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Lawrie McFarlane: Prince George case shows massage therapists need more public ...

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A Prince George registered massage ­therapist, Trevor Scott, has been disciplined by the College of Registered Massage ­Therapists of B.C. Scott had been accused of sexual ­misconduct, namely . . .

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Jack Knox: Chased by the faceless mob, he fled to Victoria

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

You would hope a positive COVID diagnosis would elicit a measure of sympathy. Instead, Cortland Cronk, blamed for bringing the virus to New Brunswick, was hounded so badly that he fled to . . .

Food & Drink

Eric Akis: Get hooked on the Big Eric fish sandwich

Eric Akis / Times Colonist

I enjoy digging into a hot fish sandwich from time to time, and I can still remember one of the first ones I had more than 40 years ago. It’s hard not to because the place I ordered it from called . . .

Local

Victoria prepares for Government St. overhaul as part of $15M water-main project

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

An above-ground overhaul of Government Street is on the horizon to coincide with a major upgrade to below-ground water services along the downtown ­Victoria thoroughfare. “The city is going to be. . .

Homes

House Beautiful: A not-so-big woodsy retreat in Shawnigan

Kim Pemberton / The Times Colonist

Tucked into the woods of Shawnigan Lake, at the end of a gravel road, stands a house that suits its natural surroundings as well as the couple who call it home. Outdoor enthusiasts Jackson . . .

Local

Island man wants help, not charges, for woman who took his truck with son inside

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

When a woman in the middle of a drug-induced psychosis stole his pickup truck with his eight-year-old son in the back seat, Qualicum Beach’s Aaron Johnson had a surprising reaction: compassion. . . .

Local

Praise from 2-month hospital patient, last of first COVID wave to leave

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Frank Jack Smith Jr. says he felt like family during an eight-week stay for COVID-19 at Royal Jubilee Hospital last year. The Alert Bay resident said his symptoms hit him hard one day on the way . . .

Local

Missing dog found after two weeks in Cowichan Valley backcountry

Pedro Arrais / Times Colonist

A four-year-old husky-shepherd cross lost in the backcountry for more than two weeks is quietly resting at home after being reunited with his owner early Thursday. Keno had bolted while he and . . .

Local

Oak Bay mayor hits mother lode in desk quest: bureau once owned by Tommy Douglas

Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist

Sometimes all you have to do is ask. Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch discovered that last month when he announced on Facebook that he was looking for an old desk to put in his office. It wasn’t a . . .

Local

Local artist insists stone pillar is '110 per cent' his carving, will meet with museum

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

A local artist says he couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw a photo of his rock carving being heralded as an Indigenous artifact by the Royal British Columbia Museum.“I was totally surprised,” Ray . . .

Local

Pender Island couple only eating what they can grow and catch

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

Stef Lowey would love a slice a pizza, but a seaweed salad with grated bull kelp, beets and carrots will have to do. Likewise for Chris Hall. A Starbucks would go down well right about now, but . . .

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