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Metro directors see no problem with their big pay hike

BrodieMalcolm-web.jpg It's not every year politicians get a 25 per cent pay raise – especial… more
Olympic rental scam traced to U.S.

LakewoodPolice.jpg A 52-year-old woman from Lakewood, Colorado has been arrested for invo… more
Prince Rupert School District talks school closure and configuration options

DSC05761.jpg Trustees and senior administration from the Prince Rupert School Distr… more
Tzouhalem reopened

Posted on the North Cowichan website Monday evening: Tzouhalem Road Opened - As of 5:15 p.m., Tzouh… more
Alexander kids back to school Wednesday at Quamichan

The Cowichan Valley School District issued the following release Monday evening: Alexander Elementar… more
B.C.T.F. asking for a moratorium on standardized testing while review done

There are tests for everything nowadays - driving tests, swimming tests, eye tests, first aid tests.… more
Witness describes beating at Brotherston murder trial

Brotherston3-web.jpg The one-time girlfriend of Keith Taylor testified Monday that Ken Brot… more
Impaired teen runs over fellow teen

A 14-year-old girl is recovering with multiple injuries after being struck as she tried to cross the… more
Lake residents get to rate top social planning issues Say Housing, Economy, Education and Food Are Important

Housing, education, food security, and the economy and employment are the top areas of concern expre… more
Police News in Brief

University staffer assaulted by woman Oak Bay police were called to the University of Victor… more
Water meters being installed

NewS.77.20091123172305.WaterMeter_20091125.jpg The installation of 700 water meters in Lake Cowichan has begun, but a… more
Snowmobilers survive Frisby Ridge avalanche

_DSC0736a.jpg One winds up in surgery; another found barely breathing Kerri Cooper w… more
School Board News in Brief

Ferris keeps board chair post The Greater Victoria school district board of education has re… more
Evacuation order rescinded

floodcardboard.jpg Flooded-out residents in the Duncan area are welcome to return to thei… more
City not expecting influx of homeless

Homeless041509-04.jpg Emily Bruins Black Press Homelessness and the Olympics go hand-… more
School trustee expense claims drop

surreyschools.jpg The Surrey Board of Education claimed nearly $17,000 in expenses last … more
City selling Downtown property

NewWest_logo.jpg New Westminster is selling off a property it purchased in 2008 as the … more
A plague of arsons video

Fireonrailway.jpg The city is setting out to recoup the costs of battling three arsons a… more
Local taxpayers not alone with arena cost challenges

Abbotsford taxpayers are not alone in potentially having to cover financial losses expected at the n… more
NewsLeader in search of the miraculous

Miracles. They happen all the time. All around us. We're not talking about the parting-the-Red-Sea, … more
$200 million water bill looms

web-WATERGLASS-BJ.jpg Abbotsford and Mission residents can expect more summer sprinkling ban… more
NewsLeader in search of miracles

Miracles. They happen all the time. All around us. We're not talking about the parting-the-Red-Sea, … more
NEWS BYTES: Nov. 23

MURDER TRIAL The trial of a father and son charged with the first-degree murder of a runaway teenag… more
UPDATE: Teen in custody after woman stabbed in Burnaby park

RCMPcrest.jpg A 17-year-old boy is in custody after a 37-year-old Vancouver woman wa… more
Big Hair

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'TIS THE SEASON

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Emergency program tips

The City of Abbotsford Emergency Program, through the local fire department, has issued a list of ti… more
Call to block farm mega-homes

New rules are needed to put the brakes on the proliferation of giant country mansions that are eatin… more
H1N1 clinic in Tsawwassen tomorrow

NEWS-H1N1shot-WEB.jpg The H1N1 vaccine is now available through doctors’ offices, walk-in cl… more
Fire hall grant is denied

NewS.50.20091123152635.Fireequip_20091124.jpg Parksville is back to square one, again, with its fire hall expansion … more
Charges laid against woman for attacking Good Samaritans

Thibault-Keith.jpg At first Keith Thibault thought the woman had hit him with her fist. "… more
Halpenny appointed interim CEO for IH

Halpenny-Robertweb.jpg With the scheduled departure of Interior Health CEO Murray Ramsden at … more
Canada Line commuters still getting towed

canadalinetowtruck.jpg Of the thousands of daily Canada Line commuters, some still risk havin… more
Tips from the public help catch suspected robber

Thanks to tips from the public, the Penticton RCMP got their man. Dominique Joseph Alain Villeneuve … more
Classic guitars stolen from store

page12fender_stratocasterNP.jpg An apparent Eric Clapton wannabe is being sought by police after a bre… more
Sexual assault suspect Funk arrested in Regina

Police have captured the suspect in a Ladysmith sexual assault case after a 12-day hunt that started… more
Still some roadways not yet reopened after Cowichan flooding video

Cleanup.jpg Road closures remain in effect in the wake of Friday’s flooding in Dun… more
W. Van home used in Twilight movies is up for sale

40_50235.estate.agent.jpg For $3.2 million, you can own a bit of Twilight movie franchise histor… more
Charges laid in Thornhill murder

A local Terrace man has been charged with last week's Thornhill murder. Brandon Davey, 21, has bee… more
Canadians will wonder what happened to 'stimulus,' Liberal leader warns

MichaelIgnatieff2-ES.jpg Canada has spent $56 billion and has little to show for it, the federa… more
Onocolgy specialists available through videoconferencing

N1125Teleoncology.jpg Cancer patients in 12 communities in Northern Health will be able to a… more
No fear of heights: Surrey Mountie cited for heroism

Neily_web.jpg When a distraught 44-year-old man walked on to the SkyTrain bridge tha… more
Shooting on Highway 16

_D2H00992.jpg On Saturday afternoon there was a shooting on Highway 16, between Sixt… more
Body found in Abbotsford ditch not foul play

Bodyinditch.jpg Abbotsford Police are awaiting an autopsy report before coming to any … more
Red Scorpion now in custody

AldergroveBust-RedScorpions-Logo.jpg An alleged Red Scorpions gang member whose home was raided in Aldergro… more
Kerry Park pool plan deeply sunk during Saturday's referendum

poolvote.jpg South Cowichanians resoundingly rejected a new Kerry Park pool during … more
JIBC feeling at home at Canada Education Park video

It might not look like much from the outside, but the new academic building for the Justice Institut… more
Saanich woman scammed after trusting online stranger

Saanich police are warning the public about an online scam after a resident lost $250 on the promise… more
2010 street cleanup takes shape

Dionandpanhandlerweb.jpg VICTORIA – New measures to enforce order on the streets are moving thr… more
H1N1 vac for all

All B.C. residents are now eligible for the H1N1 influenza vaccine, and the provincial health office… more

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