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West Shore & Sooke

Langford, policing info, meeting

Community info session on policing & public safety

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Sunday December 7, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends A Community Information Session on Police & Public Safety Planning and Resourcing is being hosted in Langford next Tuesday evening. Communities...
power outages, west shore, saanich

Power outages overnight into Dec 6: Colwood, Langford, Saanich, Sooke

breakfast with santa

Sooke pancake breakfast Dec 6 & Santa Parade Dec 7

power outage, langford, colwood, metchosin, dec 2025

Windy day power outage impacts Metchosin, Royal Bay, south Langford

Business & Economy

Mark Carney, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, FIFA

Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum meet privately after FIFA announcement

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Friday December 5, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney drew the first ceremonial ball in the warmup to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final...
Prime Minister, Mark Carney, FIFA stage

Prime Minister Carney at FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw

president of mexico, Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum

Carney in Washington Dec 5 for FIFA & politics

casino, Vancouver

New BC gaming control act kicks in April 13, 2026

Health & Safety

woman, senior, snow, safety

Cold weather safety and preparedness for seniors

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Sunday December 7, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Colder and stormy weather can increase risks for seniors, including falls, power outages and mobility challenges. Being prepared can make a...
Dana Lajeunesse, NDP, MLA

Motor Vehicle Act change would revoke licence prior to reckless-driving trial

Gord Johns, brain injury, Bill C-206

NDP seeks national strategy on brain injuries

city of langford, donation, The Forge

Langford city and developers support The Forge – more donors wanted

Environment & Sustainability

power outages, west shore, saanich

Power outages overnight into Dec 6: Colwood, Langford, Saanich, Sooke

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Saturday December 6, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Update 1:45 am: South Vancouver Island power outage count is 10,263 at 1:45 am including Highlands, North Saanich, Duncan and...
power outage, langford, colwood, metchosin, dec 2025

Windy day power outage impacts Metchosin, Royal Bay, south Langford

colour coded, weather alerts

Environment Canada weather advisories are now colour-coded

merry christmas, xmas eve, santa, sleigh

Rhyme & reason of the holiday season

Greater Victoria / CRD

letter, view royal, housing, judicial

Build housing, stop complaining says Victoria Councillor Dell to View Royal

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Sunday December 7 ,2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Town of View Royal hopes to have a coordinated Judicial Review if BC housing legislation and invites other municipalities to...
finance minister, brenda bailey

Dec 4 vigil at BC Parliament front steps for 36th Action...

2005 Sooke Road, colwood, traffic, map

Greater Victoria traffic news: Dec 1 to 7

Gordon Head, Rec Centre, Saanich

Gordon Head Rec weight room repair pushed into 2026

Politics

letter, view royal, housing, judicial

Build housing, stop complaining says Victoria Councillor Dell to View Royal

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Sunday December 7 ,2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Town of View Royal hopes to have a coordinated Judicial Review if BC housing legislation and invites other municipalities to...
national day of remembrance, action on violence against women

Insights & declarations: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence...

Mark Carney, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, FIFA

Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum meet privately after FIFA announcement

Prime Minister, Mark Carney, FIFA stage

Prime Minister Carney at FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw

Education

campus perks, logo, langford, rru

Campus Perks online business directory in Langford

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Saturday December 6, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The City of Langford has partnered with the new John Horgan Campus of Royal Roads University to launch a Campus Perks...
camosun college

Camosun College reaffirmed as national leader in applied research

governor general, award winners

2025 Governor General’s Academic Medal awarded to three SD62 grads

RRU, langford campus, projects

RRU sustainability grad research public presentation

Artificial Intelligence

carney, UAE, media scrum

Deepening bilateral engagement and economic cooperation between Canada and UAE

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Sunday November 23, 2025 | OTTAWA, ON by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Prime Minister Mark Carney met with the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed...
prime minister carney, boarding airplane

Carney in UAE on continued trade mission efforts

artificial intelligence, AI, economy

Leading AI expansion in tech, business and society

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

FortisBC, City of Langford

Giving Tuesday: FortisBC & City of Langford support Goldstream Food Bank

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Tuesday December 2, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends FortisBC executives and senior staff spent a chunk of today at the Goldstream Food Bank in Langford. Together with City of...
dairy cows, Lactanet

Dairy milk testers in BC on strike over travel costs

Agriculture Water Infrastructure Program

Agricultural Water Infrastructure Program: water availability, storage, efficiency & sustainability

pumpkins, porcher park

Overflow donation of pumpkins to Porcher Park Community Garden

Housing

letter, view royal, housing, judicial

Build housing, stop complaining says Victoria Councillor Dell to View Royal

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Sunday December 7 ,2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Town of View Royal hopes to have a coordinated Judicial Review if BC housing legislation and invites other municipalities to...
housing targets, District of Saanich

Saanich reports 442 net new housing units in past year

pierre poilievre

Conservative Leader Poilievre critiques Carney’s ‘sacrifice speech’ as failing youth

Arts & Entertainment

architecture, Frank Gehry

Visionary architect Frank Gehry dies at 96

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Friday December 5, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Visionary Canadian architect Frank Gehry has died at the age of 96. He was born in Toronto and moved to the United...
Mark Carney, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, FIFA

Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum meet privately after FIFA announcement

Prime Minister, Mark Carney, FIFA stage

Prime Minister Carney at FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw

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