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BC Hydro preparing for long-term surge in demand for electricity

BC Hydro preparing for long-term surge in demand for electricity

Hydro boss Chris O'Riley offers his take on how the energy provider will spend $36 billion on infrastructure over the next decade
Victoria buys two lots on Blanshard Street to create new downtown park

Victoria buys two lots on Blanshard Street to create new downtown park

Two adjoining properties totalling 25,000 square feet had been home to the now-closed Romeo’s restaurant and Urbana Kitchens
Victoria to look at creating more car-free zones and plazas

Victoria to look at creating more car-free zones and plazas

Coun. Matt Dell, who brought the motion forward, said Fernwood Square is an example of what closing off a road can do for a community
Record cold could devastate already hurting Okanagan wine industry

Record cold could devastate already hurting Okanagan wine industry

Ben-Min Chang, a scientist at the Summerland Research and Development Centre, said the vines at his location have all lost their buds, which means there won't be any grapes for this season.
Woman injured in rear-end collision receives $1 million in damages

Woman injured in rear-end collision receives $1 million in damages

Alyssa Reaume was on her way home from her job as a shift supervisor at Starbucks when she was hit by a Ford F-550 while stopped behind a line of cars
Probation for Kamloops teen who attacked worker

Probation for Kamloops teen who attacked worker

Kamloops teenager used a rock to beat a worker at a Thompson Rivers University residence building in a drunken and unprovoked attack last spring
San Group lands $2.5M for equipment for Port Alberni manufacturing facility

San Group lands $2.5M for equipment for Port Alberni manufacturing facility

The money from the province’s Manufacturing Jobs Fund is for equipment for an innovative process that creates engineered cedar products using ultra-thin sheets of veneer
B.C. Transit chief honoured by Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

B.C. Transit chief honoured by Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

The first woman to hold the top B.C. Transit job, Pinkerton is the winner of the Chamber’s Award of Distinction this year
Vancouver bus union warns of shutdown, employer calls expectations 'unreasonable'

Vancouver bus union warns of shutdown, employer calls expectations 'unreasonable'

VANCOUVER — The union representing transit supervisors in British Columbia's Lower Mainland says it will be “withdrawing all services” on Monday if an agreement with Coast Mountain Bus Company isn't made.
Car believed to be connected to woman's murder in Nanaimo

Car believed to be connected to woman's murder in Nanaimo

The 33-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment in the Country Club area of central Nanaimo