A compilation of other Vancouver Island news stories aired on CTV News with Hudson Mack on CTV Vancouver Island on Wednesday February 29, 2012
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Your Island Sports: February 29, 2012
Vancouver Island sports stories featured on CTV Vancouver Island’s sportscast with Mira Laurence on Wednesday February 29, 2012
Stories covered:
- Camosun Chargers basketball primed for playoffs
- Victoria Royals vs Spokane Chiefs highlights
- Andrew Harris football camp
- Ford Men’s World Curling Championship ticket information
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Government In No Rush to Legislate End to Job Action
VICTORIA – B.C.’s Education Minister says his legislation to end the teachers’ job action and settle the longterm dispute over class size is “fair and reasonable”. Continue reading
Bus Drivers & Local Politicians Say Transit Should Be Managed Locally
VICTORIA – It is a problem that seems to be going nowhere fast.
Bus riders say BC Transit service in Greater Victoria needs an overhaul.
A survey commissioned by the bus drivers finds their riders are tired of overcrowded buses, long wait times and being left behind at the curb. Continue reading
Rig Flips on Icy Roads
COMOX VALLEY – Icy conditions and drivers travelling too fast for those roads resulted in a hectic morning for Comox Valley emergency personnel. At one point today crews responded to a half dozen crashes within a one hour time period. Continue reading
RCMP Arrest Suspected School Vandals
NANAIMO – A Troubling series of attacks on Nanaimo schools may have come to an end. Continue reading
Parents Scramble for Childcare as B.C. Teachers’ Strike Looms
NANAIMO – As the labour dispute between B.C. Teachers and the Provincial Government near a boiling point, children and parents are on strike watch. With teachers threatening to walk off the job as early as Monday, working parents are now scrambling to find child care in wake of the looming strike. Continue reading
Supporters Wear Pink On Anti Bullying Day
VICTORIA – People across the Country people wore the color pink today, in defiance of bullies and in support of victims. The campaign started five years ago in Nova Scotia after two senior students decided to support a younger student. He came to school on the first day wearing a pink polo shirt and was teased. So they decided to wear the same color the next day, and take a stand. Continue reading
Leap Year Babies in Victoria
VICTORIA – It’s a day Leap Year babies have been waiting four years for… Their birthday! Continue reading
Weather School: View Royal Elementary
February 29, 2012
CTV News Weather Host Astrid Braunschmidt visited Mrs. Jost’s grade 5 class at View Royal Elementary School to show students how the story of weather is told on TV!
For information about CTV Vancouver Island’s Weather Watchers: Weather School and how Astrid can visit your class, click here.
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