Peninsula News Review – Sidney News

Oak Bay nears regulation of secondary suites

Construction in Oak Bay is nearly all focused on rebuilding new single-family homes and without secondary suites. (Black Press Media File Photo)

Preliminary report hints there’s no preferred option

by Travis Paterson
1 min ago

The Latest

New video marks Canada’s contributions to first Gulf War on 30th anniversary
- updated 13h ago
Sidney senior urges motorists to slow down on Resthaven Drive
- 14h ago
Q&A on the Indian Act with Bob Joseph open to Greater Victoria residents
- 15h ago
Location of care tent for Victoria’s Beacon Hill campers still not settled
- 15h ago
Central Saanich to spell out options for financially supporting Panorama Recreation Centre

A 17-year-old snowmobiler used his backcountry survival sense in preparation to spend the night on the mountain near 100 Mile House Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 after getting lost. (South Cariboo Search and Rescue Facebook photo)

Teen praised for backcountry survival skills after getting lost in B.C.’s Cariboo mountains

by Angie Mindus

13h ago

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on December 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

COVID-19: Provinces work on revised plans as Pfizer-BioNTech shipments to slow down

by The Canadian Press

Tourists take photographs outside the British Columbia Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Friday August 26, 2011. A coalition of British Columbia tourism industry groups is urging the provincial government to not pursue plans to ban domestic travel to fight the spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. travel ban will harm struggling tourism sector, says industry coalition

by The Canadian Press

‘Targeted’ shooting in Coquitlam leaves woman in hospital

by Brendan Shykora

Everett Bumstead (centre) and his crew share a picture from a tree planting location in Sayward on Vancouver Island from when they were filming for ‘One Million Trees’ last year. Photo courtesy, Everett Bumstead.

The tree-planting life on Vancouver Island featured in new documentary

by Binny Paul, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

updated 15h ago

Documents show Biden plans to issue order to cancel Keystone XL on first day in office

Some 200 kilometres of pipe have already been installed, including over the Canada-U. S. border

by The Canadian Press

13h ago

New population estimates peg the population of Greater Victoria at 408,883 as of July 1, 2020. (Black Press Media File)

Population estimates peg regional population at 408,883

New estimates show regional population grew by 1.35 per cent

by Wolf Depner

14h ago

Impress TV

Markstrom’s 32-save shutout lifts Flames to 3-0 win over Vancouver Canucks

New Calgary goalie stonewalls former club

by The Canadian Press

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Brent Hayden of Canada prepares for his 50m freestyle semifinal at the Olympic Games in London on Thursday August 2, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden hopes his swim comeback is for Tokyo

Hayden got back into the pool after a seven-year hiatus because he fell in love with swimming again

by The Canadian Press

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