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• North Cowichan seeks feedback on future of municipal forests

  A public engagement process is underway to determine what route North Cowichan, B.C., should take when it comes to managing its Municipal Forest Reserve (MFR).

  

• Langford car dealership giving away free car to person or family in need

  King’s Auto Sales in Langford, B.C., is teaming up with the Cool Aid Society to give away a free car to a deserving person or family this holiday season.

  

• Officer resigns from RCMP C-IRG following concerns about Fairy Creek enforcement

  Concerns over questionable RCMP tactics raised by an officer involved in the crackdown at the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades in the summer of 2021 are not surprising, says a lawyer representing dozens of activists.

  

• 31-year-old dead after serious collision near Parksville, B.C.

  A Vancouver Island resident died in a serious crash north of Parksville, B.C., on Friday evening, according to the Oceanside RCMP.

  

• 'I was shocked': BC SPCA reminds owners to secure pets in vehicles after dog dragged behind pickup

  Veterinarians on Vancouver Island are warning dog owners to always secure their pets inside a vehicle when transporting them after a dog fell out of the back of a pickup truck and was dragged behind the vehicle by her tether.

• Victoria Women's Transition House seeks donations amid annual shortfall

  The Victoria Women’s Transition House has put out a call for donations as it struggles with a 20 per cent shortfall in annual donations.

• Giant Elon Musk head sculpted by B.C. artist part of crypto stunt making international headlines

  When a B.C. metal artist was asked to create a giant sculpture with Elon Musk's head on the body of a goat riding a rocket he had no idea who would want to create such a thing or why.

• Former B.C. premier and man with autism form enduring friendship

  When Kody Bell went to get a Boston cream donut and a large milk at Tim Hortons all those years ago, he never expected to meet his newly elected MLA.

• Snow plays havoc with Victoria bus routes

  Several BC Transit routes in Greater Victoria have been altered on Tuesday due to icy weather and road conditions.

• Cold air pushes into southern B.C., bringing wind, snow and arctic chill

  Environment Canada has updated special weather statements, warning of strong winds, sub-zero temperatures and snow for south coastal B.C. and much of Vancouver Island.

• Man arrested after siphoning gas from Nanaimo charity: RCMP

  The Nanaimo RCMP say an off-duty officer arrested a man who was siphoning gas from a car that belonged to the Boys and Girls Club earlier this month.

• Giving Tuesday: Victoria Hospitals Foundation fundraising for new ICU monitors

  The Victoria Hospitals Foundation is asking the public to help raise money for 10 new patient monitors for the intensive care unit at Victoria General Hospital.

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  BREAKING | Flight cancellations at YVR amid snowfall warnings on B.C.'s South Coast

  Dozens of flights in and out of Vancouver International Airport have been cancelled over the snowfall that's expected on B.C.'s South Coast Tuesday.

• BC Ferries workers ask for religious exemption from clean-shaven rule

  A union representing marine workers is taking BC Ferries to task over one of the company's policies regarding facial hair.

• Victoria's Capital City Comic Con announces hiatus

  The popular Capital City Comic Con event will not be returning to Victoria in 2023, organizers announced Monday.

• RCMP recover 3 bodies after float plane crash off Vancouver Island

  Mounties say they have recovered the bodies of all three people who were aboard a float plane that crashed off B.C.'s central coast last week.