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Ryan Barber goes through the possessions that remain in his truck with the West Shore RCMP. The truck was stolen on Monday in Langford and recovered on Wednesday. Barber and partner Vivian Pattison were in the process of moving to Victoria when their truck was stolen.

Happy couple reunited with stolen truck, possessions

Couple had their truck and most of their worldly possessions stolen from a hotel parking lot in Langford.

Ryan Barber goes through the possessions that remain in his truck with the West Shore RCMP. The truck was stolen on Monday in Langford and recovered on Wednesday. Barber and partner Vivian Pattison were in the process of moving to Victoria when their truck was stolen.
Kim Dupont, a friend of Kimberly Proctor's parents, is organizing a motorcycle ride and community event to remember the young West Shore teen murdered in 2010, and to raise awareness of youth bullying and violence. The gathering will include laying flowers at the bridge where Proctor's remains were found.

Ride for Rights remembers Kimberly Proctor

Event focuses on community healing and violence prevention.

Kim Dupont, a friend of Kimberly Proctor's parents, is organizing a motorcycle ride and community event to remember the young West Shore teen murdered in 2010, and to raise awareness of youth bullying and violence. The gathering will include laying flowers at the bridge where Proctor's remains were found.

Death of Metchosin woman under RCMP care sparks investigation

The death of a woman under the care of a West Shore RCMP officer is now under investigation by B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office.

SUV ends up on Colwood beach

A likely mechanical failure ended with a RCMP receiving reports of a vehicle on the beach by Esquimalt Lagoon.

Police are investigating a robbery at the Island Savings in Langford on Jacklin Rd. West Shore RCMP are still on the chase for a man seen fleeing the bank.

UPDATED: Man arrested after Langford bank robbery

RCMP seek suspect and vehicle after Island Savings near Jacklin Road and Attree Avenue was robbed this morning

Police are investigating a robbery at the Island Savings in Langford on Jacklin Rd. West Shore RCMP are still on the chase for a man seen fleeing the bank.
Kenneth Hooper has been missing from his Langford home since July 31. He is known to camp in areas throughout Greater Victoria and is without the medication he needs to take regularly.

RCMP on the lookout for missing Langford man

Kenneth (Ken) Hooper, 34, went missing on July 31. He is described as five foot six inches, 150 pounds, with short dark brown hair.

Kenneth Hooper has been missing from his Langford home since July 31. He is known to camp in areas throughout Greater Victoria and is without the medication he needs to take regularly.
View Royal firefighters extinguish the last of a brush fire which broke out on the median of the Trans-Canada Hwy near the Colwood turnoff on Monday around 4 p.m.

Trans-Canada brush fire extinguished

View Royal firefighters put out a brush fire Monday afternoon that broke out on the median of the Trans-Canada Highway

View Royal firefighters extinguish the last of a brush fire which broke out on the median of the Trans-Canada Hwy near the Colwood turnoff on Monday around 4 p.m.

A tight spot

View Royal firefighters free stuck boy from rocks on Esquimalt First Nation

A tight spot

View Royal firefighters free stuck boy from rocks on Esquimalt First Nation

Former guard Phil Williams is working on a book on the history of the jail on Wilkinson Road, called the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre.

‘Fortress’ in Saanich celebrates a century

A farm, a mental hospital, a jail and a historic site, the castle on Wilkinson Road endures as a Victoria icon

Former guard Phil Williams is working on a book on the history of the jail on Wilkinson Road, called the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre.

View Royal says no to sewage treatment at Thetis Cove

View Royal council opposes the idea of a Capital Regional District sewage treatment plant being built at Thetis Cove.

Eagle Creek development gets the go-ahead in View Royal

View Royal council has given the green light to Phase 1 of Eagle Creek Village, to be built across from Victoria General Hospital.

Architect’s rendering of the Victoria Plaza project shows added height to building, expanded courtyard.

Victoria Plaza renos get go-ahead on high-profile downtown corner

Victoria city council approves a blend of new and old

Architect’s rendering of the Victoria Plaza project shows added height to building, expanded courtyard.
Maestra Tania Miller leads the Victoria Symphony before a crowd of thousands at the 2012 Symphony Splash in the Inner Harbour. The hugely popular annual B.C. Day long weekend event is the culmination of months of preparation.

Gearing up to make a community Splash in Victoria

A volunteer cast of hundreds keeps Symphony Splash a well-orchestrated event

Maestra Tania Miller leads the Victoria Symphony before a crowd of thousands at the 2012 Symphony Splash in the Inner Harbour. The hugely popular annual B.C. Day long weekend event is the culmination of months of preparation.

Greater Victoria sewage committee wants options for biosolids site

Saanich landfill option to go to public consultation

Christine Johns from Calgary signs a baby congratulations book for Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. The book will be in the hotel’s tea lobby until the end of the month. In conjunction with the signing, the Empress is collecting clothes and toys to be donated to Santa’s Anonymous.

Well wishes for Royals from across the pond

Various ways for the Victoria public to offer baby congrats to William and Kate

Christine Johns from Calgary signs a baby congratulations book for Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. The book will be in the hotel’s tea lobby until the end of the month. In conjunction with the signing, the Empress is collecting clothes and toys to be donated to Santa’s Anonymous.

No injuries after early-morning Esquimalt shooting

Four people are in custody as Victoria police investigate a targeted early morning shooting on the 500 block of Constance Ave. in Esquimalt.

Drivers ignoring signs in West Shore work zones

Flagpersons getting concerned at number of drivers disobeying signs on highway 1 and elsewhere

Summertime is tick season on Vancouver Island

The best defence is to cover up, and check yourself regularly

Greater Victoria housing provider looks west to help youth at risk

Groups teaming up to create youth housing on the West Shore