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Tofino-area landfill first in Canada to ban wetsuits, will recycle for free (opens the original)
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The West Coast Landfill near Tofino is the first in Canada to ban wetsuits from its landfill, and will instead recycle them for free in a new partnership with the Surfrider Foundation Canada (SFC). On Sept. 23, the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) adopted a new bylaw calling wetsuits “prohibited waste.” Instead of taking old wetsuits to the garbage, people can take them to the Ocean Plastic Depot at the West Coast Landfill, where they will then be taken to Surfrider’s ReSurf Program in
Nanaimo-Ladysmith teacher suspended after messaging, planning to meet ‘youth’ on Grindr (opens the original)
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A teacher from the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district had his teaching licence banned for a total of 10 years after messaging and planning to meet a person who he thought was a 14-year-old boy on the dating app Grindr. Carlo Pavan messaged the person who he thought was a youth – but was actually an adult man – multiple times in March 2023, according to a decision released by the BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation (BCCTR) on Tuesday. The first text exchange occurred on the evening of March 14,
337.23-hectare wildfire north of Sooke now under control (opens the original)
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The 337.23-hectare-large Mount Jack Wildfire that’s burning north of Sooke is now considered under control. The wildfire was listed as under control in an update from the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) on Sept. 29. The fire was first discovered on Sept. 20 some 12.5 kilometres north of Sooke and four kilometres west of the Sooke River, and quickly quadrupled in size in the first three days. In the early days, large amounts of smoke could be seen from Greater Victoria to parts of the Cowichan Valley.
Starbucks at Colwood Corner to close, among wave of 250 closing across North America (opens the original)
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The Starbucks location at Colwood Corner is closing within the week, the company confirmed with CHEK News on Friday. The location at 1911 Sooke Road is among approximately 250 Starbucks locations across North America that are closing “later this week,” said Starbucks COO Mike Grams in a release. A sign taped to the door of the Starbucks location says it’s “grateful” for the support of customers. “We’ve made the very difficult decision to close this Starbucks location by the end of this week,” re
Nanaimo RCMP arrest 2 for string of thefts at BC Liquor store (opens the original)
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Mounties say a man and a woman were arrested for a string of thefts from a liquor store in Nanaimo last month. During the first three weeks of September, Nanaimo RCMP say two people were allegedly involved in nine police investigations related to thefts of liquor and breach of court-imposed conditions linked to the BC Liquor Store in Port Place Mall. On Sept. 22, the two suspects were arrested, a 40-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man. Mounties say they’ve forwarded a total of 15 recommended ch
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