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West Shore Local

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Sooke Apple Festival coming up Sunday Sept 24

Wednesday September 20, 2023 | SOOKE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends | FOOD SECURITY NEWS The Sooke Apple Festival is back in full swing. Organized by the Sooke Food CHI group,...

Health & Safety

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Record number of surgeries in BC health-care this summer

Tuesday September 19, 2023 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc. | Island Social Trends Today BC Health has boasted that BC summer surgical renewal records have been broken, "bringing more patients surgeries they need". "B.C.'s...

Environment & Sustainability

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Metchosin takes environmental leadership at UBCM 2023

Friday September 22, 2023 | METCHOSIN, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends | POLITICAL NEWS SECTION | METCHOSIN NEWS SECTION The 2023 Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention has unfolded...

Greater Victoria / CRD

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Food banks supported by door to door volunteer pickup

Friday September 8, 2023 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Once a year, the BC Thanksgiving Food Drive sends out volunteers around various neighbourhoods in Greater Victoria to collect food...

Education

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Gender identity in schools needs room for parental involvement

Wednesday September 20, 2023 | VICTORIA, BC EDITORIAL ANALYSIS of TODAY's PROTEST & COUNTER PROTEST ~ by Mary P Brooke, Editor | Island Social Trends Sex is part of life, and along with that gender...

Politics

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Metchosin takes environmental leadership at UBCM 2023

Friday September 22, 2023 | METCHOSIN, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends | POLITICAL NEWS SECTION | METCHOSIN NEWS SECTION The 2023 Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention has unfolded...

Business & Economy

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6/49 jackpot at record high

Friday September 22, 2023 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Lotto 6/49 draw jackpot for the Saturday September 23, 2023 draw has reached what BC Lottery Corporation says is the...

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

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Sooke Apple Festival coming up Sunday Sept 24

Wednesday September 20, 2023 | SOOKE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends | FOOD SECURITY NEWS The Sooke Apple Festival is back in full swing. Organized by the Sooke Food CHI group,...

Housing

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UBCM 2023 looks at housing, public safety, digital advancements

Sunday September 17, 2023 | VANCOUVER, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends | POLITICAL NEWS SECTION The 2023 Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention gets underway on Monday September 18 in Vancouver,...
 

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