Keri Coles

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Minister of Transport Marc Garneau announced funding recipients Friday for a pilot project to develop, test and evaluate a new maritime awareness information system in Canada. (Keri Coles/News staff)

Four coastal B.C. communities to receive funding for maritime information pilot project

New maritime awareness system to improve insight into weather, shipping information

Minister of Transport Marc Garneau announced funding recipients Friday for a pilot project to develop, test and evaluate a new maritime awareness information system in Canada. (Keri Coles/News staff)
Commercial trucks sit parked in the infield and on the track at Western Speedway after completing the annual Truck Light Convoy. The 20th annual event takes place on Saturday, Dec. 1, beginning at Ogden Point at 5:45 p.m., before winding through Victoria, Oak Bay, Saanich and the West Shore and ending at Western Speedway around 8:30 p.m. (Black Press file photo)

Annual Truck Light Convoy brightens up communities with lights and food donations

Greater Victoria event starts at Odgen Point, finishes at Western Speedway

Commercial trucks sit parked in the infield and on the track at Western Speedway after completing the annual Truck Light Convoy. The 20th annual event takes place on Saturday, Dec. 1, beginning at Ogden Point at 5:45 p.m., before winding through Victoria, Oak Bay, Saanich and the West Shore and ending at Western Speedway around 8:30 p.m. (Black Press file photo)
Victoria-based writer Esi Edugyan makes New York Times 10 Best Books of 2018 list. (Don Denton/Black Press)

Colwood author named in New York Times 10 Best Books of 2018

Esi Edugyan’s novel, Washington Black, chosen for prestigious top 10 list

Victoria-based writer Esi Edugyan makes New York Times 10 Best Books of 2018 list. (Don Denton/Black Press)
Stripe, cream male (left) and Mila, orange sable female with three white paws, have been reported stolen from a house in Langford. (Photo courtesy ROAM)

Two Pomeranian puppies reported stolen from Langford home

Eight-week-old Stripe and Mila were last seen during showings Nov. 27

Stripe, cream male (left) and Mila, orange sable female with three white paws, have been reported stolen from a house in Langford. (Photo courtesy ROAM)
The protesters, organized by Heather Tufts and Bobby Arbess with the help of grassroots organizing collective Rise and Resist, questioned the validity of “reconsideration” citing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s repeated declarations that the project will go through. (Keri Coles/News staff)

Peaceful protesters organize outside NEB hearings in Victoria

Group out in support of Tsawout and Tsartlip Nations

The protesters, organized by Heather Tufts and Bobby Arbess with the help of grassroots organizing collective Rise and Resist, questioned the validity of “reconsideration” citing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s repeated declarations that the project will go through. (Keri Coles/News staff)
Jeopardy used the category “Forwards & Backwards” on its Nov. 20 show, spurring levidrome fans to take to twitter to suggest the game show use the Victoria-born word instead. (Photo submitted by Lucky Budd)

Jeopardy responds to William Shatner tweet about word invented by B.C. 6-year-old

Jeopardy questions from Nov. 20 spur Twitter support for levidrome

Jeopardy used the category “Forwards & Backwards” on its Nov. 20 show, spurring levidrome fans to take to twitter to suggest the game show use the Victoria-born word instead. (Photo submitted by Lucky Budd)
Jeopardy used the category “Forwards & Backwards” on its Nov. 20 show, spurring levidrome fans to take to twitter to suggest the game show use the Victoria-born word instead. (Photo submitted by Lucky Budd)

Jeopardy responds to William Shatner tweet about word invented by Victoria 6-year-old

Jeopardy questions from Nov. 20 spur twitter support for levidrome

Jeopardy used the category “Forwards & Backwards” on its Nov. 20 show, spurring levidrome fans to take to twitter to suggest the game show use the Victoria-born word instead. (Photo submitted by Lucky Budd)
(Keri Coles/Black Press Media)

439 new licensed child care spaces for Greater Victoria

Funding comes as part of the province’s $4.6 million for Childcare BC New Spaces Fund

(Keri Coles/Black Press Media)
Indigenous groups present arguments to the panel during the four days of hearings in Victoria about how project-related marine shipping may impact their communities, use of traditional territory, or any potential or established treaty or Indigenous rights. (Keri Coles/News staff)

Day 2 underway of National Energy Board hearings in Victoria

Indigenous intervenors participate in new review of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Indigenous groups present arguments to the panel during the four days of hearings in Victoria about how project-related marine shipping may impact their communities, use of traditional territory, or any potential or established treaty or Indigenous rights. (Keri Coles/News staff)
Eight groups of Indigenous intervenors, including the Tsawout and Tsartlip Nations, will present arguments to the NEB panel in Victoria for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. (Black Press file photo)

Round two of NEB hearings for Trans Mountain comes to Victoria

Round one deemed to have “inadequate Indigenous consultation”

Eight groups of Indigenous intervenors, including the Tsawout and Tsartlip Nations, will present arguments to the NEB panel in Victoria for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. (Black Press file photo)
Mayor Geoff Orr is “disappointed” that Joscelyn Barnard has decided to resign so early in the term. (Peninsula News Review file photo)

Mayor responds to sudden and controversial resignation of North Saanich councillor

Councillor Joscelyn Barnard resigned a month after being acclaimed to council

Mayor Geoff Orr is “disappointed” that Joscelyn Barnard has decided to resign so early in the term. (Peninsula News Review file photo)
Buy Nothing Day was founded in Vancouver by artist Ted Dave and promoted by Adbusters Magazine. (Photo Adbusters)

International movement to disrupt Black Friday born in B.C.

Buy Nothing Day protests against consumerism

Buy Nothing Day was founded in Vancouver by artist Ted Dave and promoted by Adbusters Magazine. (Photo Adbusters)
B.C. Ambulance and Highlands Fire Department were called to Lone Tree Hill just after 10 a.m. for a rescue of an injured hiker. The steep terrain presented challenges for the rescue. (Keri Coles/News staff)

Injured hiker rescued after fall on steep terrain in Highlands

Trail presents challenges for first responders

B.C. Ambulance and Highlands Fire Department were called to Lone Tree Hill just after 10 a.m. for a rescue of an injured hiker. The steep terrain presented challenges for the rescue. (Keri Coles/News staff)
Nuxalk Nation’s Danika Naccarella designed artwork that will adorn BC Ferries’ Northern Sea Wolf vessel. (Keri Coles/News staff)

Indigenous artists reveal artwork that will adorn BC Ferries vessel

Northern Sea Wolf expected to enter service for Port Hardy - Bella Coola in June 2019

Nuxalk Nation’s Danika Naccarella designed artwork that will adorn BC Ferries’ Northern Sea Wolf vessel. (Keri Coles/News staff)
A woman and Brian Frank’s service dog, Cody, were hit while crossing at a crosswalk at Douglas and Fort Thursday. (Keri Coles/News staff)

Service dog and woman hit by car running red light in Victoria

Woman taken to hospital, dog left shaking after car hit them in crosswalk

A woman and Brian Frank’s service dog, Cody, were hit while crossing at a crosswalk at Douglas and Fort Thursday. (Keri Coles/News staff)
CBRE Canada shows Victoria now ranks in the top ten cities for Canadian tech talent. (Pexels)

Victoria named in top 10 Canadian cities for tech talent

First time B.C.’s capital has made the list

CBRE Canada shows Victoria now ranks in the top ten cities for Canadian tech talent. (Pexels)
The 2017/2018 Annual Report released Tuesday by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner shows that Oak Bay had two substantiated allegations against officers, both cases being investigations ordered by the Oak Bay Police Department. (Oak Bay News file photo)

Vancouver Island police officer out after relationship with sex trade worker

Report by police watchdog shows Greater Victoria officers faced discipline for misconduct

The 2017/2018 Annual Report released Tuesday by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner shows that Oak Bay had two substantiated allegations against officers, both cases being investigations ordered by the Oak Bay Police Department. (Oak Bay News file photo)
The Commissioner thought that an accountable and transparent review, of the allegations into the complaint about how the police board allegedly used money from the police department’s budget to pay for a private media crisis consultant and continued funding of lawyers during the former Victoria Police Chief Const. Frank Elsner investigation, is in the public interest and recommended that the director of Police Services conduct a special investigation or prepare a report on the Victoria Police Board’s actions as alleged in the complaint. (File photo)

Watchdog calls for probe into police board spending on former Victoria police chief

Police Complaint Commissioner says accountable and transparent review is in public interest

The Commissioner thought that an accountable and transparent review, of the allegations into the complaint about how the police board allegedly used money from the police department’s budget to pay for a private media crisis consultant and continued funding of lawyers during the former Victoria Police Chief Const. Frank Elsner investigation, is in the public interest and recommended that the director of Police Services conduct a special investigation or prepare a report on the Victoria Police Board’s actions as alleged in the complaint. (File photo)
The police watchdog annual report shows that Saanich had six substantiated allegations against officers which were concluded between Apr. 1, 2017, and Mar. 31, 2018. (Black Press File Photo)

Report shows Saanich police officer retroactively fired over corruption, deceit, relationship with sex worker

Saanich Police had six of eight substantiated allegations against officers in Greater Victoria

The police watchdog annual report shows that Saanich had six substantiated allegations against officers which were concluded between Apr. 1, 2017, and Mar. 31, 2018. (Black Press File Photo)
Postal strike affects charities at critical fundraising time

Postal strike affects charities at critical fundraising time

Canadian fundraising professionals and charities join call for fast resolution

Postal strike affects charities at critical fundraising time