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Two Sidney men are lucky to be alive after their boat capsized
WATCH: They were in the water for more than 30 minutes before their screams alerted residents who called for help. Monica Martinez has more. Last Saturday evening started off normally, as two friends...
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View Royal fire breaks out in Fort Victoria RV Park
View Royal fire fighters to quick to respond to a fire in a motor home Wednesday morning. The fire broke out at about 9 a.m. in a motor home in the Fort Victoria RV Park. The park is located right...
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Shelley Fillipoff, mother of missing Victoria woman, facing drug charges
WATCH: Shelley Fillipoff made several public appeals in the search for her daughter, Emma Fillipoff. Monica Martinez has the latest. Charges against Shelley Fillipoff were laid after a months-long...
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Prospect Lake Golf Course to be new site for Power to Be programs
What was once the Prospect Lake Golf Course in Saanich will soon be repurposed. “Power to Be,” a Victoria based organization that provides nature-based programs to people with disabilities, will be...
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More safety improvements coming to Highway One
WATCH: the two kilometre stretch between Goldstream Park and Leigh Road currently has three lanes, but now the Province is planning on adding another northbound lane and installing a median barrier....
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Victoria’s newest urban farm in operation at Dockside Green
WATCH: Local urban agriculture is growing in popularity and Victoria is no exception. Monica Martinez has the story. In the industrial part of Dockside Green, a new vision of urban farming is growing....
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Langford mayor sounds the alarm over E&N Railway expenses
WATCH: Mayor Stew Young says his municipality is on the hook for $1.5-million to install railway crossing infrastructure at two intersections, to accommodate a line that doesn’t have any trains. Monica...
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Cougar slaughters six lambs on Saanich hobby farm
WATCH: A Saanich hobby farmer was distraught this morning after finding six of his lambs dead. Monica Martinez reports. A warning, some of the images in this story may be disturbing to some viewers....
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Rainy days ahead on Vancouver Island
First day of Spring will be a rainy one with showers continuing for most of the week. The post Rainy days ahead on Vancouver Island appeared first on CHEK.
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Urban deer relocation project in Kootenays a success
Sixty urban deer have been relocated in the Kootenays from urban to rural areas. The pilot project is being closely watched by deer activists in Victoria as well as Oak Bay council to see if there is...
View ArticleBC Supreme Court rules against Shawnigan Lake contaminated soil site
The Cowichan Valley Regional District has won one of their two cases before the B.C. Supreme Court. The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that using the contaminated soil dump site at 640 Stebbings Road as...
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Major court victory for opponents of the contaminated soil dump site near...
WATCH: The BC Supreme Court ruled the owner and operator of the site are in violation of a regional zoning bylaw. Monica Martinez has the details. It’s a celebratory mood in Shawnigan Lake, as people...
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Shawnigan Lake residents take their court victory to the environment minister
WATCH: Shawnigan Lake residents are still celebrating after a BC Supreme Court decision that has suspended the dumping of contaminated soil in their community. Monica Martinez has the latest. Trucks...
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Impaired driver leaves a trail of destruction in Victoria and Saanich
Victoria and Saanich police are investigating after an impaired driver left a trail of destruction in his wake this morning. Police caught up with the suspect after he dumped his car in an open garage...
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Easter dinner lifts spirits at Our Place
An annual spring time tradition lifted the spirits of those at the Our Place shelter in Victoria. The Easter bunny and many of his friends volunteered to serve up a delicious meal with all the...
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CRD deadline to apply for sewage treatment funding is approaching
The Capital Regional District met to talk wastewater treatment again on Wednesday. The gathering was made a little brighter by Tuesday’s federal budget. The region’s preferred option will see one...
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Munro’s Books makes top 10 list of best bookstores in the world
Munro’s Books on Government Street has long been a local favourite, and now it can add another accolade to the list. Munro’s Books has been recognized as one of the top bookstores in the world by...
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A totem pole carved by indigenous youth will be raised at the Victoria...
The group unveiled the carving Wednesday in preparation of the event. The totem pole was rolled out of the tent and placed on the back of a transport truck for the celebration. Thousands are expected...
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Nanaimo RCMP looking for man considered armed and dangerous
Nanaimo RCMP are looking for your help tracking down 29-year old Kurtis Timothy. He may be in possession of a handgun and should be considered armed and dangerous. An arrest warrant was issued after...
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Animal rights activists ask Victoria city council to ban horse carriages
Horse carriages in Victoria have been a controversial subject and animal activists wants to them removed calling the practice “animal exploitation.” Thursday night members of the Victoria Horse...
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