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West Shore & Sooke

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King Charles III Coronation Medals awarded in Cowichan-Malahat-Langford

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Saturday January 18, 2025 | COBBLE HILL, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Today Saturday January 18, Alistair MacGregor, MP (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal to 13 members of...

Health & Safety

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Health Minister Josie Osborne’s long mandate letter

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Sunday January 19, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Nearly three months after the 2024 BC provincial election, this past week Premier David Eby issued his mandate letters to...

Environment & Sustainability

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FireSmart program available in View Royal

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Saturday January 18, 2025 | VIEW ROYAL, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Town of View Royal is off to an early start with wildfire protection management in their region. As of January...

Greater Victoria / CRD

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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...

Politics

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Health Minister Josie Osborne’s long mandate letter

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Sunday January 19, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Nearly three months after the 2024 BC provincial election, this past week Premier David Eby issued his mandate letters to...

Education

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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...

Business & Economy

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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...

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

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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...

Housing

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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...

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