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Pam (Parminder) Virk was previously granted an appreciation award by the District of Saanich for her dedication to bringing the community together through the Punjabi Cultural Community of Victoria. (Black Press Media file photo)
Pam (Parminder) Virk was previously granted an appreciation award by the District of Saanich for her dedication to bringing the community together through the Punjabi Cultural Community of Victoria. (Black Press Media file photo)
Andrew Appleton, chair of the GVPL board peruses titles at the pop-up branch at the Monterey Recreation Centre in 2023. (Black Press Media file photo)

Library ditches fines, expunges accounts for Greater Victoria readers

Rise of digital materials that don’t accrue fines, means decline in revenue

Andrew Appleton, chair of the GVPL board peruses titles at the pop-up branch at the Monterey Recreation Centre in 2023. (Black Press Media file photo)
Community Days at the Royal BC Museum run from Tuesday (Jan. 2) until Thursday. (Black Press Media file photo)
Community Days at the Royal BC Museum run from Tuesday (Jan. 2) until Thursday. (Black Press Media file photo)
Island Chef Pepper Co, has a range of 29 various, sauces, jams, rubs and more. Vincent Capitano, the founder, was a chef for over 20 years before starting to make hot sauces. (Photo supplied/Facebook)
Island Chef Pepper Co, has a range of 29 various, sauces, jams, rubs and more. Vincent Capitano, the founder, was a chef for over 20 years before starting to make hot sauces. (Photo supplied/Facebook)
Traffic is seen in downtown Courtenay at the intersection of Fitzgerald Avenue and 5th Street on Oct. 27, 2023. The value of a typical single-family home in Courtenay fell four per cent compared to last year, according to new data from BC Assessment. (Connor McDowell/Comox Valley Record)

Property values down in Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland

Home values have dropped in Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland, according to data…

Traffic is seen in downtown Courtenay at the intersection of Fitzgerald Avenue and 5th Street on Oct. 27, 2023. The value of a typical single-family home in Courtenay fell four per cent compared to last year, according to new data from BC Assessment. (Connor McDowell/Comox Valley Record)
Properties along Stephenson Point Road continue to rank among Nanaimo’s highest-valued single-family homes by B.C. Assessments. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo’s top 10 highest-assessed homes

B.C. Assessment says property values down, reflecting softening real estate market

Properties along Stephenson Point Road continue to rank among Nanaimo’s highest-valued single-family homes by B.C. Assessments. (News Bulletin file photo)
Two local clinics are closing to walk-in traffic. (Black Press Media file photo)
Two local clinics are closing to walk-in traffic. (Black Press Media file photo)
The Highway 19 route between the Cumberland exit and Hamm Road is seen on Google Maps. (Photo: Google Maps)

Traffic on Highway 19 will be impacted by tree removal near Courtenay

Travellers can expect a full closure of slow lanes northbound and southbound…

The Highway 19 route between the Cumberland exit and Hamm Road is seen on Google Maps. (Photo: Google Maps)
Protesters at a recent meeting to discuss the play The Runner being scheduled for the Belfry Theatre in Victoria. (Screengrab/Facebook)

‘Shameful capitulation’: Victoria theatre cancels play after vandalism

Pro-Palestine group protested the Belfry Theatre over The Runner

Protesters at a recent meeting to discuss the play The Runner being scheduled for the Belfry Theatre in Victoria. (Screengrab/Facebook)
Fifteen Fifty’s closed Jan. 2 for renovations. (Google Maps Streetview)

1550’s restaurant in Saanich closes after 30 years to make way for The Rack

With a location in Langford, second The Rack bistro aims to open Jan. 9

Fifteen Fifty’s closed Jan. 2 for renovations. (Google Maps Streetview)
West Shore RCMP officers arrested a 48-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman at Elements Casino on Sunday. (Black Press Media file photo)

Pair arrested outside of West Shore casino suspected of identity theft

A 48-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were arrested at Elements Casino

West Shore RCMP officers arrested a 48-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman at Elements Casino on Sunday. (Black Press Media file photo)
The Queen Mary Bay property at 1850 Lands End Rd. (File contributed/Victoria Luxury Group)
The Queen Mary Bay property at 1850 Lands End Rd. (File contributed/Victoria Luxury Group)
Golfing was not an usual activity during December throughout the region. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Golfing was not an usual activity during December throughout the region. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The petition begun by community activist Peter Rusland urging the province and Island Health to keep the current Cowichan District Hospital in public hands and used for medical purposes when the new CDH opens in 2027 has reached 2,000 signatures. (Citizen file photo)

Petition on future uses of old Cowichan hospital reaches 2,000

Petition calls for hospital to continue to be used for medical purposes

The petition begun by community activist Peter Rusland urging the province and Island Health to keep the current Cowichan District Hospital in public hands and used for medical purposes when the new CDH opens in 2027 has reached 2,000 signatures. (Citizen file photo)
Some Victoria drivers woke up to find their gas tanks had been emptied. (Pexels photo)

‘Bled dry’: Victoria drivers woke up to find gas thieves had emptied vehicles

Gas prices have been dropping, but thieves still want to take yours

Some Victoria drivers woke up to find their gas tanks had been emptied. (Pexels photo)
A Central Saanich Police Service officer quit after getting caught being vulgar to another officer. (Courtesy of the Central Saanich Police Service)
A Central Saanich Police Service officer quit after getting caught being vulgar to another officer. (Courtesy of the Central Saanich Police Service)
Camas, a Vancouver Island marmot, was discovered in a backyard in Errington after surviving a daunting – for a marmot – 30-kilometre journey from Green Mountain, southeast of Nanaimo. (Sandra Gray photo)

Nanaimo News Bulletin’s most-memorable animal stories of 2023

A story about a marmot looking for love topped this year’s list

Camas, a Vancouver Island marmot, was discovered in a backyard in Errington after surviving a daunting – for a marmot – 30-kilometre journey from Green Mountain, southeast of Nanaimo. (Sandra Gray photo)
Kelowna General Hospital (File photo)

Welcome the Interior Health New Years baby born in Kelowna

Baby Navy Shae was the first baby born across the Interior Health Region

Kelowna General Hospital (File photo)
Ferguson 'Gus Kenneth was born at 2:06 a.m weighing in at seven pounds and eight ounces. 2024-01-01 (Photo supplied/ Island Heath)
Ferguson 'Gus Kenneth was born at 2:06 a.m weighing in at seven pounds and eight ounces. 2024-01-01 (Photo supplied/ Island Heath)
Some people are fed up with large pick-up trucks in downtown Victoria. (Tim Bracken photo/X)
Some people are fed up with large pick-up trucks in downtown Victoria. (Tim Bracken photo/X)