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West Shore & Sooke

new year open house, langford, jan 2025

Langford council new year open house on Jan 25

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Thursday January 23, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends City of Langford Council is hosting a New Year’s Open House. Being held on Saturday January 25 it's billed as an...

Health & Safety

josie osborne, nov 2024

Health Minister Josie Osborne’s long mandate letter

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Sunday January 19, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Nearly three months after the 2024 BC provincial election, this past week Premier David Eby issued his mandate letters to...

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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Village Centre land use updates in Metchosin

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Wednesday January 22, 2025 | METCHOSIN, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The District of Metchosin has a land use designation called 'Village Centre'. The designation includes supportive mapping, policies, objectives and a development...

Politics

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First meeting of BC trade and economic security task force

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Friday January 24, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends A new BC task force on Trade and Economic Security has been in development over the past few weeks, according...

Education

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Hwy 14 safety improvements near Saseenos Elementary

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Thursday January 23, 2025 | SOOKE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Some Highway 14 improvements are coming at Idlemore Road across from Saseenos Elementary School (a school within the Sooke School...

Business & Economy

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Quietly stabilizing Canada Post with a $1.034 billion loan

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Friday January 24, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC Economic analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Without any political debate or warning, the federal government has informed Canada Post that it intends to make...

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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