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LIVE RESULTS: B.C.'s 2024 election winners
Oct 20, 2024 · Follow along for the results in B.C.'s 43rd provincial election
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Mayor Cliff McNeil-Smith says balancing the needs of residents with the demand for new housing was a primary issue for the town
NDP's Grace Lore wins re-election in Victoria-Beacon Hill
Oct 20, 2024 · The B.C. NDP's Grace Lore will be returning to the B.C. Legislature to represent Victoria-Beacon Hill. Preliminary results give Lore 12,715 votes, followed by B.C. Green Party candidate Sonia Furstenau with 9,027 votes and B.C. Conservative Tim Thielmann with 5,171.
Five key takeaways from historic 2024 B.C. election
Oct 21, 2024 · The 2024 B.C. provincial election was historic in many ways. The B.C. Conservative party — which won 1.91 per cent and zero seats in 2020 — finds itself within inches of power, leading in 45 ridings in the initial count and capturing 43.57 per cent of the popular vote as the party tapped into a public mood for change.
VIDEO: Fire crews battle massive Saanich blaze amid high winds
Nov 20, 2024 · Quadra Street closure expected to extend into Thursday. 1 / 1 Saanich fire crews survey the damage done by a hot fire buffeted by high winds in the early hours of Nov. 20. Christine van Reeuwyk/Saanich News Advertisement
University of Victoria getting into the giving spirit
Nov 26, 2024 · The University of Victoria is taking the message behind Giving Tuesday to heart and looking to play it forward. UVic is getting ready to add some fun to philanthropy and make a difference in the lives of thousands of students on Giving Tuesday, a global movement taking place Dec. 3 this year to unleash the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.
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5 days ago · Senior woman loses more than $1,000 when 'daughter' called saying she was in car crash
90,000 without power, ferries cancelled as storm batters …
Nov 20, 2024 · About 90,000 Vancouver Island Hydro customers woke without power and ferries to the Lower Mainland cancelled across the board Wednesday morning.
Prices down, sales up: Victoria real estate market shows signs of ...
Oct 8, 2024 · September’s residential real estate market in Victoria did better than last year. According to a Victoria Real Estate Board report, a total of 571 residential units were sold last month, exceeding the 493 units sold in September 2023 – an increase of 15.8 per cent.