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Victoria-based documentarian Patricia Sims will premier her latest film When Elephants were Young on Wednesday, Feb. 10.

Vic Film Fest kicks off

The 2016 Victoria Film Festival is set to unleash the best in local, national and international cinema on Friday, Feb 5.

Victoria-based documentarian Patricia Sims will premier her latest film When Elephants were Young on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Victoria-based band Current Swell were in Langford last week to shoot a music video with radio host Dylan Willows, right.

Current Swell film music video in West Shore

On Thursday, May 15 the band headed to Millstream Self Storage for the video, which is a spoof on the TV show Storage Wars.

Victoria-based band Current Swell were in Langford last week to shoot a music video with radio host Dylan Willows, right.

Victoria surgery wait times the worst in province

Numbers blamed on a current shortage of anesthesiologists, a problem Island Health is hoping to have solved by the fall.

Long-term Colwood traffic plans worry city councillor

Give affected residents plenty of notice: Cynthia Day

Geoffrey Bird, an associate professor at Royal Roads University, stands next to a war memorial near Hatley Castle. Those planning to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War should be mindful of sensitivities of minorities and other groups around wartime actions, he says.

Remembering war a complicated act

First World War centenary commemoration questions to be addressed at Royal Roads University forum in Colwood

Geoffrey Bird, an associate professor at Royal Roads University, stands next to a war memorial near Hatley Castle. Those planning to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War should be mindful of sensitivities of minorities and other groups around wartime actions, he says.
Their cars may not be much to look at, but members of Capital Drift show off the main tool of their hobby at Western Speedway in Langford. They are, from right, Brayden Bulger, David Nykl, Danny Cox and Andrew Casey. The first drifiting event of the season happens Saturday (April 19) at the speedway.

Catchin’ the drift: extreme sport gives adrenalin blast

Greater Victoria drivers bring tire-squealing, rubber-burning sport to Western Speedway

Their cars may not be much to look at, but members of Capital Drift show off the main tool of their hobby at Western Speedway in Langford. They are, from right, Brayden Bulger, David Nykl, Danny Cox and Andrew Casey. The first drifiting event of the season happens Saturday (April 19) at the speedway.
Dianne Wanke takes a morning stroll with her grandson, Hugo, across the newly opened sidewalk on the Craigflower Bridge, between Saanich and View Royal.

Craigflower Bridge opens to foot traffic

Opening date for vehicles on bridge between Saanich and View Royal still not known

Dianne Wanke takes a morning stroll with her grandson, Hugo, across the newly opened sidewalk on the Craigflower Bridge, between Saanich and View Royal.
Emergency crews took over an hour to extract an approximately 30-year-old female driver from a flipped semi-truck on the off ramp to Millstream Avenue from the Trans-Canada Highway Thursday morning. The woman was taken to Victoria General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

UPDATED: Driver of flipped semitrailer in Langford in stable condition

Crews from View Royal and Langford worked for over an hour with BC Ambulance to remove the approximately 30-year-old female driver.

Emergency crews took over an hour to extract an approximately 30-year-old female driver from a flipped semi-truck on the off ramp to Millstream Avenue from the Trans-Canada Highway Thursday morning. The woman was taken to Victoria General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Belmont secondary student Lindsay Hargreaves is heading to the University of Nebraska on a soccer scholarship in 2015, an exciting bit of news for the young talent.

Talented West Shore soccer player checks off bucket list item

Belmont's Lindsay Hargreaves inks deal to play for highly rated NCAA school in 2015

Belmont secondary student Lindsay Hargreaves is heading to the University of Nebraska on a soccer scholarship in 2015, an exciting bit of news for the young talent.

Tickets go on sale for 2014 Rock the Shores in Colwood

Classic Canadian acts dominate this year's music festival lineup

This long unused stop on Station Avenue in Langford may one day be revived under the Island Corridor Foundation’s plan to return passenger rail to Vancouver Island.

West Shore figures in Island rail service plans

Stops in Langford and View Royal are in the works under Island Corridor Foundation plan

This long unused stop on Station Avenue in Langford may one day be revived under the Island Corridor Foundation’s plan to return passenger rail to Vancouver Island.

Sooke School District moving to two-week spring break in 2015

Shift brings SD62 in line with neighbours in Greater Victoria and Saanich

A deal to purchase the land on which Belmont secondary sits has been finalized. Sobey's Inc., which operates Thrifty Foods in Greater Victoria, has bought the land from the Sooke School District for $23.25 million. A new Belmont school is being built in the Glen Lake area.

Belmont Secondary land sold to Sobeys for mixed-use development

Sobeys has purchased the 21-acre property for $23,250,000 and has had a rezoning application approved by the City of Langford.

A deal to purchase the land on which Belmont secondary sits has been finalized. Sobey's Inc., which operates Thrifty Foods in Greater Victoria, has bought the land from the Sooke School District for $23.25 million. A new Belmont school is being built in the Glen Lake area.
Alberta cowboy Erik Dublanko tosses his lariat toward a young steer during the tie down roping event at a past year’s Luxton Pro Rodeo. The rodeo, scheduled for the long weekend in May in Langford, is in the spotlight ahead of schedule due to animal rights advocates’ concerns over business sponsorships of the annual event.

Luxton rodeo debate out of the gate early in Langford

Attention turns to business sponsorships in event’s program

Alberta cowboy Erik Dublanko tosses his lariat toward a young steer during the tie down roping event at a past year’s Luxton Pro Rodeo. The rodeo, scheduled for the long weekend in May in Langford, is in the spotlight ahead of schedule due to animal rights advocates’ concerns over business sponsorships of the annual event.
Luisa Marshall, in costume as Tina Turner, brings her tribute to the energetic singer/dancer to the Langford Legion on Saturday, April 5.

Tina Turner tribute is ‘simply the best’

Langford Legion set to host a rock'n'roll celebration

Luisa Marshall, in costume as Tina Turner, brings her tribute to the energetic singer/dancer to the Langford Legion on Saturday, April 5.

Langford among buyers of green corridor land

City plans to sell some of the former PCC lands, the rest to be reserved for recreation and parks

Pamela Anderson has given her two cents on the issue of the treatment of animals at the Luxton Pro Rodeo, held in Langford on the Victoria Day weekend in May.

Pamela Anderson opposes use of animals at Luxton Rodeo

Kynan Vine, with the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association, said he finds Anderson's views to be misinformed.

Pamela Anderson has given her two cents on the issue of the treatment of animals at the Luxton Pro Rodeo, held in Langford on the Victoria Day weekend in May.

West Shore youth fear for future of Langford skatepark

Last-minute efforts being made to buy time for well-used facility

West Shore Chamber of Commerce CEO steps down amid financial woes

Numbers don’t add up, Chamber board spokesperson says

Belmont secondary teachers Paul Bendall, left, and John Froess are heading to the United States this summer to teach other educators the ways of Advancement Via Individual Determination, a program designed to help more students qualify for college and university.

EDUCATION FEATURE: Teachers teaching teachers

Belmont secondary pair take their enthusiasm for unique post-secondary prep program to the U.S.

Belmont secondary teachers Paul Bendall, left, and John Froess are heading to the United States this summer to teach other educators the ways of Advancement Via Individual Determination, a program designed to help more students qualify for college and university.