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Bob Gillespie last November.

With death of Bob Gillespie, community loses long-time leader

Long-time Saanich councillor, advocate for farming dies at 82.

Bob Gillespie last November.
Olympic rower Dave Calder, left, and farmers Dave and Nathalie Chambers get ready for the fun to begin at the annual Chef Survival Challenge at Madrona Farms. Island chefs must complete an obstacle course before cooking a gourmet meal with farm fresh ingredients collected from the fields. Olympians will be on hand to help the chefs on the wacky obstacle course. Chambers hopes to raise $25,000 toward local food production and education.

Running hard for their dinner

Olympians, chefs team up for obstacle course fundraiser to support farming

Olympic rower Dave Calder, left, and farmers Dave and Nathalie Chambers get ready for the fun to begin at the annual Chef Survival Challenge at Madrona Farms. Island chefs must complete an obstacle course before cooking a gourmet meal with farm fresh ingredients collected from the fields. Olympians will be on hand to help the chefs on the wacky obstacle course. Chambers hopes to raise $25,000 toward local food production and education.

Breastfeeding moms to descend on library Saturday

The Greater Victoria Public Library’s regular patrons will have extra company this Saturday – a whole lot of breastfeeding moms.

Saanich Legacy Foundation president Paul McKivett, left, sits with Lindsay McCray, SLF fundraiser and Royal Oak Burial Park executive director Stephen Olson in the LIttle Spirits Garden, an area of the park now under construction dedicated to parents and families who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy or the loss of a child at birth. McCray holds a spirit house – one of the remembrance options to be available for parents in the wooded grove.

Memorial garden underway for honouring pregnancy loss

Royal Oak Burial Park opens nation’s first memorial site for parents grieving from miscarriage

Saanich Legacy Foundation president Paul McKivett, left, sits with Lindsay McCray, SLF fundraiser and Royal Oak Burial Park executive director Stephen Olson in the LIttle Spirits Garden, an area of the park now under construction dedicated to parents and families who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy or the loss of a child at birth. McCray holds a spirit house – one of the remembrance options to be available for parents in the wooded grove.
Derek Shaw has been training for the last year to transition from running in shoes to becoming a barefoot runner. He started his training on the Cedar Hill Golf Course trail.

Part 2 on Running: Going back to school

One athlete’s quest to return to the essence of running – going barefoot

Derek Shaw has been training for the last year to transition from running in shoes to becoming a barefoot runner. He started his training on the Cedar Hill Golf Course trail.

Big sugary drinks: next CRD ban?

Medical Health officer weighs-in on newly-minted New York regulations in fight against obesity

Fearless reporter Natalie North, above, looks remarkably at ease in a gingerbread man outfit as she rappels downs the CIBC Building. About 60 people braved the Drop Zone to raise $140,000 for Easter Seals.

Don’t think; don’t look down

Annual Drop Zone raises $140,000 for Easter Seals

Fearless reporter Natalie North, above, looks remarkably at ease in a gingerbread man outfit as she rappels downs the CIBC Building. About 60 people braved the Drop Zone to raise $140,000 for Easter Seals.
Maisie Riddle, centre, reads from her life story, as compiled by Braeden and Abbey Timms, who sit on either side of 95-year-old resident of Abbey St. Peter's House. The teens have been volunteering with the residents of house since late last year with their mother, Tammy and younger sister Katie.

Volunteering at Abbeyfield a family affair

Maisie Riddle holds a flower-covered folder bearing her name on her lap.

Maisie Riddle, centre, reads from her life story, as compiled by Braeden and Abbey Timms, who sit on either side of 95-year-old resident of Abbey St. Peter's House. The teens have been volunteering with the residents of house since late last year with their mother, Tammy and younger sister Katie.
University of Victoria theatre grad Emily Piggford stars in Frost as Naya, a young arctic hunter who longs for her father’s recognition as a capable disciple. The film debuts this week at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Spotlight on Victoria talent at TIFF

Filmmaker, actress debut at prestigious Toronto International Film Festival

University of Victoria theatre grad Emily Piggford stars in Frost as Naya, a young arctic hunter who longs for her father’s recognition as a capable disciple. The film debuts this week at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Emergency medical dispatcher Bill Hadden takes a call at the EMD dispatch centre in the Vancouver Island Tech Park.

Staying calm, confident and clear

B.C. Ambulance Service guide callers through every emergency

Emergency medical dispatcher Bill Hadden takes a call at the EMD dispatch centre in the Vancouver Island Tech Park.
Connie and Hon Dere peek out the service window of the Elk Lake Restaurant, which they have run for 30 years. The couple has sold the property and will close their business, which includes Elk lake’s popular boat rentals, at the end of the day this Sunday.

The last ice cream at Elk Lake

Longtime restaurant closes after Sunday; Victoria triathlon company buys property

Connie and Hon Dere peek out the service window of the Elk Lake Restaurant, which they have run for 30 years. The couple has sold the property and will close their business, which includes Elk lake’s popular boat rentals, at the end of the day this Sunday.
Clippings from offspring of a prodigious heritage fig tree are being sold this weekend at the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific plant sale.

Offshoots of Canada’s grandest fig tree for sale

Jane Tice wants visitors at the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific to take home a piece of history this weekend.

Clippings from offspring of a prodigious heritage fig tree are being sold this weekend at the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific plant sale.
Connor Gaston's film Bardo Light debuts at the Toronto International Film Festival this week.

UVic student’s short film accepted to Toronto International Film Festival

Gaston’s work shows startling maturity

Connor Gaston's film Bardo Light debuts at the Toronto International Film Festival this week.
French Immersion teacher Julie Fisher goes through books as she cleans shelves to get ready for the new school year at Reynolds secondary school.

Labour dispute on back burner for school year

The relationship between B.C. teachers and government remains on the mend, but a new teachers’ contract has put discord on temporary hiatus

French Immersion teacher Julie Fisher goes through books as she cleans shelves to get ready for the new school year at Reynolds secondary school.
Bart Armstong, in his office in his home in Saanich, works tirelessly to unearth the stories of the dozens of Canadians and British Empire citizens who received the U.S. Medal of Honor.

A historian’s obsession with the Medal of Honor

Bart Armstrong has made it his mission to hunt down stories of long forgotten Canadians who received the U.S. Medal of Honor

Bart Armstong, in his office in his home in Saanich, works tirelessly to unearth the stories of the dozens of Canadians and British Empire citizens who received the U.S. Medal of Honor.

Aging centre seeks to craft better entry to long-term care

As Greater Victoria’s senior population grows, so will the strain on long-term health care systems.

Friends support young transplant recipient

This spring the News brought you the story of Evanne Fisher, the Colwood girl who had a heart transplant at just five weeks of age

Jonathan Bain, foreground, and Jordan Peltier smoke rose and double apple flavoured veggie product from water pipes at Cleopatra Hookah & Coffee Lounge on Broughton Street in Victoria.

Hookah regulations adrift in a haze

Vancouver Island's top doctor issues warning on smoking vegetable products as smoking lounges gain following in Victoria

Jonathan Bain, foreground, and Jordan Peltier smoke rose and double apple flavoured veggie product from water pipes at Cleopatra Hookah & Coffee Lounge on Broughton Street in Victoria.
B.C. Transit is revamping routes to try and curb pass ups this fall, especially on routes headed to UVic.

Transit fine-tunes bus routes to UVic

More buses en route to busiest routes starting in September

B.C. Transit is revamping routes to try and curb pass ups this fall, especially on routes headed to UVic.

Better computers, big power savings for cash-strapped schools

Saanich School District overhauled its computer networks – one that has drastically reduced energy consumption and saved cash