AMATEUR BOXING in BC - The Road Forward

THE ROAD FORWARD:  By Brian Zelley With the 2009-2010 amateur season fast approaching the end of the current season run, it is time to look back and measure how far we have come and what needs to be done to...

Victoria BC: VIHA Faces New Crisis 9 Deaths in Care Home

On the heels of crises in health care on Vancouver Island, the Vancouver Island Health Authority is facing a new crisis in the deaths of nine people in a Victoria care home. Apparently the elderly victims fell to...

Victoria BC: Hundreds Possibly Exposed to Hep B, C, HIV

The failure to adequately clean medical instruments has left hundreds in Victoria, BC possibly exposed to Hepatitis B, C and HIV.  If you say it quickly, it sounds like a child's rhyme, but this is no...

Kim Proctor: Teen's Body Found Burned in Victoria

Kim Proctor's Body Found by RCMP on Galloping Goose Trail The body of Kimberly Proctor, an 18-year-old girl from Victoria, British Columbia, was found along Galloping Goose Trail, a wooded area popular with joggers and cyclists during the day, and with partying students at...

Information scandal continues in BC

So, what is what? What information is meant to be public and what private.  What are we supposed to have access to? At least this is a start. Maybe, now the British Columbia government can finally make up their mind about the private and public information collected...

BC courthouses under scrutiny for public document access

Three reporters from the Times Colonist are putting their journalism skills to the test in their mission to exploit the inconsistencies that exist in British Columbia's open court system and in the accessing of public court documents.  "... The idea was quite simple,...

Answers wanted in Lindsay Buziak murder case, Reward for info

The family of Lindsay Buziak is hoping that a $100,000 reward and a televised special said to be airing on Dateline NBC will bring forward more information regarding the night in early 2008 when their daughter was...

China’s Terracotta Army arrives in Canada June 26, 2010

Opening and closing dates are still to be decided however this massive exhibit is planned to make stops across Canada in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Victoria throughout 2010, 2011 and the early part of...

URSA meets to discuss Roller Skating selections in Mussoorie

" MUSSOORIE, 5 Jan: An urgent meeting of the Uttarakhand Roller Skating Association was held at a hotel here to chalk out the programme for selection of the State Roller Skating Team to represent the...

BCHL Nanaimo Clippers Lose to Victoria Grizzlies

Saturday night saw a sparse crowd see the Nanaimo Clippers lose the first home game of the year to the Victoria Grizzlies.  The Nanaimo Clippers have been struggling all season and Saturday night's game...

BCHL Nanaimo Clippers 4 to Victoria Grizzlies 7

Wednesday night's hockey crowd went home disappointed as they saw their Nanaimo Clippers defeated by the Victoria Grizzlies 4 to 7.  Grizzlies were on the scoreboard first with a controversial goal.  The...

ED ASHMORE, Wrestling Coach

With about 50 years involvement in amateur wrestling, former  Victoria, BC teacher ED ASHMORE continues to volunteer in the sport of wrestling.  Today, Mr Ashmore is the head of the "Victoria Commonwealth Association Bulldog team for middle and high school students. On...

Barry Patrick Rochford Hanged Stolen Dog, Got 6 Months in Jail

Barry Patrick Rochford, a former bank manager in Australia, was sentenced to 6 months in jail for stealing and hanging a dog. Rochford, a dog breeder, stole 2 Irish wolfhounds. One was found hanging from a tree in 2007, and the other one was never found. He will serve 3...

Induction Ceremony Island Sports

2009 GREATER VICTORIA SPORTS HALL of FAME: The 16th Annual Induction Ceremony & Dinner resulted in seven inductees and two Honorary Life Members at the Greater Victory sports event covering a variety of sports...

EX-BOXERS & COACHES attend Induction Ceremony

Three  former boxers involved in the rebuilding of amateur boxing in Victoria, BC  attend induction ceremony of the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame November 21 st.

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