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Sooke School District superintendent Scott Stinson is optimistic about the 2021-22 school year. (Black Press Media file photo)

Sooke School District cracking open the books for September

COVID-19 plans still to be finalized

Sooke School District superintendent Scott Stinson is optimistic about the 2021-22 school year. (Black Press Media file photo)
West Shore lawyer Valerie Hemminger Long accepted a two-week suspension for handing out MDMA to two Halloween party guests in 2019. (File contributed/Pathway Legal Law Corporation)

West Shore lawyer suspended for sharing MDMA at a Halloween party

Not the first hearing for Valorie Hemminger Long, whose 2-week suspension starts Aug. 28

West Shore lawyer Valerie Hemminger Long accepted a two-week suspension for handing out MDMA to two Halloween party guests in 2019. (File contributed/Pathway Legal Law Corporation)
Mayor Stew Young presented a plan in May for Station Avenue in Langford’s downtown core. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)

Vendor applications now open for Langford Station

Unofficial parking lot to be transformed into small business corridor

Mayor Stew Young presented a plan in May for Station Avenue in Langford’s downtown core. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)
Part of the Ed Nixon trail goes through a piece of property Langford put up for sale in June. Any offers are off the table while the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure considers its future needs for the Trans-Canada Highway. (Black Press Media file photo)

Langford Lake property sale kiboshed by Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

Property between Highway 1 and Langford Lake might be needed for highway use

Part of the Ed Nixon trail goes through a piece of property Langford put up for sale in June. Any offers are off the table while the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure considers its future needs for the Trans-Canada Highway. (Black Press Media file photo)
Parliament buildings in Ottawa. (Black Press Media file photo)

Election 2021: Who are your Greater Victoria candidates?

All incumbent MPs are running again for the Sept. 20 election

Parliament buildings in Ottawa. (Black Press Media file photo)
Colwood has a number of parks already and is excited for the chance to develop a National Urban Park through a new Parks Canada program. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)

Colwood in the running for National Urban Park funding

Parks Canada pursuing new cities strategy with $130-million budget

Colwood has a number of parks already and is excited for the chance to develop a National Urban Park through a new Parks Canada program. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)
A smokey sunset in Brentwood Bay. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)
A smokey sunset in Brentwood Bay. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)
Cathie Blanchard won a Canada Day themed a prize pack for her art. (Cathie Blanchard photo)

Nod to View Royal’s logo wins woman Canada Day photo contest

Town logo ‘merged’ with Canadian flag by local woman

Cathie Blanchard won a Canada Day themed a prize pack for her art. (Cathie Blanchard photo)
Camille Zimmer, right, is a PhD candidate studying water treatment methods for hikers. Alice Gentleman landed a dream summer job as Zimmer’s lab technician. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)

UVic student proves it’s possible to earn a PhD at the beach

The engineering PhD candidate is studying hiker’s water quality on Juan de Fuca Trail

Camille Zimmer, right, is a PhD candidate studying water treatment methods for hikers. Alice Gentleman landed a dream summer job as Zimmer’s lab technician. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)
Mobile security gurard Judy Dreger has all she wants in her camper van, with lots of space for her buddies Dexter (left) and Raffi. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)

#vanlife not just for influencers, says Colwood security guard

Overnight security plus a place to sleep a win-win for van dweller

Mobile security gurard Judy Dreger has all she wants in her camper van, with lots of space for her buddies Dexter (left) and Raffi. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)
Part of the Ed Nixon Trail goes through a piece of property Langford put up for sale in June. A $2.9-million offer from Seacliff Properties will be considered by city council at its Aug. 16 meeting. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)

Langford considering $2.9-million offer for Langford Lake land

Purchaser would relocate a section of the Ed Nixon Trail, creating a full loop around the lake

Part of the Ed Nixon Trail goes through a piece of property Langford put up for sale in June. A $2.9-million offer from Seacliff Properties will be considered by city council at its Aug. 16 meeting. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)
Seven addresses at Bray Avenue and Jacklin Road could be demolished and turned into an apartment building with commercial space, if Langford approves a rezoning application. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)

More apartments proposed for Langford’s downtown core

City council to evaluate four rezoning applications at Aug. 16 meeting

Seven addresses at Bray Avenue and Jacklin Road could be demolished and turned into an apartment building with commercial space, if Langford approves a rezoning application. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)
The current stretch of days with little to no precipitation has dried up green spaces around Greater Victoria. (Don Descoteau/News Staff)

Not record breaking, but 51 rainless days a hardship for Greater Victoria

The longest stretch without rain in region was 54 days in 2017

The current stretch of days with little to no precipitation has dried up green spaces around Greater Victoria. (Don Descoteau/News Staff)
A river otter came out of the water to explore the neighbourhood near Victoria Harbour on Aug. 9. (Courtesy of Carly Nagtegaal)

VIDEO: Why did the otter cross the road in Victoria?

Seven-year-old boy spots otter frolicking in the grass near Victoria Harbour

A river otter came out of the water to explore the neighbourhood near Victoria Harbour on Aug. 9. (Courtesy of Carly Nagtegaal)
Paddlers race in the Gorge Waterway during a previous competition. (Photo courtesy of Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club)

Ready, set, Restart the Gorge! Saanich paddling club hosts first race in a year

Sunday, Aug. 15 club event open to paddlers of all small boats and boards

Paddlers race in the Gorge Waterway during a previous competition. (Photo courtesy of Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club)
Nate Clark, left, of the West Shore Bears drives in on an Oceanside defender during the Junior B club’s championship win July 31 at Archie Browning Sports Centre. The Bears won 14-3 to go undefeated for the season. (Photo by Paula Harris)

West Shore Bears wind up undefeated Jr. B lacrosse season

Bears won all six games, following an undefeated 2019 season

Nate Clark, left, of the West Shore Bears drives in on an Oceanside defender during the Junior B club’s championship win July 31 at Archie Browning Sports Centre. The Bears won 14-3 to go undefeated for the season. (Photo by Paula Harris)
RCMP officers wait for protesters in tripods, sleeping dragons and coffins to voluntarily remove themselves. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)

Fairy Creek update: RCMP play waiting game with determined protesters

South Island old growth logging protesters not blinking at criminal charges

RCMP officers wait for protesters in tripods, sleeping dragons and coffins to voluntarily remove themselves. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)
Ayre Manor staff are fundraising for a motion sensor projector they say will help people with dementia keep their brains engaged. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)

High-tech projector aims to help patients with dementia

Sooke long-term care facility launches $10K fundraising to purchase equipment

Ayre Manor staff are fundraising for a motion sensor projector they say will help people with dementia keep their brains engaged. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)
Snow White and one of her kittens. (Contributed/SAFARS)

Sooke animal rescue group needs homes for 28 kittens

Rescued cats were pregnant; kittens ready for adoption

Snow White and one of her kittens. (Contributed/SAFARS)
Bonnie Harper at Cloth Castle shows off samples of the project summer sewing campers will make. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)

Crafty summer sewing camp on offer in Langford for kids

Cloth camp is just one of many summer activities available on the West Shore

Bonnie Harper at Cloth Castle shows off samples of the project summer sewing campers will make. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)