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ESQUIMALT ANNOUNCES ITS OWN ADVISORY POLICE BOARD

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ESQUIMALT ANNOUNCES ITS OWN ADVISORY POLICE BOARD

Posted: Friday July 30th, 2010
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS SIGNED AN ORDER ALLOWING ESQUIMALT TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN ADVISORY POLICE BOARD.

ESQUIMALT MAYOR BARB DESJARDINS SAYS MINISTER MIKE DE JONG HAS SIGNED AN... ... more


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COURT INJUNCTION HALTS CULL OF UVIC RABBITS

Sat, 07/31/2010 - 04:14
COURT INJUNCTION HALTS CULL OF UVIC RABBITS

Posted: Friday July 30th, 2010
THE GROUP TRYING TO SAVE THE RABBITS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA SAYS IT HAS SECURED A LEGAL INJUNCTION WHICH TEMPORARILY PROHIBITS THE UNIVERSITY FROM TRAPPING OR KILLING THE... more NO NEW TRIAL FOR ROBERT PICKTON Posted: Friday July 30th, 2010 CONVICTED MASS MURDERER ROBERT PICKTON WILL NOT GET ANOTHER TRIAL. HIS APPEAL HAS BEEN DENIED IN A UNANIMOUS DECISION BY THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. .. more

NEW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT AT B-C HYDRO

Posted: Friday July 30th, 2010
OVER TWO THOUSAND ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER EMPLOYEES AT B-C HYDRO HAVE RATIFIED A NEW CONTRACT AGREEMENT.

FINANCE MINISTER COLIN HANSEN MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT,... more NO NEW TRIAL FOR ROBERT PICKTON Posted: Friday July 30th, 2010 CONVICTED MASS MURDERER ROBERT PICKTON WILL NOT GET ANOTHER TRIAL. HIS APPEAL HAS BEEN DENIED IN A UNANIMOUS DECISION BY THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. .. more

GAMING CRITIC CALLS FOR SEPARATE POLITICAL OVERSIGHT

Posted: Friday July 30th, 2010
THE NDP'S HOUSING AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CRITIC HAS ASKED PREMIER CAMPBELL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GAMBLING ENFORCEMENT IN B-C OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT..... read more

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PROVINCE ANNOUNCES PROTECTION OF VANCOUVER ISLAND COASTAL DOUGLAS

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 17:41
PROVINCE ANNOUNCES PROTECTION OF VANCOUVER ISLAND COASTAL DOUGLAS FIR HABITAT

Posted: Friday July 30th, 2010 THE PROVINCE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY ALMOST 16-HUNDRED HECTARES OF COASTAL DOUGLAS FIR HABITAT ON VANCOUVER ISLAND WILL BE PROTECTED FROM LOGGING AND OTHER RESOURCE ACTIVITY. MOST OF... This post has been generated by Page2RSS

BC REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION GAZES INTO VICTORIA'S FUTURE

Posted: Friday July 30th, 2010 THE BC REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION PREDICTS THE CURRENT BUYER'S MARKET IN BC WILL BE SHORT LIVED. THEIR FORECAST WAS RELEASED FRIDAY, PREDICTING THE GLUT OF HOMES ON THE BC MARKET... This post has been generated by Page2RSS

HIGH COURT REJECTS NEW PICKTON TRIAL

Posted: Friday July 30th, 2010 SERIAL KILLER ROBERT PICKTON WILL NOT GET A NEW TRIAL. THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA REJECTED THE PORT COQUITLAM PIG FARMER'S APPEAL OF HIS SIX CONVICTIONS... read more

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Fri, 07/30/2010 - 12:42

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FIRE FATALITY ON GABRIOLA ISLAND

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 01:42
FIRE FATALITY ON GABRIOLA ISLAND

Posted: Thursday July 29th, 2010
A MAN WHO LIVED IN HIS VAN ON GABRIOLA ISLAND HAS DIED IN A FIRE IN THAT VEHICLE.

RCMP SAY IT HAPPENNED LATE LAST NIGHT. more SMOKING GETS BLAME FOR FIRE FATALITIES Posted: Thursday July 29th, 2010 A CORONER'S INQUIRY HAS CONCLUDED THAT A FIRE THAT KILLED A MIDDLE AGED COUPLE IN ESQUIMALT TWO YEARS AGO WAS LIKELY THE RESULT OF A SMOULDERING CIGARETTE. FIRE.. THE VICTIM, 61 YEAR OLD ANTHONY WILSON,... more SMOKING GETS BLAME FOR FIRE FATALITIES Posted: Thursday July 29th, 2010 A CORONER'S INQUIRY HAS CONCLUDED THAT A FIRE THAT KILLED A MIDDLE AGED COUPLE IN ESQUIMALT TWO YEARS AGO WAS LIKELY THE RESULT OF A SMOULDERING CIGARETTE. FIRE.. more

WATERSHED MOMENT FOR UPTOWN

Posted: Thursday July 29th, 2010
THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE OLD TOWN AND COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTRE INTO THE NEW UPTOWN CENTRE IS OFFICIAL THIS WEEK...WITH THE CLOSURE OF THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL MALL'S STORES.

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POLICE LOOK FOR SUSPECT IN ROGERS VIDEO ROBBERY

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 09:49
POLICE LOOK FOR SUSPECT IN ROGERS VIDEO ROBBERY

VICTORIA POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A MALE SUSPECT AFTER A ROBBERY AT THE ROGERS VIDEO ON QUADRA STREET. POLICE SAY A MAN ENTERED THE STORE IN THE 26-HUNDRED BLOCK OF QUADRA STREET... ...

BLUE BRIDGE SURVEY DEADLINE EXTENDED

THE DEADLINE FOR GETTING YOUR THOUGHTS IN ON THE JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE OPTIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED. THE CITY WANTS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY VICTORIA HOUSEHOLD HAS RECEIVED A MAIL OUT... ...


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CRD ELECTS COMMISSION MODEL OF GOVERNANCE FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 23:10
CRD ELECTS COMMISSION MODEL OF GOVERNANCE FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT

CRD COMMITTEE MEMBERS PASSED A MOTION WEDNESDAY FAVOURING A COMMISSION MODEL OF GOVERNANCE FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT IN THE REGION.

THE COMMISSION IS THE RECOMMENDED GOVERNANCE BODY... more SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS PROTEST FISHERY WAS ILLEGAL Posted: Wednesday July 28th, 2010 ALMOST FOUR DOZEN COMMERCIAL GILLNETTERS HAVE BEEN DENIED A NEW TRIAL, ON CHARGES OF FISHING ILLEGALLY IN THE SUMMER OF 2001. THE 45 FISHERS ADMITTED TAKING..

PROVINCE REMINDS PUBLIC TOUGHER DRUNK DRIVING LAWS KICK IN SOON

Posted: Wednesday July 28th, 2010
THE B-C GOVERNMENT IS REMINDING THE PUBLIC THAT TOUGHER DRUNK DRIVING LAWS KICK IN NEXT MONTH AND POLICE WILL BE OUT IN FULL FORCE.

THE REMINDER COMES AS INFORMATION WAS... more SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS PROTEST FISHERY WAS ILLEGAL Posted: Wednesday July 28th, 2010 ALMOST FOUR DOZEN COMMERCIAL GILLNETTERS HAVE BEEN DENIED A NEW TRIAL, ON CHARGES OF FISHING ILLEGALLY IN THE SUMMER OF 2001. THE 45 FISHERS ADMITTED TAKING.. more

GAS LINE HIT AT CAMOSUN LANSDOWNE CAMPUS

Posted: Wednesday July 28th, 2010
STUDENTS AT CAMOSUN COLLEGE HAD A LITTLE "BREAK" FROM THEIR FIRST CLASS WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER A GAS LINE WAS HIT ON CAMPUS.

THE LINE WAS STRUCK AT ABOUT 830AM AT THE..... read more

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WHO AND WHAT SHOULD BE IN CHARGE? SEWAGE COMMITTEE TO DEBATE GOVERNANCE

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 17:10
WHO AND WHAT SHOULD BE IN CHARGE? SEWAGE COMMITTEE TO DEBATE GOVERNANCE OF PROJECT

Posted: Wednesday July 28th, 2010 THE CAPITAL REGION'S SEWAGE COMMITTEE WILL DEBATE THE ISSUE OF GOVERNANCE WEDNESDAY -- AS IN, ONCE WE GO AHEAD WITH CONSTRUCTION WHO WILL BE IN CHARGE OF MANAGING THE... more This post has been generated by Page2RSS

BEAR SIGHTING IN MOUNT DOUG PARK

Posted: Wednesday July 28th, 2010 IT WAS A BUSY NIGHT FOR POLICE IN SAANICH TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER WITNESSES REPORTED A BEAR ON THE LOOSE IN MT. more This post has been generated by Page2RSS DOUG PARK. A NEWS SAYS THREE OFFICERS SCOURED THE AREA NEAR THE..... read more

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UPDATE: VICTORIA FIRE RESCUES MAN TRAPPED INSIDE FLIPPED CRANE

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 02:26
UPDATE: VICTORIA FIRE RESCUES MAN TRAPPED INSIDE FLIPPED CRANE

Posted: Tuesday July 27th, 2010 EMERGENCY CREWS SPENT JUST UNDER TWO HOURS TODAY TRYING TO REMOVE A MAN WHO WAS TRAPPED IN A CRANE THAT FLIPPED OVER ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE. VICTORIA POLICE CONSTABLE MIKE... more PLAY NOW DOT COM TO REMAIN OFFLINE UNTIL INVESTIGATION COMPLETE Posted: Tuesday July 27th, 2010 THE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER HAS RECEIVED A COMMITMENT FROM THE B-C LOTTERY CORPORATION THAT PLAY NOW DOT COM WILL REMAIN OFFLINE FOR NOW. THE WEBSITE WILL NOT BE..

DRUG BUST IN THE WEST SHORE

Posted: Tuesday July 27th, 2010 WEST SHORE RCMP CONDUCTED A DRUG BUST THIS WEEK AND ARRESTED TWO TEENS FOR POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING. AFTER EXECUTING A SEARCH WARRANT RCMP SEIZED SEVEN OUNCES... more PLAY NOW DOT COM TO REMAIN OFFLINE UNTIL INVESTIGATION COMPLETE Posted: Tuesday July 27th, 2010 THE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER HAS RECEIVED A COMMITMENT FROM THE B-C LOTTERY CORPORATION THAT PLAY NOW DOT COM WILL REMAIN OFFLINE FOR NOW. THE WEBSITE WILL NOT BE..

NEW PHONE NUMBER FOR VICTORIA CRISIS LINE

Posted: Tuesday July 27th, 2010 THE CRISIS LINE IN GREATER VICTORIA HAS A NEW PHONE NUMBER.
IT'S A RESULT OF THE TRANSITION OF SERVICE FROM A LOCAL PROVIDER TO THE CENTRAL ISLAND CRISIS..... read more

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Tue, 07/27/2010 - 16:46

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MAN FALLS OVER DALLAS ROAD BLUFF

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 09:45
MAN FALLS OVER DALLAS ROAD BLUFF

Posted: Tuesday July 27th, 2010
VICTORIA FIRE CREWS AND PARAMEDICS ANSWERED A BIZARRE CALL MONDAY NIGHT.

A NEWS REPORTS THE VICTORIA FIRE DEPARTMENT HELPED RESCUE A MAN WHO HAD EITHER FALLEN OR HAD BEEN... ... more


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UPDATE: E&amp;N DAYLINER HITS AMBULANCE IN LANGFORD

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 00:18
UPDATE: E&N DAYLINER HITS AMBULANCE IN LANGFORD

Posted: Monday July 26th, 2010
WEST SHORE RCMP CONFIRM THAT GLARE FROM THE SUN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WHEN A B-C AMBULANCE WAS HIT BY THE E & N DAYLINER TRAIN IN LANGFORD SUNDAY EVENING.

CONSTABLE JULIE... ... more

COUNCILOR HOPES LOCAL’S TOUR DE FRANCE FINISH ENCOURAGES MORE CYCLING

Posted: Monday July 26th, 2010
A VICTORIA CITY COUNCILOR AND CYCLING ADVOCATE HOPES ALL THE HYPE AROUND LOCAL CYCLIST RYDER HESJEDAL AND HIS TOUR DE FRANCE PERFORMANCE WILL TRANSLATE INTO MORE PEOPLE BIKING... ... more


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BREAK AND ENTER TARGETING ELDERLY RESIDENT

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 08:28
BREAK AND ENTER TARGETING ELDERLY RESIDENT

Posted: Sunday July 25th, 2010 SAANICH POLICE ARE ASKING FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY BROKE INTO THE SUITE OF AN 89 YEAR OLD RESIDENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE ALLEGED OFFENCE OCCURRED... ...


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TRUCK FLIPS IN GORDON HEAD TRAPPING DRIVER

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 23:12
TRUCK FLIPS IN GORDON HEAD TRAPPING DRIVER

Posted: Sunday July 25th, 2010
THE DRIVER OF A PICKUP TRUCK WAS TRAPPED IN HIS UPSIDE DOWN VEHICLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AFTER FAILING TO NEGOTIATE A TURN.

A 20 YEAR OLD LADYSMITH MAN CRASHED AROUND 1:30 AM... ... more


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STABBING IN ESQUIMALT SENDS ONE TO HOSPITAL

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 11:16
STABBING IN ESQUIMALT SENDS ONE TO HOSPITAL

Posted: Saturday July 24th, 2010
A DOMESTIC INCIDENT IN ESQUIMALT SENT A WOMAN TO HOSPITAL AFTER SHE WAS STABBED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 4:15. ... A WOMAN IS AT VICTORIA GENERAL HOSPITAL... ... more


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THREE VICTORIA RESIDENTS RIDE TO CONQUER PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 00:37
THREE VICTORIA RESIDENTS RIDE TO CONQUER PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Posted: Saturday July 24th, 2010 THREE VICTORIA RESIDENTS ARE RIDING THEIR BIKES TO CONQUER PARKINSON'S DISEASE. THE 5TH ANNUAL "JUST GIVER" BIKE TOUR BEGAN THIS SATURDAY AND CFAX 1070'S ANDREA BOYES IS A... ...


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Sat, 07/24/2010 - 14:51

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ROB FLEMING WEIGHS IN ON BELLEVILLE ISSUE

Sat, 07/24/2010 - 01:46
ROB FLEMING WEIGHS IN ON BELLEVILLE ISSUE

NDP ENVIRONMENT CRITIC ROB FLEMING IS REACTING TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT A TEMPORARY US CUSTOM'S BUILDING HAS BEEN APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL FOR THE BELLEVILLE FERRY TERMINAL.... THE COAST GUARD AUXILLARY AND SOOKE RCMP AND FIRE CREWS MANAGED TO..

LEGAL SERVICE SOCIETY MEMBERS SERVE STRIKE NOTICE

Posted: Friday July 23rd, 2010 THE BCGEU SAYS IT IS SERVING THE LEGAL SERVICES SOCIETY OF BC WITH 72 HOUR STRIKE NOTICE TO TAKE EFFECT NOON ON MONDAY. THE COAST GUARD AUXILLARY AND SOOKE RCMP AND FIRE CREWS MANAGED TO.. ACCORDING TO THE UNION THE LABOUR ACTION COMES AFTER..... read more

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SWIMMER RESCUED FROM SOOKE BASIN

Fri, 07/23/2010 - 17:47
SWIMMER RESCUED FROM SOOKE BASIN

Posted: Friday July 23rd, 2010
A MICHIGAN MAN WAS SCOOPED FROM THE SOOKE BASIN THURSDAY AFTER A FAILED ATTEMPT TO SWIM ACROSS THE SOOKE BASIN. more NEW THEORY IN UNSOLVED MURDER OF VICTORIA COUPLE Posted: Friday July 23rd, 2010 AUTHORITIES IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE SOME NEW IDEAS IN THE 23-YEAR OLD INVESTIGATION OF A MURDERED VICTORIA COUPLE. MEDIA SOUTH OF THE BORDER ARE GIVING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO..

THE COAST GUARD AUXILLARY AND SOOKE RCMP AND FIRE CREWS MANAGED... more NEW THEORY IN UNSOLVED MURDER OF VICTORIA COUPLE Posted: Friday July 23rd, 2010 AUTHORITIES IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE SOME NEW IDEAS IN THE 23-YEAR OLD INVESTIGATION OF A MURDERED VICTORIA COUPLE. MEDIA SOUTH OF THE BORDER ARE GIVING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO.. more

CITY WEIGHS IN ON CENSUS

Posted: Friday July 23rd, 2010
VICTORIA HAS ADDED ITS VOICE TO THE CHORUS OF CRITICISM OF THE FEDERAL DECISION TO SCRAP THE MANDATORY LONG-FORM CENSUS QUESTIONAIRE.

CITY COUNCIL HAS VOTED..... read more

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