Christine van Reeuwyk

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The 19-rider 2023 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team includes five West Shore RCMP officers, two from Saanich and one from the Canadian Military Police based in Esquimalt. The team that will ride the Island to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society this fall was announced May 12 at St. Margaret’s School in Saanich. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Cops for Cancer Island team features 5 West Shore RCMP, 2 Saanich, 1 military member

19-member 26th annual Tour de Rock team named, training jerseys issued

The 19-rider 2023 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team includes five West Shore RCMP officers, two from Saanich and one from the Canadian Military Police based in Esquimalt. The team that will ride the Island to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society this fall was announced May 12 at St. Margaret’s School in Saanich. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Alex McAra gets set to toss a stone in preparation for his second season as a pro in the Victoria Highland Games in Topaz Park May 20 and 21. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Celtic culture: Highland Games bring spectacles of sport and music to Victoria

160th Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival fills Topaz Park May 20, 21

Alex McAra gets set to toss a stone in preparation for his second season as a pro in the Victoria Highland Games in Topaz Park May 20 and 21. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Isabel, left, Spencer and Simon take a break on the steps of their Oak Bay home. The Hoskins family hopes to raise awareness of Simon’s condition ahead of International MPS Awareness Day on May 15. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

A tale of 2 Simons: Oak Bay family embarks on rare disorder awareness campaign

May 15 is International MPS Awareness Day

Isabel, left, Spencer and Simon take a break on the steps of their Oak Bay home. The Hoskins family hopes to raise awareness of Simon’s condition ahead of International MPS Awareness Day on May 15. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Susan Haddon of the Quadra Cedar Hill Community Association happily reports that Rutley will remain in ‘pink elephant park’ after park upgrades that include a new playground, splash park and restroom building. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Meet Rutley, trashcan-turned-icon of ‘pink elephant park’ in Saanich

District, advocates expect coming revamp will celebrate the 1960s concrete critter

Susan Haddon of the Quadra Cedar Hill Community Association happily reports that Rutley will remain in ‘pink elephant park’ after park upgrades that include a new playground, splash park and restroom building. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Former Notables members and costume sale organizers Jill Garnet, left and Pat Chung get gussied up one last time ahead of the May 13 sale at Monterey. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Defunct Oak Bay musical theatre group sells decades worth of costumes and props

Monterey Note-ables give schools and community groups first dibs May 13

Former Notables members and costume sale organizers Jill Garnet, left and Pat Chung get gussied up one last time ahead of the May 13 sale at Monterey. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
The family of missing Saanich man Bernard “Ben” Fournier asks people in the area he was last seen – April 16 walking south on Mill Bay Road – to check buildings and surveillance footage. (Courtesy Shawnigan RCMP)

‘This is a devastating nightmare’: Niece searches Vancouver Island for missing Saanich man

Ben Fournier, 62, was last seen on surveillance footage April 16 in Mill Bay

The family of missing Saanich man Bernard “Ben” Fournier asks people in the area he was last seen – April 16 walking south on Mill Bay Road – to check buildings and surveillance footage. (Courtesy Shawnigan RCMP)
Donna Friedlander, owner of Tally-Ho greets each horse living at Hidden Acres Farm in Central Saanich by name. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Victoria’s oldest tourism business trots into 120th year

Central Saanich farm home to horses that pull iconic tours in Greater Victoria streets

Donna Friedlander, owner of Tally-Ho greets each horse living at Hidden Acres Farm in Central Saanich by name. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
The BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin suggests checking out its critter cam to catch glimpses of an eagle currently in care. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

Metchosin wildlife rehab centre launches latest eagle cam star

Wild ARC critter cam streams live from flight pen B, currently home to a bald eagle

The BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin suggests checking out its critter cam to catch glimpses of an eagle currently in care. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
John Hillman kicks off his fourth annual walk to raise funds for Save the Children on May 1 alongside Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch. Over 10 days, the Oak Bay man plans to walk 104 laps of his Carlton House courtyard – one for each year he’s been alive. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: 104-year-old Oak Bay veteran embarks on 4th fundraiser for Save the Children

John Hillman started with $20,000 toward his $104,000 fundraising goal

John Hillman kicks off his fourth annual walk to raise funds for Save the Children on May 1 alongside Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch. Over 10 days, the Oak Bay man plans to walk 104 laps of his Carlton House courtyard – one for each year he’s been alive. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Veronica Carroll, CEO of the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island, picks a smile cookie to kick off the smile cookie campaign at Tim Hortons. The campaign, which runs May 1 to 7, has raised $362,585 for the foundation in the last nine years. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Smile cookies raise cash for Island kids, families facing health crises

May 1 to 7 marks 10th year of Tim Horton’s smile cookie campaign

Veronica Carroll, CEO of the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island, picks a smile cookie to kick off the smile cookie campaign at Tim Hortons. The campaign, which runs May 1 to 7, has raised $362,585 for the foundation in the last nine years. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
John Hillman takes the final 13 laps of his 103-lap fundraiser walking around his Oak Bay courtyard to raise cash for Save the Children in 2022. This year, at 104, he’ll make 104 laps starting May 1 at 10:30 a.m. in the Carlton House courtyard. (Black Press Media file photo)

At 104, Oak Bay veteran embarks on annual 10-day walking fundraiser

John Hillman targets $104,000 for Save the Children emergency fund

John Hillman takes the final 13 laps of his 103-lap fundraiser walking around his Oak Bay courtyard to raise cash for Save the Children in 2022. This year, at 104, he’ll make 104 laps starting May 1 at 10:30 a.m. in the Carlton House courtyard. (Black Press Media file photo)
The City of Victoria will explore options beyond the usual for businesses to offer outdoor eating and drinking options. (Black Press Media file photo)

Mayor lays groundwork for ‘unique’ patio options in Victoria

Staff tasked with exploring innovative ideas for spaces such as closed streets

The City of Victoria will explore options beyond the usual for businesses to offer outdoor eating and drinking options. (Black Press Media file photo)
Michael Peirone, left, CEO of Victoria Hand Project, Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch and Saanich Mayor Dean Murdock at the Victoria Hand Project. The mayors are calling on residents of their respective communities to help fundraise the $70,000 still needed to set up clinics and staff in Ukraine. (Courtesy District of Oak Bay)

Murdoch vs. Murdock: Oak Bay and Saanich mayors face off to help Hands for Ukraine

Losing mayor tackles annual teacup race wearing prosthetic

Michael Peirone, left, CEO of Victoria Hand Project, Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch and Saanich Mayor Dean Murdock at the Victoria Hand Project. The mayors are calling on residents of their respective communities to help fundraise the $70,000 still needed to set up clinics and staff in Ukraine. (Courtesy District of Oak Bay)
Mount Baker vents regularly with steam visible depending on weather. (Photo by Gary Woodburn)

A picturesque volcano, Mount Baker steaming is ‘mostly’ hot water, says UVic prof

American Cascades include multiple volcanoes, both active and dormant

Mount Baker vents regularly with steam visible depending on weather. (Photo by Gary Woodburn)
Entertainer Paul Kilshaw is known for his balloon creations at the Oak Bay Night Market and other venues. (Black Press Media file photo)

‘He was a gift’: Greater Victoria mourns loss of popular balloon, magic man

Paul Kilshaw is a familiar face after entertaining crowds for more than 30 years

Entertainer Paul Kilshaw is known for his balloon creations at the Oak Bay Night Market and other venues. (Black Press Media file photo)
Sharyn Sadauskas created the I’d Love to Talk initiative and routinely visits Greater Victoria to restock sign supplies in places such as Mocha House. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Yellow flower campaign inspires Vancouver Islanders to talk to each other

Parksville-based creator hopes folks will share in-person stories online – #idlovetotalk

Sharyn Sadauskas created the I’d Love to Talk initiative and routinely visits Greater Victoria to restock sign supplies in places such as Mocha House. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Painter Sue Leather is among the artists opening their studios to guests during the spring Oak Bay Community Artists Society studio tour on April 22 and 23. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Oak Bay adds youthful touch to spring studio tour

Artists invite guests into home studios, Monterey showcase

Painter Sue Leather is among the artists opening their studios to guests during the spring Oak Bay Community Artists Society studio tour on April 22 and 23. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Friends of Bowker Creek Society president Gerald Harris explains how the salmon fry emerge over days, even weeks before heading out to sea. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Oak Bay fry emerge, swim to Salish Sea in bid to bring salmon back to Bowker Creek

After hunkering down in Bowker Creek a while, fry emerge April 18

Friends of Bowker Creek Society president Gerald Harris explains how the salmon fry emerge over days, even weeks before heading out to sea. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Crofton author Liz Maxwell Forbes brings her tales from Growing up Weird, a Memoir of an Oak Bay Childhood to the Oak Bay Heritage Foundation Marion Cumming Lecture Series on April 26 at 7 p.m. in Windsor Park Pavilion. (Courtesy Elizabeth Forbes)

Writer shares tales of Growing up Weird in Oak Bay

Author hopes to inspire more memoirs during Marion Cumming Lecture Series

Crofton author Liz Maxwell Forbes brings her tales from Growing up Weird, a Memoir of an Oak Bay Childhood to the Oak Bay Heritage Foundation Marion Cumming Lecture Series on April 26 at 7 p.m. in Windsor Park Pavilion. (Courtesy Elizabeth Forbes)
Sandy Robertson, co-executive director of the Oaklands Community Association, surveys the damage after an early morning fire destroyed a chunk of the Victoria community garden in Oswald Park. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

‘It’s a huge blow’: Fire damage seeps deep into soil and souls for Victoria community gardeners

Oswald Park blaze leaves lasting environmental concerns

Sandy Robertson, co-executive director of the Oaklands Community Association, surveys the damage after an early morning fire destroyed a chunk of the Victoria community garden in Oswald Park. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)