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About 15 donations a year come through the program, said Shelley Engelhardt, director of development for Island Kids First, Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. One trio of girls created ...
A series of open houses for Lantzville's proposed 306-bed long-term care home will give residents a chance to find out more and share their ideas. The facility, which was first announced in 2023 for ...
A new documentary set to premiere this fall details the birth of Canada's first professional women's soccer league. Filmmaker Michèle Hozer followed Canadian Olympic medallist Diana Matheson over two ...
Each of the 13 episodes of Coastal Carvings is dedicated to the passion behind keeping culture and tradition alive through art. The series has its broadcast premiere on Monday, Sept. 1 at 5:30 p.m. PT ...
A Nanaimo traveller who wasn't allowed to skip the ferry lineup because he hadn't received B.C. Ferries' approval for medically assured loading had his human rights case dismissed, but he may still ...
Now she owns Rabbit Rabbit, a wine bar and restaurant in Victoria’s Chinatown. Cooper is also the restaurant’s sommelier and has been quick to garner attention. In June, Rabbit Rabbit was named by YAM ...
The Saanich pair has been doing volunteer pet therapy work since 2023, starting with student visits at the University of Victoria. A nurse by trade, Foucher isn't in palliative care, but understands ...
Cronk, 25, also rowed for the University of Victoria and has earned three World Cup medals, including two silvers and a bronze between 2022 and 2023. Jones, the youngest of the trio, will make her ...
Don the corn guy’s actual name is Don Allingham. His fame comes from something simple: really good corn. The proof is in the product. He hauls as many as 1,000 ears to a single market and leaves with ...
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Officer 'may have committed driving offences' in November 2024 stolen pickup incident, Independent Investigations Office of BC rules ...
PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily editor Philip Wolf welcomes your questions, comments and local story ideas. He can be ...