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West Shore & Sooke

policing consultants

Langford hosts consultant-led info session on policing & public safety

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Friday December 12, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends A Community Information Session on Police & Public Safety Planning and Resourcing in the west shore was held in Langford...
Langford, policing info, meeting

Community info session on policing & public safety

power outages, west shore, saanich

Power outages overnight into Dec 6: Colwood, Langford, Saanich, Sooke

breakfast with santa

Sooke pancake breakfast Dec 6 & Santa Parade Dec 7

Business & Economy

tiff macklem, carolyn rogers

Bank of Canada interest rate steady at 2.25%

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Wednesday December 10, 2025 | NATIONAL by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Bank of Canada today announced that their overnight interest rate will remain at 2.25%. The Bank Rate is at 2.5%...
ravi kahlon, jonathan wilkinson, BC MPs, Ottawa

BC Jobs & Economic Growth Minister Ravi Kahlon takes Look West...

Mark Carney, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, FIFA

Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum meet privately after FIFA announcement

Prime Minister, Mark Carney, FIFA stage

Prime Minister Carney at FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw

Health & Safety

Family Doctors for Saanich

Saanich grassroots group promotes improved access to primary health care

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Friday December 12, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Today on Universal Health Coverage Day, a group of Saanich residents launched Family Doctors for Saanich. That's a new grassroots campaign...
sunflower, disabilities

Greater awareness of non-obvious disabilities will move society along

woman, senior, snow, safety

Cold weather safety and preparedness for seniors

Dana Lajeunesse, NDP, MLA

Motor Vehicle Act change would revoke licence prior to reckless-driving trial

Environment & Sustainability

Kelly Greene, Lana Popham

Update Dec 11: flooding impacts on highways & farms

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Thursday December 11, 2025 | VANCOUVER, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Rainfall has subsided and some impacted highways have been re-opened. Contact has been made with farmers in affected areas. That's the overall...
Nooksack River, BC

Major highways between Lower Mainland & Interior closed due to flooding

heavy rain, rainfall, tree

Flood risk update with BC Minister of Emergency Management

power outages, west shore, saanich

Power outages overnight into Dec 6: Colwood, Langford, Saanich, Sooke

Greater Victoria / CRD

Family Doctors for Saanich

Saanich grassroots group promotes improved access to primary health care

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Friday December 12, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Today on Universal Health Coverage Day, a group of Saanich residents launched Family Doctors for Saanich. That's a new grassroots campaign...
weather forecast, dec 2025

Heavy Monday rains, some South Vancouver Island power outages

capital city recycling, vehicles

Capital City Recycling 2025 holiday season shift

letter, view royal, housing, judicial

Build housing, stop complaining says Victoria Councillor Dell to View Royal

Politics

Rob Lantz, PEI Premier, resigns

Rob Lantz resigns as PEI premier to run for provincial Progressive...

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Thursday December 11, 2025 | CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends PEI Premier Rob Lantz has officially resigned. He further announced his bid for the permanent leadership of the province’s Progressive Conservative...
Mark Carney, Michael Ma

Silent switch: Michael Ma discretely crosses floor to Liberals

ravi kahlon, jonathan wilkinson, BC MPs, Ottawa

BC Jobs & Economic Growth Minister Ravi Kahlon takes Look West...

Don Davies, NDP

Carney Liberals still don’t realize they are a minority government, says...

Education

campus perks, logo, langford, rru

Campus Perks online business directory in Langford

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Saturday December 6, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The City of Langford has partnered with the new John Horgan Campus of Royal Roads University to launch a Campus Perks...
camosun college

Camosun College reaffirmed as national leader in applied research

governor general, award winners

2025 Governor General’s Academic Medal awarded to three SD62 grads

RRU, langford campus, projects

RRU sustainability grad research public presentation

Artificial Intelligence

ravi kahlon, jonathan wilkinson, BC MPs, Ottawa

BC Jobs & Economic Growth Minister Ravi Kahlon takes Look West...

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Wednesday December 10, 2025 | OTTAWA, ON by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends BC Minister of Jobs and Growth Ravi Kahlon was in Ottawa today for various meetings to advance British Columbia's economic...
workplace transformation, jobs, AI

AI & workplace transformation amidst broad strokes of Canada’s significant economic...

carney, UAE, media scrum

Deepening bilateral engagement and economic cooperation between Canada and UAE

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

FortisBC, City of Langford

Giving Tuesday: FortisBC & City of Langford support Goldstream Food Bank

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Tuesday December 2, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends FortisBC executives and senior staff spent a chunk of today at the Goldstream Food Bank in Langford. Together with City of...
dairy cows, Lactanet

Dairy milk testers in BC on strike over travel costs

Agriculture Water Infrastructure Program

Agricultural Water Infrastructure Program: water availability, storage, efficiency & sustainability

pumpkins, porcher park

Overflow donation of pumpkins to Porcher Park Community Garden

Housing

letter, view royal, housing, judicial

Build housing, stop complaining says Victoria Councillor Dell to View Royal

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Sunday December 7 ,2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Town of View Royal hopes to have a coordinated Judicial Review if BC housing legislation and invites other municipalities to...
housing targets, District of Saanich

Saanich reports 442 net new housing units in past year

pierre poilievre

Conservative Leader Poilievre critiques Carney’s ‘sacrifice speech’ as failing youth

Arts & Entertainment

architecture, Frank Gehry

Visionary architect Frank Gehry dies at 96

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Friday December 5, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Visionary Canadian architect Frank Gehry has died at the age of 96. He was born in Toronto and moved to the United...
Mark Carney, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, FIFA

Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum meet privately after FIFA announcement

Prime Minister, Mark Carney, FIFA stage

Prime Minister Carney at FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw

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