Times Colonist

@timescolonist

News and information from Vancouver Island

Victoria, B.C., Canada

Joined September 2008

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 14 h

Island man gets 3 1/2 years for sexual assault of sleeping woman dlvr.it/TM5FT1

timescolonist's tweet card. “I have no doubt that enduring the traumatizing experience of being sexually assaulted by Mr. Dick has significantly and negatively impacted almost every aspect of her life,” the judge said.

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 2 h

Youth charged with murder in Lake Cowichan death dlvr.it/TM5sqQ

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 3 h

Police find stolen excavator in search of Malahat property dlvr.it/TM5s1V

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 3 h

Police seek witnesses after man reportedly grabbed children at Duncan festival dlvr.it/TM5rPX

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 5 h

Almost a quarter of B.C. drowning deaths last year in Island Health region dlvr.it/TM5mPF

timescolonist's tweet card. Twenty-four of the 98 accidental drowning deaths in B.C. were in the Island Health region, making it second only to Interior Health for the highest number of drownings

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 5 h

Sea-Doos block Pat Bay Highway lanes dlvr.it/TM5mFd

timescolonist's tweet card. The driver was issued a ticket for having an insecure load.

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 7 h

Two more Island wildfires now deemed under control dlvr.it/TM5hYW

timescolonist's tweet card. One is a 5.6-hectare fire northeast of Comox Lake, while the other is a three-hectare fire near Nanaimo River Road, southwest of the city

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 7 h

Chemainus man dies in Quesnel-area collision between motorcycle, tractor-trailer dlvr.it/TM5gy7

timescolonist's tweet card. Police said the crash between a black Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a black Kenworth tractor-trailer happened about 12:35 a.m. Thursday near Naver Creek Road.

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 9 h

Despite lifelong eye injury from crash, ICBC's no-fault rules means man gets $0 dlvr.it/TM5bQK

timescolonist's tweet card. Richard Broad spent the years since the accident seeking compensation from ICBC, which in May 2021 removed the right to sue an at-fault driver.

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 9 h

Nanaimo man gets lost wallet back — and the $600 inside dlvr.it/TM5b6F

timescolonist's tweet card. The man figures he lost his wallet about 10 a.m. Tuesday near Nanaimo Toyota on Bowen Road, but told police he didn’t even realize it was missing until that night

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 10 h

Warning issued after kitten with rabies found in Chemainus area dlvr.it/TM5XZ1

timescolonist's tweet card. The kitten was found in the 8000-block of Chemainus Road on July 9, and began exhibiting rabies symptoms three days later

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 10 h

Bear Mountain on the market, including golf courses, development lands dlvr.it/TM5WRr

timescolonist's tweet card. Last week, the B.C. Supreme Court granted the request of the receiver in control of the development to put the property up for sale.

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 10 h

Victoria's crime severity index drops 11% dlvr.it/TM5VXF

timescolonist's tweet card. The city still has the highest crime severity index of municipal police departments in B.C., however, due to its role as an entertainment centre for the region, and high concentration of social...

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 13 h

Victoria artist’s Ozzy encounters inspire mural dlvr.it/TM5JRr

timescolonist's tweet card. Paul Archer used his signature air-brush method to produce the work, now hanging outside his Fort Street gallery, as a tribute to the former Black Sabbath lead singer

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 14 h

Province, B.C. Transit need to help end Cowichan transit strike: mayor dlvr.it/TM5G21

timescolonist's tweet card. North Cowichan Mayor Rob Douglas says the effects of the five-month strike are ‘devastating and widespread.’

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 14 h

Colwood cyclist rides 18 kilometres to deliver lost keys to stranger dlvr.it/TM5FJn

timescolonist's tweet card. It started when Trina Johnson noticed a social-media post from a man who had lost his keys at the Beachlands in Colwood.

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · 17 h

B.C. animal charity warns of fake estate donation scam dlvr.it/TM54d3

timescolonist's tweet card. The Regional Animal Protection Society says it was contacted by a woman who said her spouse had died and had left a $95,000 donation.

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · Jul 24

Swimming not recommended at Langford Lake beach due to E. coli levels dlvr.it/TM4qBj

timescolonist's tweet card. Island Health has issued a beach advisory for the lake’s Leigh Road beach due to what it calls unsatisfactory levels of E. coli in water samples.

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · Jul 23

Police probe assault on security guard in Saanich park dlvr.it/TM4gjN

timescolonist's tweet card. When the security guard approached a man in Rutledge Park on Sunday, he became aggressive and assaulted the guard, fleeing before police arrived.

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Times Colonist@timescolonist · Jul 23

Bear Mountain on the market, including golf courses, development lands dlvr.it/TM4Wkp

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