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BC Housing won’t be renewing the Port Alberni Shelter Society’s contract to operate Our Home on Eighth shelter. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

Shelter residents worry as BC Housing seeks new operator in Port Alberni

Select tender issued for new service provider at Our Home on Eighth

BC Housing won’t be renewing the Port Alberni Shelter Society’s contract to operate Our Home on Eighth shelter. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
Police say a man has been charged in the murder of Richard “Blair” Young, whose body was found near the summit of the Malahat in March 2017 (Submitted/VicPD)
Police say a man has been charged in the murder of Richard “Blair” Young, whose body was found near the summit of the Malahat in March 2017 (Submitted/VicPD)
Tim Rees created an app that allows people to listen to online news stories hands-free on Amazon Alexa smart speakers. (Arnold Lim/Black Press Media Staff)

Legally blind Langford man creates app to listen to online news stories hands-free

Greater Victoria Black Press news stories can now be listened to on Alexa smart speakers

Tim Rees created an app that allows people to listen to online news stories hands-free on Amazon Alexa smart speakers. (Arnold Lim/Black Press Media Staff)
The family of Julian Jones, who was shot and killed by a Tofino RCMP officer in February 2021, speak at a gathering on the International Day Against Police Brutality on March 15, 2022. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

Exhibit honours Jared Lowndes and others killed in interactions with police

March 15 marks the International Day Against Police Brutality

The family of Julian Jones, who was shot and killed by a Tofino RCMP officer in February 2021, speak at a gathering on the International Day Against Police Brutality on March 15, 2022. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)
A Victoria rental unit is priced at $1,900 for just 350 square feet. (Screenshot/Craigslist)
A Victoria rental unit is priced at $1,900 for just 350 square feet. (Screenshot/Craigslist)
RCMP forensic identification specialists prepare to investigate the scene were a security guard was stabbed near a gravel quarry south of Nanaimo Wednesday, March 15. (Chris Bush/ News Bulletin)

Security guard at construction site stabbed south of Nanaimo

Victim rushed to hospital following altercation over alleged illegal fire

RCMP forensic identification specialists prepare to investigate the scene were a security guard was stabbed near a gravel quarry south of Nanaimo Wednesday, March 15. (Chris Bush/ News Bulletin)
Yellow Point Drama group is staging Spring Shorts, a production of three short plays, starting March 24.(Photo courtesy Yellow Point Drama)
Yellow Point Drama group is staging Spring Shorts, a production of three short plays, starting March 24.(Photo courtesy Yellow Point Drama)
Mechanical engineering professor Nick Dechev talks about a prosthetic limb made from using a 3D-printer and polylactic acid for amputees and kids in Canada and the US part of the Victoria Hand Project in the engineering lab wing at the University of Victoria in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Victoria group lends a helping hand to Ukraine, setting up prosthetic clinics

Victoria Hand Project provides low-cost, fully functioning 3D-printed prosthetic arms

Mechanical engineering professor Nick Dechev talks about a prosthetic limb made from using a 3D-printer and polylactic acid for amputees and kids in Canada and the US part of the Victoria Hand Project in the engineering lab wing at the University of Victoria in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Travis Butler, president of Butler Concrete and Aggregate, says reducing the environmental impact during the production of their products is a priority. (Rick Stiebel - Sooke News Mirror)
Travis Butler, president of Butler Concrete and Aggregate, says reducing the environmental impact during the production of their products is a priority. (Rick Stiebel - Sooke News Mirror)
Anyone with information on any of these individuals is asked to call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit the website victoriacrimestoppers.ca for more information.

Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers wanted list for the week of March 14

Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help in locating the…

Anyone with information on any of these individuals is asked to call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit the website victoriacrimestoppers.ca for more information.
BC Transit is rolling out tap-and-go fare options in a Greater Victoria pilot before they’re expanded to 30 other transit systems in the province. A BC Transit bus picks up passengers from a Douglas Street stop during the morning commute. (Black Press Media file photo)

Greater Victoria transit riders to see tap-and-go fare systems this spring

Umo will allow paying with cell phones, reloadable cards, then debit and credit cards

BC Transit is rolling out tap-and-go fare options in a Greater Victoria pilot before they’re expanded to 30 other transit systems in the province. A BC Transit bus picks up passengers from a Douglas Street stop during the morning commute. (Black Press Media file photo)
Morrell Andrews said she’s hopeful the bill might become legislation this year. (Courtesy of Morrell Andrews)
Morrell Andrews said she’s hopeful the bill might become legislation this year. (Courtesy of Morrell Andrews)
Qualicum Beach resident Joanne Falvai is thankful for the overwhelming community support she received while undergoing therapy for brain cancer. (Submitted photo)

Qualicum Beach woman thankful for outpouring of community support after rare cancer diagnosis

Experience highlights importance of friends and family for recovery, need for equity in access

Qualicum Beach resident Joanne Falvai is thankful for the overwhelming community support she received while undergoing therapy for brain cancer. (Submitted photo)
A class action suit has been certified against the former Saanich grocery store assistant manager who secretly filmed his naked coworkers in the bathroom, while the Red Barn grocery location is also named after being accused of a toxic and sexualized work environment. (Black Press Media file photo)

Lawsuit targets Saanich grocery store and man who secretly filmed naked co-workers

Plaintiffs accuse Red Barn location’s former management of enabling a misogynist workplace

A class action suit has been certified against the former Saanich grocery store assistant manager who secretly filmed his naked coworkers in the bathroom, while the Red Barn grocery location is also named after being accused of a toxic and sexualized work environment. (Black Press Media file photo)
Speed limits will be reduced along nine major corridors in Saanich starting this spring as part of a larger effort to save lives. (Black Press Media file photo)

Saanich lowering speed limits in 9 major corridors after teen’s death

Changes spurred by death of 16-year-old at Cedar Hill Cross Road in December 2021

Speed limits will be reduced along nine major corridors in Saanich starting this spring as part of a larger effort to save lives. (Black Press Media file photo)
Campbell River City Hall. Campbell River Mirror photo
Campbell River City Hall. Campbell River Mirror photo
North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney (left) in Gallipoli, Turkey in September. Photo courtesy Facebook/Rachel Blaney
North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney (left) in Gallipoli, Turkey in September. Photo courtesy Facebook/Rachel Blaney
RCMP arrested a 24-year-old woman from Victoria on March 2 after a search was executed in a home on Cowichan Tribes’ land. (RCMP photo)
RCMP arrested a 24-year-old woman from Victoria on March 2 after a search was executed in a home on Cowichan Tribes’ land. (RCMP photo)
Nanaimo Fire Rescue and Nanaimo RCMP at the scene of a shooting following an incident of vigilantism at a homeless encampment Sunday, March 12. (Mandy Moraes/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo mayor says city ‘in a dangerous place’ after vigilantism and shooting

Statement follows altercation at homeless camp that sent man to hospital with serious gunshot wound

Nanaimo Fire Rescue and Nanaimo RCMP at the scene of a shooting following an incident of vigilantism at a homeless encampment Sunday, March 12. (Mandy Moraes/News Bulletin)
The Friday for Future group from Kwalikum Secondary have a petition asking the federal government for legislation requiring every MP to consult with environmental youth leadership in their riding prior to bringing any bill affecting greenhouse gas emissions forward to second reading in Parliament. (File photo)

Qualicum Beach climate activists petition federal government

Youths bring message to Ottawa with help from local MP Johns

The Friday for Future group from Kwalikum Secondary have a petition asking the federal government for legislation requiring every MP to consult with environmental youth leadership in their riding prior to bringing any bill affecting greenhouse gas emissions forward to second reading in Parliament. (File photo)