Old Thetis pistol range targeted for cleanup

Countless bullets are stuck in a man-made berm near Thetis Lake Regional Park. The remnants of a decommissioned pistol range, Capital Regional District Parks is now tasked with cleaning up the metal contamination. “As with any pistol range that was used over the years, it has metal contamination over the site,”... more

Grocery stores earn national kudos

Country Grocer in Esquimalt and the Market on Millstream in Langford have won national honours from the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. Country Grocer earned a platinum award and the Market in Millstream picked up gold in their respective categories. The Canadian... more

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A death-grip on paramedic jobs

When former deputy finance minister Chris Trumpy was named last week to head an inquiry into the ugly mess of the paramedics’ strike, the union’s response was predictable. The inquiry’s a sham, Trumpy’s a long-time B.C. Liberal appointee and we’re having... more

• Hanson brothers, where art thou?
• Inspiring the world to give
• West Shore food security grows roots

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Letters Nov. 13: To be, or not to be, a British monarchy

Governments in Canada are democracies. Civil servants are selected and promoted on merit.  We elect members of parliament hoping they will solve problems and provide leadership. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles Windsor were neither selected by merit nor were they... more

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Two worlds

Forty-five minutes of highway are a gulf between two very different worlds. A few months ago, I became a crime reporter in Kelowna. My time is now split between the Capital News and the Summerland Review. Travelling back and forth each... more

• The quest for a local apple
• The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4
• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp

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