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Sonar ‘dinner bell’ attracts elephant seals deep in Pacific waters

Mark Brennae
September 5, 2024

The seals were captured on camera—surprisingly, and repeatedly—drawn by sonar to check out a 645-metre-deep research site at Barkley Canyon

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News In Victoria: Latest Stories

Transportation

Helijet plans to go electric in 3 years

Mark Brennae
November 3, 2023

Victoria helicopter service to fly quiet, zero-emission eVOTLs in about 3 years

Environment

Land acquisition in the CRD is about green space and the 'green' it accrues

Park purpose service is the focus of the CRD’s purchase of the former Royal Oak Golf Course. Consider it as much an environmental decision as a portfolio management one, for now.

Drugs

Panel recommends increased access to safer supply as toxic drug deaths rose on the Island

Robyn Bell
November 1, 2023

A non-prescription safer supply among recommendations from BC Coroner's Service panel

Drugs

Under shifting legislation, people who use drugs are caught between rules & risks

As BC tightens public drug use rules, exemptions around possession may be losing their intended impact

Travel

Cruise ship season ends with nearly a million tourists this year

Mark Brennae
October 29, 2023

Record-high for visitors as industry recovers rapidly from pandemic hiatus

Vancouver Island

Salmon SWAT teams deployed on Island to help fish during drought

BC teams aerated rivers and dug them into new directions in effort to prevent more salmon deaths

Sexual Assault

Province investing $10M in sexual assault centres

Victoria Sexual Assault Centre among organizations to receive $300K every year

Healthcare

The VCAPCC unveils its new spaces during Child Abuse Awareness Month

The Victoria Child Abuse Prevention and Counselling Centre (VCAPCC) unveiled its new child and family friendly spaces this week

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