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West Shore & Sooke

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Langford public input to Transportation, Active Transportation and Parks & Trails

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Thursday March 20, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Open now and continuing into April, Langford residents are invited to participate in online surveys about two areas of master...

Health & Safety

Josie Osborne, Nina Krieger, Lee Sundquist

Health Minister Osborne tours new women’s recovery centre

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Wednesday March 19, 2025 | VIEW ROYAL, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends A new recovery centre to support women living with or moving on from substance abuse challenges opened earlier this month...

Environment & Sustainability

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Carney on tariff challenge: do things faster and at a different...

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Thursday March 20, 2025 | EDMONTON, AB by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Today in Edmonton, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government will eliminate the GST for first-time homebuyers on...

Greater Victoria / CRD

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Eight candidates vying for council seat in April 5 Esquimalt by-election

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Wednesday March 19, 2025 | ESQUIMALT, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Eight people are taking part as candidates in the Township of Esquimalt by-election this month, to fill one vacant council seat. The...

Politics

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Liberals vs Conservatives, and three more parties in the race

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Thursday March 20, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC Political analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Today Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre revealed his party's pla to create ‘Canada Shovel Ready Zones.’ This comes on the same...

Education

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$67 million for green skills training projects

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Tuesday March 18, 2025 | NATIONAL by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Today a federal investment of $67 million in green skills training was announced by Jobs and Families Minister Steven MacKinnon today...

Business & Economy

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Bank of Canada Governor: more uncertainty, tough decisions as trade war...

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Thursday March 20, 2025 | CALGARY, AB Socioeconomic analysi sby Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Bank of Canada will need to be less forward-looking and more flexible and adaptable under the relatively...

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

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BC school food program gets $39.4 million in federal funding

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Monday March 10, 2025 | VANCOUVER, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends School food programs are helping to ensure that children are not underfed. School food programs provide healthy meals to kids throughout the...

Housing

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BC Housing Minister ends further intake to secondary suite pilot program

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Wednesday March 19, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Citing uncertain financial times and with the federal government committing to implement a similar program, the BC pilot secondary-suite incentive program...

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