Keili Bartlett

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DriveBC’s webcam shows a line of traffic along Highway 14, which is closed on Nov. 28. (Drive BC)

Highway 14 reopens after early morning closure

Section of highway in Sooke closed to traffic on Nov. 28

DriveBC’s webcam shows a line of traffic along Highway 14, which is closed on Nov. 28. (Drive BC)
Sandra Richardson, the CEO of the Victoria Foundation, announces the results of a study of social impact of charities in Victoria. (Keili Bartlett/News staff)

Study shows registered charities gave Victoria $4-billion boost

Civil sector now on par with tech and tourism sectors in Captial Regional District

Sandra Richardson, the CEO of the Victoria Foundation, announces the results of a study of social impact of charities in Victoria. (Keili Bartlett/News staff)
Crews attempt to free a pedestrian pinned under an RV early Tuesday morning. (Ragnar Haagen/News staff)

UPDATED: Firefighters free pedestrian pinned under RV on Douglas

Man was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries

Crews attempt to free a pedestrian pinned under an RV early Tuesday morning. (Ragnar Haagen/News staff)
Oak Bay Police officers frequently conduct speed enforcement in local school zones. (Flavio Nienow/News staff)

Homes in Oak Bay evacuated after car crashes into natural gas line

Fire department evacuated residents for several hours Nov. 22

Oak Bay Police officers frequently conduct speed enforcement in local school zones. (Flavio Nienow/News staff)
Pam Guilbault was attacked by a deer while riding her bike home and suffered a concussion and a fractured arm as a result. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Confrontation with deer sends cyclist to hospital in Oak Bay

Resident concerned about popular route elementary school students, calls for deer removal

Pam Guilbault was attacked by a deer while riding her bike home and suffered a concussion and a fractured arm as a result. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
North Saanich council, with newcomers Brett Smyth and Joscelyn Barnard, introduced themselves to their community after being elected Oct. 20. (Peninsula News Review file photo)

B.C. councillor quits a month after election, calls for audit of district

Joscelyn Barnard wants a review conducted into North Saanich’s ‘corporate culture and practices’

North Saanich council, with newcomers Brett Smyth and Joscelyn Barnard, introduced themselves to their community after being elected Oct. 20. (Peninsula News Review file photo)
(Peninsula News Review file photo)

North Saanich councillor resigns just one month after election

Joscelyn Barnard announced resignation on Nov. 22

(Peninsula News Review file photo)
VicPD arrest two men for attempting to lure children over the internet

VicPD arrest two men for attempting to lure children over the internet

A 61-year-old man and 28-year-old man were investigated by VicPD’s Internet Child Exploitation unit

VicPD arrest two men for attempting to lure children over the internet
Craigdarroch Castle spends eight weeks decorating for the holidays with more than a dozen Christmas trees. (Photo by Andrew Annuar/Courtesy Craigdarroch Castle)

One-man A Christmas Carol haunts Craigdarroch Castle

Charles Dickens’s classic holiday tale calls on Victoria’s historic site this December

Craigdarroch Castle spends eight weeks decorating for the holidays with more than a dozen Christmas trees. (Photo by Andrew Annuar/Courtesy Craigdarroch Castle)
Signs at the egg section in Victoria’s Save-On Foods describe conditions the hens are kept in. (Keili Bartlett/News staff)

Egg buyers given more information, options in Greater Victoria stores

Partnership with BC SPCA launched the project in 2011

Signs at the egg section in Victoria’s Save-On Foods describe conditions the hens are kept in. (Keili Bartlett/News staff)
Merna Forster at the announcement that civil rights icon Viola Desmond had been selected to be the face of the $10 Canadian bill. (Contributed by Merna Forster)

B.C. historian helped Viola Desmond make it on the $10 bill

Merna Forster of Oak Bay petitioned for years for a Canadian woman to be honoured on currency

Merna Forster at the announcement that civil rights icon Viola Desmond had been selected to be the face of the $10 Canadian bill. (Contributed by Merna Forster)
Victoria-based Gaëlle Nicolussi makes ‘I carry naloxone’ buttons to help raise awareness about the opioid crisis. (Courtesy of Gaëlle Nicolussi)

Reducing harm with ‘I carry naloxone’ buttons

Victoria-based designer makes buttons with social justice messages

Victoria-based Gaëlle Nicolussi makes ‘I carry naloxone’ buttons to help raise awareness about the opioid crisis. (Courtesy of Gaëlle Nicolussi)
Driving onto the ferry. BC Ferries predicts traffic levels for statutory holidays through historic monitoring. (Keili Bartlett/News staff)

Changes coming to BC Ferries reservations for Vancouver Island routes

Many customers are booking multiple reservations, inflating wait times

Driving onto the ferry. BC Ferries predicts traffic levels for statutory holidays through historic monitoring. (Keili Bartlett/News staff)
Is Vancouver Island flush with safe toilet access?

Is Vancouver Island flush with safe toilet access?

World Toilet Day aims to bring awareness to health issues tied to lack of public toilets

Is Vancouver Island flush with safe toilet access?
One of the more accessible public washrooms in Victoria is below the Information Centre at the Inner Harbour. (Keili Bartlett/News staff)

World Toilet Day floats some serious health issues

Needs More Spikes blog finds 136 people are currently peeing in Vancouver Island city

One of the more accessible public washrooms in Victoria is below the Information Centre at the Inner Harbour. (Keili Bartlett/News staff)
A woman smokes a joint. Hundreds showed up at the B.C. Legislature to celebrate the legalization of marijuana in Canada. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

No fines issued for Clean Air Bylaw in Greater Victoria

Smokers in some public places could be fined $100 in Capital Regional District

A woman smokes a joint. Hundreds showed up at the B.C. Legislature to celebrate the legalization of marijuana in Canada. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
Paul Heroux, a mayor in Massachesetts, took his terminal dog Mura on a cross-country roadtrip to see where she was born. (Paul Heroux Facebook)

U.S. mayor and dying dog’s roadtrip to B.C. goes viral

First vacation in three years came a month after blood cancer diagnosis

Paul Heroux, a mayor in Massachesetts, took his terminal dog Mura on a cross-country roadtrip to see where she was born. (Paul Heroux Facebook)
Nov. 16 honours Louis Riel and Métis people. (Métis Nation British Columbia Facebook photo)

Sunrise ceremony at B.C. legislature honours Louis Riel

Nov. 16 marks the 133rd anniversary of the Métis leader’s death

Nov. 16 honours Louis Riel and Métis people. (Métis Nation British Columbia Facebook photo)
A dog was killed in a hit-and-run after being struck in a crosswalk at the Dallas Road and Menzies Street intersection on Nov. 9. (Google Maps)

Dog killed in James Bay hit-and-run

Pedestrian narrowly missed by vehicle, VicPD say

A dog was killed in a hit-and-run after being struck in a crosswalk at the Dallas Road and Menzies Street intersection on Nov. 9. (Google Maps)
Biagio “B” Woodward announced the ticket sale for the March 22-24 Captial City Comic Con coming 2019. (Keili Bartlett/News staff)

First ticket sold for Victoria’s second comic con

Guest list is top-secret for the March 22-24 Capital City Comic Con coming 2019

Biagio “B” Woodward announced the ticket sale for the March 22-24 Captial City Comic Con coming 2019. (Keili Bartlett/News staff)