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West Shore & Sooke

sooke road, highway 14, map

Serious injuries in two-vehicle head-on Hwy 14 crash

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Wednesday January 15, 2025 | METCHOSIN, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Well ahead of sunrise this morning, there was a head-on collision of two vehicles in the 4900-block of Highway 14 (Sooke...
langford council, jan 13, 2025

Langford council approves six-acre land purchase for natural park

langford council

RCMP at Langford council meetings for safety of council, staff &...

luxton table, environmental expo

Community shows up for high school Environmental Expo

Health & Safety

sooke road, highway 14, map

Serious injuries in two-vehicle head-on Hwy 14 crash

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Wednesday January 15, 2025 | METCHOSIN, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Well ahead of sunrise this morning, there was a head-on collision of two vehicles in the 4900-block of Highway 14 (Sooke...
baby swap, sooke library

Community invited to donate baby & toddler items

old metchosin school

Survey: Westshore Parks & Rec fitness programs in Metchosin

first baby 2025, interior health, Emerson

First three BC newborns of 2025

Environment & Sustainability

forestry jobs, logging

BC forestry jobs protection through capital projects & planning

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Wednesday January 15, 2025 | PRINCE GEORGE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Today in Prince George, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Diana Gibson and BC Forests Minister Ravi Parmar announced...
langford council, jan 13, 2025

Langford council approves six-acre land purchase for natural park

luxton table, environmental expo

Community shows up for high school Environmental Expo

tree planter

Over 280 million trees planted by BC Forests in 2024

Greater Victoria / CRD

IMPACT, award winners, destination Greater Victoria

Destination Greater Victoria 2025 IMPACT Awards

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Thursday January 16, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Two IMPACT Awards will be presented at the 2025 IMPACT SUMMIT in Victoria on Sunday January 26. The IMPACT SUMMIT: Sustainability Travel...
town of view royal

View Royal welcomes new director of finance

uptown, transit hub

Uptown transit hub completion expected in summer 2025

bc transit, bus, route 95, rapid bus

Expanded bus service in Greater Victoria

Politics

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Trudeau holds first meeting of Canada’s Council on Canada-US relations

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Friday January 17, 2025 | NATIONAL NEWS by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Just one day after appointing a new council on Canada-US Relation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held the first meeting. Of the...
lga, leaders

Former BC cabinet ministers on engaging with the province

prime minister, justin trudeau

Trudeau announces Canada’s Council on Canada-US relations

mark carney, campaign announcement

Mark Carney launches Liberal leadership campaign

Education

kindergarten, kids

SD62 Kindergarten registration in January 2025

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Tuesday January 7, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Public education in the west shore region of Greater Victoria is delivered by the Sooke School District (SD62). SD62 has announced their...
cendra beaton, allison watson

SD62 launches 2025 with new board leadership

alexander elementary, SD79

New Year’s eve fire outside Alexander Elementary in Duncan

sd62, 2025-2029 strategic plan

SD62 opens up 2025-2029 strategic plan input to broader community

Business & Economy

logs, forestry, equipment

BC timber sales review will lead to forestry sector action

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Wednesday January 15, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends It's a strategy with a primary goal -- to take action. The B.C. government has launched a review of BC Timber Sales...
forestry jobs, logging

BC forestry jobs protection through capital projects & planning

canada post, stamps

Jan 13: Canada Post letter mail & parcel prices up

doug ford, premier

Ontario premier proposes AmCan strategy for critical minerals in new geopolitical...

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

luxton table, environmental expo

Community shows up for high school Environmental Expo

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Sunday January 12, 2025 | COLWOOD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends About 150 people dropped by to tour a one-day Environmental Expo in Colwood yesterday. Organized by Grade 12 Belmont Secondary School...
environmental expo, jan 2025, event

Environmental Expo in west shore Jan 11

farm worker, peaches, bc

Annual pay increase on Dec 31 for farm workers who hand-harvest...

canned food, goldstream food bank

Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates to 129 food banks including eight on...

Housing

apartment building, victoria

Higher thresholds in 2025 for BC Renter’s Tax Credit & Homeowner...

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Thursday January 2, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The BC Government is intending to help people with housing costs in 2025 through threshold increases for the renter's tax credit...
triplex, multi-unit housing

BC home flipping tax revenues will be applied to building affordable...

bc budget 2025, housing

Housing will be a priority in BC Budget 2025 says Kahlon

Abstract Developer, Cadence condo building

Abstract Developments will rebuild their Cadence condo project

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