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SNOWBIRDS TO PERFORM OVER ROYAL ROADS
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR NOW...THE EVER POPULAR SNOWBIRDS AEROBATIC TEAM IS COMING BACK TO VICTORIA THIS SUMMER.
THE DATE IS SATURDAY, JUNE 12. THE EVENT IS THE... more
COLWOOD PREPARING TO ACT ON SILKWIND PIT
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
COLWOOD'S PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THE OWNER OF THE "SILKWIND" DEVELOPMENT SITE ON WALE ROAD BE GIVEN TWO WEEKS TO START WORK ON A RETAINING WALL, OR BE... more
ROAD BLOCKADE REMAINS IN COWICHAN WATER USE DISPUTE
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
THE FIRM THAT MANAGES SEVERAL LOCAL HIGHWAYS, MAINROAD CONTRACTING, SAYS A FIRST NATION'S BLOCKADE REMAINED ON CHEMAINUS ROAD BETWEEN MOUNT SICKER AND CROFTON ROADS AS OF THURSDAY... more
TAXPAYER TO PAY VIC-PD OFFICERS’ LEGAL BILLS
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
VICTORIA TAXPAYERS WILL PAY THE LEGAL COSTS OF TWO POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING A PAIR OF PRISONERS.
THE ALLEGED ASSAULTS OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSTABLES WERE ON DUTY... more
POLICE CHIEF DISAPPOINTED PROVINCIAL AUDIT DOES NOT CALL FOR AMALGAMATION
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
VICTORIA POLICE CHIEF JAMIE GRAHAM IS OPENLY DISAPPOINTED BY ONE ELEMENT OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AUDIT OF ESQUIMALT POLICE SERVICE.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, IT'S WHAT'S NOT IN... more
LAST NIGHT WAS A BUSY ONE FOR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
LAST NIGHT WAS A BUSY ONE FOR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS --WITH BOTH OAK BAY AND VICTORIA FIRE OUT ON CALLS.
VICTORIA FIRE SAYS THEIR CALL CAME IN FROM GOVERNMENT STREET YESTERDAY... more
B-C AMBULANCE PARAMEDICS SEEKS TWO YEAR EXTENSION ON CONTRACT
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
THE B-C AMBULANCE SERVICE IS SAYING THEY WILL ROLL OVER THEIR COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.
SPOKESPERSON B-J CHUTE SAYS THAT GIVEN THE RELUCTANCE OF THE... more
WANTED MAN'S HIDING SPOT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH SAY RCMP
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
HIS HIDING SPOT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH----A 20 YEAR OLD NORTH SAANICH MAN WITH SEVERAL OUTSTANDING WARRANTS WAS FOUND HIDING IN AN ATTIC IN A HOME ON PAUQUACHIN LANE ON... more
POLICE CHIEF WELCOMES ESQUIMALT AUDIT REPORT
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
CHIEF OF THE VICTORIA-ESQUIMALT POLICE DEPARTMENT, JAMIE GRAHAM, WELCOMES THE FINDINGS OF THE (AN) AUDIT INTO POLICE SERVICE IN ESQUIMALT.
GRAHAM SAYS THE AUDIT... more
MAYOR WELCOMES ESQUIMALT POLICE AUDIT REPORT
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
THE MAYOR OF ESQUIMALT SAYS A PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AUDIT OF POLICE SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY VALIDATES MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT ESQUIMALT HAS BEEN MAKING...ABOUT THE... more
RCMP RECOMMENDING WEAPON AND DRUG CHARGES AGAINST NORTH SAANICH MOTHER AND SON
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
RCMP ARE RECOMMENDING A NUMBER OF WEAPONS AND DRUG CHARGES AGAINST A MOTHER AND HER ADULT SON---THIS AFTER A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED IN A NORTH SAANICH HOME ON SUNDAY... more
SOL-GEN WELCOMES ESQUIMALT POLICE AUDIT REPORT
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
THE SOLICITOR GENERAL SAYS ESQUIMALT WILL HAVE GREATER CONTROL OVER ITS POLICING AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS...
"and I think we've identified... more
RCMP ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ITEMS MISSING FROM SIDNEY DIVING SCHOOL
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
MOUNTIES ARE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR A LARGE QUANTITY OF EXPENSIVE ITEMS ALLEGEDLY STOLEN FROM THE BC SCHOOL OF DIVING IN SIDNEY
POLICE SAY THE ITEMS WENT MISSING SOMETIME BETWEEN... more
MORE ANALYSIS ON SEWAGE OPTIONS CALLED FOR BY CRD AS TIME RUNS OUT TO SECURE FUNDING
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE DECIDING ON AN OPTION FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT---HOWEVER TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE AS A DECISION MUST BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE FEDERAL... more
VICTORIA POLICE OFFICERS FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
TWO VICTORIA POLICE CONSTABLES FACE CHARGES OF ASSAULT, ARISING FROM AN INCIDENT IN THE FALL OF 2008.
CHIEF JAMIE GRAHAM HAS CONFIRMED THE CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID... more
ESQUIMALT POLICING "EFFECTIVE" BUT MAY BE WRONG FIT
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
A GOVERNMENT AUDIT OF POLICE SERVICES IN ESQUIMALT SAYS THE MUNICIPALITY SHOULD BE FREE TO CONTRACT FOR POLICING WITH AN INDEPENDENT MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE CAPITAL... more
NEW BCTF PRESIDENT SAYS STANDARDIZED TESTS ARE HARMFUL
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE B-C TEACHERS FEDERATION SAYS STANDARDIZED TESTS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE HARMFUL.
SUSAN LAMBERT WANTS TO DO AWAY WITH THE FOUNDATION SKILLS ASSESSMENT... more
MALAHAT JUAN DE FUCA MLA AGREES BC SHOULD HAVE STAT HOLIDAY IN FEBRUARY
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
SHOULD BC HAVE A STAT HOLIDAY IN FEBRUARY?----ONE VICTORIA AREA MLA SAYS 'YES'
MALAHAT JUAN DE FUCA MLA JOHN HORGAN MADE THESE COMMENTS ON CFAX 1070 WITH JOE EASINGWOOD... more
VANOC REJECTS VICTORIA’S REQUEST FOR EXTRA TORCH RELAY SECURITY MONEY
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
THE VANCOUVER OLYMPIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE HAS REJECTED VICTORIA'S REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF UNEXPECTEDLY HIGH COSTS FOR SECURITY DURING THE START OF THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY... more
POLICE CONDUCT DRUG RAID AT INNER HARBOUR HOTEL
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
VICTORIA POLICE SPENT THE NIGHT COMBING OVER A SUITE AT THE HOTEL GRAND PACIFIC AFTER DISCOVERING DRUGS AND CASH.
A MAN IN HIS EARLY 20'S WAS ARRESTED AROUND DINNER TIME... more
U-VIC ATHLETES AT C-I-S TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
U-VIC ATHLETES ARE IN WINDSOR, ONTARIO FOR THE C-I-S TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE VIKES MEN'S 4x800 METRE RELAY TEAM HAS WON 4 STRAIGHT C-I-S GOLD MEDALS, AND... more
COUGARS LOOK TO SQUARE VIJHL SERIES AGAINST PANTHERS
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
THE VICTORIA COUGARS HOST THE PENINSULA PANTHERS IN GAME 2 OF THEIR VANCOUVER ISLAND JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION FINAL. THE PANTHERS WON MONDAY'S OPENER 4-2. TONIGHT'S... more
CANUCKS LOSE IN SHOOTOUT TO END EPIC TRIP
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
THE CANUCKS WRAPPED UP THEIR NHL-RECORD 14 GAME ROAD TRIP WITH A 4-3 SHOOTOUT LOSS IN PHOENIX. FORMER CANUCK ADRIAN AUCOIN SCORED IN THE 6th ROUND OF A SHOOTOUT. HENRIK SEDIN HAD... more
SALMON KINGS LOSE FIRST GAME BACK SINCE VALENTINE'S DAY
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
THE SALMON KINGS TOOK AN EARLY LEAD, BUT LOST 5-2 TO THE LEAGUE-LEADING IDAHO STEELHEADS AT THE SAVE ON FOODS MEMORIAL CENTRE. IT WAS THE KINGS' FIRST GAME BACK AT HOME SINCE... more
Adam Stirling Comment
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
A wise man once said “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and... more
Frank Stanford's comment
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SO GLIBLY ASSERT THAT AMALGAMATING ALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE REGION IS THE SOLUTION TO ALL THE POLICING PROBLEMS IN THE REGION, SHOULD CONSIDER THE... more
Adam Stirling Comment
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
I must say it was refreshing to see the actions taken by Colwood Mayor Dave Saunders in dealing with a problem with a bridge in the area.
For those who missed the story, the... more
Murray Langdon Comment
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
An idea is being floated by the provincial government that may well receive some endorsement; charging foreigners to use our health care system. It’s not quite “health tourism”... more
Frank Stanford's comment
Posted: Wednesday March 10th, 2010
I CONTINUE TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STAGGERRING PROFITS AT CANADIAN BANKS.
IT IS NOT, AS SOME PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO SUGGEST, A SOCIALIST, ANTI-PROFIT AGENDA.
MY LATEST... more
C-FAX 1070 ROAD REPORT FOR THURSDAY MARCH 11TH
Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2010
BC FERRIES:
.... BC Ferries Swartz Bay has odd hour sailings from 7am until 9pm
IN VIEW ROYAL:
...WATCH FOR SINGLE LANE ALTERNATING TRAFFIC ON THE ISLAND HWY BETWEEN... more
