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West Shore & Sooke

re-elect Alistair MacGregor, flyer

Coming up in Langford April 18: coffee chat with NDP incumbent...

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Saturday April 12, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC Campaign profile Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Alistair MacGregor is the incumbent NDP candidate in the south Vancouver Island riding of Cowichan-Malahat-Langford (CML). He is keen to discuss...

Health & Safety

health care workers, immiigration

BC prioritizing health-care sector in response to federal immigration cap

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Monday April 14, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Province is updating their BC Provincial Nominee Program to" do what it can to best meet its workforce priorities", it...

Environment & Sustainability

Exterior heat pump

Heat pump affordability for low- and moderate-income BC households

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Wednesday April 9, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Electric heat pumps will be more affordable for low- and moderate-income households, including renters and those who live in multi-unit residential...

Greater Victoria / CRD

lineup, advance voting place, Langford

Strong turnout on first day of federal advance voting

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Saturday April 18, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends There were lineups at federal election advance voting stations around the region today as voters demonstrate their interest in marking...

Politics

Voting for candidate or party in federal election 2025

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Sunday April 20, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends As election campaigns come down to the wire, more information will surface aimed at showing less than perfect or threadbare aspects...

Education

children, child care

770 more child care spaces in BC at $10 per day

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Monday March 24, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends More child care spaces are coming in BC. "We're focusing on high-growth areas and communities that are not yet served," said...

Business & Economy

juan de fuca marine trail, parks

Juan de Fuca Marine Trail closed for repairs during summer 2025

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Thursday April 17, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail hiking trail will be closed throughout the summer of 2025 so that repairs can...

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

produce, eggs, plants, sooke seedy saturday

Big turnout expected for Sooke Seedy Saturday 2025

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Friday March 28, 2025 | SOOKE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Sooke Seedy Saturday draws a big crowd each year. The annual event held at Sooke Community Hall on Saturday March 29, 2025...

Housing

NDP Leader, Jagmeet Singh

NDP will defend health care in next parliament, says Singh

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Thursday April 10, 2025 | SASKATOON, SK by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Today NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was on the federal campaign trail in Saskatoon. For his morning announcement and press conference, standing...

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