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Langford Halloween events 2024

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Monday October 21, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Many neighbourhood streets will be spooky-cool in Langford this Halloween, on Thursday October 31. Parents, families and teens enjoy getting out...
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Runner-up Mike Harris thanks his campaign team

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Ravi Parmar achieves clear BC NDP win in Langford-Highlands

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Tight race in Juan de Fuca-Malahat exposes long-time political divide

Health & Safety

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BC 2024 fall respiratory illness season

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Monday October 21, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends As weather gets cooler and people spend more time gathering indoors, the annual fall-winter respiratory season emerges. On Tuesday October 22 BC...
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Fate of long-in-coming Sooke health centre in BC Election 2024

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Ageism Awareness Day launched in BC

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ShakeOut BC ramping up for 13th annual October drill

Environment & Sustainability

Where to Vote, Vocing Place

Don’t be that voter who lets rain spoil the result

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Saturday October 19, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC BC ELECTION DAY Election day commentary by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Your 28-day voter’s guide for BC Election 2024 In every election there are some electoral area results that...
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Self-serve sandbags for rainy weather in Sooke

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Langford public engagement on active transportation, construction impact, wildfire resiliency

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Environmental care in Langford: more native plants along Pritchard Creek

Greater Victoria / CRD

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Thielmann hopes to capture a BC Conservative win in Victoria-Beacon Hill

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Friday October 18, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC BC ELECTION CAMPAIGN DAY 28 of 28 Political analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Your 28-day voter’s guide for BC Election 2024 On this eve of the 43rd...
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BC Election advance voter turnout 39.3% across eight ridings in Greater...

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

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BC Election 2024: advance voting on now for six days

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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Runner-up Mike Harris thanks his campaign team

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Monday October 21, 2024 | LANGFORD, Bc by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends "Thank you to everyone who supported me in this journey," said BC Conservative candidate Mike Harris to his campaign team and...
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Ravi Parmar achieves clear BC NDP win in Langford-Highlands

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Official recounts, voter turnout, statement from Premier David Eby

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Tight race in Juan de Fuca-Malahat exposes long-time political divide

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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BC Greens food security platform highlights water, farming, distribution

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Thursday October 17, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC BC ELECTION CAMPAIGN DAY 27 of 28 Political analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Your 28-day voter’s guide for BC Election 2024 Food security and climate change are dual...
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Sooke Harvest Festival 2024 draws a crowd

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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

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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