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Week of February 24 to March 3, 2014 Total calls for service = 120 Impaired driving = 2 Assaults = 6 Break and enters = 1 Thefts = 12 Mischief = 3 1.

Union calls strike vote In a move to increase pressure on the provincial government, the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) has called for a strike vote citing the government’s refusal to bring a reasonable offer to the contract negotiation table.

Oak Bay will welcome the 13th police chief in its history when Andrew Brinton takes office on April 22. The 51-year-old Brinton, currently a staff sergeant and detachment commander with Powell River RCMP, takes over from Mark Fisher.

Week of February 17 to 24, 2014 Total calls for service = 101 Impaired driving = 6 Assaults = 2 Break and enters = 0 Thefts = 4 Mischief = 5 1.

Brinton relocates Powell River RCMP staff sergeant Andy Brinton announced Friday, February 21, that he has accepted the position of chief of the Oak Bay Police Department effective April 22, 2014.

Health authority plans reduction

Yule reviews implications for school district

Savary Island lanes pose hazard to emergency services

Council gives nod to skills facility

Schedule modifications impact schedule for Island Sky