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West Shore & Sooke

city of langford, public input

Langford seeks public input on Transportation, Active Transportation and Parks &...

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Wednesday April 2, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Online surveys are running for a few more weeks for Langford residents to provide input about two areas of master planning...
jagmeet singh, maja tait

Second federal campaign visit by NDP Leader on south Vancouver Island

hairstyles, cosplay, Island FanCon

Island FanCon: cosplay blast wraps up spring break

watermain, west shore parkway, langford, traffic

Langford traffic: West Shore Parkway & Westhills watermain flushing

Health & Safety

mvi, single vehicle, crash

Single-driver car crash into hydro pole in Metchosin

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Thursday March 27, 2025 | METCHOSIN, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends On Wednesday evening March 26 around 7:56 pm, West Shore RCMP frontline officers responded to a report of a single vehicle...
Josie Osborne, Nina Krieger, Lee Sundquist

Health Minister Osborne tours new women’s recovery centre

mill bay fire department, helmet

Lajeunesse & Parmar commend funding boost for west shore fire departments

sooke fire department, equipment, hoses

Sooke Fire Rescue gets BC funding for new hoses and racks

Environment & Sustainability

prime minister mark carney

Carney on tariff challenge: do things faster and at a different...

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Thursday March 20, 2025 | EDMONTON, AB by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Today in Edmonton, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government will eliminate the GST for first-time homebuyers on...
Mark Carney, Edmonton

Re-elected Liberal government will drop GST for first time homebuyers

Jasper National Park

Carney announces $187 million to help rebuild Jasper National Park

BC Hydro, billing rate, step 1, step 2

BC Hydro residential billing shifting to blended flat rate

Greater Victoria / CRD

esquimalt, by election, date

Esquimalt by-election offers voters a range of options

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Sunday March 23, 2025 | ESQUIMALT, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Eight people are taking part as candidates in the Township of Esquimalt by-election this month, to fill one vacant council...
Catering by Poncho's Cafe - Langford, BC

Catering delight by Poncho’s Cafe

Township of Esquimalt, logo

Eight candidates vying for council seat in April 5 Esquimalt by-election

active transportation, juan de fuca, crd

Juan de Fuca Active Transportation survey to March 9

Politics

prime minister, mark carney

Carney on Trump’s tariff announcement: fundamentally changing the international trading system

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Wednesday April 2, 2025 | OTTAWA, ON by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Prime Minister Mark Carney gave some brief remarks to media today after US President Donald Trump's promised April 2 announcement...
us president, trump

Trump announces tariffs as part of ‘Liberation Day’

carbon tax

The consumer carbon tax worked until it didn’t

bc legislature, parliament buildings, flag

Public consultations now open for BC Budget 2026

Education

children, child care

770 more child care spaces in BC at $10 per day

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Monday March 24, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends More child care spaces are coming in BC. "We're focusing on high-growth areas and communities that are not yet served," said...
steve mackinnon, trades

$67 million for green skills training projects

dr philip steenkamp, royal roads, langford campus

Pacific Economic Development Canada issues $677,800 to Royal Roads

students, high school, cowichan

Collaborative development of new high school in Cowichan Valley

Business & Economy

prime minister, mark carney

Carney on Trump’s tariff announcement: fundamentally changing the international trading system

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Wednesday April 2, 2025 | OTTAWA, ON by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Prime Minister Mark Carney gave some brief remarks to media today after US President Donald Trump's promised April 2 announcement...
us president, trump

Trump announces tariffs as part of ‘Liberation Day’

carbon tax

The consumer carbon tax worked until it didn’t

bc legislature, parliament buildings, flag

Public consultations now open for BC Budget 2026

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

produce, eggs, plants, sooke seedy saturday

Big turnout expected for Sooke Seedy Saturday 2025

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Friday March 28, 2025 | SOOKE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Sooke Seedy Saturday draws a big crowd each year. The annual event held at Sooke Community Hall on Saturday March 29, 2025...
lisa beare, jenna sudds, school food programs

BC school food program gets $39.4 million in federal funding

liquor, restaurant

BC restaurants encouraged to proactively adjust liquor offerings

seedy saturday, west shore

Seedy Saturday in the west shore

Housing

jagmeet singh, campaign

NDP proposes CMHC-issued homebuyer loans among suite of new economic directions

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Sunday March 30, 2025 | PORT MOODY, BC | Posted at 1:58 pm - Updated 2:25 pm by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends On this first full Sunday of the federal election campaign,...
bc secondary suites, housing

BC Housing Minister ends further intake to secondary suite pilot program

bcgeu, logo

Worker support & capital reinvestment will build productivity says BCGEU

bc, short term rental

Short-term rental operators must register by May 1

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