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B.C.’s top doctor encourages fall vaccines as province sees early rise in influenza cases

Health Emily Joveski -
B.C.’s flu season is off to an early start, with influenza cases rising as the province begins its fall vaccination campaign.

B.C. health officials urge parents to update children’s vaccinations ahead of school year

Provincial Emily Joveski -
British Columbia’s deputy provincial health officer is urging parents to ensure their children are up to date on their vaccines as most kids prepare prepare to return to school next week.

Vancouver Island Regional Library to mandate employee vaccinations

News my-comox-valley-now -
Vaccines will be mandatory for Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) employees next year.

2 flu vaccine clinics to provide shots for families with children

News Justin Waddell -
Two flu clinics in the valley will be open to give free flu shots to families with children in...

HPV Vaccine Now Available for Grade 6 Boys

News Justin Goulet -
The HPV vaccine will be given to Grade 6 boys across the province for the first time this school...

HPV vaccine needs to be publicly funded for boys

News Justin Goulet -
The Canadian Cancer Society says it's not right that men have to rely on women getting vaccinated for HPV...

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Hangar 98 – Episode 16: The Great Victoria Blackout of 1979

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During a long power outage in 1979, Victoria became the focal point of a story that has lasted the test of time...and quite possibly led to one of the best memories from one of the island's worst storms.

Hangar 98 – Episode 15: Pachena Point Foghorn Incident

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Over on the island's west coast, mariners have been haunted by a coastline nicknamed "The Graveyard of the Pacific", but alone at Pachena Point sits a lighthouse with stories of it's own.

Hangar 98 – Episode 14: Godzilla’s Goldstream Rampage

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Hangar 98 opens to Jet Nation revealing a little secret Hollywood's been keeping since they shot Godzilla back in 2014. That secret's buried around Goldstream.

Hangar 98 – Episode 13: The Leechtown Gold Rush

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In this featured Hangar 98 Episode, a once bubbling gold rush town near Sooke almost had it all, then it all came crashing down leaving nothing but a piece of land...and possibly hopes of a new 'find' on the island.

Prices see little movement as Vancouver Island real estate turns to buyers’ market

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The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board recorded 13 per cent fewer home sales in September than a year earlier, while benchmark prices remained relatively stable.