West Shore Local
Foundational day for Royal Roads West Shore campus
Wednesday February 1, 2023 | LANGFORD, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
A major concrete pour in downtown Langford on this first of February highlights the significant growth of the city and...
Health & Safety
Continued attention to ventilation in all BC school districts
Tuesday January 31, 2023 | COLWOOD, BC
EDUCATION NEWS | by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
All schools in BC are working on ventilation improvements, said Education and Child Care Minister Rachna Singh...
Environment & Sustainability
323rd anniversary of ‘the big one’
Thursday January 26, 2023 | LANGFORD, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
What emergency preparedness specialists refer to as 'the big one' happened on this date exactly 323 years ago.
The Magnitude 9...
Greater Victoria / CRD
Good turnout for Winston Churchill annual remembrance
Sunday January 22, 2023 | VICTORIA, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Also see event preview: Winston Churchill annual remembrance at Beacon Hill Park (Jan 21, 2023)
An annual tradition to commemorate Winston...
Education
Foundational day for Royal Roads West Shore campus
Wednesday February 1, 2023 | LANGFORD, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
A major concrete pour in downtown Langford on this first of February highlights the significant growth of the city and...
Politics
Jagmeet’s visit to Langford
Tuesday January 31, 2023 | LANGFORD, BC
by Mary P Brooke, Editor | Island Social Trends
Near the end of a full week on Vancouver Island, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made a pit stop in Langford...
Business & Economy
Spoutible ready to launch against Twitter
Tuesday January 31, 2023 | VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC
Social media tech editorial by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
On February 1 the new Spoutible social media platform will go live.
On this day before,...
Food Supply & Healthy Eating
Large grocery corp profit debate continues as people turn to food...
Sunday December 4, 2022 | VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
As inflation has continued to gouge ever deeper into the livability resilience of most Canadians over the past year,...
Housing
Building permit centralization aiming to speed up housing construction
Monday January 16, 2023 | VANCOUVER, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
What BC calls a 'new permitting strategy' was announced today, as part of Premier Eby's NDP government hoping to help build...
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