Issue 510Thu, May 1Can new multi-million 9-1-1 costs be reduced?We're moving! Birds of the Westshore. Sooke byelection set.Read it →Issue 509Thu, May 1The birds of the WestshoreSome of our readers' best bird photos from this yearRead it →Issue 508Tue, Apr 29Local election resultsWestshore ridings change hands. There's ANOTHER election coming soon. Baseball fence stolen.Read it →Issue 507Thu, Apr 248 questions for your local candidatesElection survey on major Westshore issues. New local playgrounds. Did you lose some coins?Read it →Issue 506Thu, Apr 248 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.Read it →Issue 505Thu, Apr 24Cowichan Malahat Langford candidates answer survey questionsWe asked the 2025 federal election candidates about housing, health, cost of living, the environment, the US, and more.Read it →Issue 504Tue, Apr 22Westshore's major trail closed all seasonSkatepark & SEAPARC reno proposed. A Sooke bowling alley? More Colwood docs.Read it →Issue 503Thu, Apr 17Advance voting beginsMore candidate profiles. Bare-faced bear. Long weekend events. New bus parts centre.Read it →Issue 502Tue, Apr 15Escapee's conviction upheldFull election roster. Hockey series win. Bus route changes.Read it →Issue 501Thu, Apr 10These are your local candidatesGet to know your riding. Hockey series tied. Langford limits Facebook comments.Read it →Issue 500Tue, Apr 8Chased by wolves?Langford ranked #2 in BC. New $83M bus facility. Election sign rules.Read it →Issue 499Thu, Apr 3Activists at Langford rally want definitive protection for old growthWhile new forests minister meets with industry reps across BC, local advocates push for focus on forests as well as forestryRead it →Issue 498Thu, Apr 3Community helps local couple face terminal cancerSurvey on Langford's future. Giant peacock on campus & other April Fools pranks.Read it →Issue 497Tue, Apr 1New funding for local transport & childcareArts centre may need to move. Sidewalk project for new elementary. Ex-Grizzly gets to NHL.Read it →Issue 496Thu, Mar 27New baby orca spotted off coastGalloping Goose closure. Double rainbow. More crashes near Thetis. Construction site combat.Read it →Issue 495Tue, Mar 25Federal election has arrived......but several Westshore candidates haven't. New women's recovery centre opens in View Royal.Read it →Issue 494Thu, Mar 20Pay now, or pay later?New Langford & Sooke budgets. Towers delayed. Husband gets medal. Weekend events.Read it →Issue 493Thu, Mar 20Sooke proposes 15% budget increase in the face of rising service costsStaff and council prioritize service levels and lower future costsRead it →Issue 492Tue, Mar 18Not criminally responsible, Langford murder trial findsCrashes involve bus & cement truck. New fire hoses. Birdwatching photos.Read it →Issue 491Thu, Mar 13A fair for ideasMajor crash near 6 Mile. Unicyclist arrested. New music fest. Weigh in on parks, transport, & rec.Read it →Issue 490Thu, Mar 13Langford to host an Ideas Fair as part of its push for public engagementWeigh in on transportation, parks, trails, and recreation facilitiesRead it →Issue 489Tue, Mar 11The original names of local landmarksCreating the Garbage Gobbler. New towers pitched near failed towers.Read it →Issue 488Thu, Mar 6Goodbye, winterYour best photos. A hunt for unexploded explosives. Cruise arrives today. City info fees.Read it →Issue 487Thu, Mar 6Winter on the WestshoreAs spring arrives, we round up your photos of the snowy seasonRead it →Issue 486Tue, Mar 4A local pub is 170 years old...and must be sold (sort of). T'Souke working with UVic on disaster prep. New Langford trail.Read it →Issue 485Thu, Feb 27Hotel fraudster to be deportedLangford trims budget—here's what is being changedRead it →Issue 484Thu, Feb 27Langford council looking to reduce tax impact through budget revisionsCity trims budget for this year—but it is drawing money from future budgets to do soRead it →Issue 483Tue, Feb 25Byelections on horizonBittersweet orca sighting off Westshore coast. Towers in foreclosure leave 'war zone.'Read it →Issue 482Thu, Feb 20Sooke backs off in zoning standoffFinal chances for input on Langford financial plan. View Royal to buy Canadian.Read it →Issue 481Thu, Feb 20Sooke votes for mandated zoning changes after BC threatens to step inA similar vote failed in a tie nearly 3 months agoRead it →Issue 480Wed, Feb 19Langford enters final stages of public engagement on draft financial planPlan lays out rising costs, but smaller annual property tax increases, over next half-decadeRead it →Issue 479Tue, Feb 18Family-friendly Westshore restaurantsNew Westshore MLAs debut in Legislature. Langford standoff. Sooke will vote again on zoning.Read it →Issue 478Thu, Feb 13The town of 2050...and how to help shape it. Free Family Day events. Local girl with terminal illness losing drug coverage.Read it →Issue 477Thu, Feb 13View Royal plans for 2050, looking to carve out its own space between big neighboursThe town at the crossroads of the region is at a crossroads of its ownRead it →Issue 476Tue, Feb 11CFL coming to townRecord year for power outages. Early birds & "evil-looking worms."Read it →Issue 475Thu, Feb 6Breaking down the budgetYour snow photos. Langford's finances. Camosun courses.Read it →Issue 474Thu, Feb 6What Langford is spending its budget onBreaking down the city's financial plans for this year and the rest of the 2020sRead it →Issue 473Tue, Feb 4Snow on the WestshoreSooke faces provincial intervention. Fairy Creek deferrals extended.Read it →Issue 472Thu, Jan 30Westshore munis on hook for millions in 9-1-1 costsEx-mayor cut from federal candidacy. Snow on the way? 8 "orca" ships together.Read it →Issue 471Tue, Jan 28New speedway could be on the wayCar lovers cautiously optimistic. PFC brings back old friends. Local dentist gets $1.47m in lawsuit.Read it →Issue 470Thu, Jan 232,000+ animals helped by local rescue centreEducation help for SD62 in new ministry mandate? Local arrested over explosive device.Read it →Issue 469Tue, Jan 21Local MLA tasked with tariff fightLangford violated resident's privacy. Local restaurant scammed.Read it →Issue 468Tue, Jan 21Langford violated councillor's son's neighbour's privacy in 2021, OIPC findsTensions rise again after new turn in saga that began with a family parking dispute nearly 5 years agoRead it →Issue 467Thu, Jan 16Banned from councilBuilding a bridge. Murder trial extended. Registrations open for camping and kindergarten.Read it →Issue 466Thu, Jan 16Langford bans one member of public from council meetingsLatest move in a series of escalating tensions around council meetingsRead it →Issue 465Tue, Jan 14"Regrettable but necessary": Police security at council meetingPark camping passes open soon. Son pleads not guilty. Movies get cheaper.Read it →Issue 464Thu, Jan 9New rules about treesYour 5 most-read stories. School registration opening. Possible arson.Read it →Issue 463Thu, Jan 9After two years in development, Langford passes its tree protection bylawWith the new bylaw, Langford catches up with its municipal neighboursRead it →Issue 462Tue, Jan 77 local restaurants named region's bestTrudeau resigns; election looms.Read it →Issue 461Thu, Jan 21,000+ locals are getting a doctorDriver shot; crashes car. First baby of '25. Fire near fire hall.Read it →