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West Shore & Sooke

Inspector Terry Gillespie, West Shore RCMP

West Shore RCMP public safety town hall Feb 23

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Tuesday February 10, 2025 | COLWOOD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends West Shore RCMP will be hosting a town hall about public safety. The two-hour public event on Monday February 23 will be...
ribbon cutting, Goldstream Medical Clinic, Langford council

Goldstream Medical Clinic now open in downtown Langford

cell phone, incoming call

Policing safety survey by phone in Langford

langford, committee, grants

City of Langford earmarks $100K in grants for community groups

Business & Economy

sales, computer

New sales protections and contract rights start Aug 2026 in BC

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Tuesday February 10, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends New sales contract protections for consumers in BC will start August 1, 2026. People in British Columbia will benefit from clearer contracts,...
BC Ferries, vessel

BC Ferries vessel at Tsawwassen holding in dock for police incident

Canada Post worker, parcel, truck

Deplete and repeat: Canada Post gets another one-billion loan

estimated jackpot, lotto max

Next Lotto Max jackpot $40 million after no big winners on...

Health & Safety

premier David Eby, nina krieger

BC Premier Eby on the Tumbler Ridge shooting

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Tuesday February 10, 2026 | VANCOUVER, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Update February 11: Premier Eby may be heading to Tumbler Ridge today; more to come. BC Premier David Eby held a...
prime minister, mark carney

Prime Minister Carney’s statement on the shooting in Tumbler Ridge

gord johns, mp

NDP health critic calls on federal health minister to challenge Alberta’s...

MCFD, disability supports

New BC children & youth disability benefit announced by MCFD Minister...

Environment & Sustainability

camping, tent

BC Parks: Camping fee increases to support sustainable well-maintained parks

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Monday February 2, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | ISland Social trends A new camping surcharge is being introduced for park visitors who live outside of BC. There will also be fee increases...
bc premier, david eby

BC’s economic engine in Ottawa: Eby on pipeline, extortion, immigration

bc natural resources forum, kahlon, dix, davidson

BC Natural Resources: investors need certainty, projects need trained workers

Premier David Eby, India

BC’s trade mission to India focused on partnership & innovation

Greater Victoria / CRD

community grants, bc, categories

Community grants support PACs, youth, arts, sport, environment, public safety

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Thursday February 5, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends More than 2,500 organizations in BC received more than $53 million through Community Gaming Grants in 2025-2026 (Report Period: April...
bc transit, survey

Want this? Direct BC Transit bus to the Victoria Airport

small elevator

Small elevators in small multi-unit buildings could boost housing affordability &...

wounded warriors, runners, highway

Traffic Feb 1: interruptions on three island highways for Wounded Warriors...

Lottery News

estimated jackpot, lotto max

Next Lotto Max jackpot $40 million after no big winners on...

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Saturday February 7, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Lotto Max jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw is estimated at $40 million. The draw will be on...
community grants, bc, categories

Community grants support PACs, youth, arts, sport, environment, public safety

Lottery, scratch and win, 20x

Victoria resident wins $150K with Scratch & Win

winning numbers, lotto max, jan 23

No major prize winners in Jan 23 Lotto Max draw

Politics

mark carney, house of commons

Prime Minister Carney to visit Tumbler Ridge on Friday

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Thursday February 12, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Tumbler Ridge tomorrow, Friday February 13, at the invitation of Tumbler Ridge Mayor...
premier david eby

Day-after: Premier Eby addresses media from Tumbler Ridge

premier eby, public safety minister krieger

Federal ministers head to Tumbler Ridge with BC Premier & Safety...

house of commons, tribute

Tributes in the House of Commons about Tumbler Ridge shooting

Education

premier David Eby, nina krieger

BC Premier Eby on the Tumbler Ridge shooting

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Tuesday February 10, 2026 | VANCOUVER, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Update February 11: Premier Eby may be heading to Tumbler Ridge today; more to come. BC Premier David Eby held a...
prime minister, mark carney

Prime Minister Carney’s statement on the shooting in Tumbler Ridge

Tumbler Ridge Secondary School

Ten dead in Tumbler Ridge shooting incident

peace river, sd59

Tumbler Ridge elementary & secondary schools on active shooter lockdown

Artificial Intelligence

Evan Solomon, AI minister

AI legislation & investment are key to a safe sovereign country,...

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Friday January 23, 2026 | QUEBEC CITY by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, addressed media today during the prime minister's two-day cabinet planning session...
Nuport truck, ai

Boosting clean technology in the North: enhance ports, boost sovereignty

Mark Carney, in Qatar

Carney opens up wide range of economic ties with Qatar

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

stephanie mclean, seniors, house of commons

Secretary of State (Seniors) Stephanie McLean takes Vancouver Island interests to...

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Tuesday January 27, 2026 | SAANICH, BC News feature by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Things are pretty upbeat in Ottawa this week, in the wake of a two-day cabinet planning meeting and...
mark carney, prime minister

Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit replaces GST rebate to help Canadians...

Sooke Seedy Saturday, 2026

Sooke Seedy Saturday 2026 coming up Feb 28

Vivent, biosignals, plants, growing

BC Centre for Agritech Innovation supports new smart-farming system partnership with...

Housing

small elevator

Small elevators in small multi-unit buildings could boost housing affordability &...

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Sunday February 1, 2026 | SAANICH, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Allowing for the use of smaller and more affordable elevators in BC is something that the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM)...
construction workers, concrete pour

WorksafeBC: Unsafe construction incident leads to fine & probation

water infrastructure, CRD

CRD water DCC to balance infrastructure costs between current & new...

Arts & Entertainment

community grants, bc, categories

Community grants support PACs, youth, arts, sport, environment, public safety

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Thursday February 5, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends More than 2,500 organizations in BC received more than $53 million through Community Gaming Grants in 2025-2026 (Report Period: April...
Canada Soccer, EB Games, logos

Canadian soccer business ecosystem welcomes EB Games

dine around, food, victoria

Annual dine-around-Victoria event on now to Feb 8

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