Christine van Reeuwyk

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A deer spotted near McKenzie Avenue Sunday (Oct. 29) with an arrow embedded in its torso. (Leo Spalteholz/X)

Deer running around with arrow stuck in it draws attention in Saanich

Conservation service actively looking for injured buck

A deer spotted near McKenzie Avenue Sunday (Oct. 29) with an arrow embedded in its torso. (Leo Spalteholz/X)
Muralist Renee Audy’s I AM Community towers on the side of the community hall in Millet, Alta. and depicts a five-year-old girl and a retired school teacher from the community, counting, smelling and playing with flowers in a local wildflower garden. (Courtesy Renee Audy)

Victoria artist targets 100 murals to drive positivity, mental wellbeing

I Am project looks to empower people, support mental health and spread positivity

Muralist Renee Audy’s I AM Community towers on the side of the community hall in Millet, Alta. and depicts a five-year-old girl and a retired school teacher from the community, counting, smelling and playing with flowers in a local wildflower garden. (Courtesy Renee Audy)
Karlee Friesen introduces one of her many insect friends at work. (The Victoria Bug Zoo/TikTok)

Zoo staffer elevates Victoria #bugsoftiktok with Taylor Swift kitty trend

Swifty kitty trend prompted debate over whether critters outside the cat kingdom qualify

Karlee Friesen introduces one of her many insect friends at work. (The Victoria Bug Zoo/TikTok)
A fan of Halloween, Oak Bay resident and municipal councillor Hazel Braithwaite goes all out in terms of yard decor. She intentionally sought out a more wildlife-friendly cobweb option. (Courtesy Hazel Braithwaite)

Spooky Oak Bay home highlights need for bird-friendly spiderwebs

Fibrous fake webbing can injure wildlife: BC SPCA

A fan of Halloween, Oak Bay resident and municipal councillor Hazel Braithwaite goes all out in terms of yard decor. She intentionally sought out a more wildlife-friendly cobweb option. (Courtesy Hazel Braithwaite)
Saanich Police Department is investigating after two inmates were injured Oct. 21 at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre in Saanich. (Black Press Media file photo)

2 injured inmates prompt criminal police investigation at Saanich jail

No corrections officers involved in Saturday night incident between inmates

Saanich Police Department is investigating after two inmates were injured Oct. 21 at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre in Saanich. (Black Press Media file photo)
The teal dot marks a 6.7 earthquake off the Andreanof Islands (in the Aleutian Islands) Monday (Oct. 16) shortly after 4:30 a.m. local time. (USGS screenshot)

No tsunami expected for B.C. after 6.7 earthquake off Alaska

Earthquake recorded in the Aleutian Islands early Monday

The teal dot marks a 6.7 earthquake off the Andreanof Islands (in the Aleutian Islands) Monday (Oct. 16) shortly after 4:30 a.m. local time. (USGS screenshot)
Andy Marie on the set of web series Best Friend Me at The Mint restaurant in downtown Victoria. (Photo by Arnold Lim/Stigma Free Productions)

Web series filmed in Greater Victoria eyes mental health month launch

Team working to wrap up filming for World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10

Andy Marie on the set of web series Best Friend Me at The Mint restaurant in downtown Victoria. (Photo by Arnold Lim/Stigma Free Productions)
Victoria General Hospital is listed by Island Health as having a COVID-19 outbreak that started Oct. 2. (Black Press Media file photo)

11 COVID-19 cases at Victoria hospital unit declared an outbreak

Eight patients with ‘mild illness’ remain in View Royal Hospital

Victoria General Hospital is listed by Island Health as having a COVID-19 outbreak that started Oct. 2. (Black Press Media file photo)
Kenny Podmore, centre, remains friends with the couple long after their wedding at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. (Courtesy Kenny Podmore)

The commish: Sidney man marks a decade of marrying folks

Hot mic hilarity and a runaway puppy highlight a decade of marriages made with love

Kenny Podmore, centre, remains friends with the couple long after their wedding at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. (Courtesy Kenny Podmore)
Saanich teen Divina David is most excited about the internship portion of her Amazon Future Engineer scholarship. (Courtesy Divina David)

Robotics startup scores Saanich teen Amazon internship, scholarship

Divina David among 10 to earn $30K future engineer scholarship

Saanich teen Divina David is most excited about the internship portion of her Amazon Future Engineer scholarship. (Courtesy Divina David)
Diane Sam of the Songhees Nation serves as guest speaker for the third consecutive year at the Capital Bike Truth and Reconciliation Day Ride in honour of residential school survivors on Sept. 30. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Allies cycle to South Island powwow to mark day of reconciliation

Third annual Capital Bike event draws a sea of orange

Diane Sam of the Songhees Nation serves as guest speaker for the third consecutive year at the Capital Bike Truth and Reconciliation Day Ride in honour of residential school survivors on Sept. 30. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Petrina Dezall works hard to weave her Nuu-chah-nulth culture into modern systems of society. She crafted this medicine basket in the traditional potlatch form – filled with only needed items for trading and caring for family. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Nuu-chah-nulth mom calls for policy to help cultivate First Nations culture

‘I was fortunate that my mom always shared her stories of residential school’

Petrina Dezall works hard to weave her Nuu-chah-nulth culture into modern systems of society. She crafted this medicine basket in the traditional potlatch form – filled with only needed items for trading and caring for family. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
BC Ferries starts the day Tuesday (Sept. 26) alerting passengers some terminals can’t take credit or debit cards. (Black Press Media file photo)

Cash rules: Credit, debit hit troubled waters at some BC Ferries terminals

Ferry service investigating system outage even as first sailings depart

BC Ferries starts the day Tuesday (Sept. 26) alerting passengers some terminals can’t take credit or debit cards. (Black Press Media file photo)
Greater Victoria singer and pianist Michael Kaeshammer opens his kitchen door to celebrity musical guests in a new television cooking show. (Courtesy Michael Kaeshammer)

Peninsula pianist takin’ care of business in the kitchen with Randy Bachman

Michael Kaeshammer kicks off fall tour with Salt Spring, Victoria shows

Greater Victoria singer and pianist Michael Kaeshammer opens his kitchen door to celebrity musical guests in a new television cooking show. (Courtesy Michael Kaeshammer)
It’s time to take stock of how important your feeder is to the local hummingbird population, such as this Anna’s in Greater Victoria. (Photo by Jon Moran)

Sweet nectar: Time to commit as Island hummingbirds hunker down for winter

Anna’s hummingbirds winter over across the south coast of B.C.

It’s time to take stock of how important your feeder is to the local hummingbird population, such as this Anna’s in Greater Victoria. (Photo by Jon Moran)
Grade 12 students Ariel Fischer, left, Alizagada Tang, Jenny Lambert, Lili Spencer and Lena Dietsch lead this year’s Cops for Cancer fundraising at Oak Bay High. (Courtesy Oak Bay High)

Students rekindle school spirit for Oak Bay High cancer fundraising

Communty events for Canadian Cancer Society kick off Saturday

Grade 12 students Ariel Fischer, left, Alizagada Tang, Jenny Lambert, Lili Spencer and Lena Dietsch lead this year’s Cops for Cancer fundraising at Oak Bay High. (Courtesy Oak Bay High)
Victoria Pros, with Lester Patrick, back row, second from the left, in the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, circa 1913. (Craig Bowlsby Collection - Black Press file)

B.C.’s last Stanley Cup win among 5 defining moments in sports history

Hall highlights Island athletes Silken Laumann, Simon Whitfield, Steve Nash and Michelle Stilwell

Victoria Pros, with Lester Patrick, back row, second from the left, in the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, circa 1913. (Craig Bowlsby Collection - Black Press file)
Fawns enjoy breakfast at the BC SPCA wildlife centre in Metchosin. A half-dozen young deer will be released back into the wild across Vancouver Island this summer. (Courtesy Wild ARC)

Island animal rehab centre seeks donated helmets ahead of fawn release

6 young ungulates to return to the wild between Greater Victoria and Campbell River

Fawns enjoy breakfast at the BC SPCA wildlife centre in Metchosin. A half-dozen young deer will be released back into the wild across Vancouver Island this summer. (Courtesy Wild ARC)
Ella is a 17-month-old yellow lab who started her position as welcome ambassador at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel earlier this summer. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Oak Bay hotel greeter dog loves to ‘post up in the sunshine’

Ella’s a ‘sweet girl’ who inspires smiles from staff and guests

Ella is a 17-month-old yellow lab who started her position as welcome ambassador at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel earlier this summer. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Mariner Bill Noon’s Messenger III is among the century-old wood boats on display during the annual Classic Boat Festival at Victoria’s Inner Harbour on the Labour Day weekend. (Photo courtesy of James Holkko)

VIDEO: Vintage hospital ship among classic showpieces docking in Victoria

Victoria Classic Boat Festival runs Sept. 1 to 3 on the docks of the Inner Harbour

Mariner Bill Noon’s Messenger III is among the century-old wood boats on display during the annual Classic Boat Festival at Victoria’s Inner Harbour on the Labour Day weekend. (Photo courtesy of James Holkko)