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LIVE RESULTS: B.C.'s 2024 election winners
Oct 20, 2024 · Follow along for the results in B.C.'s 43rd provincial election
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Five key takeaways from historic 2024 B.C. election
Oct 21, 2024 · The 2024 B.C. provincial election was historic in many ways. The B.C. Conservative party — which won 1.91 per cent and zero seats in 2020 — finds itself within inches of power, leading in 45 ridings in the initial count and capturing 43.57 per cent of the popular vote as the party tapped into a public mood for change.
VIDEO: Fire crews battle massive Saanich blaze amid high winds
Nov 20, 2024 · Quadra Street closure expected to extend into Thursday. 1 / 1 Saanich fire crews survey the damage done by a hot fire buffeted by high winds in the early hours of Nov. 20. Christine van Reeuwyk/Saanich News Advertisement
Trees snapping ‘like gunshots’: B.C. witness recounts bomb …
Nov 21, 2024 · A tree rests on a power line on the Malahat Dr. on Highway 1 north of Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. Severe weather conditions overnight left thousands without power across Vancouver Island.
Country Grocer: 40 years of being more than a building
Oct 1, 2024 · Since Country Grocer got its start in Nanaimo in 1984, it has expanded into 11 locations and beyond the walls of the grocery stores. Today, the chain, with all locations owned by family members, also has its own TV show, a magazine and is heavily involved in the community.
Victoria councillor strives to stem flow of organics to Saanich ...
Nov 20, 2024 · The Capital Regional District is looking to reduce the amount of organics headed to Hartland landfill. (Black Press Media file photo)
Some Greater Victoria residents could be without power overnight
Nov 4, 2024 · Power is out for some Greater Victoria residents after strong winds and heavy rain hit Vancouver Island Monday (Nov. 4) morning. BC Hydro said it could be some time before power is restored across Greater Victoria.
Prices down, sales up: Victoria real estate market shows signs of ...
Oct 8, 2024 · September’s residential real estate market in Victoria did better than last year. According to a Victoria Real Estate Board report, a total of 571 residential units were sold last month, exceeding the 493 units sold in September 2023 – an increase of 15.8 per cent.