Kyle Slavin

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Hot dog cart, zodiac and beverage cart among recent stolen items in Saanich

Saanich police put out multiple requests to find a number of large objects stolen in recent days

Thief breaking in to Saanich homes while residents sleep

Police say prowler has entered at least 8 homes overnight since Aug. 8 thanks to doors being left open or unlocked

Cyclist struck crossing Pat Bay Highway sustains only minor injuries

Female cyclist taken to hospital after being struck while crossing highway during morning commute

UPDATE: Saanich police arrest suspect in gas station armed robbery

Saanich gas station robbed by man with handgun. Suspect has black eye and distinctive tattoos on neck, hands and forearm

Public tours of the Plaskett telescope will end as public outreach shuts down after Saturday at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Saanich.

Centre of the Universe goes dark Saturday

Saanich can no longer lay claim to being the centre of the universe as astronomy outreach programs end

Public tours of the Plaskett telescope will end as public outreach shuts down after Saturday at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Saanich.
Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie stands at the location on the Galloping Goose Regional Trail where a 49-year-old woman was punched in the face in a random attack on Aug. 7. Eassie says another victim came forward late last week, saying he, too, was assaulted by an unknown man in the parking lot of the Red Lion, less than 100 metres away from the Goose, only minutes before the other attack.

Second victim of random assaults in Saanich comes forward

Saanich police believe the same man who sucker-punched a 49-year-old woman is also responsible for another attack

Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie stands at the location on the Galloping Goose Regional Trail where a 49-year-old woman was punched in the face in a random attack on Aug. 7. Eassie says another victim came forward late last week, saying he, too, was assaulted by an unknown man in the parking lot of the Red Lion, less than 100 metres away from the Goose, only minutes before the other attack.

Police car tires flattened by manhole mischief

Two tires on a Saanich police vehicle were flattened after driving over a manhole cover that had been deliberately removed.

Two stabbed in Saanich, but no one’s talking

Saanich police say they're having difficulty investigating a stabbing that sent two men to hospital Saturday

Random attack on Galloping Goose sends woman to hospital

49-year-old woman punched in the face by young man in unprovoked assault

Medical building gets the OK at busy Saanich corner

King Lasik plans to build landmark building on the site, and council Monday night gave it the approval

Brookman’s Store and Garage, shown here in a 1969 Saanich archive photo, still stand at the corner of Gorge and Admirals roads. The corner could soon change, as plans are in the works to construct a 144-unit seniors home on the property. The owners plan to relocate the grocery store elsewhere on site and convert it into a coffee shop.

Seniors complex on Gorge Road finds Saanich council support

Plans to construct a 144-unit seniors home at the corner of Admirals and Gorge roads in Saanich took another step forward Monday

Brookman’s Store and Garage, shown here in a 1969 Saanich archive photo, still stand at the corner of Gorge and Admirals roads. The corner could soon change, as plans are in the works to construct a 144-unit seniors home on the property. The owners plan to relocate the grocery store elsewhere on site and convert it into a coffee shop.
Brian Christie, director of the University of Victoria’s neuroscience graduate program, is part of a team of researchers from across Canada looking to improve diagnoses and treatment of concussions. Christie is using software called Neurotracker to collect brain activity data from young hockey players to be used as a baseline that he hopes will help in monitoring of recovery following a brain injury.

Victoria researchers tackle the unseen injury

UVic neuroscientists, hockey players team up to study concussions in kids

Brian Christie, director of the University of Victoria’s neuroscience graduate program, is part of a team of researchers from across Canada looking to improve diagnoses and treatment of concussions. Christie is using software called Neurotracker to collect brain activity data from young hockey players to be used as a baseline that he hopes will help in monitoring of recovery following a brain injury.

144-unit senior’s complex eyed for Gorge Road at Admirals

Saanich council is being asked to consider a significant redevelopment

Guns, cash seized from Saanich homes related to trafficking bust

One person is in custody and police seized two assault rifles, 1.5 pounds of cocaine and $160,000 in cash

Chris Brown and Eric Berg of C&L Painting paint over the Famous Players sign at the SilverCity theatre in 2012 at Tillicum Centre. SilverCity is asking Saanich council if it can brighten up its paint job.

SilverCity seeks flashier paint job

Request contradicts Saanich council ruling from 1998. Likelihood of succeeding 'not very good,' says mayor

Chris Brown and Eric Berg of C&L Painting paint over the Famous Players sign at the SilverCity theatre in 2012 at Tillicum Centre. SilverCity is asking Saanich council if it can brighten up its paint job.

Former Vic High teacher found guilty of criminal harassment

Provincial court judge calls Frank Canacari's testimony ridiculous, contrived and unbelievable

‘Recycled’ gun a mystery for police, Saanich man

A heirloom gun belonging to Gordon Head man that was supposed to be in a locked gun safe wound up at a recycling facility.

Saanich leads region in tree canopy loss

Between 2005 and 2011, the Capital Region lost 1,037 hectares worth of tree canopy

Saanich Const. Lisa Bruschetta, front left, Saanich police equipment officer Kevin Nunn, Oak Bay reserve Const. Aubrey Blackhall, back left, and Saanich Const. Douglas Franklin are doing a 24 hour ride to raise money for Tour de Rock.

Going in circles for 24 hours

Tour de Rock riders take on endurance challenge at University of Victoria

Saanich Const. Lisa Bruschetta, front left, Saanich police equipment officer Kevin Nunn, Oak Bay reserve Const. Aubrey Blackhall, back left, and Saanich Const. Douglas Franklin are doing a 24 hour ride to raise money for Tour de Rock.
Fifteen-year-old Japanese exchange students Yui Matsumiya and Reina Yanagisawa are flanked by their homestay mom Alicia Brown, left, and Sarah Carrie, program co-ordinator for the Victoria division of Muskoka Language International.

Relationship-building through cultural exchange

Japanese students visit Saanich to learn and explore

Fifteen-year-old Japanese exchange students Yui Matsumiya and Reina Yanagisawa are flanked by their homestay mom Alicia Brown, left, and Sarah Carrie, program co-ordinator for the Victoria division of Muskoka Language International.