Global financial crisis stalls Westhills

The massive Westhills development in Langford has taken an indefinite time-out due to reverberations from the U.S. financial meltdown. Westhills broke ground this summer on eight single family homes and eight townhomes for a demonstration neighbourhood, due to open spring 2009.... more

• Tough crowd, tough questions
• Rec centre, health care integrate in pilot project
• West Shore garden to grow

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Vikes and alumni stage tuneup for Canada West season

Members of University of Victoria Vikes men's basketball teams past and those on the current squad did battle on Ken and Kathy Shields Court at McKinnon Gym in the annual alumni game last week. The Vikes Canada West season kicks off... more

• Crossing paths is nothing new for Hall inductees Tooby, Hartley
• Vikes rain thunder on ’Birds in annual Boot game
• Sports briefs for Oct. 15

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Performing arts colleges mounts Neil Simon classic

New York playwright Neil Simon wrote Rumors as a farce in the late 1980s and has since seen it performed everywhere from community theatres to Broadway. Victoria’s Canadian College for the Performing Arts is the latest company to tackle the legendary... more

• New name, new approach for band whose sound is compared to The Kinks and The Beatles
• Ruffians ignore press
• VISA is hosting a few weekend classes for budding artists

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Fire safety for students

Life lessons with a fun twist were delivered to about 800 students this week at the Metchosin fire hall. The 12th annual Life Safety Expo was put together by Colwood, Langford, Metchosin and Sooke volunteer fire departments. On Tuesday and Wednesday, all... more

• City Centre Park taking shape
• Bear Mtn. pumpkin display raising money for UNICEF
• Thanksgiving dinners offered to those in need

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