Thomas Eley

Six-week-old Paris was found with an infected eye near a wooded area in Victoria. (Courtesy of SPCA Victoria)

‘So much pain’: Donations needed for Victoria kitten’s eye-removal surgery

$3,000 has been raised to pay for her medical bills

Six-week-old Paris was found with an infected eye near a wooded area in Victoria. (Courtesy of SPCA Victoria)
More blood is needed in Greater Victoria as hospitals and medical centres are using more than is donated, with about 950 more people needed to donate blood and plasma. (Black Press Media file photo)

Shortage of blood at Greater Victoria hospitals prompts call for donors

Lives are at risk if blood cannot be donated

More blood is needed in Greater Victoria as hospitals and medical centres are using more than is donated, with about 950 more people needed to donate blood and plasma. (Black Press Media file photo)
Beets, and other vegetables are being stolen from Eric White’s farmstand on Metchosin Road. (April Hammerand)

Thieves ‘loading up’ at West Shore farmstand forces farmer to install CCTV

Jams, veggies and eggs are among the items stolen from farmstand

Beets, and other vegetables are being stolen from Eric White’s farmstand on Metchosin Road. (April Hammerand)
Nicole and Arlo Verhagen from Michell’s farm, hold a pumpkin, on Oct. 10 (Tom Eley/News Staff)

Greater Victoria farms are ready for pumpkin season

A variety of different attractions at both farms will appeal to everyone

Nicole and Arlo Verhagen from Michell’s farm, hold a pumpkin, on Oct. 10 (Tom Eley/News Staff)
The Great Shakeout is an international drill to practice how to drop, cover and hold in the event of an earthquake, including the sounding of tsunami sirens. (Black Press Media file photo)

Victoria shaken by 4.2 earthquake with epicentre in Seattle

Aftershocks were felt as far as Sooke

The Great Shakeout is an international drill to practice how to drop, cover and hold in the event of an earthquake, including the sounding of tsunami sirens. (Black Press Media file photo)