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As drought continues, new restrictions and an experiment in one Vancouver Island region

Nearly two months after drought Level 5 was declared on Vancouver Island, steps are underway in the Comox Valley to conserve water and aid returning...

Artist invites volunteers to pull invasive plants from Vancouver Island forest as an act of decolonization

Once a month, a few dozen people gather in a backyard on a small First Nation on southern Vancouver Island to remove ivy — and...

Author with a disability writes new cookbook for people like himself

If you live with a disability, you likely know that cooking can sometimes be exhausting. Recipes that are labelled "easy" by a regular cookbook may take...

Vancouver Island veteran frustrated he can't get reimbursed for life-changing therapy

WARNING: This story cites suicide. A navy veteran based in Comox, B.C., is frustrated he can't get reimbursed for ketamine-assisted-therapy — even though, he says, it's the...

Vancouver Island search-and-rescue teams thrilled that stretch of Hwy 14 now has cell service

Search-and-rescue crews on southwestern Vancouver Island say new cell towers will help turn searches into rescues. Rogers Communications Inc. recently installed seven towers along a 70-kilometre stretch of...

Victoria opens new main firehall and emergency operations centre in earthquake resistant building

A new 12-storey building at 1025 Johnson Street on the edge of Victoria's downtown now houses the city's main firehall and its emergency operations centre (EOC).The eight-storey...

Residents scramble to find new homes after Langford building deemed unsafe

Residents of an 11-storey apartment building in Langford, B.C., had an unexpected moving day Tuesday, a day after their building owner and the city said...

New UVic degree covers the science, and social science, of climate change

The University of Victoria is creating a new degree to train students for careers in climate adaptation and mitigation. The Bachelor of Science in Climate Science...

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