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'Not enough beds': Nanaimo hospital expansion highlighted in provincial budget consultation report
12+ hour, 14+ min ago (462+ words) Published 9:12 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 An expansion to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital was among the list of priorities expressed throughout B.C. for the upcoming 2027 provincial budget. Released on Aug. 11, the Budget 2027 Consultation report by the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government…...
Cedar trimmings make great beds at wildlife rehab centre in Metchosin
14+ hour, 34+ min ago (161+ words) Published 7:40 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 By Goldstream Gazette Staff Residents pruning trees can make the most of waste by donating trimmings to the BC SPCA rehab centre in Metchosin. Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) is in search of fresh cedar branches…...
Construction begins to expand parking capacity at Victoria General Hospital
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (199+ words) Published 12:30 pm Monday, August 24, 2026 By Goldstream Gazette News Staff Work is underway to expand parking capacity at Victoria General Hospital. Once complete, there will be 57 new public parking spaces on the northwest side of the hospital, says Island Health. Construction…...
Victoria Hospital Foundation raises $38 million for surgical campaign
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (133+ words) Published 2:30 pm Friday, August 21, 2026 By Victoria News staff The Victoria Hospitals Foundation has raised a total of $38 million as the second of three phases of the It’s Time For Surgical Evolution campaign comes to a close. In the past weeks,…...
Victoria walk aims to shed light on rare genetic diseases
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (204+ words) Published 12:50 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 By Victoria News staff Victoria residents will have a chance to gather Sept. 19 for Hazel’s Light Up for Mito Walk, an event raising awareness for a rare disease as part of World Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week....
Victoria Hand Project expanding work in Middle East, South Asia
1+ week, 1+ day ago (442+ words) Published 5:30 am Tuesday, August 18, 2026 The groundbreaking University of Victoria-based charity that provides the means to design and build prosthetics across the world is expanding its services throughout West Africa, the Middle East and South Asia as the world continues to…...
1 person taken to hospital after bear attack prompts closure of Vancouver Island park
1+ week, 5+ day ago (424+ words) Published 12:45 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 Residents and visitors are being asked to stay away from Stoney Hill Regional Park for at least the weekend after a woman had a physical altercation with a bear on Friday morning, Aug. 14. According to the…...
Victoria General welcomes families looking to give thanks for life-saving care
1+ week, 6+ day ago (442+ words) Published 5:00 pm Thursday, August 13, 2026 Families from up and down the Island flocked to Victoria General on Thursday to celebrate the team of hard-working nurses who make the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) tick. “[Nurses] bring compassion, expertise and dedication…...
Rise in B.C. drowning deaths prompts call for safety on Victoria beaches
2+ week, 1+ day ago (306+ words) Published 5:30 pm Tuesday, August 11, 2026 By Victoria News staff As swimmers across Greater Victoria flock to beaches, docks and lakes, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is sharing tips to keep you safe around the water. “While spending time near the water…...
???Community lightens any burden???: Parkinson???s cycling tour sets off from Victoria
2+ week, 2+ day ago (456+ words) Published 5:30 pm Monday, August 10, 2026 Lloyd Taylor was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease at age 53 in 2022. The diagnosis was devastating for Taylor and his loved ones, but he refused to let it dictate the course of his life. Instead, he took…...