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Victoria, British Columbia · VictoriaWarren Skaalrud started a petition earlier this year calling for the restoration of passenger and freight train services on Vancouver Island. The Island Corridor Foundation, which owns the deteriorating 220-kilometre E&N rail line that stretches from Victoria to Courtenay, is actively engaging with Canada and British Columbia to bring about a solution.See the Story
Shawnigan rail petition organizer still optimistic, despite lack of commitment from feds
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Victoria, British Columbia · VictoriaSooke Mayor Maja Tait said the purpose of the meeting is to discuss where improvements to Highway 14 are headed. "It would be beneficial for council and the public to hear what the plans are for the future," she said. Coun. Jeff Bateman is looking forward to learning about MOTI's next phase of road improvements. "The ministry has long promised systematic, ongoing improvements to the highway and delivered many since 2017," he said.See the Story
Transportation Ministry set to update Sooke council on Highway 14 plans
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Victoria, British Columbia · VictoriaMarion Newman returns to the University of Victoria this summer to teach at the School of Music. The mezzo-soprano joins the school as an assistant professor on July 1. Newman recently appeared in City Opera Vancouver's Songs from the Uproar and is currently workshopping a new opera based on Thomas King's 2020 comedic novel Indians on Vacation.See the Story
Acclaimed alumnus, Canadian opera singer joins University of Victoria staff
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Space · VictoriaA team of astronomers led by the University of Victoria and Yale University has detected an ancient star system traveling around our galaxy named Ursa Major III / UNIONS 1 (UMa3/U1)—the faintest and lowest-mass Milky Way satellite ever discovered, and possibly one of the most dark matter-dominated systems known.See the Story
Faintest known star system orbiting the Milky Way discovered
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Victoria, British Columbia · VictoriaAlessandro Filazzola conducted a simulation combining eight different climate models with an enormous data set. The simulation detailed sightings of 2,019 different species from 60 cities around North America. By the end of the century, cities such as Ottawa and Edmonton could become hospitable for hundreds of new species.See the Story
Climate driving significant shifts in animal life in B.C. urban backyards
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Climate Change · VictoriaCocoa futures have already doubled this year, trading at a record high of more than $10,000 per metric ton in New York. About three-quarters of the world's cocoa are produced on cacao trees in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Cameroon. The high Easter demand for chocolate carries a potential treat for big confectionery companies.See the Story
Cocoa prices spike, farmers struggle, Easter treat expected for Big Chocolate
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RCMP · VictoriaRCMP says no more backcountry searches are currently planned for a missing Errington mother who was last seen on Feb. 15 in the Nanoose Bay area. Sara Sherry, 45, was last seen driving near Highway 19 and Northwest Bay Logging Road on Feb. 15, and was reported missing two days later on Feb. 17. Since then, large searches, which included volunteers, police, search and rescue teams, and aircraft were launched in the area, but Sherry has not been f…See the Story