Saanich

Saanich police have put a warrant out for Emmanuel Osaseri, a man accused of impersonating a dental hygienist. (Courtesy of Saanich police)

Man at large may be providing dental work unlicensed: Saanich police

Emmanuel Osaseri is wanted over allegedly breaching his release conditions

 

Police remind residents to be bear aware after a sighting in Saanich. (Courtesy Saanich police)

Bear and cub spotted near Saanich beach prompt police warning

Conservation called after sighting near Hamsterly Beach

 

Polluted stormwater flows through a storm drain connected to a local waterway. (Courtesy Peninsula Streams Society)

Testers find tire toxin lethal to salmon in coho-bearing Saanich stream

Peninsula Streams Society is involved in a deeper look at the impacts of 6PPD-Q across the Island

 

Speed-climber Ethan Pitcher climbs at Boulders Climbing Gym. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

Saanich speed-climber receives Olympic talent search funding

Ethan Pitcher was a top 30 finalist at the RBC Training Ground finals

Speed-climber Ethan Pitcher climbs at Boulders Climbing Gym. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
Saanich has a new bike lane along the Gorge Road area. (Screengrab/@Brantastic5)

‘Seriously spectacular’: Video post praises Saanich work on new bike lane

City is known for its ‘curb plunking’ program to protect cyclists

Saanich has a new bike lane along the Gorge Road area. (Screengrab/@Brantastic5)
Makwa is among the artists showing in the exhibit Building Bridges: An art exhibit by local street community artists at Cedar Hill Rec. Centre Jan. 10 to Feb. 4. (Photo by Star Casement)

Victoria duo breaks barriers with Saanich show by street community artists

Building Bridges: An art exhibit by local street community artists runs Jan. 10 to Feb. 4

Makwa is among the artists showing in the exhibit Building Bridges: An art exhibit by local street community artists at Cedar Hill Rec. Centre Jan. 10 to Feb. 4. (Photo by Star Casement)
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)
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)
A Saanich police officer was dismissed for unwanted contact with his former partner. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy)

‘Egregiously serious’: Saanich cop fired for stalking female former partner

Cop used police department databases 92 times to track her

A Saanich police officer was dismissed for unwanted contact with his former partner. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy)
R.J. Forbes of Old Farm Market, left, and Geoff Martin of Slaters Meats hand off a full dinner to Sheana Jackson who plans to share it with friends. (Photo by Glen Butcher)

‘I cried’: Anonymous gift sets table for Saanich single mom to host dinner

Oak Bay contest winner means Christmas feast for several families

R.J. Forbes of Old Farm Market, left, and Geoff Martin of Slaters Meats hand off a full dinner to Sheana Jackson who plans to share it with friends. (Photo by Glen Butcher)
Soie Liao-Briere, who turns 17 on Dec. 30, is trained in assembly to help change lives through the Victoria Hand Project. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Victoria Hand Project inspires teen to improve 15 more lives in Ukraine

Hand project provides prosthetic arms to amputees in need worldwide

Soie Liao-Briere, who turns 17 on Dec. 30, is trained in assembly to help change lives through the Victoria Hand Project. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Amanda Farrell-Low with the wind phone at Royal Oak Burial Park in Saanich. She led the initiative to have the phone installed, spurred by the loss of her brother in 2012. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Saanich wind phone offers ‘profound’ way to grieve lost loved ones

Woman plans payphone in Royal Oak Burial Park to honour memory of her brother

Amanda Farrell-Low with the wind phone at Royal Oak Burial Park in Saanich. She led the initiative to have the phone installed, spurred by the loss of her brother in 2012. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
A man faces charges after an Uptown shop window was smashed early Sunday (Dec. 17). (Black Press Media file photo)

Man faces charges after Saanich shop window smashed, items stolen

Uptown shop window smashed in early Sunday theft

A man faces charges after an Uptown shop window was smashed early Sunday (Dec. 17). (Black Press Media file photo)
Another clinic is closing in Victoria. (Black Press Media file photo)

‘I’m screwed’: Victoria patients irate as doctor announces clinic is closing

Shelbourne clinic tells patients it’s shutting down in March

Another clinic is closing in Victoria. (Black Press Media file photo)
Curtis Becker (aka The Grinch) paddles the Gorge Waterway in 2020. He returns to lead others in a fun paddle Dec. 23 at 11 a.m. (Photo by Yvonne Becker)

Grinch leads Saanich paddle to spread cheer with trip down the Gorge

The Grinch Paddles the Gorge hits the water Dec. 23 at 11 a.m.

Curtis Becker (aka The Grinch) paddles the Gorge Waterway in 2020. He returns to lead others in a fun paddle Dec. 23 at 11 a.m. (Photo by Yvonne Becker)
The Sun Dome Planetarium as seen through a constellation on the observatory deck at the Centre of the Universe, a public interpretative centre at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Saanich. (Black Press Media file photo)

Saanich stargazers count fundraiser in terms of trips around Pluto

Friends of the observatory create classroom wonder for students at the Centre of the Universe

The Sun Dome Planetarium as seen through a constellation on the observatory deck at the Centre of the Universe, a public interpretative centre at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Saanich. (Black Press Media file photo)
The 2021 trench dug to study the newly uncovered XEOLXELEK-Elk Lake fault. (Photo by Andrew Schaeffer)

‘Really exciting’: Earthquake fault line discovered across Saanich Peninsula

Fault is site of single large earthquake – magnitude 6.1 to 7.6 – about 4,700 to 2,300 years ago

The 2021 trench dug to study the newly uncovered XEOLXELEK-Elk Lake fault. (Photo by Andrew Schaeffer)
Lina Fainblum and Rose Carr, are a two-women factory, pumping out Latkas over Hanukkah. Carr and Fainblum use a recipe that has been going for 33 years. (News Staff/Tom Eley)

‘Latka-Mania’: Saanich Jewish Community Centre celebrates Hanukkah

Two weeks of making latkas, with a recipe that has been going for 33 years

Lina Fainblum and Rose Carr, are a two-women factory, pumping out Latkas over Hanukkah. Carr and Fainblum use a recipe that has been going for 33 years. (News Staff/Tom Eley)
The Women’s Institute property at 4516 West Saanich Rd. is on sale for nearly $1.5 million. (Avison Young photo)

‘We’re worried’: Hysteria builds over listing of ‘iconic’ $1.5M Saanich hall

Some residents fear what redevelopment may happen on the property

The Women’s Institute property at 4516 West Saanich Rd. is on sale for nearly $1.5 million. (Avison Young photo)
While coho aren’t on the agenda yet, elementary students from the Oak Bay area release chum fry into Bowker Creek each spring. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Volunteer stewards tracking tire toxins in Vancouver Island waterways

Volunteers part of Island-wide study of chemical presence and impacts

While coho aren’t on the agenda yet, elementary students from the Oak Bay area release chum fry into Bowker Creek each spring. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)