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West Shore & Sooke

herb haldane, sooke

Herb Haldane wins summer 2025 by-election in Sooke

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Saturday July 12, 2025 | SOOKE, BC Political news analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Voters who live in the District of Sooke have chosen their newest municipal councillor. The by-election to fill...

Business & Economy

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Youth exhibit upgrade at Sooke Fine Arts Show 2025

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Saturday July 12, 2025 | SOOKE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends (see Sooke Fine Arts Show sponsors) Art by youth is featured each year at the Sooke Fine Arts Show. Now...

Health & Safety

health minister, Josie Osborne

BC measles update on July 10, 2025

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Wednesday July 9, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends On Thursday July 10, Minister of Health Josie Osborne will provide an update on measles cases in British Columbia. ...

Environment & Sustainability

Rutledge Park, saanich

Splash park open in Saanich after water discharge system upgrade

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Saturday July 12, 2025 | SAANICH, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The splash pad at Rutledge Park in Saanich is open this summer., Last year the splash pad was closed so as to...

Greater Victoria / CRD

briarwood beach, north saanich

Popular North Saanich beach gets structural facelift

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Sunday July 13, 2025 | NORTH SAANICH, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends In North Saanich on the Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island, Glynnwood Park Road provides access to Briarwood Beach, a popular...

Politics

EV, HOV lane, signage

EV drivers can use HOV lanes starting Aug 15

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Saturday July 12, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Electric-vehicle (EV) drivers may use their vehicles in the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on BC roads. That comes into effect on...

Education

Dave Strange, SD62

Dave Strange retires from Sooke School District 62

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Sunday July 6, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC Notes by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends As this school year ends after grad season and the arrival of summer break, the Sooke School District (SD62)...

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

pesticides, plants, greenhouse

Agricultural worker pesticide exposure lawsuit now with Health Canada

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Friday July 4, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke. B.Sc. | Island Social Trends A large workers union has launched a lawsuit against Health Canada over pesticide safety failures, it was announced in...

Housing

Ravi Kahlon, George Harvie, Brenda Locke

BC incentivizes housing developers with staggered cost charges

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Wednesday July 2, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends To inject more confidence into the decision-making of housing developers, the Province of BC has announced that only 25% of...

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