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Shawnigan Lake residents are threatening lawsuits and asking for a provincial commission of inquiry into the proposed dumping of contaminated soil from Victoria in their watershed.

A Victoria woman says she is going to the courts in an effort to keep her and her dying husband from being evicted from their Fairfield rental home.

A 46-year-old Victoria man pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbing the Scotiabank at Douglas Street and Hillside Avenue on May 20, 2011. Boyd Bullivant entered his guilty plea in B.C. Supreme Court. He is to be sentenced April 15.

A Victoria watchdog group is calling for an independent inquiry after a freedom of information request produced a memo that suggests city manager Gail Stephens might have misled councillors in October 2011 about the Johnson Street Bridge replacement

The specific issue that Speaker Bill Barisoff chose to turn into a crisis on Tuesday revolves around a person’s name. It’s on the distribution list for auditor general John Doyle’s sizzling report on carbon offsets.

Most parents want their children to be safe, healthy, well educated and equipped with all the skills necessary to succeed in life.

You don’t get named an environmental hero by Time magazine or one of the five most powerful communicators in Asia by newsmagazine Asiaweek without picking up a few honorary degrees along the way.

Chiefs from two Vancouver Island aboriginal communities and provincial politicians signed stepping-stone “good faith” agreements Tuesday, part of ongoing talks toward new treaties.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 A Day in the Life of John E. Marriot, wildlife photographer, an evening of tales and wild images, 7-8:30 p.m. at Royal B.C. Museum. For more information, go to royalbcmuseum.bc.

Since he was 14, Const. Willi Chou's dream was to be a Mountie. Chou died unexpectedly March 19, just 13 months into his first posting with the RCMP. He was 27.