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Gareth Rees, commercial and program relations for Rugby Canada speaking at the announcement alongside Langford Mayor Scott Goodmanson and Rugby Canada men’s team member Jake Thiel. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

B.C. picked to host Olympic rugby sevens qualifier in August

Rugby Canada successfully bid to host the men’s and women’s event Greater Victoria’s Starlight Stadium

Gareth Rees, commercial and program relations for Rugby Canada speaking at the announcement alongside Langford Mayor Scott Goodmanson and Rugby Canada men’s team member Jake Thiel. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Pacheedaht First Nation Chief Jeff Jones said his community has been waiting for news of seismic upgrades to the elementary school for decades. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Progress on upgrade to one of B.C.’s ‘most seismically unsafe’ schools in Port Renfrew

‘Current school is made of cinderblock with mortar that would be dust in a strong breeze’

Pacheedaht First Nation Chief Jeff Jones said his community has been waiting for news of seismic upgrades to the elementary school for decades. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
West Shore RCMP detachment vehicles are seen behind the detachment in Langford March 29, 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)

‘Check your kids’ phones’: Police urge vigilance as West Shore child porn cases double

Numbers climbing nationally, risk grows as more people spend more time online

West Shore RCMP detachment vehicles are seen behind the detachment in Langford March 29, 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)
Ava Secuur sits with her mother Shannon in her hospital bed at the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. (Courtesy of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation)

‘Small is mighty’: B.C. child with dwarfism stars in children’s hospital campaign

Ava Secuur was part of a video campaign for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation

Ava Secuur sits with her mother Shannon in her hospital bed at the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. (Courtesy of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation)
Assistant Chief Lance Caven’s fire gear hanging in Langford Fire Hall #1 on March 21. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

B.C. fire chief remembers fallen friend, calls for end of firefighter cancer deaths

Langford chief’s plea comes after the death of his colleague and mentor

Assistant Chief Lance Caven’s fire gear hanging in Langford Fire Hall #1 on March 21. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Victoria MP Laurel Collins said she plans to table an unanimous consent motion in May calling on the government to act on the justice committee’s recommendations. (CPAC.ca)

B.C. push to end automatic sexual assault publication bans gathering momentum

Final push on B.C.-led petition to get legislation tabled sees signatures double to nearly 5,000

Victoria MP Laurel Collins said she plans to table an unanimous consent motion in May calling on the government to act on the justice committee’s recommendations. (CPAC.ca)
Team Canada and team Spain run onto the field during the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stop at Starlight Stadium Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

Rugby Canada bidding to host Olympic sevens qualifiers in Langford

Qualifier for sevens competition in Paris 2024 would take place in August

Team Canada and team Spain run onto the field during the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stop at Starlight Stadium Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Alistair MacGregor talk to the press at the Cowichan Community Centre on Jan. 26. MacGregor has been a vocal critic of the federal government’s actions on freighter anchorages off of Vancouver Island. (Robert Barron/Citizen)

Transport Canada rejects ban on freighter anchorages off of Vancouver Island

Alistair MacGregor, MP for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford had pushed a bill calling for a ban

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Alistair MacGregor talk to the press at the Cowichan Community Centre on Jan. 26. MacGregor has been a vocal critic of the federal government’s actions on freighter anchorages off of Vancouver Island. (Robert Barron/Citizen)
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says more ships are using anchorages off of Vancouver Island, and they’re spending longer using them. (News Bulletin file photo)
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says more ships are using anchorages off of Vancouver Island, and they’re spending longer using them. (News Bulletin file photo)
Mia Golden, a child, youth and family counsellor at Pacific Centre Family Services Association coordinates the Mobile Youth Service Team with Victoria Police Const. Gord Magee. (Black Press Media file photo)

South Island on verge of losing frontline counsellor as youth exploitation cases spike

Funding for Mia Golden’s position ends on Mar. 31, with other options being explored

Mia Golden, a child, youth and family counsellor at Pacific Centre Family Services Association coordinates the Mobile Youth Service Team with Victoria Police Const. Gord Magee. (Black Press Media file photo)
Wendy Mitchell is meticulous in labelling which species produce which dye. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Magic of mushrooms adding a world of colour for Vancouver Island woman

Metchosin’s Wendy Mitchell is using mushrooms to make dyes, ink and paper

Wendy Mitchell is meticulous in labelling which species produce which dye. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Liz Barrett had hoped to return to her electrician apprenticeship after a year of maternity leave. Now her kids are nearly two years-old, but she can’t go back to work due to the lack of childcare spaces. (Courtesy of Liz Barrett)

Child care, benefits, stigma among barriers fuelling labour shortages in B.C. trades

Canada will face a shortage of at least 10,000 workers in every recognized trade in the next 5 years

Liz Barrett had hoped to return to her electrician apprenticeship after a year of maternity leave. Now her kids are nearly two years-old, but she can’t go back to work due to the lack of childcare spaces. (Courtesy of Liz Barrett)
Sterling’s setup where he captured the seal pup’s birth. (Courtesy of Derek Sterling)

VIDEO: Victoria volunteer captures ‘awesome’ elephant seal birth

Derek Sterling is living on Race Rocks to help maintain the equipment and manage the wildlife

Sterling’s setup where he captured the seal pup’s birth. (Courtesy of Derek Sterling)
Laura Myers, Taylor Trapp and their pup Sitka take in one of the final days of the 2022 salmon run in Goldstream Provincial Park. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

Unusual weather leads to mixed results for Vancouver Island’s salmon runs

Southern Island largely performed better, systems north of Nanaimo more likely to struggle

Laura Myers, Taylor Trapp and their pup Sitka take in one of the final days of the 2022 salmon run in Goldstream Provincial Park. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Langford Mayor Scott Goodmanson speaks outside Langford City Hall on Jan. 6. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Victoria area pushing to attract the BC Lions for a regular-season home game

Similar one-off games have been held in Halifax last year, CFL team ‘intrigued’

Langford Mayor Scott Goodmanson speaks outside Langford City Hall on Jan. 6. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Strong winds are in the forecast for much of coastal B.C. in the next couple of days. (Photo by Bob Orchard)

Bomb cyclone triggers wind warning for Vancouver Island, Sunshine Coast

California declares state of emergency, storm weakening by the time it hits B.C.: Environment Canada

Strong winds are in the forecast for much of coastal B.C. in the next couple of days. (Photo by Bob Orchard)
Langford Fire Chief Chris Aubrey said strong winds combined with branches weighed down with snow may mean power outages are coming this week. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Falling snowy branch sends Island shoveller to hospital in ‘unusual’ event

Fire Chief Chris Aubrey warned there’s a risk of power outages with strong winds forecasted

Langford Fire Chief Chris Aubrey said strong winds combined with branches weighed down with snow may mean power outages are coming this week. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
William Buckley, owner of CARE Funeral Services, has had his licence suspended for not meeting reporting requirements, according to Consumer Protection BC. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

‘They rule by fear’: Greater Victoria funeral home cries foul after B.C. strips licence

Province has fined local business repeatedly over reporting methods

William Buckley, owner of CARE Funeral Services, has had his licence suspended for not meeting reporting requirements, according to Consumer Protection BC. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Samantha Geiger says she’s been harassed in the street, had her house broken into multiple times and, on one occasion, was nearly run down by someone with a vehicle. (Courtesy of Samantha Geiger)

‘It was like I needed permission from my rapist to talk’: B.C woman says ban turned town against her

Sooke’s Samantha Geiger says court-ordered publication ban prevented her from defending herself

Samantha Geiger says she’s been harassed in the street, had her house broken into multiple times and, on one occasion, was nearly run down by someone with a vehicle. (Courtesy of Samantha Geiger)
Construction on Jacklin Road back in 1999. (Goldstream Gazette archives)

THEN AND NOW: How this B.C. town has changed over the past 30 years

New roads, new buildings, new businesses, same old baseball diamond

Construction on Jacklin Road back in 1999. (Goldstream Gazette archives)