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Ladysmith's Bayview Brewing turns 3 with big bash at Transfer Beach

Local brewery marks milestone with music, beer, food and friendship

May 20, 2025 5:00 PM Read more >

YOUR PHOTOS: Face-to-face encounter with a bear in Parksville

Send your photos to editor@pqbnews.com

May 20, 2025 4:00 PM Read more >

Vancouver Island family keeping local beaches clean one boatload at a time

Tyler Bohn started a GoFundMe to help him and his family clean up Sooke's beaches.

May 20, 2025 2:19 PM Read more >

Victoria streets to pulse with culture at Awakening Chinatown

It started as a pandemic recovery plan – now it’s one of the city’s most vibrant traditions

May 20, 2025 1:14 PM Read more >

Gardens filled with art and song for Sooke's Secret Garden and Artisan Tour

The tour returns June 7 and 8 with 10 gardens to explore

May 20, 2025 8:00 AM Read more >

Sooke News Mirror publisher flees the coop: Sluggett retires after 27 years

Rod Sluggett retires from the Sooke News Mirror after 27 years

May 19, 2025 7:30 AM Read more >

PHOTOS & VIDEO: Day 2 of 162nd Victoria Highland Games

Possibly the world’s longest-running Highland Games, the event was held through both World Wars

May 18, 2025 5:36 PM Read more >

Province hopes complex care in Nanaimo will help stabilize hard-to-house people

B.C. Ministry of Health provides more details on planned project on Boxwood Road

May 18, 2025 1:04 PM Read more >

Get your claws on a delicious cause: Sidney's lobster fest returns in June

The event on June 7 aims to raise funds for vital programs in the community

May 18, 2025 11:00 AM Read more >

Gathering gives students a view of Vancouver Island through Indigenous eyes

Students connected with Indigenous culture during the Na’Tsa’Maht Grade 12 Gathering at Sooke's Camp Thunderbird

May 18, 2025 8:00 AM Read more >