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An image of the passenger check-in lineup this morning at Victoria International Airport. (Twitter/@_ChorongKim)

Air Canada computer troubles leads to flight cancellation at YYJ

Victoria Airport reporting service kiosks are running again

An image of the passenger check-in lineup this morning at Victoria International Airport. (Twitter/@_ChorongKim)
Desiree Young of Sidney works with another player during a development session at the Breakers Tournament in Saanich recently. Young is in Kamloops Feb. 22 to 25 for the BC Winter Games. Check out our video interview at peninsulanewsreview.com.  (Steven Heywood/News Staff)

Sidney’s Desiree Young at her first BC Winter Games

Wheelchair basketball player has been on the court for about a year

Desiree Young of Sidney works with another player during a development session at the Breakers Tournament in Saanich recently. Young is in Kamloops Feb. 22 to 25 for the BC Winter Games. Check out our video interview at peninsulanewsreview.com.  (Steven Heywood/News Staff)
Speed skater Tori Kalyniuk shares a laugh with her coach Brenda Hennigar during a Peninsula Speed Skating Club practice recently. (Steven Heywood/News Staff)

Peninsula speed skater has eyes on the podium at BC Winter Games

Tori Kalyniuk will have her Skittles ready before each race

Speed skater Tori Kalyniuk shares a laugh with her coach Brenda Hennigar during a Peninsula Speed Skating Club practice recently. (Steven Heywood/News Staff)
Oak Bay Breakers’ guard Jasmine Lambert drives to the basket against Claremont defender Sierra Reisig during Saturday’s Island 3A girls basketball championship game. (Steven Heywood/News Staff)

Oak Bay wins Island girls hoops title

Breakers and Spartans meet in final for eighth time in the last 10 seasons

Oak Bay Breakers’ guard Jasmine Lambert drives to the basket against Claremont defender Sierra Reisig during Saturday’s Island 3A girls basketball championship game. (Steven Heywood/News Staff)
Emma Ottewell prepares to guard Cowichan’s Jazmine Charles (#12) during the Stelly’s Stingers’ opening game of the Island Girls 3A basketball championship tournament Thursday evening at Claremont Secondary. (Steven Heywood/News Staff)

Stelly’s girls hoops team battling at the Islands

Stingers drop opener Thursday night, 43-36 to Cowichan

Emma Ottewell prepares to guard Cowichan’s Jazmine Charles (#12) during the Stelly’s Stingers’ opening game of the Island Girls 3A basketball championship tournament Thursday evening at Claremont Secondary. (Steven Heywood/News Staff)
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World Rowing Coastal Championships coming to Sidney

Event will make its Canadian and North America debut in October

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Jake Ounsted and his mom Cathie and dad Chris. Jake has played for Mt. Doug football for four years and this weeks officially signed his NCAA letter of intent to play with the University of Massachusetts Minutemen. (Submitted)

Central Saanich’s Jake Ounsted signs with UMass to play college football

Ounsted set to graduate from Mt. Doug at the top of his game

Jake Ounsted and his mom Cathie and dad Chris. Jake has played for Mt. Doug football for four years and this weeks officially signed his NCAA letter of intent to play with the University of Massachusetts Minutemen. (Submitted)
Traffic on the Pat Bay Highway was backed up Tuesday morning, following a collision at the intersection at Mount Newton Cross Road in Central Saanich. Crews removed three vehicles, including this one, which was damaged front and back. (Steven Heywood/News Staff)

Pat Bay Highway traffic backed up after crash

Three vehicles involved in turning lane crash at Mt. Newton X Rd.

Traffic on the Pat Bay Highway was backed up Tuesday morning, following a collision at the intersection at Mount Newton Cross Road in Central Saanich. Crews removed three vehicles, including this one, which was damaged front and back. (Steven Heywood/News Staff)
Peninsula Minor Hockey Atom coach Ron Cooke gives some tips to one of the young goalies during the 2014 Atom skills assessment day at Panorama Recreation Centre. (Steven Heywood/News Staff File)

Chinese youth hockey team touring Vancouver Island

Little Wolf Beijing Hockey to test skills against Island minor hockey players

Peninsula Minor Hockey Atom coach Ron Cooke gives some tips to one of the young goalies during the 2014 Atom skills assessment day at Panorama Recreation Centre. (Steven Heywood/News Staff File)
Jack Spencer lets loose a rock during the Glen Meadows Masters Open Bonspiel in North Saanich a few years ago. Thirty-two rinks from the Island and mainland came to play at the event which has been running for more than 30 years. (Steven Heywood/News Staff Fi;le)

Masters curling returns to North Saanich

The Glen Meadows Masters Open Bonspiel is Feb. 6 to 9

Jack Spencer lets loose a rock during the Glen Meadows Masters Open Bonspiel in North Saanich a few years ago. Thirty-two rinks from the Island and mainland came to play at the event which has been running for more than 30 years. (Steven Heywood/News Staff Fi;le)
Sand spit-dune habitat on James Island’s north spit – critical habitat for several endangered species. (Photo courtesy the Nature Conservancy of Canada)

UPDATE: Tsawout First Nation sues for the return of James Island

Civil claim alleges province, feds failed to live up to terms of an 1852 treaty

Sand spit-dune habitat on James Island’s north spit – critical habitat for several endangered species. (Photo courtesy the Nature Conservancy of Canada)
Coach Brenda Hennigar is surrounded by speed skaters Peyton Stonehouse-Smith (left) and Toria Kalinuk. They will be at the B.C. Provincial Championships for long track speed skating this weekend in Fort St. John. (Submitted)

Peninsula speed skating duo aiming for the national stage

Pair opted to train in long track skating this season for the first time

Coach Brenda Hennigar is surrounded by speed skaters Peyton Stonehouse-Smith (left) and Toria Kalinuk. They will be at the B.C. Provincial Championships for long track speed skating this weekend in Fort St. John. (Submitted)
Dunsmuir Lodge in North Saanich will become a mental health and addictions treatment facility, known as Raven’s View. (Submitted)

First Nations integral to North Saanich’s new addictions treatment facility

Pauquachin First Nation working with Homewood Health at former Dunsmuir Lodge site

Dunsmuir Lodge in North Saanich will become a mental health and addictions treatment facility, known as Raven’s View. (Submitted)
VAA Vice-President of Operations and Development James Bogusz, right, and CEO Geoff Dickson in 2015. Bogusz is leaving Victoria in January to become the CEO at Regina International Airport. (File)

Victoria Airport’s James Bogusz taking new post in Regina

YQR lures away YYJ's VP of Operations for CEO's job

VAA Vice-President of Operations and Development James Bogusz, right, and CEO Geoff Dickson in 2015. Bogusz is leaving Victoria in January to become the CEO at Regina International Airport. (File)
The Panthers mandated that all of their players wear full face protection this season, making them the first Junior B team in B.C. to do so. (Steven Heywood/News staff)

BC Hockey makes full face protection mandatory at the Junior B level

Changes in effect across B.C. next season

The Panthers mandated that all of their players wear full face protection this season, making them the first Junior B team in B.C. to do so. (Steven Heywood/News staff)
The Peninsula Panthers in North Saanich made full face protection mandatory this season. BC Hockey is now extending that level of face coverage to all of the Junior B hockey teams in the province. (Gordon Lee Photography)

BC Hockey makes full face protection mandatory at the Junior B level

Changes in effect across B.C. next season

The Peninsula Panthers in North Saanich made full face protection mandatory this season. BC Hockey is now extending that level of face coverage to all of the Junior B hockey teams in the province. (Gordon Lee Photography)
The Peninsula Singers perform A Slow Rockin’ Christmas. (Photos by Steven Heywood/News Staff)

Peninsula Singers fill Mary Winspear Centre with Christmas joy

Photos from the Singers' annual Christmas concert in Sidney

The Peninsula Singers perform A Slow Rockin’ Christmas. (Photos by Steven Heywood/News Staff)
In addition to brewing equipment, Specific Mechanical in Central Saanich manufactures distilling equipment, such as this copper pot still. (Steven Heywood/News Staff file)

Victoria’s Phillips Brewing gets Specific with new brewhouse

Victoria brewer and Central Saanich builder team up on efficient brewhouse

In addition to brewing equipment, Specific Mechanical in Central Saanich manufactures distilling equipment, such as this copper pot still. (Steven Heywood/News Staff file)
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Spunky gets his own ‘hawk’-umentary

Red-tailed hawk raised by eagles in Sidney part of new online documentary

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Taking a chance on Sidney’s first Indian restaurant

BUSINESS PROFILES 2017: Sahej Singh has opened The Indian Cafe on Bevan Avenue