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Welland Orchard in View Royal is run by the non-profit LifeCycles Project. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Energy ready to burst in Vancouver Island public orchard

Lifecycles land near Victoria cultivates community connections to land, each other

 

Lily Gladstone as Cam Bentland in Under the Bridge which follows the 1997 murder of Saanich teen, Reena Virk. (Under the Bridge Hulu/Instagram)

Oscar nominee Gladstone stars as B.C.’s notorious Reena Virk case hits Hulu

Under the Bridge premieres with 2 episodes April 17 on Hulu

 

The Texas clouds disperse Monday (April 8) in time for for Saanich father and son Steve Hickton and Connor Hickton to experience the full solar eclipse. (Photo by Steven Hickton)

PHOTOS: Saanich pair races to clear skies in Texas for total solar eclipse

4 a.m. start, traffic dodging lands father-son duo in Goldthwaite in the path of totality

 

Emerson, a two-year-old elephant seal, makes his way from the shoreline of the Gorge Waterway into traffic. (Eli Katz/Facebook)

VIDEO: Fisheries relocates famed Vancouver Island elephant seal to remote beach

Dubbed Emerson by locals, the seal repeatedly returns to Greater Victoria

Emerson, a two-year-old elephant seal, makes his way from the shoreline of the Gorge Waterway into traffic. (Eli Katz/Facebook)
Connor Hickton (left) and Steve Hickton of Saanich are set to chase an eclipse, travelling to Texas ahead of the April 8 event. (Courtesy Steve Hickton)

B.C. father and son chasing total solar eclipse to Texas

Steve and Connor Hickton took the same UVic astronomy course 20 years apart

Connor Hickton (left) and Steve Hickton of Saanich are set to chase an eclipse, travelling to Texas ahead of the April 8 event. (Courtesy Steve Hickton)
Anthony and Ronin Cianflone are desperately trying to get extra funding so Ronin can have one-to-one to support for his complex needs. (News Staff/ Thomas Eley)

Lack of autism funding leaves B.C. man and his son in a lurch

Number of children diagnosed with autism has consistently increased since 2008

Anthony and Ronin Cianflone are desperately trying to get extra funding so Ronin can have one-to-one to support for his complex needs. (News Staff/ Thomas Eley)
Lily Gladstone as Cam Bentland in ‘Under the Bridge,’ which follows the 1997 murder of a Saanich teen. (Under the Bridge Hulu/Instagram)

Trailer offers 1st peek at Hulu series on murder of B.C. teen Reena Virk

‘Under the Bridge’ is based on a book about the 1997 killing of Reena Virk by her peers

Lily Gladstone as Cam Bentland in ‘Under the Bridge,’ which follows the 1997 murder of a Saanich teen. (Under the Bridge Hulu/Instagram)
A Saanich police officer was dismissed for unwanted contact with his former partner. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy)

‘Egregiously serious’: B.C. cop fired for stalking former partner

Saanich officer used police department databases 92 times to track her

A Saanich police officer was dismissed for unwanted contact with his former partner. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy)
Amanda Farrell-Low with the wind phone at Royal Oak Burial Park in Saanich. She led the initiative to have the phone installed, spurred by the loss of her brother in 2012. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Wind phone offers ‘profound’ way for B.C. residents to grieve lost loved ones

Woman plans payphone in Greater Victoria’s Royal Oak Burial Park to honour memory of her brother

Amanda Farrell-Low with the wind phone at Royal Oak Burial Park in Saanich. She led the initiative to have the phone installed, spurred by the loss of her brother in 2012. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Cobble Hill Puzzle Company has a full gallery of images online to help potential customers avoid scams – particularly on Facebook. (Cobble Hill Puzzles/Facebook)

B.C. puzzle company says Facebook failing to solve its global scams plague

Fake businesses change ‘website and identities faster than burning paper’: Cobble Hill Puzzle Company

Cobble Hill Puzzle Company has a full gallery of images online to help potential customers avoid scams – particularly on Facebook. (Cobble Hill Puzzles/Facebook)
Courtney Collins’ cat named Kitten grew stressed during the period when they were unsure where they would end up. (Courtesy of Courtney Collins)

‘Pretty much screwed’: B.C. tenant slams lack of pet-friendly rentals

Pet clauses are banned in Ontario, but landlords in B.C. can prohibit pets in their rental units

Courtney Collins’ cat named Kitten grew stressed during the period when they were unsure where they would end up. (Courtesy of Courtney Collins)
According to the Central Saanich Police Service, Facebook Marketplace scams have been on the rise. (Courtesy of Better Business Bureau)

‘I was taken so badly’: B.C. scam victims speak out about online tricks

Police warn residents about an uptick in Facebook Marketplace scams

According to the Central Saanich Police Service, Facebook Marketplace scams have been on the rise. (Courtesy of Better Business Bureau)
University of Victoria astronomer Spencer Bialek takes in the stars at Sombrio beach. The PhD student is studying how to mitigate the impact that hundreds of thousands of new satellites are expected to have on astronomy observations. (Courtesy of Spencer Bialek)

B.C. astronomer studies satellites putting galactic archaeology at risk

Thousands of satellites planned for orbit could hinder observations of space: UVic researcher

University of Victoria astronomer Spencer Bialek takes in the stars at Sombrio beach. The PhD student is studying how to mitigate the impact that hundreds of thousands of new satellites are expected to have on astronomy observations. (Courtesy of Spencer Bialek)
The University of Victoria is home to the world’s largest Transgender Archives. (Graphic from Aaron Devor).

B.C. attracting researchers as home to world’s largest transgender archives

Visitors come from all over the world to study the archives at the University of Victoria

The University of Victoria is home to the world’s largest Transgender Archives. (Graphic from Aaron Devor).
Darren Gowen, one of three men convicted in a gruesome 1990 double murder was granted a six-month day parole extension. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg file photo)

Parole extended for B.C. man who planned 1990 killings of mom, grandma

Darren (Huenemann) Gowen is one of three men convicted in the gruesome 1990 double murder

Darren Gowen, one of three men convicted in a gruesome 1990 double murder was granted a six-month day parole extension. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg file photo)
Power To Be’s site on Prospect Lake, which is leased from the Steele family for $1 a year. (Photo courtesy of Power To Be)

Project brings nature accessibility to site of former B.C. golf course

Power To Be reimagines former Prospect Lake golf course

  • Jul 7, 2023
Power To Be’s site on Prospect Lake, which is leased from the Steele family for $1 a year. (Photo courtesy of Power To Be)
Cargo containers are unloaded from the Maersk Stockholm ship with gantry cranes while docked at port in Vancouver. (Black Press Media File Photo)

B.C. school studies Canada’s first zero-carbon emissions shipping corridor

‘This project will be contributing to the global discussion of where shipping is going’

Cargo containers are unloaded from the Maersk Stockholm ship with gantry cranes while docked at port in Vancouver. (Black Press Media File Photo)
Longtime leading Canadian player, Eric Dunn of Saanich is among the first inductees to the national foosball hall of fame. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Meet B.C. man named Canada’s first-ever foosball hall-of-famer

Saanich’s Eric Dunn first Canadian to reach the rank of pro-master – the top level on tour

Longtime leading Canadian player, Eric Dunn of Saanich is among the first inductees to the national foosball hall of fame. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Members of the Victoria and Saanich police departments accessed the personal information of a local critic while using a police database without the authority to do so. Pictured are Saanich police Chief Dean Duthie (left) and Victoria police Chief Del Manak. (Black Press Media file photo)

2 B.C. police forces improperly surveyed accountability critic

B.C.’s privacy watchdog found police ran man’s name through database without authority

Members of the Victoria and Saanich police departments accessed the personal information of a local critic while using a police database without the authority to do so. Pictured are Saanich police Chief Dean Duthie (left) and Victoria police Chief Del Manak. (Black Press Media file photo)
A former Saanich IT manager has been accused in a civil lawsuit from B.C.’s attorney general of wrongfully copying and distributing municipal records, including ones containing personal information. (Black Press Media file photo)

Ex-IT manager accused of nabbing Saanich municipal files, sharing personal data

Files deal with son’s neighbour dispute as B.C.’s attorney general sues over thousands of documents

  • May 30, 2023
A former Saanich IT manager has been accused in a civil lawsuit from B.C.’s attorney general of wrongfully copying and distributing municipal records, including ones containing personal information. (Black Press Media file photo)