Christine van Reeuwyk

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It’s time to take stock of how important your feeder is to the local hummingbird population, such as this Anna’s in Greater Victoria. (Photo by Jon Moran)

Sweet nectar: Time to commit as Island hummingbirds hunker down for winter

Anna’s hummingbirds winter over across the south coast of B.C.

It’s time to take stock of how important your feeder is to the local hummingbird population, such as this Anna’s in Greater Victoria. (Photo by Jon Moran)
Grade 12 students Ariel Fischer, left, Alizagada Tang, Jenny Lambert, Lili Spencer and Lena Dietsch lead this year’s Cops for Cancer fundraising at Oak Bay High. (Courtesy Oak Bay High)

Students rekindle school spirit for Oak Bay High cancer fundraising

Communty events for Canadian Cancer Society kick off Saturday

Grade 12 students Ariel Fischer, left, Alizagada Tang, Jenny Lambert, Lili Spencer and Lena Dietsch lead this year’s Cops for Cancer fundraising at Oak Bay High. (Courtesy Oak Bay High)
Victoria Pros, with Lester Patrick, back row, second from the left, in the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, circa 1913. (Craig Bowlsby Collection - Black Press file)

B.C.’s last Stanley Cup win among 5 defining moments in sports history

Hall highlights Island athletes Silken Laumann, Simon Whitfield, Steve Nash and Michelle Stilwell

Victoria Pros, with Lester Patrick, back row, second from the left, in the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, circa 1913. (Craig Bowlsby Collection - Black Press file)
Fawns enjoy breakfast at the BC SPCA wildlife centre in Metchosin. A half-dozen young deer will be released back into the wild across Vancouver Island this summer. (Courtesy Wild ARC)

Island animal rehab centre seeks donated helmets ahead of fawn release

6 young ungulates to return to the wild between Greater Victoria and Campbell River

Fawns enjoy breakfast at the BC SPCA wildlife centre in Metchosin. A half-dozen young deer will be released back into the wild across Vancouver Island this summer. (Courtesy Wild ARC)
Ella is a 17-month-old yellow lab who started her position as welcome ambassador at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel earlier this summer. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Oak Bay hotel greeter dog loves to ‘post up in the sunshine’

Ella’s a ‘sweet girl’ who inspires smiles from staff and guests

Ella is a 17-month-old yellow lab who started her position as welcome ambassador at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel earlier this summer. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Mariner Bill Noon’s Messenger III is among the century-old wood boats on display during the annual Classic Boat Festival at Victoria’s Inner Harbour on the Labour Day weekend. (Photo courtesy of James Holkko)

VIDEO: Vintage hospital ship among classic showpieces docking in Victoria

Victoria Classic Boat Festival runs Sept. 1 to 3 on the docks of the Inner Harbour

Mariner Bill Noon’s Messenger III is among the century-old wood boats on display during the annual Classic Boat Festival at Victoria’s Inner Harbour on the Labour Day weekend. (Photo courtesy of James Holkko)
A raccoon was released after getting into an altercation with a Langford family. (Black Press Media stock image)

VIDEO: Langford critter causes panic; screams prompt call to police

Officers help after raccoon fights dog, residents, then finds itself locked in a bathroom

A raccoon was released after getting into an altercation with a Langford family. (Black Press Media stock image)
Two houses move out of Oak Bay and Victoria via barge. (Jim Connelly/Nickel Bros)

PHOTOS: 2 houses barge-bound from Oak Bay, Victoria for Sidney compound

Nighttime moves lead to new homes for residents on Lopez, Texada islands

Two houses move out of Oak Bay and Victoria via barge. (Jim Connelly/Nickel Bros)
Bishop ‘Bash’ Kemp died Aug. 14 after being diagnosed with cancer two years ago. (Kemp family photo/GoFundMe)

2 years of making memories: Victoria family loses youngest to cancer

4-year-old Bishop ‘Bash’ Kemp died in the arms of his dad on Aug. 14

Bishop ‘Bash’ Kemp died Aug. 14 after being diagnosed with cancer two years ago. (Kemp family photo/GoFundMe)
The provincial wildfire map shows a small fire discovered Aug. 21 in Thetis Lake Regional Park was quickly dealt with by local fire crews. (BC Wildfire Service)

UPDATE: Firefighters face ‘wall of flame’ in late-night West Shore wildfire

View Royal, Colwood, Langford and BC Wildfire Service crews work 3 hours to control blaze

The provincial wildfire map shows a small fire discovered Aug. 21 in Thetis Lake Regional Park was quickly dealt with by local fire crews. (BC Wildfire Service)
A fire near Jordan River is under control and .05 hectares as of Aug. 20. (BC Wildfire Service)

Crews quickly contain wildfire blaze near Jordan River

Sunday afternoon fire the second human-caused in the area this summer

A fire near Jordan River is under control and .05 hectares as of Aug. 20. (BC Wildfire Service)
The nominator took a chance photographing the Lansdowne Road walkway that captured the most votes in the #JankyJune contest. (Courtesy Walk on Victoria)

‘It looks like a curb’: Saanich sidewalk voted the worst in photo contest

#JankyJune second-place finisher is a slender slip of pavement wrapped around an Oak Bay tree

The nominator took a chance photographing the Lansdowne Road walkway that captured the most votes in the #JankyJune contest. (Courtesy Walk on Victoria)
The Malahat was closed Tuesday evening as crews battled a wildfire. (Cory Ronningen/Facebook)

Malahat brush fire ignites on 3rd day of record-breaking heat

A section of the Trans-Canada Highway was closed for about 90 minutes Tuesday evening

The Malahat was closed Tuesday evening as crews battled a wildfire. (Cory Ronningen/Facebook)
The Malahat closed Tuesday evening as crews battled a wildfire. (Cory Ronningen/Facebook)

UPDATE: Malahat reopens after crews douse four wildfires

Highway closed for 90 minutes as firefighters battled blazes

The Malahat closed Tuesday evening as crews battled a wildfire. (Cory Ronningen/Facebook)
Darren Gowen, one of three men convicted in a gruesome 1990 double murder was granted a six-month day parole extension. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg file photo)

Parole extended for former Saanich man who planned family killing

Darren Gowen is one of three men convicted in the gruesome 1990 double murder

Darren Gowen, one of three men convicted in a gruesome 1990 double murder was granted a six-month day parole extension. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg file photo)
Water floods near Estevan Avenue after an Aug. 6 water main break. (Hampshire/Twitter)

‘Pretty lucky’: Burst pipes leave Oak Bay fire truck stuck, residents waterless

Firetruck stuck in a sinkhole for hours, returns to service the same day

Water floods near Estevan Avenue after an Aug. 6 water main break. (Hampshire/Twitter)
Roxie the rock snake grows at Willows Beach in Oak Bay. As it grows, so does community, says a local placemaking organization. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Rock snake art project on Greater Victoria beach combats isolation

Youngster’s summer project grows online and in real life

Roxie the rock snake grows at Willows Beach in Oak Bay. As it grows, so does community, says a local placemaking organization. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Royal Victoria Yacht Club sailor Grace Poole takes on the hydrofoil challenge of racing a waszp. (Photo by Geoff Webster)

‘It’s so cool’: Self-taught Oak Bay hydrofoil sailor captures national title

RVYC’s Grace Poole learns from videos and replays

Royal Victoria Yacht Club sailor Grace Poole takes on the hydrofoil challenge of racing a waszp. (Photo by Geoff Webster)
Ron Nicholson officially receives his Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers – for his years of service to seniors and sharing the important history of Black Canadians – during a July 20 event. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Oak Bay volunteer honoured for tax work, raising Black voices from history

30 years of giving earns Ron Nicholson the Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers

Ron Nicholson officially receives his Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers – for his years of service to seniors and sharing the important history of Black Canadians – during a July 20 event. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Teri Kielbiski serves up the ball during the first Victoria Regional Pickleball Association Tournament held in 2021 at Pearkes Recreation Centre. The tournament drew more than 80 teams from across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. (Black Press Media file photo)

Greater Victoria pickleball needs more courts with 300% surge in players

Victoria, Esquimalt, Oak Bay and Saanich serve up regional strategy

Teri Kielbiski serves up the ball during the first Victoria Regional Pickleball Association Tournament held in 2021 at Pearkes Recreation Centre. The tournament drew more than 80 teams from across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. (Black Press Media file photo)