West Shore

Jack Hanratty has initiated a number of mental health supports as head coach of Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Canada rugby sevens members push for mental health literacy in sport

Co-captain, coach hope for more openness around mental health challenges facing athletes

 

A forest of seaweed floats in the ocean. Synergraze Sustainable Agriculture and T’Sou-ke Nation have partnered to develop a process for turning seaweed into an additive for cattle feed. Still, it hasn’t come without controversy in East Sooke. (Shutterstock)

Island chief defends seaweed cow-fart reduction project as ‘environmentally friendly’

T’Sou-ke Synergraze plan to make methane-reducing cattle feed additive faces environmental criticism

 

There’s more to hens than just eggs. (Courtesy BC SPCA)

Ask about rooster return policy when getting chicks for your yard: BC SPCA

Backyard chicken eggs aren’t free, they cost in cash plus time and sweat

 

Ava Secuur sits with her mother Shannon in her hospital bed at the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. (Courtesy of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation)

‘Small is mighty’: B.C. child with dwarfism stars in children’s hospital campaign

Ava Secuur was part of a video campaign for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation

Ava Secuur sits with her mother Shannon in her hospital bed at the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. (Courtesy of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation)
Travis Butler, president of Butler Concrete and Aggregate, says reducing the environmental impact during the production of their products is a priority. (Rick Stiebel - Sooke News Mirror)

Green concrete? Island company casting smaller environmental shadow with new tech

Butler Concrete cementing a greener way to build for western Canada

Travis Butler, president of Butler Concrete and Aggregate, says reducing the environmental impact during the production of their products is a priority. (Rick Stiebel - Sooke News Mirror)
Assistant Chief Lance Caven’s fire gear hanging in Langford Fire Hall #1 on March 21. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

B.C. fire chief remembers fallen friend, calls for end of firefighter cancer deaths

Langford chief’s plea comes after the death of his colleague and mentor

Assistant Chief Lance Caven’s fire gear hanging in Langford Fire Hall #1 on March 21. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Anna’s hummingbird babies need near constant feeding by syringe. (Courtesy BC SPCA)

Disturbed nests, chicks best left alone, says Vancouver Island wildlife specialist

Nests fall victim to weather and predators but most often humans

Anna’s hummingbird babies need near constant feeding by syringe. (Courtesy BC SPCA)
West Shore RCMP saw an increase in the number of child pornography cases it investigated in 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)
West Shore RCMP saw an increase in the number of child pornography cases it investigated in 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)
Victoria MP Laurel Collins said she plans to table an unanimous consent motion in May calling on the government to act on the justice committee’s recommendations. (CPAC.ca)

B.C. push to end automatic sexual assault publication bans gathering momentum

Final push on B.C.-led petition to get legislation tabled sees signatures double to nearly 5,000

Victoria MP Laurel Collins said she plans to table an unanimous consent motion in May calling on the government to act on the justice committee’s recommendations. (CPAC.ca)
The federal government and B.C. announced the Island Rail Corridor segment running through the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation will return to the community. (Photo by Mike Bonkowski for Island Corridor Foundation)

Canada, B.C. announce Island Rail Corridor lands being returned to First Nation

Snaw-Naw-As First Nation claimed their land was expropriated for rail services no longer in use

The federal government and B.C. announced the Island Rail Corridor segment running through the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation will return to the community. (Photo by Mike Bonkowski for Island Corridor Foundation)
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RCMP major crime unit investigating suspicious Vancouver Island death

Man suffered from injuries in remote area of Jordan River and died later in Otter Point

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Karly Nygaard-Petersen, a doctoral student at Royal Roads University, researched what role fun played in people’s uptake of e-scooters and micro-mobility options. (Courtesy of Karly Nygaard-Petersen)

E-scooter uptake highlights role of fun in transportation: Vancouver Island researcher

Royal Roads study looks into how cities can use commuter enjoyment in street adaptation decisions

Karly Nygaard-Petersen, a doctoral student at Royal Roads University, researched what role fun played in people’s uptake of e-scooters and micro-mobility options. (Courtesy of Karly Nygaard-Petersen)
Salmon make their way up stream to spawn in Goldstream Provincial Park on Friday, Nov. 25, during the 2022 salmon run. (Black Press Media file photo)

‘Somebody needs to speak for the fish’: protest launched against Malahat widening

Carl Olsen is organizing weekly demonstrations over concerns the project will impact salmon spawning

Salmon make their way up stream to spawn in Goldstream Provincial Park on Friday, Nov. 25, during the 2022 salmon run. (Black Press Media file photo)
Team Canada and team Spain run onto the field during the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stop at Starlight Stadium Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

Rugby Canada bidding to host Olympic sevens qualifiers in Langford

Qualifier for sevens competition in Paris 2024 would take place in August

Team Canada and team Spain run onto the field during the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series stop at Starlight Stadium Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
The Sooke School District is reminding drivers of the rules of the road after three near misses in marked crosswalks near Langford schools. (Black Press Media file photo).

Series of near-misses spark Vancouver Island school crosswalk warning

Sooke School District issues warning to trivers failing to stop for children near Langford schools

The Sooke School District is reminding drivers of the rules of the road after three near misses in marked crosswalks near Langford schools. (Black Press Media file photo).
(Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

‘I’m hooked’: Vancouver Island woman takes daily cold plunge, says you should too

Gery Lemon says the practice has helped her physically and mentally, and others are joining up

(Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
The B.C. government brought in new regulations at the start of 2023 that expanded the list of items that can be recycled through blue bin and depot programs. Some are calling for more to be done in quelling the amount of single-use items making it to market. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Groups want plastic waste reduced at the source as B.C. expands recycling list

Environment minister says more single-use bans being looked at as more plastic regulations coming

The B.C. government brought in new regulations at the start of 2023 that expanded the list of items that can be recycled through blue bin and depot programs. Some are calling for more to be done in quelling the amount of single-use items making it to market. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says more ships are using anchorages off of Vancouver Island, and they’re spending longer using them. (News Bulletin file photo)
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says more ships are using anchorages off of Vancouver Island, and they’re spending longer using them. (News Bulletin file photo)
Drew Dell started an online fundraiser for the family of a Sooke teen Nevaeh Wittneben died in a Feb. 26 car crash in Cobble Hill. (GoFundMe)

Vancouver Island teen killed in crash ‘was loved by everyone she met’

Sooke’s Nevaeh Wittneben, 16, died in a Trans-Canada Highway crash Sunday in Cobble Hill

Drew Dell started an online fundraiser for the family of a Sooke teen Nevaeh Wittneben died in a Feb. 26 car crash in Cobble Hill. (GoFundMe)
Langford’s Kimberly Proctor was the victim of a brutal assault and murder in 2010. (Facebook/Kimberly’s Law)

Day parole appeal denied for Island teen’s killer after ‘tantrum-like behaviours’

Kruse Wellwood raped, tortured and murdered classmate Kimberly Proctor in 2010

Langford’s Kimberly Proctor was the victim of a brutal assault and murder in 2010. (Facebook/Kimberly’s Law)