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More than 250 people gathered near the Victoria branch of the SPCA on Sunday to protest the firing of long-time manager Penny Stone and provincial policies they worried would have curtailed surgery for some of the sickest animals in Victoria.

A Victoria couple and their friends have spent the better part of a year transforming an old school bus into a treehouse, complete with a toadstool lounge and a rooftop forest deck that doubles as a dance floor.

A post-crash fire may have been a key factor in the deaths of two people aboard an Air Nootka float plane that crashed Friday in the wilderness north of Tofino, a Transportation Safety Board investigator says.

A three-year-old boy is expected to make a full recovery after falling from a second-floor window at a Begbie Street apartment Monday afternoon. The fall happened about 2:30 p.m. at an apartment complex on Begbie Street, near Belmont Avenue.

A Victoria man who allegedly threatened people with a knife Saturday afternoon at a high-profile downtown intersection had just been released on bail with conditions not to possess a knife and to monitor his mental health.

According to one of the survivors of the float plane crash Friday morning on Vancouver Island, the aircraft burst into flames upon impact, and the ensuing fire may have been what killed the pilot and one of five passengers.

According to one of the survivors of the float plane crash Friday morning on Vancouver Island, the aircraft burst into flames upon impact, and the ensuing fire may have been what killed the pilot and one of five passengers.

John Young, recovering in hospital from broken bones and burns, recalled Sunday his frantic efforts to save himself, a fellow passenger and the pilot after the float plane they were on crashed and caught fire in a remote area near Tofino.

Organizers of Ryder Hesjedal’s annual Tour de Victoria cycling event are looking for close to 500 volunteers. The ride, now in its third year, takes place Sept. 22. More than 2,500 riders are expected.

Gulf Islanders are 15 times as likely to reject smart meters as are Vancouverites, and you are not surprised. Nor does it amaze you to learn that Vancouver Island in general skews relatively high in opposition to the devices.