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COLUMN: Knowing how to report a wildfire is half the battle
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (316+ words) Published 9:57 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Journalism is a career that bleeds into every corner of your life — if you let it. With every moment you scroll through social media, there’s another story tip. The same goes for every room you stumble…...
North Saanich firefighters battle wildfires across the Thompson-Nicola region
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (543+ words) Published 5:30 am Monday, September 7, 2026 Two volunteers with the North Saanich Fire Department have returned from playing their part in quelling the Big Bar complex wildfires as part of a huge response to the blaze that spanned thousands of hectares across…...
Province extends training leave for military reservists at Victoria announcement
1+ week, 1+ day ago (123+ words) Published 12:45 pm Friday, September 4, 2026 The province says new extended training leave for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) reservists will improve recruitment and keep reservists’ civilian jobs safe. At an announcement at HMCS Malahat, the navy reserves training building in Victoria, on…...
Boundary-Similkameen MLA Donegal Wilson latest to quit B.C. Conservative Party
1+ week, 3+ day ago (670+ words) Published 10:44 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 With MLAs quitting the caucus in droves and controversies swirling around B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Boundary-Similkameen MLA Donegal Wilson had been calling for a full meeting for weeks. So she was particularly disappointed when a planned…...
Fluffle of baby bunnies rescued from euthanasia on Vancouver Island
1+ week, 3+ day ago (842+ words) Published 9:23 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 What started as Rabbitats Rescue Society taking in one rabbit, turned into an entire fluffle of baby bunnies being given an airlift to the Lower Mainland and rescued from euthanasia. Six baby bunnies are nestled safely…...
Campfire ban to be lifted across Vancouver Island and South Coast
1+ week, 3+ day ago (372+ words) Published 9:42 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 By Victoria News staff Campfire prohibitions will be lifted across the Coastal Fire Centre starting Thursday (Sept. 3), as wildfire danger continues to decline following recent rainfall and cooler temperatures. Effective at noon, Category 1 open-fire prohibitions, which…...
Nanaimo's business community braces for impact of latest American tariffs
1+ week, 4+ day ago (441+ words) Published 5:30 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Nanaimo is bracing for the impacts the implementation of the 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian goods that came into effect on Aug. 22 will have on the local business community. Julie Sperber, the…...
North Vancouver voters head to the polls for 1 of 3 federal byelections
1+ week, 5+ day ago (319+ words) Published 2:48 pm Monday, August 31, 2026 North Vancouver residents are headed to the polls today for a federal byelection. The North Vancouver-Capilano byelection is one of three happening Monday (Aug. 31) across Canada. The two others are Beaches—East York in Ontario and…...
Vancouver Island residents bilked out of nearly $170K via phone, online scams
1+ week, 5+ day ago (255+ words) Published 10:00 am Monday, August 31, 2026 Scammers continue to target residents in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area. During a recent one-week period, residents reported being bilked out of close to $170,000 by fraudsters. During the period of July 20 to July 26, Oceanside RCMP received…...
UPDATE: Wildfire in Peachland now considered held
2+ week, 4+ day ago (281+ words) Published 6:45 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 The BC Wildfire Service and Peachland Fire and Rescue have brought a brush fire along Lipsett Road under control. Peachland Mayor Patrick Van Minsel and the BC Wildfire Service posted updates confirming that the fire had…...