Angela Cowan

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Sidney elementary teachers Nancy Fredeen, left, Lori Richards, Jennifer Alberring and Lisa Kjernisted are out-of-pocket several hundred dollars annually. For on-call teachers, they say, that number can be as high as $1,000 per year.

Great Teachers: Teachers spend to create better learning spaces

Sidney elementary teachers talk about how they put the 'cool stuff' into the education system

Sidney elementary teachers Nancy Fredeen, left, Lori Richards, Jennifer Alberring and Lisa Kjernisted are out-of-pocket several hundred dollars annually. For on-call teachers, they say, that number can be as high as $1,000 per year.
Rodger Kobierski and his wife Pat, right, accept certificates recognizing their many hours of volunteer service with Colwood’s Emergency Planning Committee from Mayor Carol Hamilton at a ceremony in December.

Colwood volunteers making a difference

Family contributes 50 years of volunteer time to keep city residents safe, secure

Rodger Kobierski and his wife Pat, right, accept certificates recognizing their many hours of volunteer service with Colwood’s Emergency Planning Committee from Mayor Carol Hamilton at a ceremony in December.
Langford Fire Chief Bob Beckett presents a new sink to three of the kids at the Divine Hands Orphanage in Port au Prince, so they don't have to wash their laundry in buckets on the ground anymore.

Reporters’ notebooks: dateline 2014 Angela Cowan

Meeting inspiring and dedicated people on the West Shore

Langford Fire Chief Bob Beckett presents a new sink to three of the kids at the Divine Hands Orphanage in Port au Prince, so they don't have to wash their laundry in buckets on the ground anymore.
The most common negative human-deer interactions include garden damage and car accidents, the latter of which can often turn fawns like these two into orphans.

Don’t feed the deer: Wild ARC

Culling "costly, temporary" solution to limiting human-deer interactions

The most common negative human-deer interactions include garden damage and car accidents, the latter of which can often turn fawns like these two into orphans.
The ladies of the Ensemble Laude choir will be regaling concertgoers with their trademark medieval melodies, combined with the works of modern composers, in a performance at the St. Mary’s Anglican Church in Metchosin this Sunday.

All-female choral group set to illuminate Metchosin

Musical pieces date from the 1300s to modern compositions

The ladies of the Ensemble Laude choir will be regaling concertgoers with their trademark medieval melodies, combined with the works of modern composers, in a performance at the St. Mary’s Anglican Church in Metchosin this Sunday.

Homes evacuated in View Royal

Precautions taken with chemical spill in mobile home park

Langford firefighter Colin Stann (centre) shakes a Douglas Fir to check for loose needles as fellow firefighters Jordie Robb and Ken Benedict inspect a Noble Fir at the 'Yup, it's us' Christmas tree lot beside St. Anthony's dental clinic on Goldstream Avenue.

Tree tips for a safe Christmas on the West Shore

Langford Fire Rescue provides some helpful tree hints

Langford firefighter Colin Stann (centre) shakes a Douglas Fir to check for loose needles as fellow firefighters Jordie Robb and Ken Benedict inspect a Noble Fir at the 'Yup, it's us' Christmas tree lot beside St. Anthony's dental clinic on Goldstream Avenue.

View Royal job hunter defrauded in online scam

Police advise caution in third-party online transactions

Flu Clinic at West Shore Health Unit

Free shots available for seniors, pregnant moms, kids

Redwings, part of the thrush family of songbirds, are a rare sight in Western North America.

Christmas bird count a West Shore holiday tradition

Event tracks population changes, migratory patterns and threats to birds

Redwings, part of the thrush family of songbirds, are a rare sight in Western North America.

West Shore RCMP news in brief

Thefts and possible vandalism keep police busy on the West Shore

Lou Lattanzi, 90, receives the Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour medal Saturday from Prince Edward Branch #91 Royal Canadian Legion first vice-president Norm Scott, as Legion ways and means committee chair Bea Leblanc and president Dave Bennett look on.

Langford Legion hosts emotional award presentation for Second World War vet

France’s highest honour recognizes D-Day efforts of Greater Victoria veteran

Lou Lattanzi, 90, receives the Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour medal Saturday from Prince Edward Branch #91 Royal Canadian Legion first vice-president Norm Scott, as Legion ways and means committee chair Bea Leblanc and president Dave Bennett look on.

CRD has firm date for kitchen scrap ban

Jan. 1 deadline affects last four municipalities on the West Shore

Attempted murder suspect identified

Glenn James Kenney faces charges for attempted murder

The Sooke Community Choir is coming to Metchosin Dec. 4 to perform their annual Christmas concert, chockablock with seasonal harmonies, classic carols and tales of pioneer days long past.

Community choir brings Christmas to Metchosin

Classic Christmas carols to be featured at Dec. 4 event

The Sooke Community Choir is coming to Metchosin Dec. 4 to perform their annual Christmas concert, chockablock with seasonal harmonies, classic carols and tales of pioneer days long past.
Highlands’ new mayor, Ken Williams, stands outside the Highlands Community Hall.

Groundwater, secondary suites next focus for Highlands

Four new councillors join three veterans at table in rural municipality

Highlands’ new mayor, Ken Williams, stands outside the Highlands Community Hall.
The Grinch, played by Kyle Cessford, stands up under the scowls of (clockwise) Elijah Driver, Ross Niemann, Dakota Canning, Camilla Strasdas and Hannah Eilertsen.

Youth theatre company gears up for Christmas show

PACE musical theatre group to feature a cornucopia of talent in upcoming show

The Grinch, played by Kyle Cessford, stands up under the scowls of (clockwise) Elijah Driver, Ross Niemann, Dakota Canning, Camilla Strasdas and Hannah Eilertsen.
Langford actor Carson Hunter, 11, as Ralphie Parker, is confronted by neighbourhood bully Scut Farcus, played by Neil Croswell, in A Christmas Story: The Musical, opening at the McPherson Playhouse Dec. 5.

Young Langford actor a rising star

Confidence boosted after winning lead role in A Christmas Story musical

Langford actor Carson Hunter, 11, as Ralphie Parker, is confronted by neighbourhood bully Scut Farcus, played by Neil Croswell, in A Christmas Story: The Musical, opening at the McPherson Playhouse Dec. 5.

Attempted murder charges follow View Royal stabbing

Sunday morning incident leaves one man in hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries

No guarantees on Witty’s stairs rebuild in Metchosin

CRD Parks staff look first at how best to shore up crumbling hillside