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Issue 524Nov 5, 2026Will more buses actually ease the Colwood Crawl?More seats, bus lanes and a possible train: what changes for riders and drivers.3 min readRead it →Issue 523Nov 3, 2026He had one flare left.Three years later, he came back to see the Sooke crew. Plus Sunday’s big game in Langford.3 min readRead it →Issue 522Oct 29, 2026Remembering Jesse AdamsPlus: Brock Cripps on the NHL watch list, three free yard-waste dates, and Halloween at Luxton.3 min readRead it →Issue 521Oct 27, 2026The salmon are back. The running water isn’t.Plus: three riding leads, your new councils, and Halloween plans from Colwood to Sooke.3 min readRead it →Issue 520Oct 22, 2026What Sooke’s hand count foundA five-vote finish, a two-stop Sunday in Metchosin, and a reason to pack sunglasses.3 min readRead it →Issue 519Oct 20, 2026Sooke’s election isn’t overSooke's last council seat is being recounted. Plus: a haunted yard with $33,000 behind it.3 min readRead it →Issue 518Oct 15, 2026🗳️ The ballot the grown-ups don’t getA 100-year-old voter, the children’s waterfront choice, and a free class for growing your own food.3 min readRead it →Issue 517Oct 13, 2026🍄 A Metchosin chef's wild-food rootsMeet Tom Kral. Plus Metchosin artists, Colwood's infrastructure ask and Sooke's rain prep.3 min readRead it →Issue 516Oct 8, 2026🐐 A goat’s very bad night in MetchosinShe couldn’t climb back up. Plus: what Sooke’s $5-million vote can’t do, and Thanksgiving plans.3 min readRead it →Issue 515Oct 6, 2026🩺 Colwood’s clinic has connected 2,355 patientsTomorrow’s advance vote, new forest access near Sooke, and your community bulletin board.3 min readRead it →Issue 514Oct 1, 2026🏮 Langford lights up this SaturdayFive weekend picks, lanterns and live portraits, plus fresh trail and council updates.3 min readRead it →Issue 513Sep 29, 2026🌳 The Garbage Gobbler returns to LangfordInside the reopened park, plus Sooke’s clinic update and three weekend plans.3 min readRead it →Issue 512Sep 22, 2026🚆 Langford to Vic West by train?Plus: B.C. takes on Ontario at Bear Mountain, and five plans close to home.3 min readRead it →Issue 511Sep 18, 2026The Westshore is backA Metchosin mayoral race, View Royal’s clinic plan, and what’s on this weekend.3 min readRead it →Issue 510May 1, 2025Can new multi-million 9-1-1 costs be reduced?We're moving! Birds of the Westshore. Sooke byelection set.9 min readRead it →Issue 509May 1, 2025The birds of the WestshoreSome of our readers' best bird photos from this year3 min readRead it →Issue 508Apr 29, 2025Local election resultsWestshore ridings change hands. There's ANOTHER election coming soon. Baseball fence stolen.10 min readRead it →Issue 507Apr 24, 20258 questions for your local candidatesElection survey on major Westshore issues. New local playgrounds. Did you lose some coins?9 min readRead it →Issue 506Apr 24, 20258 questions for your Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke candidatesWe asked the 2025 federal election candidates about housing, health, cost of living, the environment, the US, and more.42 min readRead it →Issue 505Apr 24, 2025Cowichan Malahat Langford candidates answer survey questionsWe asked the 2025 federal election candidates about housing, health, cost of living, the environment, the US, and more.31 min readRead it →Issue 504Apr 22, 2025Westshore's major trail closed all seasonSkatepark & SEAPARC reno proposed. A Sooke bowling alley? More Colwood docs.8 min readRead it →Issue 503Apr 17, 2025Advance voting beginsMore candidate profiles. Bare-faced bear. Long weekend events. New bus parts centre.8 min readRead it →Issue 502Apr 15, 2025Escapee's conviction upheldFull election roster. Hockey series win. Bus route changes.7 min readRead it →Issue 501Apr 10, 2025These are your local candidatesGet to know your riding. Hockey series tied. Langford limits Facebook comments.8 min readRead it →

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