbulent times
1+ day, 16+ min ago (588+ words) Published 6:00 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 The 1970s were a time of social change across the continent, and Central Saanich was not immune to that change. The hippies were apparently living in converted chicken coops and other buildings near Turgoose Point. Police had…...
VIDEO: 'Small, low-intensity' wildfire sparks near Sooke, crews responding
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (240+ words) Published 3:27 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 A small wildfire is burning in the Bluff Mountain area near Sooke. The fire was discovered Friday afternoon (July 24) and is reported to be 0.009 hectares in size. Initially classified as ‘out of control’, around an hour…...
Sidney, North Saanich and Central Saanich set date for 2026 election info session
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (181+ words) Published 10:30 am Friday, July 24, 2026 Saanich Peninsula residents considering a run for local office in the 2026 General Local Election are invited to an upcoming information session. The Town of Sidney, the District of North Saanich and the District of Central Saanich…...