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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...
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Dana Lajeunesse hopes to follow in John Horgan’s local footsteps

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BC Green candidate Erin Cassels meets Langford-Highlands voters

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Subway restaurants in the west shore

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...
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ShakeOut BC ramping up for 13th annual October drill

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Man found unresponsive at Langford construction site

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Chris McCrea moves up to Deputy Fire Chief in Sooke

Environment & Sustainability

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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...
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Water supply main break impacts Sooke, East Sooke & Kemp Lake

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BC Greens would increase consumer carbon tax rebate

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IMPACT Sustainability Travel & Tourism Conference coming up January 2025

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...
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BC Election 2024: advance voting on now for six days

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Lana Popham seeks 5th term as Saanich South MLA

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Six days of advance voting in BC Election 2024

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...
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BC Greens: schools need more funding for youth drug education &...

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More $10-a-day applications open to child care providers

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Digital Literacy Secretariat would be set up by BC Greens

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

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RCMP investigation reveals foreign interference by India

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Happy Thanksgiving in BC Election season!

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...
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Subway restaurants in the west shore

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Repaving on Highway 1 Malahat starts Oct 4

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Victoria is Conde Nast #1 Small City in the World

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...
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Food, people and fun at the Luxton Fall Fair

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Urban food-growing as part of emergency preparedness

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Mid-summer UFRIS panel explores urban food growing, emergency storage

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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Premier Eby takes media questions at UBCM: infrastructure, carbon tax revenue,...

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Premier Eby addresses BC municipal leaders in Vancouver

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BC Housing Minister opens 97-unit rental building in James Bay

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