With an allegedly impaired driver crashing through a fence, another caught fleeing, and another driver clocked at more than 100 km/h over the speed limit, it was a busy weekend of traffic enforcement for the Ridge Meadows RCMP. On Friday evening, March 27, frontline officers were notified of a vehicle crashing through a curb and […]
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A school bus carrying elementary students tipped onto its side Monday afternoon (March 30) near Barkerville Highway, sending several to hospital with minor injuries. According to a press release from School District 28 (SD 28), emergency crews responded around 2:40 p.m. to a single-vehicle school bus incident involving bus #45, which was transporting students home
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December 30, 1936 – March 4, 2026 In Loving Memory ~ Born in Vancouver as Madonna Elizabeth Ann Seton Thompson, Donna passed away peacefully at home at the age of 89. She was loved and married to Brian for almost 68 years. A devout Christian, Donna enjoyed sharing her faith with grace, a gentle manner,
Six little raccoons are off cavorting in the bush after spending a winter at the BC SPCA rehab centre in Metchosin. Each of the critters came to Wild ARC (Animal Rehabilitation Centre) with a different story, but the gaze became fast friends after 151 to 186 days in care together. A couple of siblings were
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Salish Sea Soap Pebbles are a common commodity handed out by organizations like Destination Greater Victoria. The little thank you gift carries the essence of the region, and ripples of good emanate from each handcrafted, upcycled, sudsy pebble. The pebbles are among the initiatives developed at Soap for Hope in its first decade, one marked
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