Bailey Moreton

Elder Chuck Henry at the Indigenous Perspectives Society in Langford. (Arnold Lim/Black Press Media)

VIDEO: Kuper Island residential school survivor aims to break the cycle

Chuck Henry hopes the next generation will have a better life than he has had

Elder Chuck Henry at the Indigenous Perspectives Society in Langford. (Arnold Lim/Black Press Media)
Joey Ter-Mitchell said he hopes the book will help others understand his struggle with addiction and navigate their own. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Colwood author pens story of addiction struggles

Joey Ter-Mitchell’s book tells the story of his own struggles alongside his granddad’s story

Joey Ter-Mitchell said he hopes the book will help others understand his struggle with addiction and navigate their own. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
From left to right: Molly McLellan, Nicky Brown and Rhianedd Gwilym were introduced to Gaelic Football during Van Isle Rovers Gaelic Athletic Club’s “bring a friend day” and found it to be a “good craic.” (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

‘It’s a good craic’: Gaelic football luring new Vancouver Island players

Unique Irish past time growing as Victoria club competes with bigger mainland teams

From left to right: Molly McLellan, Nicky Brown and Rhianedd Gwilym were introduced to Gaelic Football during Van Isle Rovers Gaelic Athletic Club’s “bring a friend day” and found it to be a “good craic.” (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Krissy Scurfield (left) kisses a coaching staff member’s baby as the Canadian women’s sevens team celebrates their Olympic qualification after winning the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens in Langford on Sunday (Aug. 20). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Canadian sevens back in Langford: Women qualify for Olympics, men miss out

Canada’s men’s team has another chance after losing to the USA in the final

Krissy Scurfield (left) kisses a coaching staff member’s baby as the Canadian women’s sevens team celebrates their Olympic qualification after winning the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens in Langford on Sunday (Aug. 20). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Ryder Hesjedal (left), who the Tour de Victoria is named after, at the start line alongside five-year-old Michael Greenway for the 60-kilometre race on Saturday (Aug. 19). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Racers young and old line up for Tour de Victoria

Cyclists taking part in various lengths of races

Ryder Hesjedal (left), who the Tour de Victoria is named after, at the start line alongside five-year-old Michael Greenway for the 60-kilometre race on Saturday (Aug. 19). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
The Pacific Centre Family Service Association centre in Colwood is seen in this file photo. (Black Press Media file)

‘Surprising and worrying’: Colwood medical clinic losing one of its doctors

Doctors’ patients at Westshore Community Health Centre will be without a doctor effective Nov. 1

The Pacific Centre Family Service Association centre in Colwood is seen in this file photo. (Black Press Media file)
A screenshot of Google Maps from Friday Aug. 4 at around 11:30 a.m., which suggested drivers that are looking to travel up the Malahat Highway use Finlayson Arm Road as a way to beat the traffic. (Courtesy of Google Maps)

Island officials plead with Google to stop sending traffic down ‘cow trail’

Narrow, rural road Finlayson Arm Road is increasingly used as a way to avoid Malahat traffic snarls

A screenshot of Google Maps from Friday Aug. 4 at around 11:30 a.m., which suggested drivers that are looking to travel up the Malahat Highway use Finlayson Arm Road as a way to beat the traffic. (Courtesy of Google Maps)
A sign warns pedestrians outside RidgeView Place. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Builder of evacuated Langford rental complex files for bankruptcy

Company has liabilities totalling more than $50M, per court filings

A sign warns pedestrians outside RidgeView Place. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Steve Drane and Ross Munro have lived on Falcon Heights Road off of Finlayson Arm for years, but say traffic has worsened in recent years with construction along the Malahat Highway near Goldstream Provincial Park. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

‘Bottlenecks’: Shortcut to beat Malahat traffic infuriates Highlands residents

Finlayson Arm Road can’t deal with traffic volume, say residents

Steve Drane and Ross Munro have lived on Falcon Heights Road off of Finlayson Arm for years, but say traffic has worsened in recent years with construction along the Malahat Highway near Goldstream Provincial Park. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Working in concert with WSANEC matriarchs and elders, Greater Victoria Greenbelt Society has renamed the land surrounding Mary Lake WMIYETEN Nature Sanctuary, meaning ‘place of the deer.’ (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Highlands nature sanctuary given Indigenous name

WMIYETEN Nature Sanctuary set to be area for healing, teaching and conservation

Working in concert with WSANEC matriarchs and elders, Greater Victoria Greenbelt Society has renamed the land surrounding Mary Lake WMIYETEN Nature Sanctuary, meaning ‘place of the deer.’ (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Sharon Ford outside her home in Metchosin. Ford’s home insurance went up from $4,200 to $10,210. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Greater Victoria owner dinged with skyrocketing insurance after ‘luxury’ tag

Sharon Ford’s home insurance quote went up from $4,200 to $10,210

Sharon Ford outside her home in Metchosin. Ford’s home insurance went up from $4,200 to $10,210. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Uminari Taiko performs at the Japanese Cultural Festival at Fudo Japanese Restaurant in Broadmead Village in Saanich on Saturday (July 22). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Japanese Cultural Festival shares with Saanich

Festival featured food and performances celebrating Japanese-Canadian culture

Uminari Taiko performs at the Japanese Cultural Festival at Fudo Japanese Restaurant in Broadmead Village in Saanich on Saturday (July 22). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Bob Leach takes in some of the cars on display during the annual Jaguars on the Island event on Saturday (July 22) in Oak Bay. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Cars and sunshine in Oak Bay at Jaguars on the Island

Oak Bay event the largest open-air gathering of Jaguar automobiles in North America

Bob Leach takes in some of the cars on display during the annual Jaguars on the Island event on Saturday (July 22) in Oak Bay. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Raulph Schoeddert encourages drivers to stop at his garage sale, held in Oak Bay as part of Garagellenium on Saturday (July 22). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Shoppers descend on Oak Bay’s Garagellenium

Community-wide garage sale returns for first time since 2019

Raulph Schoeddert encourages drivers to stop at his garage sale, held in Oak Bay as part of Garagellenium on Saturday (July 22). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Djenairo Daniels (left) pressures the goalkeeper during Pacific FC’s game against FC Edmonton at Starlight Stadium on Sept. 30, 2022. Daniels was taken to hospital after the Forge FC game on July 21, 2023 as a precautionary measure. Pacific FC said his condition was “stable and improving.” (Simon Fearn/Black Press Media)

Pacific FC striker Djenairo Daniels hospitalized against Forge FC

Pacific FC said it was a precautionary measure and that his condition was “stable and improving”

Djenairo Daniels (left) pressures the goalkeeper during Pacific FC’s game against FC Edmonton at Starlight Stadium on Sept. 30, 2022. Daniels was taken to hospital after the Forge FC game on July 21, 2023 as a precautionary measure. Pacific FC said his condition was “stable and improving.” (Simon Fearn/Black Press Media)
From left to right: Skylar Baranieski, London and Leighton Chalmers enjoy a dip in the water off the new floating dock at Langford Lake on July 21. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Families flock to new Langford Lake floating dock

Added along with improvements to Ed Nixon Trail and turtle habitat

From left to right: Skylar Baranieski, London and Leighton Chalmers enjoy a dip in the water off the new floating dock at Langford Lake on July 21. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Hidden Valley Mobile Home Park resident Kate Cowan is unable to remove these three trees from next to her mobile home because she leases the land the trees sit on. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Langford senior sleeps in car thanks to destructive trees she can’t remove

Kate Cowan leases mobile home lot, so she can’t apply to have the trees taken down

Hidden Valley Mobile Home Park resident Kate Cowan is unable to remove these three trees from next to her mobile home because she leases the land the trees sit on. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
An aerial photo of Victoria International Airport on May 28. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Driest first six months ever in Greater Victoria to start 2023

From January to June, 222.3 millimetres of rain fell at Victoria International Airport

An aerial photo of Victoria International Airport on May 28. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Langford Fire Rescue was called about a small brush fire near the Costco on McCallum Road in Langford on Monday (July 17) at 7:05 p.m. (Black Press Media file)

Langford Costco workers douse brush fire, keep it from losing control

Fire chief suspects discarded cigarette sparked fire in drought conditions

Langford Fire Rescue was called about a small brush fire near the Costco on McCallum Road in Langford on Monday (July 17) at 7:05 p.m. (Black Press Media file)
Carly Davis, Danielle Weslosky and Lauren Murphy enjoy their beer at the second annual Langford Beer Fest on Saturday (July 15). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Langford Beer Fest returns

The sun and the crowds were out on Saturday (July 15) to sample local brews

Carly Davis, Danielle Weslosky and Lauren Murphy enjoy their beer at the second annual Langford Beer Fest on Saturday (July 15). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)