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Environmental care in Langford: more native plants along Pritchard Creek

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Tuesday October 15, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Last Thursday some new plants got into the mix of efforts around watershed protection in Langford. Last year a member...

Health & Safety

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Ageism Awareness Day launched in BC

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Wednesday October 9, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC Statement by Dan Levitt, BC Seniors Advocate Posted by Island Social Trends “Often referred to as the last socially-acceptable form of prejudice, ageism is discriminating against someone based on their...

Environment & Sustainability

bilston creek, native plants

Environmental care in Langford: more native plants along Pritchard Creek

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Tuesday October 15, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Last Thursday some new plants got into the mix of efforts around watershed protection in Langford. Last year a member...

Greater Victoria / CRD

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Adam Kubel tells Saanich South he’s the man for the job

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Tuesday October 15, 2024 | SAANICH, BC BC ELECTION CAMPAIGN DAY 25 of 28 Political analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Your 28-day voter’s guide for BC Election 2024 In Saanich South there is a race...

Education

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SD62 student enrollment up 4.3% in 2024-25

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Tuesday October 8, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Sooke School District SD62 (SD62) had in August projected a total student enrollment of 13,065 for the 2024-25 school year. But the...

Politics

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Sarah Riddell BC NDP campaign aims to take back Saanich North...

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Tuesday October 15, 2024 | CENTRAL SAANICH, BC BC ELECTION CAMPAIGN DAY 25 of 28 Political analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Your 28-day voter’s guide for BC Election 2024 She's a senior BC government employee...

Business & Economy

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BC Greens highlight support for small business

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Saturday October 12, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC BC ELECTION CAMPAIGN DAY 22 of 28 BC Election 2024 news coverage by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Your 28-day voter’s guide for BC Election 2024 Small business in BC is...

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

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Sooke Harvest Festival 2024 draws a crowd

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Monday September 30, 2024 | SOOKE, BC by Island Social Trends There was a good turnout for this year's Sooke Harvest Festival at the Sunriver Community Orchard on Sunday September 29. In previous years the event has...

Housing

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Densification is key to more housing in BC

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Sunday September 22, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC Political analysis by Mary p Brooke | Island Social Trends During this Fall 2024 BC Election campaign the BC NDP are promoting their plan to deliver 300,000 middle-class homes...

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