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West Shore & Sooke

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Free 2025 Family Day weekend events in Langford

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Tuesday February 11, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends There are so many free activities in Langford through the upcoming Family Day weekend! This year's 2025 BC Family Day weekend is...

Health & Safety

Kevin Brosseau, RCMP, Fentanyl Czar

Canada’s first-ever Fentanyl Czar is Kevin Brosseau

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Tuesday February 11, 2025 | NATIONAL NEWS (posted from VICTORIA, BC) | Posted at 2:50 pm PT | Last update 6:51 pm by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Effective immediately, Canada's new -- first...

Environment & Sustainability

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Sooke gets provincial funding for climate adaptation project funds

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Sunday February 9, 2025 | SOOKE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Sooke is planning to be more resilient to climate change with the support of provincial funding that will better prepare the...

Greater Victoria / CRD

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COLWOOD: Slower traffic & sidewalk closure during EV station groundworks prep

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Friday January 31, 2025 | COLWOOD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends BC Hydro will be installing underground works for EV charging stations at the Colwood Park and Ride ad the corner of...

Politics

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All 13 Canadian Premiers in Washington DC on Feb 12

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Tuesday February 11, 2025 | NATIONAL NEWS by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends For the first time ever, all 13 of Canada's Premiers are in Washington, DC as part of a joint mission...

Education

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New Royal Roads undergrad programs: parent webinar Feb 11, student open...

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Monday February 10, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Parents of high school students are invited to attend a Royal Roads University undergrad program Parent Info webinar on Tuesday...

Business & Economy

island health, bluesky

Island Health shifts away from X & joins Bluesky

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Monday February 10, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The trend of shifting social media accounts from X over to Bluesky has now been undertaken by Island Health. "Island Health will...

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

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‘Celebrity pizza’ yields donations for the arts & food resilience

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Saturday February 8, 2025 | COLWOOD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Former Colwood Mayor Rob Martin is the February 2025 'celebrity chef' at Sawmill Taphouse in Colwood. Martin was invited by the restaurant...

Housing

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Short-term rental operators must register by May 1

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Monday January 20, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends B.C.'s Housing Ravi Kahlon today announced the launch of a new B.C.-wide registry for short-term rentals. The registry is part of...

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