Mark Brennae

Following a soft opening in the summer, the caretakers of Craigdarroch Castle officially unveil the first phase of their kitchen restorations

She’s wanted to write a murder-mystery since she was 16. She did it in her early 50s

"There has been obvious disgruntlement since the previous election again, by a small, very vocal minority. And yes, there has been an escalation in their comments and actions. And we're at a point that we are coming to you right now to say this cannot continue." - Langford Mayor Scott Goodmanson.

Daughter Maeve watched in shock as her father lumbered but couldn't free himself from the thick grey soup.

The CRD quotes the Lifesaving Society's estimate that it could cost approximately $270K per beach to staff lifeguards from May through September or $1.35M for lifeguards on the region’s five busiest beaches.

The group said if the council doesn’t reconsider, it will move to apply the province’s judicial review laws to ask a judge to revisit the decision for serious errors or unfairness.

'Foot traffic in [downtown] Victoria is down 60%. People don’t want to go downtown because they don’t feel safe. That’s not normal.' — John Rustad

Others slept on restaurant floors, in “a tree house in Western Australia, or “on a beach under my overturned row boat.”

“Now it's not before the courts, so the gates are open again. The arguments can be raised to reopen the pickleball courts.” — North Saanich Coun. Jack McClintock