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Honouring Dorothy: Tiny turtles tucked away in James Bay a gesture of kindness
15+ hour, 18+ min ago (268+ words) Published 5:30 am Sunday, August 16, 2026 Turtles lined up on a log in Beacon Hill Park often spark joy for visitors – both for newcomers and for regulars. Some return again and again, like Dorothy. When she was feeling OK between chemo treatments,…...
Peachland gets to go home amid active wildfire
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (377+ words) Published 3:30 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 By Jennifer Smith/Vernon Morning Star Some residents get to go home tonight north of the Bald Range wildfire. At 6 p.m. Friday, evacuation orders for all properties in the Peachland and Electoral Area West areas will be…...
Guest column: Keeping more of Vancouver Island???s forest value at home??
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (556+ words) Published 1:58 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 Vancouver Island has supplied British Columbia with world-class timber for generations, yet too much of the economic value created from our forests leaves the Island along with the logs rather than generating jobs, investment, and long-term…...
WorkSafe BC issues $33,150 in fines for violations on Vancouver Island
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (326+ words) Published 2:00 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 Over July, WorkSafeBC handed out just over $33,150 in fines to three Vancouver Island contractors for a number of incidents, including one that left a worker seriously injured after being struck by an excavator. On July 28, Arise…...
Mexican national charged, extradited to B.C. in connection with 1996 murder
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (404+ words) Published 2:38 pm Thursday, August 13, 2026 By Lauren Collins/Black Press A Mexican man is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Muriel Lindsay in Vancouver in the mid-1990s. Vancouver Police Department Inspt. Ryan Smith announced Thursday (Aug. 13) the charge against Juan…...
Harry Edward Phillips
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (182+ words) Published August 13, 2026 In Loving Memory ~ Harry Edward Phillips June 18, 1947 – July 22, 2026 Harry loved to travel, his first trip was to Europe at 21 with Eric Steen, Tom Francis, Larry Jamison and Jack Cloke followed by various adventures with Joan to Costa Rica,…...
Street disorder hurting businesses: North Cowichan shop owner
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (611+ words) Published 5:45 am Thursday, August 13, 2026 The owner of a York Road business in North Cowichan is frustrated by growing homeless encampments along his fence line that are driving away patrons, including children from a day camp. “It’s something new for them;…...
Celebrating love and acceptance through music with Special Woodstock
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (197+ words) Published 4:45 pm Wednesday, August 12, 2026 One doesn’t need a time machine to fall in love with music like it’s the summer of 1969. Special Woodstock celebrates 27 years of heart and community with over 100 performers across three stages at Duncan’s Providence Farm on…...
Rise in B.C. drowning deaths prompts call for safety on Victoria beaches
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (306+ words) Published 12:00 pm Wednesday, August 12, 2026 By Victoria News staff As swimmers across Greater Victoria flock to beaches, docks and lakes, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is sharing tips to keep you safe around the water. “While spending time near the water…...
Legislative committee calls on B.C. to back down on PST expansion
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (634+ words) Published 3:29 pm Wednesday, August 12, 2026 A legislative committee made up mostly of members of the government’s own party is recommending the province back down on a planned expansion of the provincial sales tax. “What we’ve seen here is the NDP members…...