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New bus fee will fund student tracking system in Saanich School District: Students will swipe their cards when they board and leave a bus.
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New bus fee will fund student tracking system in Saanich School District
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Saanich shooting was on private property, not the Galloping Goose: police: Saanich police also confirmed that the shooting was an isolated event and reiterated ...
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Saanich shooting was on private property, not the Galloping Goose: police
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Missing 23-year-old was last seen leaving residence: Saanich police: Police have confirmed a sighting of Kielan Hall leaving a residence near Cooper and Admirals ...
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Missing 23-year-old was last seen leaving residence: Saanich police
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Saanich finding rays of hope amid housing clouds: Mayor Dean Murdock noted there is a change in the housing landscape.
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Saanich finding rays of hope amid housing clouds
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Saanich tweaks housing priority policy to favour affordable projects: The previous policy allowed almost anyone with a rental project to be considered a priority ...
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Saanich tweaks housing priority policy to favour affordable projects
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Major crime detectives among those looking for missing Saanich man: Saanich police are asking the public to help locate a 24-year-old man who hasn’t been seen ...
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Major crime detectives among those looking for missing Saanich man
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Galloping Goose near McKenzie interchange reopens after police investigation: Saanich police had closed the trail from McKenzie Avenue to Grange Road and asked ...
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Galloping Goose near McKenzie interchange reopens after police ...
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Shooting led to temporary Galloping Goose closure, police say: Saanich police said the shooting was targeted, and after an extensive search by officers and a ...
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Shooting led to temporary Galloping Goose closure, police say
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Saanich residents face 7.91 per cent tax hike for 2024: The increase translates to about an extra $300 for the average homeowner; it's about $373 when higher ...
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Saanich residents face 7.91 per cent tax hike for 2024
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By the time an exhausted Betty Brussel finally swims to the finish and pulls herself from the pool, an Olympic athlete could have covered the same distance at ... Show more
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Saanich residents lose $27,000 to grandparent scam: The scam targets seniors, with callers claiming to be a grandchild or other relative who is in trouble and ...
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Saanich residents lose $27,000 to grandparent scam
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Police say missing 18-year-old has been located: Skylar Thiele has been located
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Police say missing 18-year-old has been located
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In B.C., inflation threatens local government's climate plans: Staff at the District of Saanich have become the first in Canada to propose an aggressive solution ...
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In B.C., inflation threatens local government's climate plans
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Woman missing from Saanich has been found: police: Saanich police say the 40-year-old, who was captured on video on Yale Road in Chilliwack on Feb. 21 ...
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Woman missing from Saanich has been found: police
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Two arrested at Vancouver airport in connection with Saanich scam cases: A man and woman from Quebec were arrested in the “grandparent scam” that cost two ...
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Two arrested at Vancouver airport in connection with Saanich scam cases
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Saanich revised OCP opens door to 18-storey residential towers on McKenzie: The revised official community plan will go to public hearing this spring.
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Saanich revised OCP opens door to 18-storey residential towers on McKenzie
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Parking on stretch of Shelbourne could be sacrificed for bike lanes: The goal is to connect with bike lanes in the works in neighbouring Saanich
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Parking on stretch of Shelbourne could be sacrificed for bike lanes
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Saanich teen hit in crosswalk while on the way to school: The 17-year-old’s leg was injured when she was struck by a left-turning SUV in a marked crosswalk at ...
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Saanich teen hit in crosswalk while on the way to school
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Saanich to cover property taxes for Nigel House site after tax-policy change: The site is not eligible for an exemption while it’s not being used for supportive ...
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Saanich to cover property taxes for Nigel House site after tax-policy ...
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Plan for townhouses on Glanford Avenue headed to public hearing: Houses at 4126, 4128 and 4130 Glanford Ave. would be demolished to make way for the 28-unit ...
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Plan for townhouses on Glanford Avenue headed to public hearing
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Bear and cub sighted near Elk Lake home: Seen on Brookleigh Road near Hamsterly Beach; appear to be non-aggressive.
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Bear and cub sighted near Elk Lake home
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Man last seen Feb. 3 has been located: police: Saanich police had asked for help in locating Dolph Robinson
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Man last seen Feb. 3 has been located: police
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Driver injured after truck crashes into power pole in Saanich: Some homes in the area lost power and a portion of Cordova Bay Road road was closed while B.C ...
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Driver injured after truck crashes into power pole in Saanich
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Try Damp January to Cut Back on Drinking in the New Year: Experts say that making an effort to drink less can benefit your health and help you build good habits ...
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Try Damp January to Cut Back on Drinking in the New Year
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Saanich buys Lochside Drive property for parks department: The purchase of land for a new headquarters for the parks department will free up much-needed space ...
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Saanich buys Lochside Drive property for parks department
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Do you need to remove your underground oil tank? It depends on where you live: Homeowners with underground oil tanks are under no obligation to remove them in ...
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Do you need to remove your underground oil tank? It depends on where you ...
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Pedestrian involved in crash on Patricia Bay Highway: 2.2-kilometre stretch of northbound Patricia Bay Highway was closed Friday night
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Pedestrian involved in crash on Patricia Bay Highway
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Suspect sought in Lowe's thefts in three cities, including Nanaimo and Saanich: It’s alleged that the suspect buys several items while stealing others ...
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Suspect sought in Lowe's thefts in three cities, including Nanaimo and ...
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Heating oil from nearby residence leaks into marsh at Swan Lake: The spill has been traced to a leaking oil furnace on a property in the 3800-block of Swan Lake ...
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Heating oil from nearby residence leaks into marsh at Swan Lake
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Saanich tweaks tax policy, affects new construction: When new buildings are constructed, the additional tax revenue will pay for the district’s staff and ...
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Saanich tweaks tax policy, affects new construction
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Saanich to look into how to help with Spectrum turf field: Council voted unanimously Monday to direct staff to explore potential partnerships with the school for ...
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Saanich to look into how to help with Spectrum turf field
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Saanich launches online engagement tools, including one for budget: The budget tool is available until Feb.14 at saanich.ca/budget and allows residents to ...
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Saanich launches online engagement tools, including one for budget
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Saanich aims to boost economic development with new strategy: The first year of the plan proposes initiatives including better engagement with the business ...
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Saanich aims to boost economic development with new strategy
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Updated Saanich active transportation plan focuses on road safety: With 96 actions aimed at building on walking and cycling networks and improving high-risk ...
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Updated Saanich active transportation plan focuses on road safety
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'Swinging sword' that drew Saanich police response turns out to be plastic: The plastic prop being used to practice tai chi, a form of exercise and meditation
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'Swinging sword' that drew Saanich police response turns out to be plastic
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Ammonia leak at UVic building quickly contained: Problem was at Ian Stewart complex ice rink.
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Ammonia leak at UVic building quickly contained
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Man accused of impersonating dental hygienist in Saanich faces fraud charge: Emmanule Osaseri faces charges of fraud under $5,000 and personation to gain ...
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Man accused of impersonating dental hygienist in Saanich faces fraud ...
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Saanich explores scrapping development cost charges for affordable housing: DCCs are fees developers pay to cover improvements to infrastructure such as sewage ...
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Saanich explores scrapping development cost charges for affordable housing
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Saanich council speeds up handling of residential projects: The approvals brought little opposition from the community and had been handled by district staff ...
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Saanich council speeds up handling of residential projects
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Saanich moves ahead with pickleball plans for Fowler park: The plan includes six new purpose-built pickleball courts, a tennis court and other amenities at ...
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Saanich moves ahead with pickleball plans for Fowler park
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Saanich may once again deck its hall for the holidays: The event was cancelled during the pandemic and never restarted due to cost considerations ...
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Saanich may once again deck its hall for the holidays
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Saanich asks CRD to drop bollards on regional trails: Coun. Teale Phelps Bondaroff says the bollards can pose a hazard to trail users and make it difficult for ...
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Saanich asks CRD to drop bollards on regional trails
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Sixteen vehicles damaged in vandalism spree in Saanich: Police are looking for a suspect described as a Caucasian male in his 30s with a thin build
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Sixteen vehicles damaged in vandalism spree in Saanich
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Saanich grapples with push for faster pace of change: Saanich Mayor Dean Murdock suggests the district won’t just roll over and let the forces of change — demand ...
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Saanich grapples with push for faster pace of change
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UVic job posting for Black candidates only draws backlash: The posting is for a full-time assistant professor in the university’s school of music
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UVic job posting for Black candidates only draws backlash
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When life back home moves on without you: Childhood is like an old house you’ve moved out of. You can’t go back in – the locks have been changed
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When life back home moves on without you
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Man arrested after smash-and-grab at Uptown mall in Saanich: An officer searching the area spotted a man hiding in the bushes near the Galloping Goose trail ...
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Man arrested after smash-and-grab at Uptown mall in Saanich
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Thieves strike barely a week after gift shop opens in Saanich: It was Colleen Clare’s lifelong dream to have a gift shop, but only nine days after it opened ...
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Thieves strike barely a week after gift shop opens in Saanich
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UVic classes move back into David Strong Building after heating issue resolved: The university said this week that the heat and ventilation issues at the David ...
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UVic classes move back into David Strong Building after heating issue ...
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Faced with delays, Saanich woman heads to U.S. for cancer treatment — at a cost: Real estate agent Allison Ducluzeau, 57, says she thought she’d be dead before ...
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Faced with delays, Saanich woman heads to U.S. for cancer treatment — at a ...
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Speed limits set to drop to 30 km/h on Saanich residential roads: Lower limit could apply to 14 neighbourhood roads by spring
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Speed limits set to drop to 30 km/h on Saanich residential roads
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Islanders among winners of B.C. citizenship medals: Recipients include a community leader in Saanich, a champion of food security from Nanaimo ...
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Islanders among winners of B.C. citizenship medals
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Saanich dining fixture changing hands, brand: 1550s Pub Style Restaurant on Cedar Hill Cross Road has been sold to the owners of The Rack West Coast Bistro
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Saanich dining fixture changing hands, brand
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Pender Island man recovering after four days in van that went down embankment: Michael Cabeldu’s ordeal ended when a group of cyclists miraculously stopped for ...
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Pender Island man recovering after four days in van that went down ...
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Chief says Saanich officers don't feel safe because of lack of 'bodies responding to calls'
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Chief says Saanich officers don't feel safe because of lack of 'bodies ...
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Driver dead after Dodge Caravan crashes into Saanich home: Saanich police said the 46-year-old woman experienced a “significant medical event” that caused the ...
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Driver dead after Dodge Caravan crashes into Saanich home
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Vehicle of missing man found on Beach Drive: Timothy Keeling, 38, was last seen Sunday and was last known to be in the downtown area
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Vehicle of missing man found on Beach Drive
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Earthquake early-warning system will provide valuable seconds, even minutes: The warning could trigger automated systems such as diverting planes from landing ...
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Earthquake early-warning system will provide valuable seconds ...
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Lighted Truck Parade boasts fleet of 80 trucks decked out in holiday lights: The event collects food and donations for the Mustard Seed Street Church ...
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Lighted Truck Parade boasts fleet of 80 trucks decked out in holiday ...
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West Shore bus routes changing to serve new developments, connect to downtown: Nine bus routes will be restructured in line with customer demand and “rapidly ...
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West Shore bus routes changing to serve new developments, connect to ...
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Early morning car crash injures two in rural Saanich: Police are still investigating the crash but have ruled out alcohol and other substances as a contributing ...
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Early morning car crash injures two in rural Saanich
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Driver who nearly hit protester charged with assault, dangerous driving: A video of the incident shows the man getting out of the car after driving it onto the ...
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Driver who nearly hit protester charged with assault, dangerous driving
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Saanich's revised OCP includes buildings up to 18 storeys: Residents will have a chance to weigh in on the official community plan at a public hearing in the new ...
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Saanich's revised OCP includes buildings up to 18 storeys
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Discovery of 72-kilometer fault line on Canada's Vancouver Island: A team of geologists, mineralogists and Earth and ocean scientists affiliated with ...
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Discovery of 72-kilometer fault line on Canada's Vancouver Island
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Tuba Christmas returns to Market Square on Saturday with a new conductor: Scott MacInnes, who studied under Tuba Christmas founder Eugene Dowling ...
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Tuba Christmas returns to Market Square on Saturday with a new conductor
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Notices sent out as UVic reports tuberculosis case on campus: The university says only those who have received an email from Island Health will need to be ...
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Notices sent out as UVic reports tuberculosis case on campus
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'Sextortion' cases on the rise, say Saanich police: Police say they receive several reports every month, primarily involving male youths ...
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'Sextortion' cases on the rise, say Saanich police
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Saanich scraps housing study to focus on complying with new provincial rules: Instead of its “neighbourhood homes” study, staff will work on bringing Saanich’s ...
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Saanich scraps housing study to focus on complying with new provincial ...
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New chief to take helm of Saanich fire department: Mike Kaye, who has been with the department for 25 years, will assume the role of chief Feb. 1 ...
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New chief to take helm of Saanich fire department
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Saanich nudges B.C. Hydro to reduce tree loss from power-upgrade project: Mayor Dean Murdock plans to send a second letter to the utility asking for an update on ...
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Saanich nudges B.C. Hydro to reduce tree loss from power-upgrade project