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Food cartons are scattered over the table and in the cramped war room, maps of the riding cover the wall — along with the chart documenting the daily winners of the plank contest.

The New Democratic Party’s “shakedown” letter to business leaders is so sensitively written, there’s a fear it may have gone over people’s heads. So here’s the verbatim letter, with some explanatory notes to help make things perfectly clear.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Victoria Symphony is joined by Cirque de la Symphonie, a corps of performers including aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen. Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. at the Royal Theatre.

VANCOUVER — Money and oil emerged as the main points of contention during a party leaders debate broadcast on radio Friday. The debate included leaders from the provincial NDP, Liberal, Green and Conservative parties.

East Sooke residents will vote Saturday in a referendum on whether they should borrow $2.12 million to build a new fire hall — nearly 20 years after the Provincial Fire Commissioner recommended the move.

A 20-year-old Pakistani woman has been located, a day after Victoria police asked for the public’s help in finding her. Nasheen Falak, 20, is OK and her family has been notified, said a police statement. No further details will be released.

VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark went on the offensive during Friday morning’s radio debate, consistently pressing NDP leader Adrian Dix on his decision oppose the proposed expansion of Kinder Morgan’s pipeline between Alberta and Burnaby. “Mr.

A Courtenay girl, 12, was rescued from an underground bank vault Tuesday night after a game of hide-and-seek went awry. Emergency responders, city workers and locksmiths came to the aid of the young girl.

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, - Peter Penashue stares at a map of Labrador in his byelection campaign office and traces a line through Happy Valley-Goose Bay in the centre, north to Voisey's Bay and remote Nain.

A Honda CRV backed into the front of Dales Gallery at 537 Fisgard St. around 8:40 a.m. this morning.