West Shore

Stew Young has been sitting on the sideline for a year, but is getting fed up with how the new council is “ruining” the city. (News Staff/Thomas Eley)

‘I should have been out there’: ex-mayor Stew Young eyes comeback in Langford

Young said he thinks this current government is falling flat

Stew Young has been sitting on the sideline for a year, but is getting fed up with how the new council is “ruining” the city. (News Staff/Thomas Eley)
A demo car at the Demo Championship at Westshore Motorsports Park in Langford. The event was the final demo race at the track. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

‘I want to hit you so hard’: Film depicts crash culture at West Shore speedway

Film is now showing on YouTube

  • Nov 20, 2023
A demo car at the Demo Championship at Westshore Motorsports Park in Langford. The event was the final demo race at the track. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
West Shore RCMP say investigators located and seized a significant number of restricted and prohibited firearms. (Courtesy of West Shore RCMP)

Vancouver Island cops seize 3D-printed ‘ghost’ guns, body armour

Langford investigators confiscate significant number of restricted and prohibited firearms

West Shore RCMP say investigators located and seized a significant number of restricted and prohibited firearms. (Courtesy of West Shore RCMP)
Greater Victoria wins the 2024 Eco Family Escape Travel Award from Good Housekeeping Insitute. Fisherman’s Wharf was one of the many stops the presenters visited. (Photo submitted/Matt Shannon)

‘A boost to local business’: Greater Victoria wins tourism award

The visitor economy brings in $2.3 billion annually to Greater Victoria

Greater Victoria wins the 2024 Eco Family Escape Travel Award from Good Housekeeping Insitute. Fisherman’s Wharf was one of the many stops the presenters visited. (Photo submitted/Matt Shannon)
Sylvia Kelly, 103, celebrates with five others at West Shore Retirement Village. She was very active all her life and credits volunteering as a reason for having such a long life. (News Staff/ Thomas Eley)

Six centenarians celebrate remarkable lives at West Shore retirement home

The six people celebrating have led incredibly diverse lives

Sylvia Kelly, 103, celebrates with five others at West Shore Retirement Village. She was very active all her life and credits volunteering as a reason for having such a long life. (News Staff/ Thomas Eley)
The Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society collect brood chinook salmon brood stock in the Sooke River. (Contributed – SSES)

Swimmers aid DFO in assessing returning Vancouver Island salmon numbers.

Chum well below average across southern B.C.

The Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society collect brood chinook salmon brood stock in the Sooke River. (Contributed – SSES)
The West Shore RCMP have arrested a man for 15 counts of indecent exposure. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)

Suspect arrested on 15 counts of indecent exposure on West Shore trails

The arrest was made on Nov. 8. on the Langford area

The West Shore RCMP have arrested a man for 15 counts of indecent exposure. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)
The Westshore Rebels went head-to-head against the Saskatoon Hilltops in a fierce Canadian Bowl showdown at Starlight Stadium in Langford. (News Staff/Thomas Eley)

Saskatoon Hilltops defeat Island’s Westshore in football’s Canadian Bowl

Rebels struggled on offence and had a number of plays called back hosting junior football title game

The Westshore Rebels went head-to-head against the Saskatoon Hilltops in a fierce Canadian Bowl showdown at Starlight Stadium in Langford. (News Staff/Thomas Eley)
Sailor 1st Class Ryan Black attending to duties on HMCS Ottawa. (Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt)

CFB Esquimalt sailor shares snapshot of his life on board HMCS Ottawa

Sailor 1st Class Ryan Black has been deployed to the Indo-Pacific for the last four months

Sailor 1st Class Ryan Black attending to duties on HMCS Ottawa. (Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt)
Veteran Gordon Usipiuk outside the Langford Legion on Station Avenue. (Sam Duerksen/BlackPress Media)

Greater Victoria veteran an uncelebrated hero of the Battle of Medak Pocket

Hero Gordon Usipiuk reminds the importance of ‘lest we forget’

Veteran Gordon Usipiuk outside the Langford Legion on Station Avenue. (Sam Duerksen/BlackPress Media)
Lt.-Cmdr. Jordan Thwaites is currently on a mission in the Indo-Pacific onboard HMCS Vancouver. (Courtesy of CFB Esquimalt)

Lieutenant commander grateful for his ancestors who served before him

For the fourth-generation member of the CAF, remembrance is ‘deeply personal’

Lt.-Cmdr. Jordan Thwaites is currently on a mission in the Indo-Pacific onboard HMCS Vancouver. (Courtesy of CFB Esquimalt)
Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch and Oak Bay High principal Shawn Boulding are working together to support two high schools facing regular power outages due to the ongoing Russian invasion. (Courtesy District of Oak Bay)

Oak Bay leaders pitch campaign to keep Ukraine schools running

Duo targets $20,000 to buy generators for 2 high schools in Ukraine

Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch and Oak Bay High principal Shawn Boulding are working together to support two high schools facing regular power outages due to the ongoing Russian invasion. (Courtesy District of Oak Bay)
A woman stands on the Sooke flowline shortly after it was built. Some hikers still use the flowline trail, though it is marked as off-limits to the public. (Image provided by the CRD)

Hidden, high-rated Vancouver Island hiking trail designated as hazardous

While the Sooke Flow Pipe Trail has an interesting history, the CRD says to appreciate it from afar

A woman stands on the Sooke flowline shortly after it was built. Some hikers still use the flowline trail, though it is marked as off-limits to the public. (Image provided by the CRD)
Attendees place poppies on the cenotaph at Veterans Memorial Park during the 2022 Remembrance Day ceremony in Langford. (Black Press Media file photo)

Remember the sacrifices in the fight for freedom

Canadian veterans deserve our respect

  • Nov 6, 2023
Attendees place poppies on the cenotaph at Veterans Memorial Park during the 2022 Remembrance Day ceremony in Langford. (Black Press Media file photo)
George Morrison climbs aboard a teacher’s pickup to load up the food the school community at Oak Bay High collected for the Mustard Seed’s food network. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Greater Victoria charities see soaring demand for food and housing

Newcomers and students top the list

  • Nov 3, 2023
George Morrison climbs aboard a teacher’s pickup to load up the food the school community at Oak Bay High collected for the Mustard Seed’s food network. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Garbage bins line a Victoria street in October. The CRD will evaluate making it mandatory that all of its 13 communities have some form of curbside green bin collection. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

CRD could explore making green bin collection mandatory in all communities

Food and yard waste the second-largest trash source as 7 municipalities offer no curbside service

Garbage bins line a Victoria street in October. The CRD will evaluate making it mandatory that all of its 13 communities have some form of curbside green bin collection. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
West Shore RCMP urged parents to check Halloween candy after medication was believed to have been inadvertently handed out Oct. 31 in Colwood. The medication was found inside the home on Nov. 1. (Courtesy West Shore RCMP)

UPDATE: Missing medication found in Greater Victoria home, not Halloween candy

Elderly resident called Greater Victoria area police when they realized the medication was missing

West Shore RCMP urged parents to check Halloween candy after medication was believed to have been inadvertently handed out Oct. 31 in Colwood. The medication was found inside the home on Nov. 1. (Courtesy West Shore RCMP)
Eric Berbenuik shares his collection of Tonka trucks which adorned his Langford yard. (Photo by Tim Collins)

Tonka trucks treasured for new generation at Langford home

Pieces of the past pay homage to old Langford

  • Nov 1, 2023
Eric Berbenuik shares his collection of Tonka trucks which adorned his Langford yard. (Photo by Tim Collins)
CFAX Santas Anonymous relies on donors picking tags off wish trees in recreation centres across Greater Victoria to provide kids with holiday gifts. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Santas Anonymous registration hits 1,200 maximum in ‘shocking’ 24 hours

Food bank operators believe ‘Christmas need will be through the roof’

CFAX Santas Anonymous relies on donors picking tags off wish trees in recreation centres across Greater Victoria to provide kids with holiday gifts. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Flooding and bank instability closed the Malahat on Nov. 15, 2021. (File photo courtesy Emcon Services Inc.)

Malahat flood repairs finally complete

Work on Tunnel Hill section of Trans-Canada Highway finished

Flooding and bank instability closed the Malahat on Nov. 15, 2021. (File photo courtesy Emcon Services Inc.)