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As the long-winding saga of the SD61 trustees comes to an end, Minister of Education Lisa Beare said taxpayers were on the hook for north of $419,000 in back pay for the previously fired school board and their provincially-appointed advisor. On Monday (May 25), the ministry quashed orders removing nine trustees from the Greater Victoria […]

In my experience working in an animal shelter, one of the hardest things to witness was families surrendering dogs they had adopted only a few months earlier because they had not fully planned ahead for the responsibility or the lifestyle changes that come with adopting a dog. In many cases, the families genuinely loved their

The Maple Ridge Leisure Centre pools will be closed to the public this weekend, May 30 and 31, as the Haney Neptunes aquatic club club hosts a meet. There will be no public swimming, no drop-in programs, and no swim lessons. Regular operations will begin on June 1, after the meet. It’s the second of

A high school student bench pressed an incredible 330 pounds in a new competition at Westview Secondary, and set the school record. Aiden Wong got big cheers from hundreds of gobsmacked students who gathered in the gym to watch the contest, and livestream the action. Wong trains at Fitness Unlimited, started doing pushups in Grade

Students and teachers at Meadowridge School were brought together with local religious leaders for an afternoon of discussion and reflection. The second annual Interfaith Dialogue, put on by the school’s Muslim Student Association, featured the leaders from five different religious communities including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. Religious leaders included: Rev. Grant Ikuta representing