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West Shore & Sooke

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Pedestrian crossing reduces travel time for families within nature experience

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Friday February 7, 2025 | SOOKE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Today on a cold bright Friday morning in Sooke, a new way to travel to and from school was celebrated. A gathering...

Health & Safety

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Feb 3: Overnight snowy driving conditions expected on south Vancouver Island

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Monday February 3, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Drivers on Vancouver Island should expect icy roads overnight with quickly changing conditions that include snow and rain continuing through...

Environment & Sustainability

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BC Parks campsite reservations now open for 2025 season

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Monday January 20, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends BC Parks campsite reservations can be made to prepare for the 2025 spring camping season. This was announced on January 13 in a...

Greater Victoria / CRD

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Ten south Vancouver Island municipalities coming to terms with 911 tax...

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Friday February 7, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Last week 10 south Vancouver Island municipal mayors demanded prompt action of BC's public safety minister to avert the downloading of...

Politics

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Employment insurance program inaccessible to 60 percent of Canadian workers says...

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Thursday February 6, 2025 | NATIONAL | Updated February 7, 2025 by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Montreal today that Canada's Employment Insurance (EI) program needs a...

Education

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Pedestrian crossing reduces travel time for families within nature experience

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Friday February 7, 2025 | SOOKE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Today on a cold bright Friday morning in Sooke, a new way to travel to and from school was celebrated. A gathering...

Business & Economy

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Employment insurance program inaccessible to 60 percent of Canadian workers says...

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Thursday February 6, 2025 | NATIONAL | Updated February 7, 2025 by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Montreal today that Canada's Employment Insurance (EI) program needs a...

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

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Community shows up for high school Environmental Expo

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Sunday January 12, 2025 | COLWOOD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends About 150 people dropped by to tour a one-day Environmental Expo in Colwood yesterday. Organized by Grade 12 Belmont Secondary School...

Housing

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Short-term rental operators must register by May 1

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Monday January 20, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends B.C.'s Housing Ravi Kahlon today announced the launch of a new B.C.-wide registry for short-term rentals. The registry is part of...

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