“It’s pretty superficial and shallow to put on ]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:00 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:43 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.114448.1369459801!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/christy-clark-6-jpg.jpg 300 197 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.114448.1369459801!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/christy-clark-6-jpg.jpg 1114 730 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.114448.1369459801!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/christy-clark-6-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.230687 http://www.timescolonist.com/business/bear-mountain-goes-up-for-sale-1.230687 Bear Mountain is up for sale.

Gary Cowan, CEO of Bear Mountain Land Holdings, has put the resort on the market.

“Bear Mountain Holdings has engaged Colliers International ]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:00 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:46:54 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230684.1369456411!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/vka-bearmtn-8363-jpg.jpg 300 200 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230684.1369456411!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/vka-bearmtn-8363-jpg.jpg 1114 744 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230684.1369456411!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/vka-bearmtn-8363-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.230635 http://www.timescolonist.com/robert-bateman-centre-opens-in-inner-harbour-s-renewed-cpr-steamship-terminal-1.230635 Heralded as a place where artistic vision speaks to nature, the Robert Bateman Centre officially opened on the artist’s 83rd birthday Friday in the historic CPR Steamship Terminal on the Inner ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 22:54:00 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:54:07 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230632.1369450678!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/vka-bateman-9253-jpg.jpg 300 189 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230632.1369450678!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/vka-bateman-9253-jpg.jpg 1114 700 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230632.1369450678!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/vka-bateman-9253-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.230709 http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/victoria-might-test-lower-speed-limits-in-pilot-project-1.230709 Victoria might test drive lower speed limits in some neighbourhoods.

The city has been pushing to have the province reduce the default residential speed limit to 40 kilometres an ]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:00 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:38:06 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.89458.1363546891!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/police-jpg.jpg 300 163 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.89458.1363546891!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/police-jpg.jpg 1114 605 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.89458.1363546891!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/police-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.230713 http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/victoria-mustard-seed-food-bank-begins-extreme-makeover-1.230713 Plumbers, electricians and renovation experts wielding all manner of smashing tools raced into the Mustard Seed food bank Friday on a one-week extreme makeover mission.

“We are ready]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 01:25:00 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:40:06 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230711.1369459447!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/vka-mustard-368501-jpg.jpg 300 199 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230711.1369459447!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/vka-mustard-368501-jpg.jpg 1114 737 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230711.1369459447!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/vka-mustard-368501-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.230707 http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/jack-knox-at-77-pat-carney-still-shines-a-light-on-history-1.230707 Out at the far end of a treeless point on Saturna Island, looking down at the shore where killer whales rub against the rocks, sits a lonely, windswept, red-roofed building.

This is,]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:00 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:38:30 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230722.1369460462!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/vka-atriuma-t-5532-jpg.jpg 300 200 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230722.1369460462!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/vka-atriuma-t-5532-jpg.jpg 1114 743 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230722.1369460462!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/vka-atriuma-t-5532-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.229844 http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/clearcut-logging-started-near-juan-de-fuca-trail-after-failed-bid-to-build-resort-cabins-1.229844 Clearcut logging has begun on controversy-ridden land beside the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail as developer Ender Ilkay tries to recoup costs after a failed bid to build resort cabins.

“]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 12:07:17 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:07:17 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229816.1369380854!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/vka-juan-de-fuca6-jpg.jpg 300 197 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229816.1369380854!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/vka-juan-de-fuca6-jpg.jpg 1114 732 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229816.1369380854!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/vka-juan-de-fuca6-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.230843 http://www.timescolonist.com/cmlink/gmg/canadian-press/life/protesters-to-march-against-monsanto-across-us-around-globe-in-collective-anti-gmo-rally-1.230843 LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday.

"March Against Monsanto" protesters say they want ]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 12:13:41 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:55:53 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230870.1369504552!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/ny110-831-2011-093822-high-jpg.jpg 300 179 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230870.1369504552!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/ny110-831-2011-093822-high-jpg.jpg 1114 665 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230870.1369504552!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/ny110-831-2011-093822-high-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.229782 http://www.timescolonist.com/life/swiftsure-yacht-races-q-a-competition-begins-today-1.229782 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:49:00 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:56:43 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229783.1369360288!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/c2-0524-swiftsure-jpg.jpg 300 200 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229783.1369360288!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/c2-0524-swiftsure-jpg.jpg 1114 744 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229783.1369360288!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/c2-0524-swiftsure-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.228925 http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/porsche-abandoned-on-ferry-is-impounded-as-police-investigate-1.228925 A 2012 Porsche that was abandoned on the Spirit of Vancouver Island ferry has been impounded while police check on why the person who drove it on board opted not to drive it off.

A ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 01:59:00 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:13:35 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.28677.1362549760!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/vka-ferry-007-jpg.jpg 300 203 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.28677.1362549760!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/vka-ferry-007-jpg.jpg 1114 755 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.28677.1362549760!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/vka-ferry-007-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.230173 http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/reclusive-heiress-bequeaths-34-million-to-vancouver-foundation-1.230173 A shy and reclusive heiress who lived alone for 20 years in a rambling mansion on Southwest Marine Drive left the bulk of an estate worth $40 million to the Vancouver Foundation, it was ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:00 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:51 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230170.1369409103!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/6159023-jpg.jpg 300 194 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230170.1369409103!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/6159023-jpg.jpg 1114 719 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.230170.1369409103!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/6159023-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.229809 http://www.timescolonist.com/cmlink/gmg/canadian-press/news/world/canadian-trucker-hit-support-girder-of-skagit-river-bridge-that-collapsed-1.229809 MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — An Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 18:07:56 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:07:56 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229930.1369383748!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/skagit-river-collapse-in-washington.jpg 300 200 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229930.1369383748!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/skagit-river-collapse-in-washington.jpg 1114 742 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229930.1369383748!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/skagit-river-collapse-in-washington.jpg 124 83 1.230724 http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/victoria-eyes-banking-in-discussion-on-sustainable-purchasing-policy-1.230724 Victoria should reconsider where it banks if it pursues a policy of sustainable purchasing, say some city councillors.

“If we’re going to procure locally, let’s procure our financial]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 01:34:00 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:39:11 -0400 1.229893 http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/former-colwood-pastor-gets-jail-probation-for-exploiting-teen-1.229893 A 34-year-old former youth pastor who had a sexual relationship with a teenage girl from his Colwood church was sentenced Thursday to four months in jail and two years of probation.

]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 04:01:00 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:35:39 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229805.1369363656!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/ira-parmenter-jpg.jpg 300 229 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229805.1369363656!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/ira-parmenter-jpg.jpg 1114 850 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229805.1369363656!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/ira-parmenter-jpg.jpg 124 83 1.230400 http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/black-creek-chicken-barn-fire-still-under-investigation-1.230400 The source of the fire that burnt down a barn at a poultry farm in Black Creek is still under investigation.

However, the fire chief of the Oyster River Fire Department, Niels Holbek]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:00 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:51:56 -0400 1.230301 http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/suspect-in-saanich-home-invasion-assault-identified-as-william-irving-reedel-27-of-campbell-river-1.230301 The suspect in a Monday night home invasion that sent an 85-year-old man to hospital has been identified as William Irving Reedel.

He is due to appear in court Friday afternoon.

Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard said Thursday that First ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 04:01:00 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:32:59 -0400 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229276.1369406497!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_300/vka-pkols-9232-jpg.jpg 300 155 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229276.1369406497!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1114/vka-pkols-9232-jpg.jpg 1114 576 http://www.timescolonist.com/polopoly_fs/1.229276.1369406497!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_124_83/vka-pkols-9232-jpg.jpg 124 83