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The Victoria Shamrocks will taken on the Maple Bridge Burrards in the Western Lacrosse Association finals, beginning Friday at The Q Centre. (Colleen Flanagan/Black Press)

Victoria Shamrocks head to WLA finals

‘Rocks to take on the Maple Ridge Burrards Friday

The Victoria Shamrocks will taken on the Maple Bridge Burrards in the Western Lacrosse Association finals, beginning Friday at The Q Centre. (Colleen Flanagan/Black Press)
Parker Swanstrom (centre) practices alongside teammates at the Westshore Velodrome at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre in Colwood. Swanstrom is one of many riders who will be participating in the B.C. Provincial Track Championships Aug. 17 to 19. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Cyclist seeks redemption at provincial cycling championship

Juan de Fuca hosts B.C. Provincial Track Championships take place Aug. 17 to 19

Parker Swanstrom (centre) practices alongside teammates at the Westshore Velodrome at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre in Colwood. Swanstrom is one of many riders who will be participating in the B.C. Provincial Track Championships Aug. 17 to 19. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)
A solider stands by the 12-pounder quick firing gun, which was installed at Belmont Battery at Fort Rodd Hill at the beginning of the 20th century and was designed to stop fast torpedo boats from entering the harbour. Belmont Battery is currently undergoing massive renovations. (Parks Canada photo)

Belmont Battery at Fort Rodd Hill undergoing massive renovations

Historic site still open despite renovations

A solider stands by the 12-pounder quick firing gun, which was installed at Belmont Battery at Fort Rodd Hill at the beginning of the 20th century and was designed to stop fast torpedo boats from entering the harbour. Belmont Battery is currently undergoing massive renovations. (Parks Canada photo)
Dog dies after being left in hot car in Langford

Dog dies after being left in hot car in Langford

Attempts to resuscitate the animal were unsuccessful

Dog dies after being left in hot car in Langford
Nathaniel Blondeau (centre), alongside Staff Sgt. Raj Sandu (left to right), Rob Blondeau, Colin Plant, chair of the Capital Regional District’s traffic safety commission and Const. Matt Baker. Blondeau is the receipient of this year’s Const. Sarah Beckett scholarship. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Belmont student wins Sarah Beckett scholarship

Nathaniel Blondeau hopes to become a police officer

Nathaniel Blondeau (centre), alongside Staff Sgt. Raj Sandu (left to right), Rob Blondeau, Colin Plant, chair of the Capital Regional District’s traffic safety commission and Const. Matt Baker. Blondeau is the receipient of this year’s Const. Sarah Beckett scholarship. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)
A West Shore mother is calling for more mental health services in relation to obsessive compulsive disorder. (iStock photo)

Living with obsessive compulsive disorder

The Big Read: Vancouver Island mom calls for more mental health services as son battles OCD

A West Shore mother is calling for more mental health services in relation to obsessive compulsive disorder. (iStock photo)
Tiny tremors causing Vancouver Island to move away from B.C. mainland

Tiny tremors causing Vancouver Island to move away from B.C. mainland

When the North American plate moves, energy is released and causes a shift to the west

Tiny tremors causing Vancouver Island to move away from B.C. mainland
Cast and crew of Once Upon a Prince filming on Taylor Road in Metchosin. (Photo contributed)

Slow year for film productions on the West Shore

Local film commission says there’s still been lots of interest

Cast and crew of Once Upon a Prince filming on Taylor Road in Metchosin. (Photo contributed)
Gillian Montgomery (left) and Annie Gibson (right) of Vancouver Island Surfrider Foundation hold a mountain of plastic bags. The Surfrider Foundation, which helped spearhead the City of Victoria’s recently-implemented plastic bag ban, hopes municipalities on the West Shore will consider a similar ban. (Black Press file photo)

Could a plastic bag ban be coming to the West Shore?

Local municipalities weigh in on controversial ban

Gillian Montgomery (left) and Annie Gibson (right) of Vancouver Island Surfrider Foundation hold a mountain of plastic bags. The Surfrider Foundation, which helped spearhead the City of Victoria’s recently-implemented plastic bag ban, hopes municipalities on the West Shore will consider a similar ban. (Black Press file photo)
Athena Madan is an assistant professor in the school of humanitarian studies at Royal Roads University. (Contributed photo)

Royal Roads professor shares one man’s harrowing tale

H. was recruited into the cocaine industry at nine years old

Athena Madan is an assistant professor in the school of humanitarian studies at Royal Roads University. (Contributed photo)
A helicopter drops water on the Tugwell Creek Fire. (Photo by Ken Groat)

Tugwell Creek fire fully contained

63 firefighters along with other equipment, helicopters battled blaze on Sunday

A helicopter drops water on the Tugwell Creek Fire. (Photo by Ken Groat)
U-Bicycle, a bike sharing service, will be distributing 50 bicycles in Langford in the coming weeks that will run on a beacon system, which allows users to locate the green aluminum-framed bikes at a fixed location and return them to stations scattered throughout the municipality. (UBicycle photo)

Bike share service pedalling onto the West Shore

U-Bicycle will start with 50 bikes in Langford

U-Bicycle, a bike sharing service, will be distributing 50 bicycles in Langford in the coming weeks that will run on a beacon system, which allows users to locate the green aluminum-framed bikes at a fixed location and return them to stations scattered throughout the municipality. (UBicycle photo)
Victoria Humane Society in desperate need of foster homes

Victoria Humane Society in desperate need of foster homes

Society has taken in more than 200 animals in June alone

Victoria Humane Society in desperate need of foster homes
Vancouver Island’s ‘Penny Girl’ comes out as transgender, hopes to inspire others

Vancouver Island’s ‘Penny Girl’ comes out as transgender, hopes to inspire others

Jeneece Edroff, now Frankie, has strong message for parents

Vancouver Island’s ‘Penny Girl’ comes out as transgender, hopes to inspire others
A Colwood resident says she’s seen six dead geese by Esquimalt Lagoon in recent weeks that she believes have been hit by cars speeding by. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Dead geese near Esquimalt Lagoon draws ire of resident

City says ‘several’ geese struck by vehicles recently

A Colwood resident says she’s seen six dead geese by Esquimalt Lagoon in recent weeks that she believes have been hit by cars speeding by. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)
Lekwungen dancers and singers perform at Royal Roads as part of the university’s National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations Thursday. Hundreds of people attended the festivities which included canoe landing protocol practice, a canoe challenge and rides, as well as children’s games, traditional food and workshops. The festivities continued at West Shore Parks and Recreation with more performance and booths. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations underway

Hundreds gather at Royal Roads University in Colwood

Lekwungen dancers and singers perform at Royal Roads as part of the university’s National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations Thursday. Hundreds of people attended the festivities which included canoe landing protocol practice, a canoe challenge and rides, as well as children’s games, traditional food and workshops. The festivities continued at West Shore Parks and Recreation with more performance and booths. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)
Victoria Shamrocks DJ Tom Grainger shows off his work space at The Q Centre in Colwood. Grainger, alongside Cliff Lequesne and Bill Sanderson make up the team’s entertainment crew for all home games. (Kendra Wong /News Gazette staff)

DJ rocking the ‘Rocks

Meet the team behind the entertainment at Victoria Shamrocks games

Victoria Shamrocks DJ Tom Grainger shows off his work space at The Q Centre in Colwood. Grainger, alongside Cliff Lequesne and Bill Sanderson make up the team’s entertainment crew for all home games. (Kendra Wong /News Gazette staff)
Beaver Creek firefighters put out a fire on Mersey Rd in Beaver Creek. ELENA RARDON PHOTO

Editorial: Use your head, butt it out

Summer burst into its full glory this week on Vancouver Island. People…

Beaver Creek firefighters put out a fire on Mersey Rd in Beaver Creek. ELENA RARDON PHOTO
Photo by Paul Obersteller

Fire in Sooke hills park likely caused by campfire

Crews currently focus on hot spots

Photo by Paul Obersteller
Editorial: Mobile clinic has to help health crunch

Editorial: Mobile clinic has to help health crunch

We need to make the phrase ‘I don’t have a family doctor’ irrelevant

Editorial: Mobile clinic has to help health crunch