Aaron Guillen

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A baby otter is recovering at Wild ARC in Metchosin after her mom was hit and killed by a motorist in East Sooke. (Wild ARC photo)

Baby otter recovering in Metchosin after mom killed by motorist

Wild ARC opens emergency fund for young pup

A baby otter is recovering at Wild ARC in Metchosin after her mom was hit and killed by a motorist in East Sooke. (Wild ARC photo)
Mo:Lé Restaurant, a popular Greater Victoria eatery, has shut its two locations indefinitely, as owner Josh Miller confirmed on Facebook. (Facebook/Mo:Lé Restaurant)

Popular Greater Victoria eatery Mo:Lé Restaurant shuts its doors permanently

Owner says decision ‘wasn’t an easy one to make, but it was the right one’

Mo:Lé Restaurant, a popular Greater Victoria eatery, has shut its two locations indefinitely, as owner Josh Miller confirmed on Facebook. (Facebook/Mo:Lé Restaurant)
Traffic is clearing up after a trailer was overturned along the Malahat nearby Okotoks Road on Wednesday afternoon. (Twitter/Emcon Services Inc.)

UPDATED: Traffic cleared after trailer overturned on Malahat

Congestion easing up for drivers nearby Okotoks Road

Traffic is clearing up after a trailer was overturned along the Malahat nearby Okotoks Road on Wednesday afternoon. (Twitter/Emcon Services Inc.)
FILE PHOTO - A three-year-old boy was reunited with his family after a kind stranger called police and stayed with him after spotting him wandering in View Royal. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)

Stranger helps wayward three-year-old View Royal boy find family

Child wandered out of home without parents realizing

FILE PHOTO - A three-year-old boy was reunited with his family after a kind stranger called police and stayed with him after spotting him wandering in View Royal. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)
Macauley Elementary School in Esquimalt is under a hold and secure order following a cougar sighting Wednesday morning. (Black Press Media file photo)

Esquimalt elementary school under hold and secure following cougar sighting

Macauley students will be released one-by-one at the end of the day

Macauley Elementary School in Esquimalt is under a hold and secure order following a cougar sighting Wednesday morning. (Black Press Media file photo)
The West Shore RCMP has arrested a man after he allegedly spat on a Superstore employee after he was stopped for leaving the store with more than $1,100 in merchandise. (Black Press Media file photo)

Man allegedly spat on Superstore employee in Langford

Suspect stopped after attempting to leave the store with more than $1,100 in merchandise

The West Shore RCMP has arrested a man after he allegedly spat on a Superstore employee after he was stopped for leaving the store with more than $1,100 in merchandise. (Black Press Media file photo)
A runaway dog bit a CRD animal control officer during capture at Esquimalt Lagoon on Wednesday, June 17. (Photo courtesy of ROAM)

Runaway dog bites CRD animal control officer at Esquimalt Lagoon

Dog located in an area requiring leashes Wednesday morning

A runaway dog bit a CRD animal control officer during capture at Esquimalt Lagoon on Wednesday, June 17. (Photo courtesy of ROAM)
A few Metchosin residents are speaking out after the William Head prison escapees from July 2019 have been charged with the first-degree murder of Martin Payne, 60. (Martin Payne/Facebook)

One year after prison escape, Greater Victoria residents still don’t feel safe

‘I don’t want to constantly have to be on guard,’ residents react to murder charges

A few Metchosin residents are speaking out after the William Head prison escapees from July 2019 have been charged with the first-degree murder of Martin Payne, 60. (Martin Payne/Facebook)
West Shore RCMP arrested a 37-year old Victoria resident after they ended up passed out unconscious at a Colwood intersection on June 2 due to impaired driving. (Black Press Media file photo)

Alleged drug trafficker passes out at Colwood intersection while driving: RCMP

Police find LSD, cocaine and methamphetamines on the driver

West Shore RCMP arrested a 37-year old Victoria resident after they ended up passed out unconscious at a Colwood intersection on June 2 due to impaired driving. (Black Press Media file photo)
Colwood is asking residents to fill out a survey about whether Esquimalt Lagoon should be open, partially closed or completely closed to vehicles. The survey ends June 15. (Black Press Media file photo)

Colwood to reopen vehicle access to Esquimalt Lagoon from Fort Rodd Hill

Survey on closing vehicle access ends June 15

Colwood is asking residents to fill out a survey about whether Esquimalt Lagoon should be open, partially closed or completely closed to vehicles. The survey ends June 15. (Black Press Media file photo)
Victoria Police Department are looking for the suspect who left a racist message – digitally altered to be unreadable in this image – in graffiti on a building in Chinatown on Saturday. (Allen Ma photo)

Racist graffiti left on building in Victoria’s Chinatown

VicPD asks anyone with information on June 5 incident to come forward

Victoria Police Department are looking for the suspect who left a racist message – digitally altered to be unreadable in this image – in graffiti on a building in Chinatown on Saturday. (Allen Ma photo)
Pam Buisa, one of the oragnziers behind Sunday’s event, lifts her first in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

PHOTOS: Thousands attend Vancouver Island rallies for Black Lives Matter

Victoria’s Centennial Park overflowed with chants, signs and peaceful protestors

Pam Buisa, one of the oragnziers behind Sunday’s event, lifts her first in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
A View Royal resident spotted a cougar on his neighbours’ backyard on Thursday morning. (Simon Renvoize photo)

VIDEO: View Royal resident spots cougar in nearby backyard

B.C. Conservation notified about early Thursday morning sighting

A View Royal resident spotted a cougar on his neighbours’ backyard on Thursday morning. (Simon Renvoize photo)
The sale of merchandise and non-food items means that craft vendors are back at the Goldstream Farmers Market, just in time for their launch on June 6 at Veterans Memorial Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday until October 10. (Black Press Media file photo)

Craft vendors allowed to re-join Goldstream Farmers Market

Dr. Bonnie Henry lightens restrictions, approves non-food items to be sold

The sale of merchandise and non-food items means that craft vendors are back at the Goldstream Farmers Market, just in time for their launch on June 6 at Veterans Memorial Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday until October 10. (Black Press Media file photo)
The West Shore RCMP is looking for a man who allegedly damaged a Wendy’s drive-thru in Colwood after he didn’t get mustard on his burger. (Google Maps photo)

Colwood drive-thru window smashed after suspect receives burger without mustard

Wendy’s staff call police after man allegedly rips Plexiglas barrier off window

The West Shore RCMP is looking for a man who allegedly damaged a Wendy’s drive-thru in Colwood after he didn’t get mustard on his burger. (Google Maps photo)
Sgt. Scott Norris says a hefty fine of $230 waits for residents who leave garbage out for bears and wildlife if they live in bear territory. B.C. Conservation euthanized a bear in Langford on Monday morning. (File photo) (Conservation Officer Service photo)

B.C. Conservation kills bear in Langford amid growing problem of habituation

Officer demands garbage lockdown for residents in bear territory

Sgt. Scott Norris says a hefty fine of $230 waits for residents who leave garbage out for bears and wildlife if they live in bear territory. B.C. Conservation euthanized a bear in Langford on Monday morning. (File photo) (Conservation Officer Service photo)
A Saanich man has died from his injuries after a serious crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle on Six Mile Road Sunday afternoon. (Aaron Guillen/News Staff)

Saanich man dies from injuries after serious crash on Six Mile Road

Police continue to investigate cause of fatal crash

A Saanich man has died from his injuries after a serious crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle on Six Mile Road Sunday afternoon. (Aaron Guillen/News Staff)
Const. Nancy Saggar has offered her free time to babysit her colleagues’ kids whenever it might get too stressful for them during the pandemic. (Aaron Guillen/News Staff)

When crisis hits: How Vancouver Island RCMP detachments are dealing with the pandemic

More front-line officers on road in mobile offices

Const. Nancy Saggar has offered her free time to babysit her colleagues’ kids whenever it might get too stressful for them during the pandemic. (Aaron Guillen/News Staff)
Langford Lanes employee Chloe Kehler (pictured) stands by a Plexiglas divider, a new installation at the bowling alley. They’re down to 10 lanes instead of 20. (Aaron Guillen/News Staff)

Bowling is back in Langford

Langford’s City Centre Park cautiously reopens most activities

Langford Lanes employee Chloe Kehler (pictured) stands by a Plexiglas divider, a new installation at the bowling alley. They’re down to 10 lanes instead of 20. (Aaron Guillen/News Staff)
Society for Arts on the South Island (SASI) board members Kathryn Fudge (left), Sheryl Parsons and Niki Green are packing up the remainder of the Coast Collective Art Centre in Colwood. Their operation has come to an end due to the pandemic. (Aaron Guillen/News Staff)

Colwood art centre shuts its doors indefinitely

Board members look for new location when feasible, continue online

Society for Arts on the South Island (SASI) board members Kathryn Fudge (left), Sheryl Parsons and Niki Green are packing up the remainder of the Coast Collective Art Centre in Colwood. Their operation has come to an end due to the pandemic. (Aaron Guillen/News Staff)