Goldstream News Gazette

The pandemic has been hard on everyone. But for those facing death and dealing with bereavement, COVID-19 has taken a heart-wrenching toll. Last year, Victoria Hospice provided compassionate end-of-life care to more than 1,000 people on the clinical unit and at home.

With spring in full swing, Greater Victoria galleries are welcoming bright, whimsical exhibits by artists exploring everything from colourful acrylics to mesmerizing woodworks.

A 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Alaska in January 2018 triggered an early-morning tsunami warning for Greater Victoria. While the warning was eventually called off, it gave local emergency personnel a chance to practise emergency response plans with residents evacuated in some low lying areas such as the Esquimalt Lagoon.

Oak Bay Police said the device appeared to have been in the ocean for some time, and likely had been used in construction. The orange cap left no clues as to where it came from.

Langford is on the shortlist to house a new facility that will make a greener, more resilient construction alternative to concrete and employ 200 people.

His name might not be instantly recognizable but Art Thompson’s work is familiar to many who have visited Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus.

The Vancouver Canucks are scheduled to hit the ice for a practice Sunday (April 11) as part of their return to play plan. The team was hit with a COVID-19 outbreak that at its height saw 21 players and four staff infected.

Advocates in the fight against human trafficking say the financial hardship and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic have helped perpetrators find new targets.

Local MP Elizabeth May says the public needs to know the identity of the company that plans to operate a massive warehouse in Sidney on airport land.

It is a sign of the times when organizers cancel an event for the second time because of COVID-19 measures.

Erin Cebula relishes her role as BC Children’s Hospital Lottery spokesperson

Oak Bay remains the most expensive place to buy a single-family house. The assessed average of a single-family house in Oak Bay was $1,228,000 as of July 1, up from $1,144,000 in 2019, a seven per cent spike.

Wind and rain warnings have been lifted from coastal British Columbia following a powerful storm that hammered Haida Gwaii, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast and cancelled sailings on most BC Ferry routes.

A stolen laptop, drug paraphernalia, a flare gun, hundreds of masks, and thousands of cigarette butts are just some of the discarded items David Boudinot has found on his morning walks.

Members of Sidney council has praised the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea for its resilience.

It’s Crazy on Girou Rd tonight.... Also known as the North Pole

A Christmas tree that mysteriously appeared on Lagoon Road in Colwood is gathering a host of decorations, memories and messages from passerby.

John Wilson, president, CEO and owner of Saanich-based Wilson’s Group of Companies, says despite his industry and company playing a critical role in keeping tourism rolling here and elsewhere in B.C. and Canada, they’ve received little in direct government aid outside of the federal wage subsidy program.

A woman from Georgia says her family’s reunion was saved by a man from British Columbia who drove them to the Alaskan border after they got stranded in a snowstorm and appealed for help.

Police say a disagreement among friends at an Adams Lake campsite turned ugly.

During her provincial election campaign this year, the teen advocated for a green economy, ending oil and gas subsidies and reinvesting in renewable energy.

Victoria police seek the public’s input as the look for wanted man Jason Soukochoff. Anyone who sees him should call 911.

A Victoria councillor is apologizing to constituents for travelling over the holidays, despite COVID-19 health orders.

OceansAsia said the masks with result in an additional 4,680 to 6,240 tonnes of marine plastic pollution, and each mask will take as long as 450 years to break down.

Calls to B.C.’s crisis lines have spiked 27 per cent since the pandemic began.

Five lacrosse players from Colwood’s Royal Bay Secondary are headed to the U.S. on sports scholarships in the fall of 2021.

Vancouver Island hockey lovers will be able to cheer on one of their own when Team Canada hits the ice, as Victoria’s Dylan Garand has been selected as one of the team’s three goalies.

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