Bailey Moreton

Morrell Andrews said she’s hopeful the bill might become legislation this year. (Courtesy of Morrell Andrews)

Eyes turn to Parliament as Victoria-led petition on sexual assault publication bans closes

Final push sees petition signatures double to nearly 5,000

Morrell Andrews said she’s hopeful the bill might become legislation this year. (Courtesy of Morrell Andrews)
Jim Isacson says he’s saddened by the appeals. ‘They’re doing this off the back of senior citizens.’ (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Langford mobile home owners fear lost savings after park owner appeals assessments

Starlight Investments says the appeals were filed ‘to ensure assessments are fair and consistent’

Jim Isacson says he’s saddened by the appeals. ‘They’re doing this off the back of senior citizens.’ (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
A sign on the wall outside the Save-on-Foods at Colwood Corners informs customers of the new parking rules. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

‘Ridiculous’: Customers vent, shop elsewhere as Colwood mall adds pay parking

Warnings in March, then tickets for customers who don’t register their license plate

A sign on the wall outside the Save-on-Foods at Colwood Corners informs customers of the new parking rules. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Team Canada and team Spain run onto the field during the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stop at Starlight Stadium Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

Rugby Canada bidding to host Olympic qualifiers in Langford

Qualifier for sevens competition in Paris 2024 would take place in August

Team Canada and team Spain run onto the field during the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stop at Starlight Stadium Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Driver CJ Mennen and Dick Midgley at Daytona International Speedway for the ARCA race in 2002. (Courtesy of Michael MacKenzie)

Langford track legend Dick Midgley inducted into Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame

Western Speedway mainstay built cars that raced all over the world

Driver CJ Mennen and Dick Midgley at Daytona International Speedway for the ARCA race in 2002. (Courtesy of Michael MacKenzie)
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Alistair MacGregor talk to the press at the Cowichan Community Centre on Jan. 26. MacGregor has been a vocal critic of the federal government’s actions on freighter anchorages off of Vancouver Island. (Robert Barron/Citizen)

Transport Canada rejects ban on freighter anchorages off of Vancouver Island

Alistair MacGregor, MP for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford had pushed a bill calling for a ban

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Alistair MacGregor talk to the press at the Cowichan Community Centre on Jan. 26. MacGregor has been a vocal critic of the federal government’s actions on freighter anchorages off of Vancouver Island. (Robert Barron/Citizen)
Freighters are using anchorages off of Vancouver Island more often and for longer periods. (Jake Romph/News Staff)
Freighters are using anchorages off of Vancouver Island more often and for longer periods. (Jake Romph/News Staff)
Marie Powell picks up some jerky for her son from Jonathan Bull’s stand on Station Avenue. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Ramsay, rent hikes and sausage rolls: British butcher’s journey to Langford’s Station Avenue

Jonathan Bull has gone from working with Gordon Ramsay to a stall on Station Avenue in Langford

Marie Powell picks up some jerky for her son from Jonathan Bull’s stand on Station Avenue. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
SD62 had to cancel one of its bus routes on Feb. 15 due to a driver being out sick. (Black Press Media file photo)

SD62 faring better than other districts with school bus driver shortages

District hiring more on-call drivers, but not facing high cancellation numbers other areas are

SD62 had to cancel one of its bus routes on Feb. 15 due to a driver being out sick. (Black Press Media file photo)
The RapidBus route will replace the Langford/Downtown Route 50 on April 10. (Courtesy of BC Transit)

Date set for faster RapidBus route between Langford and downtown Victoria

The faster, more frequent service has been in the works since 2021

The RapidBus route will replace the Langford/Downtown Route 50 on April 10. (Courtesy of BC Transit)
Steve Voller, a registered professional biologist with Seamount Consulting and Tracy Motyer, a registered biology technician with Aqua-Tex checking the new stream at the handyDART site in View Royal for fish using an electrofisher, on Feb. 2. (Courtesy of Aqua-Tex Scientific)

‘Undo some of the harm’: Fish return to View Royal creek at transit construction site

Work to restore the creek has seen juvenile coho salmon and cutthroat trout swim in the stream

Steve Voller, a registered professional biologist with Seamount Consulting and Tracy Motyer, a registered biology technician with Aqua-Tex checking the new stream at the handyDART site in View Royal for fish using an electrofisher, on Feb. 2. (Courtesy of Aqua-Tex Scientific)
West Shore RMCP’s new police cruiser is a Tesla Model Y. The detachment was chosen to test how the EV performs as part of its fleet. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

West Shore unveils RCMP’s first EV police cruiser

Data to be collected on Tesla Model Y’s performance to help RCMP make future fleet decisions

West Shore RMCP’s new police cruiser is a Tesla Model Y. The detachment was chosen to test how the EV performs as part of its fleet. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Troy Dignam, a Sooke-based egg farmer, works as a nurse full-time in Victoria. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Small-scale Greater Victoria egg farmers not cracking under pressure of rising costs

Local egg farmers are deciding whether to up prices, as feed costs rise

Troy Dignam, a Sooke-based egg farmer, works as a nurse full-time in Victoria. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Mia Golden, a child, youth and family counsellor at Pacific Centre Family Services Association coordinates the Mobile Youth Service Team with Victoria Police Const. Gord Magee. (Black Press Media file photo)

Greater Victoria on verge of losing frontline counsellor as youth exploitation cases spike

Funding for Mia Golden’s position ends on Mar. 31, with other options being explored

Mia Golden, a child, youth and family counsellor at Pacific Centre Family Services Association coordinates the Mobile Youth Service Team with Victoria Police Const. Gord Magee. (Black Press Media file photo)
A POV view from the ROV underwater, finding a piece of discarded ghost gear. (Courtesy of Malahat Nation)

Malahat Nation surveying discovers ‘huge amount’ of ghost gear polluting local waters

Surveys will continue using a remotely operated vehicle and sonar in the nation’s territorial waters

A POV view from the ROV underwater, finding a piece of discarded ghost gear. (Courtesy of Malahat Nation)
From left to right: co-owners Michelle Morgan, Michael Morgan and Dirk Slot behind the bar at Mile Zero Brewing in Metchosin. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

VIDEO: New Metchosin nano-brewery’s taps now flowing after opening

Mile Zero Brewing is planning a grand opening come patio season

From left to right: co-owners Michelle Morgan, Michael Morgan and Dirk Slot behind the bar at Mile Zero Brewing in Metchosin. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Wendy Mitchell outside her workshop in her Metchosin house, wearing a vest she made out of the mushroom dye. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

‘Dyeing is chemical, but it’s also magic’: Metchosinites making mushroom dyes

Wendy Mitchell is using mushrooms to make dyes, ink and paper

Wendy Mitchell outside her workshop in her Metchosin house, wearing a vest she made out of the mushroom dye. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Liz Barrett had hoped to return to her electrician apprenticeship after a year of maternity leave. Now her kids are nearly two years-old, but she can’t go back to work due to the lack of childcare spaces. (Courtesy of Liz Barrett)

Child care, benefits, stigma: barriers for tradespeople fuelling Greater Victoria labour shortages

Canada will face a shortage of at least 10,000 workers in every recognized trade in the next 5 years

Liz Barrett had hoped to return to her electrician apprenticeship after a year of maternity leave. Now her kids are nearly two years-old, but she can’t go back to work due to the lack of childcare spaces. (Courtesy of Liz Barrett)
Sterling captured the birth of an elephant seal pup on Jan. 13, the second birth of the season on Race Rocks. (Courtesy of Derek Sterling)

VIDEO: Victoria volunteer captures ‘awesome’ elephant seal birth

Derek Sterling is living on Race Rocks to help maintain the equipment and manage the wildlife

Sterling captured the birth of an elephant seal pup on Jan. 13, the second birth of the season on Race Rocks. (Courtesy of Derek Sterling)
Hong (left) and Cam Nguyen at the Esquimalt Bake Shop, who recently had to move away from their cahs-only policy after the last bank in town shut down. (Courtesy of Esquimalt Bake Shop)

Bank closure forces Esquimalt bakery to stop being cash-only and add credit cards

Esquimalt Bake Shop had to switch to credit cards last week as last bank in town closes

Hong (left) and Cam Nguyen at the Esquimalt Bake Shop, who recently had to move away from their cahs-only policy after the last bank in town shut down. (Courtesy of Esquimalt Bake Shop)