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After clearing its final hurdle earlier this week, Our Place Society will likely open its therapeutic recovery community at 94 Talcott Rd. in View Royal in the fall. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Therapeutic recovery centre likely to open in the fall

Former Choices facility in View Royal to be transformed

After clearing its final hurdle earlier this week, Our Place Society will likely open its therapeutic recovery community at 94 Talcott Rd. in View Royal in the fall. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)
Photo by Paul Obersteller

Fire in Sooke hills park likely caused by campfire

Crews currently focus on hot spots

Photo by Paul Obersteller
Colwood residents will be able to voice their opinions about the draft official community plan (OCP) during a public hearing next week at the Colwood Pentecostal Church on Sooke Road. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Colwood hosts public hearing for OCP

Event gives residents chance to express views to council

Colwood residents will be able to voice their opinions about the draft official community plan (OCP) during a public hearing next week at the Colwood Pentecostal Church on Sooke Road. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)
Goldstream Gazette file photo

Editorial: Mobile clinic a new approach to healthcare

"I don't have a family doctor," is an all too familiar phrase for many residents and families that live on the West Shore and around Greater Victoria.

Goldstream Gazette file photo
Humpback Road has been re-opened to help alleviate traffic woes for local residents as construction continues on the Malahat. The road, which will be open until late summer or early fall, was originally closed in October as part of an agreement with the Island Corridor Foundation when West Shore Parkway (pictured) opened. (Gazette file photo)

Langford reopens Humpback Road to alleviate traffic woes

Road opened to help local residents get home

Humpback Road has been re-opened to help alleviate traffic woes for local residents as construction continues on the Malahat. The road, which will be open until late summer or early fall, was originally closed in October as part of an agreement with the Island Corridor Foundation when West Shore Parkway (pictured) opened. (Gazette file photo)
More than 40 people showed up to the District of Highlands’ open house on secondary suites last week at the community hall on Finlayson Arm Road. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Highlands hears positive feedback on secondary suites

More than 40 people attended open house

More than 40 people showed up to the District of Highlands’ open house on secondary suites last week at the community hall on Finlayson Arm Road. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)
The Sooke School District’s critical incident response team provides support to students and staff throughout the district in the case of a death or traumatic event that will impact the school community. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Team provides support to students, staff after death or traumatic event

Helping students, staff in the Sooke School District cope with tragedy

The Sooke School District’s critical incident response team provides support to students and staff throughout the district in the case of a death or traumatic event that will impact the school community. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)
Liam Comboye, 3, passed away in October from a rare form of brain cancer, now his mother Cari and aunt, Lindsay, want to set up a non-profit to remember him. (Contributed photo)

Remembering Liam Comboye: Family to set up non-profit for toddler who died of cancer

Family aiming to raise awareness of rare cancer

Liam Comboye, 3, passed away in October from a rare form of brain cancer, now his mother Cari and aunt, Lindsay, want to set up a non-profit to remember him. (Contributed photo)
EJ Weston is the founder of Westshore Youth Pride, an alliance aiming to start a drop-in service for those in the LGBTQ community and a new website and app that connects youth to much-needed services. (Contributed photo)

New LGBTQ group connects youth to services

EJ Weston to launch app, drop-in service in coming months

EJ Weston is the founder of Westshore Youth Pride, an alliance aiming to start a drop-in service for those in the LGBTQ community and a new website and app that connects youth to much-needed services. (Contributed photo)
Actors perform in Story Theatre’s production of Off the Shelf, which will be performed as part of Kaleidoscope Theatre’s Family Theatre Festival at Belmont Secondary school on Saturday, June 16. (Story Theatre photo)

Kaleidoscope Theatre expands family festival to the West Shore

One-day event will feature three kid-friendly performances

Actors perform in Story Theatre’s production of Off the Shelf, which will be performed as part of Kaleidoscope Theatre’s Family Theatre Festival at Belmont Secondary school on Saturday, June 16. (Story Theatre photo)
Forty-two-year-old Jenn Selman, a single mother to three boys, will be making her kickboxing debut during the Be First Championships at Eagle Ridge Centre in Langford on Saturday, June 9.(Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Single mom of three makes kickboxing debut in Langford

Be First Championships take place this weekend

Forty-two-year-old Jenn Selman, a single mother to three boys, will be making her kickboxing debut during the Be First Championships at Eagle Ridge Centre in Langford on Saturday, June 9.(Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)
The District of Highlands passed a bylaw amendment prohibiting the sale and production of marijuana throughout the municipality unless a rezoning application has been approved. (iStock photo)

Highlands says no to pot, unless businesses rezoned

Commercial sales, production still illegal in district

The District of Highlands passed a bylaw amendment prohibiting the sale and production of marijuana throughout the municipality unless a rezoning application has been approved. (iStock photo)
Samantha Parker (left) and Tanny Lopez harvest salad greens at Sea Bluff Farm in Metchosin. The dry weather led to an early harvest this year. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Warm weather brings ‘promising’ season for Metchosin farm

Early harvest means longer growing season

Samantha Parker (left) and Tanny Lopez harvest salad greens at Sea Bluff Farm in Metchosin. The dry weather led to an early harvest this year. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)
Ben Hinton, project manager for Trees Dispensary stores, arranges edible marijuana products in the company’s dispensary in Nanaimo. The business, which also has locations in Victoria and Oak Bay, is hoping to expand to the West Shore. (Chris Bush/Black Press)

Transforming the image of cannabis users

Dispensary eyes expansion to the West Shore

Ben Hinton, project manager for Trees Dispensary stores, arranges edible marijuana products in the company’s dispensary in Nanaimo. The business, which also has locations in Victoria and Oak Bay, is hoping to expand to the West Shore. (Chris Bush/Black Press)
Fourteen-year-old Isaac Salvador-Brown plays cricket in the field behind the Metchosin municipal hall. (Kendra Wong /News Gazette staff)

Youth cricket picking up speed on the West Shore

Clubs encouraging play on the West Shore, Victoria, Saanich among others

Fourteen-year-old Isaac Salvador-Brown plays cricket in the field behind the Metchosin municipal hall. (Kendra Wong /News Gazette staff)
Black Press file photo

Calls for service on the rise: West Shore RCMP

Number of calls increased by five per cent compared to previous year

Black Press file photo
Geoffrey Tindyebwa, a teacher at Pearson College, and nine other students will be heading to a village in Kenya July 2 to 23 to help build a school as part of the Kumbuka Universal Learning Experiences (KULE) Foundation. (Contributed photo)

Giving back to Kenya, one brick at a time

Pearson College teacher, students head to Kenya in July

Geoffrey Tindyebwa, a teacher at Pearson College, and nine other students will be heading to a village in Kenya July 2 to 23 to help build a school as part of the Kumbuka Universal Learning Experiences (KULE) Foundation. (Contributed photo)
Island man leads police on brief chase on Malahat

Island man leads police on brief chase on Malahat

Motorcyclist slapped with violation tickets

Island man leads police on brief chase on Malahat
Terisa Thomas (left) and her mother, Jan, are concerned about the roughly $15,000 to $20,000 bill they will have to cough up to pay for sewage hookups over the next year. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Langford residents concerned about hefty sewage bill

Financing options coming soon, says City

Terisa Thomas (left) and her mother, Jan, are concerned about the roughly $15,000 to $20,000 bill they will have to cough up to pay for sewage hookups over the next year. (Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)
New regulations could soon be coming to short-term vacation rental operators in Metchosin. Proposed regulations include having a business licence, providing 24/7 contact information in case of problems, and putting down a $500 security deposit.(Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)

Metchosin moves to regulate short-term vacation rentals

Airbnb operators could be required to have a business licence

New regulations could soon be coming to short-term vacation rental operators in Metchosin. Proposed regulations include having a business licence, providing 24/7 contact information in case of problems, and putting down a $500 security deposit.(Kendra Wong/News Gazette staff)