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Fire hydrant break on Pandora/Cook

On March 26 at approximately 2.15 p.m., a fire hydrant began to flood Pandora Avenue and Cook Street.

‘For goodness’ sake, don’t use a poison’

Doctors call for B.C. ban on non-essential pesticides; CRD takes long-term approach

Is food-borne illness a risk with plastic bag bans?

Bans in B.C. fall outside municipal jurisdiction, to province

UVic emergency contacts and student services signs outdated

*Updated May 2013*

UVic professor to stand for election with B.C. Greens in May

A world-renowned environmental scientist and climate modeler, Weaver is standing for election with the B.C. Green Party in the Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding on May 14.

Remembering Victoria’s stolen sisters

Old and young heard moving stories at February’s Stolen Sisters Memorial March, inspiring thoughts of loved ones and bringing awareness to a pressing issue

UVic professor Budd Hall to serve four years as UNESCO co-chair

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has appointed UVic professor Budd Hall as co-chair of community-based research and social responsibility in higher education.

Affordable housing project has nearly three times as many waitlisted applicants as apartments

New Siem Lelum House to offer supportive housing for aboriginal tenants in converted Traveller’s Inn

MLA Chong says Liberals are doing all they can for students

Liberal Ida Chong, the incumbent MLA candidate for the Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding, is defending Liberal budget decisions in the lead-up to a May 14 provincial election.