Saanich

A rendering of Abstract Development’s three storey, 25-unit residential project near Swan Lake in Saanich. (Courtesy Abstract Developments)

Saanich council passes controversial Swan Lake townhouses in narrow vote

Abstract Developments’ 25-unit residential project at 3977 Rainbow Street gets green light

A rendering of Abstract Development’s three storey, 25-unit residential project near Swan Lake in Saanich. (Courtesy Abstract Developments)
Diego Maffia put on a show in front of a sold-out crowd at the CARSA Performance Gym and scored 42 points on Feb. 11. He’s one of four Vikes basketballers to crack All-Star squads this season. (Courtesy APShutter.com)

Four Vikes basketball players earn All-Star nods

First-team All-Star Diego Maffia averaged more points per game than any men’s player in Canada

Diego Maffia put on a show in front of a sold-out crowd at the CARSA Performance Gym and scored 42 points on Feb. 11. He’s one of four Vikes basketballers to crack All-Star squads this season. (Courtesy APShutter.com)
One of the cap guns seized by Saanich police Wednesday (Feb. 15). (Courtesy Saanich Police Department)

Three arrested after brandishing imitation firearms in Saanich

One adult, two youths arrested following series of incidents in Royal Oak area

One of the cap guns seized by Saanich police Wednesday (Feb. 15). (Courtesy Saanich Police Department)
Andrea Carey stands in front of a Allenby Park, which was recently renovated. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

‘Missed opportunities’: Saanich park renovation excludes people with disabilities: advocate

Andrea Carey is an advocate and mother and feels Saanich missed opportunities for inclusivity

Andrea Carey stands in front of a Allenby Park, which was recently renovated. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Rogers Elementary in Saanich as seen on Friday, Feb. 10. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

‘We are devastated’: SD61 boots Saanich child-care centre after 32 years

School district hasn’t given child-care operator a reason

Rogers Elementary in Saanich as seen on Friday, Feb. 10. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)
The replica revolver, drugs and scale discovered by police as shown. (Courtesy Saanich Police Department)

Child found in back seat of fake cop car driven by impaired man

Male driver also found in possession of drugs, imitation revolver

The replica revolver, drugs and scale discovered by police as shown. (Courtesy Saanich Police Department)
Cedar Hill Middle School in Saanich will be closed on Feb. 10 after an incident of vandalism. (Black Press Media file photo)

Vandalism leads to cancelled Friday classes at Saanich middle school

Fire extinguishers discharged overnight cause ‘extensive’ damage at Cedar Hill Middle School

Cedar Hill Middle School in Saanich will be closed on Feb. 10 after an incident of vandalism. (Black Press Media file photo)
Convicted of conspiring to kill his mother and grandmother more than 30 years ago, Darren Gowen – formerly Huenemann – is on day parole, extended six more months in a recent parole board decision. (Parole Board of Canada photo)

Saanich man who planned gruesome murders of mom, grandmother gets extended day parole

Darren Huenemann was 18 when he convinced his classmates to kill his family over inheritance

Convicted of conspiring to kill his mother and grandmother more than 30 years ago, Darren Gowen – formerly Huenemann – is on day parole, extended six more months in a recent parole board decision. (Parole Board of Canada photo)
Saanich police say 35-year-old Daniel O’Malley has been found safe after he subject of a missing person alert.
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UPDATE: Daniel O’Malley found safe

He was the subject of a missing person alert on Monday

Saanich police say 35-year-old Daniel O’Malley has been found safe after he subject of a missing person alert.
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Tion McLeish of the Vikes cross-country team will represent Team Canada at the world championships in Australia on Feb. 19. (Courtesy of the UVic Vikes)

UVic cross-country rookies to run at world championships this month

It will be the first world champs since 2019 due to the pandemic

Tion McLeish of the Vikes cross-country team will represent Team Canada at the world championships in Australia on Feb. 19. (Courtesy of the UVic Vikes)
Emergency crews blocking the Trans-Canada Highway at Tillicum Road due to a crash on Thursday, Feb. 2. (DriveBC traffic camera)

UPDATE: 22-year-old pedestrian suffers serious, possibly life-threatening injuries in TCH collision

Southbound traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway reopened shortly after 1 p.m.

Emergency crews blocking the Trans-Canada Highway at Tillicum Road due to a crash on Thursday, Feb. 2. (DriveBC traffic camera)
A new stairway down to the beach at PKOLS is now complete after the old deteriorating set was removed over public safety concerns. (Courtesy of the District of Saanich)

Safer stairs now leading visitors down to the beach at PKOLS in Saanich

Old concrete stairs were cracking and falling into the ocean

A new stairway down to the beach at PKOLS is now complete after the old deteriorating set was removed over public safety concerns. (Courtesy of the District of Saanich)
Saanich resident Adelaide Clark, 10, plates her award-winning roasted pork belly and vegetables with pear ginger sauce. The Frank Hobbs student won third place in the BC junior-level students category of the 2022 Field to Fork Challenge (Courtesy of Dominique Rochefort)

Saanich kid cooks up award-winning meal from the freezer and late-season garden

Frank Hobbs elementary student scores $200 and a swag bag of prizes in provincial competition

Saanich resident Adelaide Clark, 10, plates her award-winning roasted pork belly and vegetables with pear ginger sauce. The Frank Hobbs student won third place in the BC junior-level students category of the 2022 Field to Fork Challenge (Courtesy of Dominique Rochefort)
Diego Maffia, an Oak Bay Secondary Alum, led the Vikes men’s basketball team as they swept Thompson Rivers University on Jan. 27 and 28. (Courtesy of the University of Victoria Vikes)

Vikes men’s basketball retake the top spot nationally as season winds down

UVic’s sweep of Thompson Rivers helps vault them bank into the one-seed

Diego Maffia, an Oak Bay Secondary Alum, led the Vikes men’s basketball team as they swept Thompson Rivers University on Jan. 27 and 28. (Courtesy of the University of Victoria Vikes)
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Vancouver Island youth soccer racial abuse prompts quick action

South Island soccer organizations take steps to eliminate all forms of abuse

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The College of Massage Therapists of B.C. has handed a 25-year ban to a Saanich massage therapist who secretly videoed women undressing. (Unsplash photo)

Former Saanich massage therapist receives 25-year ban for secretly recording women

Gilles-Phillipe Lavoie set up a cell phone to video his female patient disrobing

The College of Massage Therapists of B.C. has handed a 25-year ban to a Saanich massage therapist who secretly videoed women undressing. (Unsplash photo)
Stress dog Beacon is the newest member to join the Saanich Police Department. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

‘He gives you a few kisses’: Saanich police’s newest recruit is a good boy

Black lab named Beacon will serve as operational stress intervention dog

Stress dog Beacon is the newest member to join the Saanich Police Department. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)
The Saanich Police Department is looking for witnesses and dashcam footage from the 4100 block of Interurban Road after a two-vehicle crash sent two people to hospital, one with life-threatening injuries. (Black Press Media file photo)

Saanich crash sends 2 to hospital, 1 with life-threatening injuries

Police looking for witnesses, dashcam footage from 4100-block of Interurban Road

The Saanich Police Department is looking for witnesses and dashcam footage from the 4100 block of Interurban Road after a two-vehicle crash sent two people to hospital, one with life-threatening injuries. (Black Press Media file photo)
RCMP major crimes superintendent Sanjaya Wijayakoom speaks during a press conference where the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit released its investigation findings into the June 28, 2022, Saanich bank shootout. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Brothers aimed to kill police, didn’t expect to survive Saanich bank shootout

22-year-old Cowichan Valley brothers were killed in the June 2022 gunbattle outside BMO branch

RCMP major crimes superintendent Sanjaya Wijayakoom speaks during a press conference where the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit released its investigation findings into the June 28, 2022, Saanich bank shootout. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Saanich police are asking for help locating Feng Ya Jiang, 82, who left Saanich for downtown Victoria around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 and did not return. (Courtesy Saanich Police Department

UPDATE: Missing Saanich senior located safe, say police

Feng Ya Jiang, 82, does not have a cell phone and only speaks Mandarin

Saanich police are asking for help locating Feng Ya Jiang, 82, who left Saanich for downtown Victoria around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 and did not return. (Courtesy Saanich Police Department