Kyle Slavin

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Church working with Telus to install cellphone antenna

Cadboro Bay United Church is considering striking a deal with Telus that would allow for a cellular antenna on the church grounds.

Work continues at the Craigflower bridge site as crews drill the bridge’s 44 piles into the bedrock in the Gorge Waterway. A portion of the road upgrades were completed ahead of schedule, but the overall bridge project is a couple weeks behind schedule.

Design flaw leads to more delays, higher cost for Craigflower bridge

124 joints on bridge reenforced to boost seismic stability

Work continues at the Craigflower bridge site as crews drill the bridge’s 44 piles into the bedrock in the Gorge Waterway. A portion of the road upgrades were completed ahead of schedule, but the overall bridge project is a couple weeks behind schedule.

Dry grad cash still out of reach for Claremont

SD63 school board still rejecting donations made at liquor stores

With Saanich police Const. Jon Zielinski and German shepherd Zeke hit the agility course on Sunday at the 2013 Canadian Police Canine Championships at UVic’s Centennial Stadium.

Second national victory for Saanich police dog team

Saanich police Const. Jon Zielinski and his four-legged partner, Zeke, are now two-time champions at the police canine championships

With Saanich police Const. Jon Zielinski and German shepherd Zeke hit the agility course on Sunday at the 2013 Canadian Police Canine Championships at UVic’s Centennial Stadium.

Car strikes tow truck head on in Saanich

A tow truck carrying a car that had been involved in a rollover crash Saturday was struck head-on by an impaired driver

September 10, 2013- From left Saanich municipal workers Shawn Ollson, left, and Dave Charity work to adjust a manhole for the new sidewalk going in on the corner of Cedar Hill Road and North Dairy Road (Saanich crews are working on one side and Victoria crews are working on the other). Wheelchair access sidewalks have been added to the four corners. Work will continue and weather permitting should be completed in the next two weeks.

Sidewalks strike a chord with Saanich residents

Councillor puts on pressure for a public, long-term plan for sidewalk building

September 10, 2013- From left Saanich municipal workers Shawn Ollson, left, and Dave Charity work to adjust a manhole for the new sidewalk going in on the corner of Cedar Hill Road and North Dairy Road (Saanich crews are working on one side and Victoria crews are working on the other). Wheelchair access sidewalks have been added to the four corners. Work will continue and weather permitting should be completed in the next two weeks.

Strike avoided with CUPE school support workers

Public school support workers and the provincial government reached a tentative deal, but school districts on the hook for wage hikes

Sonia Nicholson, archives specialist with Saanich, shows off a few of the technological tools – cassette tapes and a digital voice recorder – that have been used as part of the municipality's decades-long Oral History Project.

Capturing Saanich’s untold stories

Archive’s oral history project well into third decade

Sonia Nicholson, archives specialist with Saanich, shows off a few of the technological tools – cassette tapes and a digital voice recorder – that have been used as part of the municipality's decades-long Oral History Project.

Saanich 7-Eleven robbed for fourth time

Update: Suspect images released from the first three robberies

Marion Jensen’s dog Sophie was attacked by another dog Saturday at Gyro Park beach. She has shunts and tubes in her injuries.

Dog on dog attack at Gyro Park a hard lesson for owner

Saanich pound stresses all owners need to have control of their animals

Marion Jensen’s dog Sophie was attacked by another dog Saturday at Gyro Park beach. She has shunts and tubes in her injuries.
Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie shows off a guided missile system launcher that was found discarded at the Hartland landfill last Wednesday (Sept. 4). Police say the one-time use weapon was just a “wartime souvenir” and was not operational.

Missile launcher found in Hartland recycling bin

Throwing a rocket launcher in a recycling bin at the landfill is not the way to get rid of military weaponry

Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie shows off a guided missile system launcher that was found discarded at the Hartland landfill last Wednesday (Sept. 4). Police say the one-time use weapon was just a “wartime souvenir” and was not operational.

Police track down wanted Saanich man

A wanted man who Saanich police had been looking for since Aug. 20 was arrested Saturday with the assistance of two dog units.

Saanich Youth Council seeks new members

Saanich is looking for a few good boys and girls who have a passion for their community.

Solar panels atop Reynolds secondary school were damaged overnight Wednesday or Thursday. Fourteen windows in the school were also smashed.

Solar panels, windows damaged by vandalism overnight at Reynolds secondary

Fourteen solar panels and 15 windows were smashed at Reynolds secondary in Saanich Wednesday night or Thursday morning

Solar panels atop Reynolds secondary school were damaged overnight Wednesday or Thursday. Fourteen windows in the school were also smashed.

Panama Flats may act as staging point for green bins

Saanich is looking to use a building on the agricultural land to help public works crews prepare for an overhaul of garbage collection

Danae Johnston helps 18-year-old Rachel Willson, left, with her things as she moves into the University of Victoria dorm. With a flood of new students this year, some will be sleeping and studying in lounges converted to makeshift dorms.

UVic students living in lounge areas due to campus overcrowding

Common areas converted to apartments with UVic housing at overcapacity

Danae Johnston helps 18-year-old Rachel Willson, left, with her things as she moves into the University of Victoria dorm. With a flood of new students this year, some will be sleeping and studying in lounges converted to makeshift dorms.

Group launches petition for amalgamation question on 2014 ballot

Amalgamation Yes: Are you in favour of reducing the number of municipalities in the Capital Regional District through amalgamation?

Protest held in Ohio before sentencing of Saanich priest

Phil Jacobs worked as priest in Columbus in 1970s and 1980s. He's charged in B.C. with touching a young person for a sexual purpose

Wheelchair-bound Saanich resident Stef Barber poses with Saanich Coun. Nichola Wade on the beach at Cadboro Bay-Gyro Park. Barber lobbied Saanich to become more accessible to people with mobility issues, and on Thursday the municipality officially opened its new ramp and roll-out pathway to allow individuals in wheelchairs and scooters to access the beach.

Saanich improves accessibility at Cadboro Bay

Residents with mobility issues can now access Gyro Beach, thanks to new ramp and roll-out mat

Wheelchair-bound Saanich resident Stef Barber poses with Saanich Coun. Nichola Wade on the beach at Cadboro Bay-Gyro Park. Barber lobbied Saanich to become more accessible to people with mobility issues, and on Thursday the municipality officially opened its new ramp and roll-out pathway to allow individuals in wheelchairs and scooters to access the beach.
Gabriel Armitage-Point, 6, carries a brand new football and volleyball, which were given to the Victoria Native Friendship Centre last week. The VNFC was awarded $10,000 worth of new sports equipment, courtesy of Canada Dry Mott’s through the Let’s Play grant program.

Victoria Native Friendship Centre benefits from $10K sports, recreation grant

Saanich-based centre earns Let's Play grant from Canada Day Mott's

Gabriel Armitage-Point, 6, carries a brand new football and volleyball, which were given to the Victoria Native Friendship Centre last week. The VNFC was awarded $10,000 worth of new sports equipment, courtesy of Canada Dry Mott’s through the Let’s Play grant program.