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The Opposition NDP released new, more detailed reports into the expenses of its MLAs on Thursday. Reports cover purchases such as airfare, taxi rides, car travel, per diems and meal expenses for the month of July.

A summer celebration at Woodwynn Farms will go ahead this month, even though a letter from Central Saanich council does not specifically give permission for it to proceed without a permit.

Supporters of the Victoria branch of the B.C. SPCA will gather for a public demonstration at 1 p.m. Sunday outside the shelter at 3150 Napier Lane.

The 2300-block of Lansdowne Road in Oak Bay was closed for an hour today after a domestic gas line was struck. It has since reopened. The Oak Bay Fire Department was dispatched, sending six firefighters, and closed down the road at about 2:11 p.m.

The Victoria Downtown Public Market has taken longer to establish than expected but its grand opening in the Hudson is now set for Sept. 14.

The kennel master at the Victoria SPCA quit Wednesday to protest the firing of shelter manager Penny Stone. Stone was terminated on Tuesday after managing the shelter for 10 years.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is trying to confirm reports from an independent biologist that herring around northern Vancouver Island have a disease that is causing bleeding from their gills, bellies and eyeballs.

The dozens of theatregoers lined up at SilverCity Wednesday morning would never be confused with the Harry Potter crowd.

Hereditary chiefs of Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation have reversed their decision to allow members of the World Rainbow Family to gather in a tribal park on Kennedy Lake, near Tofino.

Nestled among the picnic tables and campsites of Cowichan River Provincial Park, it’s an odd place to find a war memorial.