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QUIZ: Preparing for the school year
17+ hour, 28+ min ago (72+ words) Published 5:20 am Sunday, September 13, 2026 By John Arendt/Summerland Review The new school year has started and across Canada, students from Kindergarten to university are adjusting to classroom routines. School also plays an important role in culture, and there are plenty…...
MLA candidates clash on affordability, budgets and future of Abbotsford-Mission
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (866+ words) Published 7:47 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 A mostly cordial debate ended with an exclamation mark when NDP candidate Pam Alexis implied that one of her opponents doesn’t know the Abbotsford-Mission community at all and is there to sow division and hate. She…...
VIDEO: Natural born killer whales: Sooke man witnesses North Saanich orca hunt
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (755+ words) Published 5:00 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 On game night, it’s easy to pick a side to cheer for. When the stakes are life or death – and both sides are icons of Greater Victoria’s waters – choosing who to champion is not so easy....
Mystery of missing island near Mackenzie solved, BC Hydro says
1+ week, 4+ day ago (462+ words) Published 5:08 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Thanks to a combination of satellite imagery, observations from small aircraft and reports from boaters, BC Hydro says the mystery of a disappearing island has been solved. The floating island on Williston Reservoir, near Mackenzie, became…...
Campfire ban to be lifted across Vancouver Island and South Coast
1+ week, 4+ day ago (372+ words) Published 9:42 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 By Victoria News staff Campfire prohibitions will be lifted across the Coastal Fire Centre starting Thursday (Sept. 3), as wildfire danger continues to decline following recent rainfall and cooler temperatures. Effective at noon, Category 1 open-fire prohibitions, which…...
B.C. MLA says RCMP to interview him over Conservative leader allegations
1+ week, 5+ day ago (540+ words) Published 8:12 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Delta South MLA Ian Paton confirmed to Black Press Media that the RCMP is scheduled to interview him at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday to discuss allegations that B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay offered him a paid job in exchange…...
Cedar trimmings make great beds at wildlife rehab centre in Metchosin
2+ week, 4+ day ago (161+ words) Published 7:40 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 By Goldstream Gazette Staff Residents pruning trees can make the most of waste by donating trimmings to the BC SPCA rehab centre in Metchosin. Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) is in search of fresh cedar branches…...
Vancouver Islanders named to Rugby Canada Men's team for Pacific Nations Cup
2+ week, 4+ day ago (222+ words) Published 11:19 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 By Brendan Jure/Comox Valley Record Rugby Canada Men’s team has been announced for the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2026, and it includes a player from Courtenay. Foster DeWitt was named as one of the…...
Highway 1 closure near Hope smaller due to???reduced fire impacts???
2+ week, 5+ day ago (414+ words) Published 11:37 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 A portion of Highway 1 has reopened due to reduced fire impacts along parts of the corridor, according to Drive BC. However, Highway 1 remains closed for an approximately 20-kilometre stretch between Spuzzum Creek Road and Aspen Road…...
Rising temperature could increase activity at Bald Range blaze by Summerland
2+ week, 5+ day ago (401+ words) Published 5:56 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 By Jordy Cunningham/Kelowna Capital News While BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) said it could take advantage of lower temperatures over the weekend, rising heat would increase activity on the western flank of the Bald Range wildfire…...