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Too much bacteria in the water is more of an issue in the spring and summer, with seasonally warmer water, tides and storm runoff as triggers.

Nanaimo RCMP were on standby, with a number of police officers and their vehicles on campus

The inquest into Christopher Bloomfield鈥檚 death is scheduled to begin on July 2 at 9:30 a.m. at the Victoria Law Courts.

The Coastal Renaissance will fill in this week on the Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen route, sa国际传媒 Ferries says

Police say the vessel was stolen June 11 from Whaletown on Cortes Island.

Police say they believe the three vehicles are connected to the hit and run death of Leanne Joe, 17, in April

The sa国际传媒 Conservation Officer Service tranquilized the three-year-old male bear near Braun Court in Sidney on Monday

Police said the 40-year-old has been found safe.

The home鈥檚 resident was in the yard when the fire was reported about 6:50 a.m., says Metchosin Fire Chief Stephanie Dunlop.

A scheduled talk by Suzanne Simard at the university鈥檚 Dogwood Auditorium on Wednesday has also been cancelled.