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Teacher loses credentials over intimate relationship with student

Teacher loses credentials over intimate relationship with student

Ian McKenzie, who taught social studies and PE in the Sooke School District, was found to have crossed professional boundaries with the student, then started a sexual relationship with them after graduation
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Man drowns in Coles Bay while trying to swim to boat

Man drowns in Coles Bay while trying to swim to boat

Police say it’s believed the man saw that his boat had started drifting and decided to swim out to it
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Program to help men recover from addiction offers 'hope in a time of hopelessness'

Program to help men recover from addiction offers 'hope in a time of hopelessness'

Parents of a recent resident credit the New Roads Therapeutic Recovery Community for saving their son’s life
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'I had a 200-pound animal in my hands:' Island MLA recovering after battling deer

'I had a 200-pound animal in my hands:' Island MLA recovering after battling deer

When Parksville-Qualicum MLA Adam Walker saw a buck attacking his yellow lab, he grabbed it by the antlers
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Police release image of suspect in Parksville show-home break-in

Police release image of suspect in Parksville show-home break-in

In the late evening on Aug. 7, someone broke into the show home in the 500-block of Rainbow Way in Parksville and stole various items, Oceanside RCMP say
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Some schools are restricting use of cellphones saying they distract from learning

Some schools are restricting use of cellphones saying they distract from learning

Students returning to Belmont Secondary will have to place cellphones in a container provided at the front of the class or store them in their bags
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Oxygenator aims to improves water quality at Elk, Beaver lakes

Oxygenator aims to improves water quality at Elk, Beaver lakes

Equipment pumps oxygen to the lower layer of Elk Lake, preventing nutrients from rising the surface and promoting blue-green algae growth
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Motorist who flicked cigarette butt in front of police chief gets $575 ticket

Motorist who flicked cigarette butt in front of police chief gets $575 ticket

It’s the third time Victoria Police Chief Del Manak has personally issued a ticket for discarding a burning substance
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Lightning sparks new wildfires on Vancouver Island

Lightning sparks new wildfires on Vancouver Island

Most are considered backcountry fires and are burning in extreme terrain, says Coastal Fire Centre information officer Kimberly Kelly. 
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Closing parks in dry weather is not the best option: fire chief

Closing parks in dry weather is not the best option: fire chief

“I’d much rather have the park full of responsible people than have it empty.”
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