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Cowichan Tribes have stopped fishing for chinook salmon because low water in the Cowichan River is preventing fish from entering the river to spawn.

B.C. Ferries passengers flocked to Vancouver Island this Thanksgiving as the traditionally busy weekend saw a seven per cent bump in traffic numbers compared to last year. Preliminary numbers from B.C.

They ran, walked and wheeled in a united mass of 11,503 but what motivated each person in Sunday’s GoodLife Fitness Victoria marathon were distinct human stories – some athletic, some inspiring and some downright heroic.

Wording of settlement left legal hole for Ottawa to demand cash

Province should cover repayments that will cost thousands of dollars for some workers

So you think you can write, the times colonist contest

TODAY Ballet Off Broadway by Ballet Victoria at the McPherson Playhouse at 2 p.m. Tel. 250-386-6121. Radio Contact: Third annual Thanksgiving Day Social at Club 9ONE9, 919 Douglas St., 9 p.m. Tickets at Coastline Surf and Sports, 1417 Broad St.

When Ryan Leef last ran the Royal Victoria Marathon in 2001, he was running for himself - and he did pretty well, finishing in second place overall, his time being two hours and 31 minutes.

Before a by election date has even been set, the sewage has hit the fan in the federal riding of Victoria as the Liberal and Green candidates have come out against a proposed secondary sewage treatment plant estimated to cost $782.7 million.

A juvenile harbour porpoise rescued off Esquimalt in July died Wednesday evening at the Vancouver Aquarium. “Despite our very best efforts, he did not pull through,” said veterinarian Martin Haunena of the porpoise nicknamed Theo.