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West Shore & Sooke

sd62, 2025-2029 strategic plan

SD62 opens up 2025-2029 strategic plan input to broader community

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Monday December 9, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC Education socioeconomic analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends This is very new, to invite broader community to participate in planning within the Sooke School District...
kids, red carpet, island fancon

Island FanCon partners with SD62 for a unique student pop culture...

alistair macgregor, xmas open house, langford

Year-end 2024 holiday open houses with Alistair MacGregor MP in Langford...

IEOA truck parade, oak bay, 2024

2024 IEOA parade of decorated trucks livestreamed from Oak Bay

Health & Safety

island health, challenge and change

Island Health: opportunities for action on alcohol, smoking & substance use

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Saturday December 7, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Island Health is looking at the impact of substance use on the health-care system here on Vancouver Island. At this year...
mental health over the holidays, virtual workshop

Virtual workshop Dec 3: mental health over the holidays

dr eileen pepler, the union club

Seeking better BC mental health care response, programs and funding

opioids

BC proceeds with cost-recovery of treating opioid-related disease

Environment & Sustainability

grad students, royal roads university, west shore

Royal Roads grad student research focuses on west shore growth issues

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Saturday November 23, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The impact of urban growth in the Langford and west shore areas has been the focus of research by graduate...
graduate student research, royal roads university

Royal Roads west shore research open house Nov 22

consultant, urban forest management, langford

Urban Forest Management Plan gets green light in Langford

map, power outage, victoria

Windstorm power outages on south Vancouver Island

Greater Victoria / CRD

esquimalt, streetlights, banners, public art

Streetlight banner refresh in Esquimalt

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Monday December 9, 2024 | ESQUIMALT, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Street banners have been revitalized in the Township of Esquimalt. The municipality's Street Banner Program as part of their broader public art...
IEOA truck parade, oak bay, 2024

2024 IEOA parade of decorated trucks livestreamed from Oak Bay

ieoa truck parade

IEOA Truck Parade on Dec 7 includes food drive

bruce williams

Greater Victoria Chamber CEO Bruce Williams moving on by June 2025

Politics

chrystia freeland

Federal government fall economic update coming Dec 16

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Monday December 9, 2024 | NATIONAL by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced today that she will deliver a fall economic statement on Monday December 16. Fiscal guardrails issued in the spring 2024 economic...
horgan memorial, tickets

Public tickets now available for provincial state memorial for John Horgan

alistair macgregor, xmas open house, langford

Year-end 2024 holiday open houses with Alistair MacGregor MP in Langford...

dan coulter, bc ndp

Incoming BC NDP provincial director Dan Coulter suffers health emergency

Education

sd62, 2025-2029 strategic plan

SD62 opens up 2025-2029 strategic plan input to broader community

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Monday December 9, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC Education socioeconomic analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends This is very new, to invite broader community to participate in planning within the Sooke School District...
kids, red carpet, island fancon

Island FanCon partners with SD62 for a unique student pop culture...

sd61, logo

Greater Victoria School District 61 must provide safety plan by Jan...

governor general award, SD62

Governor General’s Academic Medal awarded to three SD62 grads

Business & Economy

Canada Summer Jobs program application deadline Dec 19

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Tuesday December 10, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program is part of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy. "That's the federal government's commitment to help...
mailbox, canada post

Latest CUPW offer takes major steps backwards says Canada Post

chrystia freeland

Federal government fall economic update coming Dec 16

kids, red carpet, island fancon

Island FanCon partners with SD62 for a unique student pop culture...

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

saanich peninsula food bank

Peninsula Firefighters Christmas Food Drive Dec 14

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Friday December 6, 2024 | SIDNEY, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Peninsula Firefighters Christmas Food Drive fire trucks will be making their way through Sidney, North Saanich and Central Saanich on...
mill bay community league, bingo, food bank

Bingo night in Mill Bay to support CMS Food Bank

alistair macgregor, mp, food bill

National Food Cooperative Strategy introduced by Alistair MacGregor

point of sale, cashier, checkout

GST winter tax holiday misses political mark, frustrates businesses, and fails...

Housing

bc budget 2025, housing

Housing will be a priority in BC Budget 2025 says Kahlon

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Thursday December 5, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Ravi Kahlon today said that economic times are tough across the province and that global economic...
Abstract Developer, Cadence condo building

Abstract Developments will rebuild their Cadence condo project

multiplex, designs, housing

Densification is key to more housing in BC

premier david eby, ubcm

Premier Eby takes media questions at UBCM: infrastructure, carbon tax revenue,...

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