Dan Ebenal

Dog attacked by otters at B.C. beach

Dog attacked by otters at B.C. beach

Victoria woman says otters pounced on dog and tried to drag her under the water

Dog attacked by otters at B.C. beach
A raccoon looks in a window from outside a Minnesota high-rise. (Twitter photo)

Daredevil raccoon vaults to internet stardom

Critter’s high-rise exploits on Minnesota office tower captivates social media

A raccoon looks in a window from outside a Minnesota high-rise. (Twitter photo)
Cougar spotted near Elk Lake

Cougar spotted near Elk Lake

Animal spotted Wednesday afternoon on field near Pat Bay Highway

Cougar spotted near Elk Lake
The Capital Region Beekeepers Association will come out to collect any swarms of bees encounterd by Greater Victoria residents. If you discover a swarm on your property, you can contact the swarm line at 250-900-5787.                                (Photo courtesy of Pamela Fox, Silver Rill Berry Farm)

Beekeepers offer to pick up unwanted swarms

Capital Region Beekeepers Association sets up swarm line for residents to call

The Capital Region Beekeepers Association will come out to collect any swarms of bees encounterd by Greater Victoria residents. If you discover a swarm on your property, you can contact the swarm line at 250-900-5787.                                (Photo courtesy of Pamela Fox, Silver Rill Berry Farm)
Camosun has launched the course Growing Cannabis for Professionals. The first course, which is available online thorugh continuing education, runs May 7 to June 15.

Camosun launches cannabis training courses

Growing Cannabis for Professionals is available online through continuing education

Camosun has launched the course Growing Cannabis for Professionals. The first course, which is available online thorugh continuing education, runs May 7 to June 15.
Saanich Police still looking for answers into 1973 death

Saanich Police still looking for answers into 1973 death

20-year-old man found unconscious in the intersection of West Saanich Road and Wilkinson Road

Saanich Police still looking for answers into 1973 death
Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg were murdered after travelling to Washington state in 1987. The Snohomish County Sheriffs Department will hold a press conference Wednesday to discuss new evidence in the murders of the Victoria couple. (Photo submitted)

Police hope new tools will help solve 30-year-old murder

New DNA analysis being used on case of Victoria couple killed in Washington state

Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg were murdered after travelling to Washington state in 1987. The Snohomish County Sheriffs Department will hold a press conference Wednesday to discuss new evidence in the murders of the Victoria couple. (Photo submitted)
This speed reader board was stolen from a location on Interurban Road. (Saanich Police photo)

Saanich Police speed reader board stolen

Traffic safety device taken from the 4700 block of Interurban Road

This speed reader board was stolen from a location on Interurban Road. (Saanich Police photo)
Andrew Simpson puts one of his 78 records on the gramophone in his Gordon Head home. Simpson has amassed a collection of close to 40,000 of the old-style records, along with other vintage recordings on cylinders and Edison diamond discs. (Dan Ebenal/News Staff)

Soundtrack of the past lives on in Saanich home

Gordon Head man has amassed more than 40,000 vintage records

Andrew Simpson puts one of his 78 records on the gramophone in his Gordon Head home. Simpson has amassed a collection of close to 40,000 of the old-style records, along with other vintage recordings on cylinders and Edison diamond discs. (Dan Ebenal/News Staff)
Dawson Walker (left) and Spencer Mandrusiak have developed a number of new software apps and established their own company, Veracity Software. Dan Ebenal/News Staff

Designers hope new app will help put fledgling company on map

A trio of local software designers have released a new app that…

Dawson Walker (left) and Spencer Mandrusiak have developed a number of new software apps and established their own company, Veracity Software. Dan Ebenal/News Staff
Victoria student groups on receiving end of a mystery

Victoria student groups on receiving end of a mystery

Student societies sent unsolicited packages containing everything from electronics to sex toys

Victoria student groups on receiving end of a mystery
Police believe several people have information on unsolved murder

Police believe several people have information on unsolved murder

After 10 years, Saanich Police regret not solving Lindsay Buziak case

Police believe several people have information on unsolved murder
With an increasing number of cases of whooping cough in the Victoria area schools, VIHA officials are urging parents to vaccinate their children.

Whooping cough detected in Claremont student

15 Greater Victoria schools have been informed of a student with pertussis since September

With an increasing number of cases of whooping cough in the Victoria area schools, VIHA officials are urging parents to vaccinate their children.
UVic student Paige Whitehead is busy in the lab developing an algae-based compostable glow-stick called Light Wand that she plans to market at festivals around the province over the summer. (Photo submitted)

UVic student aglow over new invention

Algae-based glow-stick will be marketed at festivals around the province

UVic student Paige Whitehead is busy in the lab developing an algae-based compostable glow-stick called Light Wand that she plans to market at festivals around the province over the summer. (Photo submitted)
Public health nurse Lisa Halliwell gives a flu shot to Danielle Wonderham while her two-year-old son Evan patiently waits his turn at Thursday’s clinic at Saanich Commonwealth Place. Dan Ebenal/Black Press

Island entering peak of flu season

Island Health says flu shots the best prevention against the virus

Public health nurse Lisa Halliwell gives a flu shot to Danielle Wonderham while her two-year-old son Evan patiently waits his turn at Thursday’s clinic at Saanich Commonwealth Place. Dan Ebenal/Black Press