A plan to turn six residential lots off McKenzie Avenue into a 122-unit housing complex moved forward this week, after Saanich council gave thumbs up to a development permit and rezoning bylaw.

The District of Saanich will go ahead with an alternative approval process to get a green light from residents to borrow more than $9.6 million for five infrastructure projects. Council voted ...

It is hoped that the one-year pilot with two physician assistants at Saanich Peninsula Hospital can eventually be rolled out across B.C. “Many people have been advocating for PAs (physician ...

B.C.’s first two physician assistants have been hired at Saanich Peninsula Hospital: Eric Demers, left, and and Fu Wu (Fred) Bai, right, with medical director Brendon Irvine in the hospital’s ...

Two physician assistants have started work at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital on Vancouver Island, the first time the profession has been approved to work in a B.C. hospital setting. Physician ...

Night - Clear. Winds from W to WNW. The overnight low will be 27 °F (-2.8 °C). Sunny with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C). Winds variable. Sunny today with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C) and a low of 27 ...

Saanich Peninsula hereditary chiefs are denouncing a federal decision to expand herring fishing in B.C. waters, warning it threatens already declining stocks and the broader marine ecosystem. Despite ...