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Jan 3, 2025 · Greater Vancouver home sales rose 31.2 per cent on a year-over-year basis in December, capping a “pivot year” for the market that saw the number of homes changing hands in the region tick higher.

Nov 7, 2024 · 1 / 1 The Philippine Mars waterbomber hits the water at Sproat Lake for the first time since 2015. It is expected this final Martin Mars waterbomber will leave the Alberni Valley for Arizona in the next few weeks. (ROB FROLIC PHOTO) Advertisement

Jan 3, 2025 · When it was built in 1952, Ladysmith City Hall exemplified the international style with clean lines, functional design, and modern materials like glass and concrete, reflecting post-war progress and modernity.

Jan 1, 2025 · Gordie Graham spent decades building the Telegraph Cove Resort on northeast Vancouver Island into a thriving ecotourism hub. He says he milled lumber for the project himself, transforming the tiny community that was once home to a sawmill and salmon cannery.

Dec 6, 2024 · The Philippine Mars has flown for the first time in 17 years. "Today's flight was short and so sweet," pilot Pete Killin posted on social media following the flight on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

Dec 15, 2024 · Hemas Kla-Lee-Lee-Kla (William Lane Wilson) January 24, 2025 . Gerald Victor Fleming

Jan 3, 2025 · The Whale Interpretive Centre at Telegraph Cove, B.C., once housed the largest collection of marine mammal specimens in the province and welcomed about 10,000 visitors each year, but was destroyed by a fire on Dec. 31, 2024.

July 31, 1950 - December 15, 2024. In Loving Memory ~ It was a perfect bluebird day on Mount Washington when Joe passed away while snowshoeing with friends on the mountain that he loved.

Dec 30, 2024 · As 2024 draws to a close, the Vancouver Island Regional Library has released a list of the books borrowed most by Islanders this year. Based on data from 39 branches, which include those in Sooke and Sidney to the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii, from thrillers to fantasies, here are the books Islanders read the most in 2024.