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Langford residents call for action to deal with open drug use, sheltering at Danbrook Park

Langford residents call for action to deal with open drug use, sheltering at Danbrook Park

“It wears on you and something needs to be done … I don’t know what, but they need to be out of there,” resident tells council.
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Fire officials' advice for making homes less vulnerable to wildfire

Fire officials' advice for making homes less vulnerable to wildfire

Amid news of the devastating wildfires in the B.C. Interior, residents of Greater Victoria are becoming much more concerned about the region’s dry conditions, fire officials say.
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Injured raccoon captures hearts in Victoria neighbourhood

Injured raccoon captures hearts in Victoria neighbourhood

When a blind raccoon with a stub of a tail and a lumbering gait disappeared from a Victoria neighbourhood, residents took notice.
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Coroner confirms shoe found on Gonzales Beach contained human remains

Coroner confirms shoe found on Gonzales Beach contained human remains

The coroners office has not said what type and size of shoe was found or exactly where on Gonzales Beach it was located.
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Coastal Renaissance ferry expected to be out of service until at least mid-October

Coastal Renaissance ferry expected to be out of service until at least mid-October

Warranties have expired on the 16-year-old B.C. Ferries vessel, one of three Coastal-class ferries built in Germany.
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'Forest was ablaze': Fire in Thetis Lake park sparks call for shutdown

'Forest was ablaze': Fire in Thetis Lake park sparks call for shutdown

“There’s no other rationale for this fire starting,” says View Royal Fire Rescue Capt. Troy Mollin. “There was no lightning, there was nothing.”
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Victoria police officer extinguishes two deliberately set grass fires

Victoria police officer extinguishes two deliberately set grass fires

Grass fires deliberately set on Chatham street.
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Sports car driver clocked at 220 km/h on West Van's Cypress Bowl Road

Sports car driver clocked at 220 km/h on West Van's Cypress Bowl Road

The 20-year-old Vancouver driver recently racked up a four-month driving ban for prior excessive speeding
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Mapping Vancouver’s single-room occupancy fires of 2022

Mapping Vancouver’s single-room occupancy fires of 2022

There were 214 fire calls to single-room occupancy buildings in Vancouver, from Jan. 1, 2022 to Dec. 8, 2022.
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Raw 911 data paints complicated portrait of crime in Victoria

Raw 911 data paints complicated portrait of crime in Victoria

A Victoria city councillor released data on 911 calls to homeless shelters and city parks
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