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West Shore & Sooke

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Policing safety survey by phone in Langford

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Wednesday February 4, 2026 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends This week, the City of Langford has launched a Community Safety Survey this week to better understand how safe residents...
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City of Langford earmarks $100K in grants for community groups

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

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Forcing your way back into a catchment school in SD62

Business & Economy

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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 1,...
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Dropping EV mandate & funding more charging stations to boost EV...

From Conflict to Care: BC's Forest Future

Provincial Forestry Advisory Council calls for fundamental shift in forest and...

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Carney & premiers present a united front on economy, trade &...

Health & Safety

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Policing safety survey by phone in Langford

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Wednesday February 4, 2026 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends This week, the City of Langford has launched a Community Safety Survey this week to better understand how safe residents...
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Series of small quakes in BC & California Feb 2 to...

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Victoria Butterfly Gardens partners with PaRx for nature-based healing 

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Malahat MVI on Jan 10 leaves one dead, three injured

Environment & Sustainability

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

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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

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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 1,...
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Want this? Direct BC Transit bus to the Victoria Airport

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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

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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 1,...
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Victoria resident wins $150K with Scratch & Win

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No major prize winners in Jan 23 Lotto Max draw

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Victoria resident wins Jan 6 Lotto Max half-million by playing the...

Politics

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Dropping EV mandate & funding more charging stations to boost EV...

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Wednesday February 4, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends | Reader Comments Welcome The federal government has dropped the electric vehicle (EV) mandate in favour of a new fuel...
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Extortion crime in Surrey: Premier Eby presses for legal changes and...

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Canada’s diplomatic appointments to UK & France

From Conflict to Care: BC's Forest Future

Provincial Forestry Advisory Council calls for fundamental shift in forest and...

Education

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Forcing your way back into a catchment school in SD62

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Thursday January 29, 2026 | LANGFORD, BC Education news analysis | by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The schools of Sooke School District 62 (SD62) have long been experiencing classroom population pressures. The continual...
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Campus Perks online business directory in Langford

camosun college

Camosun College reaffirmed as national leader in applied research

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

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...
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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

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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

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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)...
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WorksafeBC: Unsafe construction incident leads to fine & probation

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

Arts & Entertainment

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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 1,...
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Canadian soccer business ecosystem welcomes EB Games

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

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