July 21, 2025 • 19 mins
The CHEK News Podcast is your daily snapshot of the news of the day. For more Vancouver Island news watch CHEK News at 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm or for news anytime go to cheknews.ca and subscribe to the CHEK Now Newsletter. You can also find local stories and shows on the free streaming service CHEK+.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:02):
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check News.
Watch full Check newscasts week days at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one, Check Plus or Checknews dot CA.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
It was just like this My dad had died all
over again, but it was much more horrific.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
It was a horrible and heartbreaking discovery. Two years after
her father died, some of his remains were found left
behind at Victoria's Royal Jubilee Hospital.
Speaker 4 (00:32):
He dragged the trailer forard a little bit further so
it was beside a building, and then disconnected and blocked
the road to keep everybody safe. He did a great job.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Today, a commercial driver did all the right things after
his truck caught fire while he was traveling through Duncan.
Speaker 5 (00:46):
It is important for us not just to build anything,
but to build everything missing.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Middle housing is still missing in Victoria, with a city
reaching only about a third of its targets. Chech News
starts now, Good evening, Thanks very much for joining us. Tonight.
A Victoria woman is suing Island Health and the BC
(01:12):
Corner's Service for negligence after finding out her dad had
been cremated with a body part missing. His brain had
been forgotten in a fridge for nearly two years, not
put back in his body after an autopsy. As Corey
sit Away reports, it means the neuchell nuth man was
sent to the spirit world incomplete.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
And this was what I was given. Contains the ashes
the brain of Billy Philip Peter. It's very disturbing.
Speaker 6 (01:41):
Nearly two years after Mandy Large's dad, former forester and
residential school survivor, Philip Peter, Billy, passed away from pneumonia
and coronary artery disease.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
He's a very nice, loving guy.
Speaker 7 (01:54):
He's very tall, gentle giant.
Speaker 6 (01:55):
Came shocking news that shattered her world.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
It was just like this my dad had died all
over again, but it was much more horrific.
Speaker 7 (02:03):
I found out from the corner that they had forgotten
his brain here at Royal Jubilee Hospital in a jar
and the only reason that they had found it was
I was told because they were cleaning out the fridge.
Speaker 6 (02:14):
Large says during her father's autopsy, her dad's brain was
taken out of his body, something that's common practice during autopsies,
but his brain was never put back.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
They just said there was miscommunication from Gajibili to the
Coroner's office and that's why his brain was forgotten.
Speaker 6 (02:32):
In an email to Large, after notifying her they'd found
her dad's brain, a BC corner wrote to Large saying
that Jubilee staff are the ones that misplaced the brain
and told them it was with the body when it
was not. Large says the cultural ramifications are profound and
means her dad, a new childless man from had a
sat first nation in Zabellos, is not whole in the
(02:54):
spirit world.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
To me, my dad was just just didn't have a brain.
He wasn't complete, and he wasn't whole when he passed away.
Speaker 7 (03:00):
It was very devastating. I went through a state of
nervous shock for the first couple of months, and then
I went into a deep depression throughout the winter. And
it still hasn't been result and it's still affecting me
and my little brother who I'm raising.
Speaker 6 (03:15):
As a results, Large is suing both BC's Coroner's Service
and Island Health, accusing VC corners of bad faith and negligence,
and the health authority of breaching their duty of care
causing emotional injury and lost income, for which Large is
seeking financial compensation because the matter is before the Court's
Island Health couldn't comment. Neither could be c Corner Service.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
I hope that there's the new process is put in
place and that they're followed.
Speaker 6 (03:40):
Large is hoping for change so this never happens again.
She now plans to spread her dad's ashes, all of
them on his traditional Nu Chala territory.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
A semi truck wheel caught fire just south of Duncan
late this morning, and the driver is being applauded by
firefighters for acting quickly and the blaze from becoming much worse.
Speaker 8 (04:03):
I experienced a few different emotions all.
Speaker 9 (04:06):
At once, you know, at the Dunkin toy store. Brickety
DooDah my, oh my, it hasn't been a wonderful day.
Speaker 8 (04:14):
It leaves you feeling helpless on the personal side of things.
I don't think I've slept throughout the night since it's happened.
Speaker 9 (04:20):
Relocated from Shiminez in January, David Sagan's store features all
things lego. In March, someone cracked his front window. Fortunately
it didn't break through, so it hasn't been replaced. Then,
earlier this month, someone damaged his glass door. He got
that fixed, only to find it broken again.
Speaker 8 (04:38):
The next day, I got a message before I even
left the house that someone had kicked in the door,
so I didn't even have the new door for twelve hours.
Speaker 9 (04:50):
It swifts again, feeling frustrated.
Speaker 8 (04:52):
I didn't get into business of selling stuff to buy glass,
and that seems what I'm doing now. It's very expensive.
Speaker 9 (05:02):
Not far away, Iris also had a window smashed in
the early hours of July twelfth, the third time it's
been hit in the past year. Incidents like this have
led the Duncan Downtown Business Improvement Association to set up
a self funded vandalism recovery program this past.
Speaker 6 (05:17):
Month for our businesses that are impacted with graffiti or
broken windows or vandalized signage.
Speaker 5 (05:27):
We offer up to one thousand dollars of out of
pocket expenses covered by this grant.
Speaker 9 (05:32):
Five claims are already underway in starting August first. The
association will also fund increased security patrols overnight. One of
the business owners says both moves will help give him
some peace of mind.
Speaker 10 (05:45):
It's when shops close down early, and when businesses all
close up and the downtown gets really quiet, that's when
there's more chance of things happening.
Speaker 11 (05:55):
For sure.
Speaker 9 (05:56):
Back at brickety Dooda, the two repaired doors of costs
again more than twelve hundred dollars, and the businesses just
outside the boundaries of the Downtown Business Improvement Association. He
hopes his goal of providing a retail experience won't be
snuffed out by vandals and as.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Mentioned, A semi truck wheel caught fire just south of
Duncan late this morning, the driver being lauded for his
efforts acting quickly and keeping the fire from spreading. Duncan
Fire says the truck was traveling along the highway when
the driver noticed something was wrong. He pulled over on
Chaster Road. When he stopped, he saw that a tire
(06:36):
was burning and the fire spread from the tire to
the container, flames covering the underside of the trailer and
igniting the grass in the area around the truck. Firefighters
arrived and quickly extinguished the flames before they could spread.
They give credit to the driver for doing all the
right things to help limit the damage.
Speaker 4 (06:53):
The truck driver did a great job, pulled off the
highway and then investigated, and then when he saw that
there was a hazard, he dragged the truck tailor ford
a little bit further so it was beside a building
and then disconnected and blocked the road. To keep everybody safe,
did a great job.
Speaker 3 (07:05):
Today officials say they still aren't sure what caused the
tire to catch fire, but says the incident should serve
as a reminder about just how dry conditions are and
that even a single spark can start a fire that
can quickly spread. A new wildfire is sparked on Vancouver
Island today. The Comalk's Lake fire is considered out of control.
BC Wildfire confirms the fires started on the northeast side
(07:28):
of Comok's Lake, which is near Cumberland. At last update,
it was one hectare in size, but is expected to grow.
BC Wildfire says it's believed to be human caused. We
hear from the man who called it in.
Speaker 12 (07:42):
Quartered it too. You can see it a little bit
of white smoke off on the forest, and I asked
my crew they noticed anything. They said, it just started,
and so right then there we called it in and
in a matter of an hour it quadrupled in size
from a small fire to what do you see now.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Meantime, then Mint Mountain fire, southwest of Sprout Lake has
been moved from under control to being held. That fire
is more than nineteen hectares in size, and the reason
for the change is the fact that it's now burning
on steep terrain that's tough for crews to get to.
VC Wildfare says the public may see smoke coming from
that area over the next few days. And despite a
cooler weekend, Sanich fire crews were called to a grass
(08:22):
fire at the summit of Mounttmey on Saturday night. The
blaze broke out just before five, burning an area of
eighty square meters. No homes or structures were damaged, but
there was no shortage of concerns concern rather, still no
word on the official cause, and Sanach Fire reminds everyone
that the South Island is currently under an extreme fire
Danger rating. The topic of missing middle homes will once
(08:45):
again be coming to Victoria City Council on Thursday. Staff
will be presenting its annual Housing Strategy review, which indicates
pick up on missing middle homes is once again slower
than the city would like. McKenzie read reports construction projects
seem to be around every corner of Victoria.
Speaker 5 (09:04):
I'm actually really pleased with the progress that we've made but.
Speaker 13 (09:07):
With more condos and apartments sitting in the market, one
type of housing in Vittoria still lags behind. According to
the twenty twenty four Victoria Housing Strategy Annual Review. While
almost all sectors of housing for rental units, new homes,
and condo starts are going well or exceeding the city's
six year targets, missing middle construction is moving slower, with
(09:27):
the city only hitting thirty six percent of its goal
for this year.
Speaker 5 (09:30):
Part of it is because it's new, part of it
is because we've made a few adjustments to make sure
that it is as doable as possible, and part of
it is because a lot of these applications are just
not quite finished yet.
Speaker 13 (09:40):
The Missing Middle initiative, approved by Council in twenty twenty three,
allows for the construction of duplexes, triplexes, four plexes, as
well as conversions and town homes on a residential lot.
Speaker 14 (09:51):
Missing Middle was introduced at a time when interest rates
are higher and immigration's been reduced and therefore a housing
price or what we're and with lower housing prices, people
don't want to develop as much.
Speaker 13 (10:04):
But according to the Victoria Residential Builders Association, the Missing
Middle plan has been held up by costs of regulatory challenges.
Speaker 15 (10:11):
The issues with City Victoria is the increased development cost
charge is one hundred and thirty three percent last year,
and so even if they're issuing a building permit, it
doesn't mean that it's going to get built if the
price point isn't where it should be.
Speaker 5 (10:26):
I do know that the program, because it is relatively new,
is going through a series of adjustments, which is what
every new program should do, and so that's a positive thing.
As we hear feedback like that, then we go back
and look at how do we make it easier.
Speaker 13 (10:37):
The city six year plan is to create one thousand
units of missing middle housing. That's about one hundred and
fifty homes a year. So far, sixty one permits have
been issued. That's not enough according to Casey Edge, and
the mayor agrees.
Speaker 15 (10:49):
Raising a family in a condo is not your ideal situation.
So the missing middle is absolutely critical.
Speaker 5 (10:56):
Our population is now over one hundred and two thousand.
The chain that we've seen among the demographic is significant.
It is important for us not just to build anything,
but to build everything.
Speaker 13 (11:07):
Staff's full report will be presented to council on Thursday.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
A historic Vancouver Island golf course that was in danger
of closing has found an unexpected buyer intent on saving
it for generations to come. The town of Qualkham Beach
is stepping up to purchase the sprawling Eagle Crest golf
course on its outskirts and a sky Ryan reports despite
the high sale price, taxes won't go up.
Speaker 11 (11:33):
When Harvey Hurd steps up to play golf, his age
of eighty five years disappears with the drive that defies gravity,
and he enjoys that feeling so much that he drives
thirty minutes each way to play his favorite course, Eagle
Crest in Qualkham Beach.
Speaker 12 (11:53):
Are you out here working accord.
Speaker 5 (11:57):
Five times a week?
Speaker 11 (11:59):
And He's not alone in this growing retirement community. This
fifty year old course is beloved among its players and
the residents who live along its fairways. That built on
the nearly century old McCrae farm, is full of mature,
towering trees, rolling greens and ocean air.
Speaker 16 (12:17):
It's part of our history, part of our culture.
Speaker 11 (12:19):
So the town of Qualkon Beach's stepping up to save
the one hundred acre course that is in danger of closing.
Speaker 16 (12:26):
If we don't take this opportunity. Now, this golf course
will be shut down. The owners told us.
Speaker 17 (12:31):
That I think that this is one of the greatest
things that's happening in the area right now. I mean,
we're so full of people that want to play golf
that the wait times that other golf courses is extraordinary.
Speaker 18 (12:43):
And I think the proposal is perfect.
Speaker 17 (12:45):
It's good for the community, it's good for the golfers,
and I think it'll pass with line colors hopeful, hopeful,
I would go through, but with.
Speaker 11 (12:53):
The high price tag of eight point five million dollars.
The town plans to sell off ten acres of what
is currently golf course to be developed into housing and
turn a profit That will avoid the town having to
raise taxes to pay for this.
Speaker 9 (13:07):
We just thought of it.
Speaker 16 (13:09):
We think this is important not just as a golf court,
but also a hub for the community.
Speaker 15 (13:14):
Only one out of ten households golf here, but everybody
likes having the golf course because it's.
Speaker 14 (13:21):
Like a park.
Speaker 11 (13:22):
So far, the town and the owners of Eaglecress Golf
Course have reached a conditional agreement to purchase, but Qualicum
taxpayers will make the final call whether to play on
public consultations on the plan will begin in August.
Speaker 3 (13:38):
Well, if you have really deep pockets and ever wanted
to own Bear Mountain, you are in luck to Tomorrow
the court ordered sale of the property gets underway. Bear
Mountain has been under receiverships in September twenty twenty four
following a court ordered petition from a creditor that's owed
more than sixty two million dollars. Jais Leo joins us
(13:59):
now in studio with more on this story. Now chatis.
This is a large, high profile chunk of land on
skirt Mountain right around the Langford Highlands border. Tell us
more about what's included in this big sale.
Speaker 18 (14:10):
Yeah, absolutely, Stacy. Anybody interested in buying Bear Mounting can
submit offers on some or all of Bear Mountain's property
and business operations, including the gulf and tennis facilities. This
is a court ordered sale that will begin Tuesday as
part of the ongoing receivership proceedings that involves the resort's
parent company, Ecoasis Developments LLP and related companies. Now, the
(14:33):
court ordered real estate ordered a real estate firm rather
to act as a sales agent for the process, and
it will unfold phases of the sale over the coming months.
In May of last year, one of Bear Mountain's creditors, Sanoves,
said in a court filing that it hadn't been paid
since July of twenty twenty three. That's when it requested
a receiver to take over control of the resorts assets
(14:55):
and operations. The resort is also facing other legal challenges,
including a lawsuit for the the City of Langford over
more than three million allegedly owed for road infrastructure upgrades
to the Bear Mountain Parkway. Ecoasis denied it is liable
to the city or that it owes Langford any money.
All final bids are due by November three. A sale
(15:15):
of restructuring would also require the court to approve it,
which may happen as early as early as December. The
entire transaction deadline is set for New Year's Eve of
twenty twenty five, and it's important to note that the
Western Bear Mountain Resort and Spot is not up for
bidding and remains open and unaffected by the court ordered sale.
(15:35):
Buyer's interested will also have to sign a confidentiality agreement
and demonstrate the financial capability to make the purchase stacy.
Speaker 3 (15:44):
Well, there's been a long history surrounding that golf course.
Chattis and I look forward to finding out how the
next chapter will play out. Thanks so much, chettis Laolive
and studio tonight. On checkpoint tonight, we want to know
how often you golf? Sometimes never regularly. You can cast
your voat at check News dot C and we will
have results a little bit later in the broadcast. Well,
(16:06):
we know that our upside friends loved to golf, but
that is not what we're doing right now. It seems
to me that you're at somewhere that I like to
do some shopping. Guys, that's broken promises out there in Langford.
Speaker 19 (16:17):
Yeah, it's great, By the way, is poorly Was that
a choice? I think for that horribly? That is me.
Nika was back or full of snow cones and sun fry.
Speaker 20 (16:29):
I am, yeah. A week off including playland.
Speaker 14 (16:34):
Yeah I didn't.
Speaker 20 (16:35):
I was the shirp of carrying the backpack. But my
lovely wife and my boys did the old wooden roller coaster.
It goes back to nineteen fifty eight. They did that twice,
and they did tender Volt, which is the.
Speaker 14 (16:46):
New roller coaster.
Speaker 19 (16:48):
You did not do that one.
Speaker 20 (16:49):
I did not have all those out.
Speaker 19 (16:50):
But you nearly threw up. You said on the carousel
again this year. That's you gotta get off the Yeah, no, no,
it's yeah, stay off the wild stop, my friend. It's
just not for you speaking.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
A wild stuff.
Speaker 20 (17:01):
Yeah, we are at the rescue boutique, So explain where
we are so that everyone knows to.
Speaker 19 (17:05):
The rescue boutique. And this is Pamela Saddler has been
running rescue campaigns here for animals for over thirty years,
and so she set up a gift shop here. It's
all new stuff, and whatever you buy, all the proceeds
it's all donated stuff. So a hundred percent of the
proceeds goes to her foundation to help rescue animals have
(17:26):
either been abandoned or people just can't take care of
them any longer. There's been an illness or a death
or whatever in the family. So it really is a
great thing to support. I say, shop for a cause,
shop for the clause in the pause and the pause.
Speaker 9 (17:39):
True.
Speaker 19 (17:39):
We asked Pamela to put up a sign for us.
Speaker 20 (17:41):
To literally know that that's what she chose.
Speaker 19 (17:45):
Yeah, and you know what, honestly, I think a thing
kind of fits.
Speaker 20 (17:49):
Actually probably first listening to the broadcast, and let's take
you inside. Let's get marked tippy toe his way in
and show off, like.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
I know why Stacy likes this.
Speaker 20 (17:59):
So if you've got a birthday and anniversary wedding that
you're going to, this gift store is where you want
to be.
Speaker 19 (18:06):
If you got a pet lover in your family and
you're in your circle of course, then you're right, that's
where you want to be. And we've selected I think
we've had a couple of suggested get over there. Let
me just gently screwed over here without knocking anything over.
Speaker 12 (18:20):
I don't want to.
Speaker 19 (18:21):
You know, we don't have the budget to buy anything
that we break. But I just thought this, uh like
that bowl, let's I don't care what you put in that,
it's all that's good for everything. Yeah, I think i've
seen him pretty close to a couple of doggy faults.
Speaker 14 (18:40):
Yeah, old lives, You're welcome. Old lives matter.
Speaker 20 (18:46):
So we're going to be checking out this great shop. Yes, say,
I'm sure you've been there before. I'm picking this one
up for someone, yeah, myself.
Speaker 19 (18:54):
Next party, we put that a fill a full of cheesies.
Speaker 17 (18:57):
All right.
Speaker 3 (18:57):
Well, most importantly it's supporting a great cause. Guys, thanks
so much.
Speaker 15 (19:00):
We will check back.
Speaker 3 (19:01):
Came with me in a couple of monos. Still come
on check me tonight. Police are still looking for a
suspect after a fifteen year old boys stabbed to death
in downtown Vancouver.
Speaker 4 (19:10):
And this never quick enough, never far enough, But the
important thing is that they keep that we keep taking steps.
Speaker 3 (19:17):
Canadian premiers me to talk about Trump tariffs and interprovincial trade.
We'll tell you more about that after a short break.
Speaker 1 (19:24):
Watch full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime on Check plus or checknews dot Ca
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check News.
Watch full Check newscasts week days at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one, Check Plus or Checknews dot CA.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
It was just like this My dad had died all
over again, but it was much more horrific.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
It was a horrible and heartbreaking discovery. Two years after
her father died, some of his remains were found left
behind at Victoria's Royal Jubilee Hospital.
Speaker 4 (00:32):
He dragged the trailer forard a little bit further so
it was beside a building, and then disconnected and blocked
the road to keep everybody safe. He did a great job.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Today, a commercial driver did all the right things after
his truck caught fire while he was traveling through Duncan.
Speaker 5 (00:46):
It is important for us not just to build anything,
but to build everything missing.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Middle housing is still missing in Victoria, with a city
reaching only about a third of its targets. Chech News
starts now, Good evening, Thanks very much for joining us. Tonight.
A Victoria woman is suing Island Health and the BC
(01:12):
Corner's Service for negligence after finding out her dad had
been cremated with a body part missing. His brain had
been forgotten in a fridge for nearly two years, not
put back in his body after an autopsy. As Corey
sit Away reports, it means the neuchell nuth man was
sent to the spirit world incomplete.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
And this was what I was given. Contains the ashes
the brain of Billy Philip Peter. It's very disturbing.
Speaker 6 (01:41):
Nearly two years after Mandy Large's dad, former forester and
residential school survivor, Philip Peter, Billy, passed away from pneumonia
and coronary artery disease.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
He's a very nice, loving guy.
Speaker 7 (01:54):
He's very tall, gentle giant.
Speaker 6 (01:55):
Came shocking news that shattered her world.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
It was just like this my dad had died all
over again, but it was much more horrific.
Speaker 7 (02:03):
I found out from the corner that they had forgotten
his brain here at Royal Jubilee Hospital in a jar
and the only reason that they had found it was
I was told because they were cleaning out the fridge.
Speaker 6 (02:14):
Large says during her father's autopsy, her dad's brain was
taken out of his body, something that's common practice during autopsies,
but his brain was never put back.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
They just said there was miscommunication from Gajibili to the
Coroner's office and that's why his brain was forgotten.
Speaker 6 (02:32):
In an email to Large, after notifying her they'd found
her dad's brain, a BC corner wrote to Large saying
that Jubilee staff are the ones that misplaced the brain
and told them it was with the body when it
was not. Large says the cultural ramifications are profound and
means her dad, a new childless man from had a
sat first nation in Zabellos, is not whole in the
(02:54):
spirit world.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
To me, my dad was just just didn't have a brain.
He wasn't complete, and he wasn't whole when he passed away.
Speaker 7 (03:00):
It was very devastating. I went through a state of
nervous shock for the first couple of months, and then
I went into a deep depression throughout the winter. And
it still hasn't been result and it's still affecting me
and my little brother who I'm raising.
Speaker 6 (03:15):
As a results, Large is suing both BC's Coroner's Service
and Island Health, accusing VC corners of bad faith and negligence,
and the health authority of breaching their duty of care
causing emotional injury and lost income, for which Large is
seeking financial compensation because the matter is before the Court's
Island Health couldn't comment. Neither could be c Corner Service.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
I hope that there's the new process is put in
place and that they're followed.
Speaker 6 (03:40):
Large is hoping for change so this never happens again.
She now plans to spread her dad's ashes, all of
them on his traditional Nu Chala territory.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
A semi truck wheel caught fire just south of Duncan
late this morning, and the driver is being applauded by
firefighters for acting quickly and the blaze from becoming much worse.
Speaker 8 (04:03):
I experienced a few different emotions all.
Speaker 9 (04:06):
At once, you know, at the Dunkin toy store. Brickety
DooDah my, oh my, it hasn't been a wonderful day.
Speaker 8 (04:14):
It leaves you feeling helpless on the personal side of things.
I don't think I've slept throughout the night since it's happened.
Speaker 9 (04:20):
Relocated from Shiminez in January, David Sagan's store features all
things lego. In March, someone cracked his front window. Fortunately
it didn't break through, so it hasn't been replaced. Then,
earlier this month, someone damaged his glass door. He got
that fixed, only to find it broken again.
Speaker 8 (04:38):
The next day, I got a message before I even
left the house that someone had kicked in the door,
so I didn't even have the new door for twelve hours.
Speaker 9 (04:50):
It swifts again, feeling frustrated.
Speaker 8 (04:52):
I didn't get into business of selling stuff to buy glass,
and that seems what I'm doing now. It's very expensive.
Speaker 9 (05:02):
Not far away, Iris also had a window smashed in
the early hours of July twelfth, the third time it's
been hit in the past year. Incidents like this have
led the Duncan Downtown Business Improvement Association to set up
a self funded vandalism recovery program this past.
Speaker 6 (05:17):
Month for our businesses that are impacted with graffiti or
broken windows or vandalized signage.
Speaker 5 (05:27):
We offer up to one thousand dollars of out of
pocket expenses covered by this grant.
Speaker 9 (05:32):
Five claims are already underway in starting August first. The
association will also fund increased security patrols overnight. One of
the business owners says both moves will help give him
some peace of mind.
Speaker 10 (05:45):
It's when shops close down early, and when businesses all
close up and the downtown gets really quiet, that's when
there's more chance of things happening.
Speaker 11 (05:55):
For sure.
Speaker 9 (05:56):
Back at brickety Dooda, the two repaired doors of costs
again more than twelve hundred dollars, and the businesses just
outside the boundaries of the Downtown Business Improvement Association. He
hopes his goal of providing a retail experience won't be
snuffed out by vandals and as.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Mentioned, A semi truck wheel caught fire just south of
Duncan late this morning, the driver being lauded for his
efforts acting quickly and keeping the fire from spreading. Duncan
Fire says the truck was traveling along the highway when
the driver noticed something was wrong. He pulled over on
Chaster Road. When he stopped, he saw that a tire
(06:36):
was burning and the fire spread from the tire to
the container, flames covering the underside of the trailer and
igniting the grass in the area around the truck. Firefighters
arrived and quickly extinguished the flames before they could spread.
They give credit to the driver for doing all the
right things to help limit the damage.
Speaker 4 (06:53):
The truck driver did a great job, pulled off the
highway and then investigated, and then when he saw that
there was a hazard, he dragged the truck tailor ford
a little bit further so it was beside a building
and then disconnected and blocked the road. To keep everybody safe,
did a great job.
Speaker 3 (07:05):
Today officials say they still aren't sure what caused the
tire to catch fire, but says the incident should serve
as a reminder about just how dry conditions are and
that even a single spark can start a fire that
can quickly spread. A new wildfire is sparked on Vancouver
Island today. The Comalk's Lake fire is considered out of control.
BC Wildfire confirms the fires started on the northeast side
(07:28):
of Comok's Lake, which is near Cumberland. At last update,
it was one hectare in size, but is expected to grow.
BC Wildfire says it's believed to be human caused. We
hear from the man who called it in.
Speaker 12 (07:42):
Quartered it too. You can see it a little bit
of white smoke off on the forest, and I asked
my crew they noticed anything. They said, it just started,
and so right then there we called it in and
in a matter of an hour it quadrupled in size
from a small fire to what do you see now.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Meantime, then Mint Mountain fire, southwest of Sprout Lake has
been moved from under control to being held. That fire
is more than nineteen hectares in size, and the reason
for the change is the fact that it's now burning
on steep terrain that's tough for crews to get to.
VC Wildfare says the public may see smoke coming from
that area over the next few days. And despite a
cooler weekend, Sanich fire crews were called to a grass
(08:22):
fire at the summit of Mounttmey on Saturday night. The
blaze broke out just before five, burning an area of
eighty square meters. No homes or structures were damaged, but
there was no shortage of concerns concern rather, still no
word on the official cause, and Sanach Fire reminds everyone
that the South Island is currently under an extreme fire
Danger rating. The topic of missing middle homes will once
(08:45):
again be coming to Victoria City Council on Thursday. Staff
will be presenting its annual Housing Strategy review, which indicates
pick up on missing middle homes is once again slower
than the city would like. McKenzie read reports construction projects
seem to be around every corner of Victoria.
Speaker 5 (09:04):
I'm actually really pleased with the progress that we've made but.
Speaker 13 (09:07):
With more condos and apartments sitting in the market, one
type of housing in Vittoria still lags behind. According to
the twenty twenty four Victoria Housing Strategy Annual Review. While
almost all sectors of housing for rental units, new homes,
and condo starts are going well or exceeding the city's
six year targets, missing middle construction is moving slower, with
(09:27):
the city only hitting thirty six percent of its goal
for this year.
Speaker 5 (09:30):
Part of it is because it's new, part of it
is because we've made a few adjustments to make sure
that it is as doable as possible, and part of
it is because a lot of these applications are just
not quite finished yet.
Speaker 13 (09:40):
The Missing Middle initiative, approved by Council in twenty twenty three,
allows for the construction of duplexes, triplexes, four plexes, as
well as conversions and town homes on a residential lot.
Speaker 14 (09:51):
Missing Middle was introduced at a time when interest rates
are higher and immigration's been reduced and therefore a housing
price or what we're and with lower housing prices, people
don't want to develop as much.
Speaker 13 (10:04):
But according to the Victoria Residential Builders Association, the Missing
Middle plan has been held up by costs of regulatory challenges.
Speaker 15 (10:11):
The issues with City Victoria is the increased development cost
charge is one hundred and thirty three percent last year,
and so even if they're issuing a building permit, it
doesn't mean that it's going to get built if the
price point isn't where it should be.
Speaker 5 (10:26):
I do know that the program, because it is relatively new,
is going through a series of adjustments, which is what
every new program should do, and so that's a positive thing.
As we hear feedback like that, then we go back
and look at how do we make it easier.
Speaker 13 (10:37):
The city six year plan is to create one thousand
units of missing middle housing. That's about one hundred and
fifty homes a year. So far, sixty one permits have
been issued. That's not enough according to Casey Edge, and
the mayor agrees.
Speaker 15 (10:49):
Raising a family in a condo is not your ideal situation.
So the missing middle is absolutely critical.
Speaker 5 (10:56):
Our population is now over one hundred and two thousand.
The chain that we've seen among the demographic is significant.
It is important for us not just to build anything,
but to build everything.
Speaker 13 (11:07):
Staff's full report will be presented to council on Thursday.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
A historic Vancouver Island golf course that was in danger
of closing has found an unexpected buyer intent on saving
it for generations to come. The town of Qualkham Beach
is stepping up to purchase the sprawling Eagle Crest golf
course on its outskirts and a sky Ryan reports despite
the high sale price, taxes won't go up.
Speaker 11 (11:33):
When Harvey Hurd steps up to play golf, his age
of eighty five years disappears with the drive that defies gravity,
and he enjoys that feeling so much that he drives
thirty minutes each way to play his favorite course, Eagle
Crest in Qualkham Beach.
Speaker 12 (11:53):
Are you out here working accord.
Speaker 5 (11:57):
Five times a week?
Speaker 11 (11:59):
And He's not alone in this growing retirement community. This
fifty year old course is beloved among its players and
the residents who live along its fairways. That built on
the nearly century old McCrae farm, is full of mature,
towering trees, rolling greens and ocean air.
Speaker 16 (12:17):
It's part of our history, part of our culture.
Speaker 11 (12:19):
So the town of Qualkon Beach's stepping up to save
the one hundred acre course that is in danger of closing.
Speaker 16 (12:26):
If we don't take this opportunity. Now, this golf course
will be shut down. The owners told us.
Speaker 17 (12:31):
That I think that this is one of the greatest
things that's happening in the area right now. I mean,
we're so full of people that want to play golf
that the wait times that other golf courses is extraordinary.
Speaker 18 (12:43):
And I think the proposal is perfect.
Speaker 17 (12:45):
It's good for the community, it's good for the golfers,
and I think it'll pass with line colors hopeful, hopeful,
I would go through, but with.
Speaker 11 (12:53):
The high price tag of eight point five million dollars.
The town plans to sell off ten acres of what
is currently golf course to be developed into housing and
turn a profit That will avoid the town having to
raise taxes to pay for this.
Speaker 9 (13:07):
We just thought of it.
Speaker 16 (13:09):
We think this is important not just as a golf court,
but also a hub for the community.
Speaker 15 (13:14):
Only one out of ten households golf here, but everybody
likes having the golf course because it's.
Speaker 14 (13:21):
Like a park.
Speaker 11 (13:22):
So far, the town and the owners of Eaglecress Golf
Course have reached a conditional agreement to purchase, but Qualicum
taxpayers will make the final call whether to play on
public consultations on the plan will begin in August.
Speaker 3 (13:38):
Well, if you have really deep pockets and ever wanted
to own Bear Mountain, you are in luck to Tomorrow
the court ordered sale of the property gets underway. Bear
Mountain has been under receiverships in September twenty twenty four
following a court ordered petition from a creditor that's owed
more than sixty two million dollars. Jais Leo joins us
(13:59):
now in studio with more on this story. Now chatis.
This is a large, high profile chunk of land on
skirt Mountain right around the Langford Highlands border. Tell us
more about what's included in this big sale.
Speaker 18 (14:10):
Yeah, absolutely, Stacy. Anybody interested in buying Bear Mounting can
submit offers on some or all of Bear Mountain's property
and business operations, including the gulf and tennis facilities. This
is a court ordered sale that will begin Tuesday as
part of the ongoing receivership proceedings that involves the resort's
parent company, Ecoasis Developments LLP and related companies. Now, the
(14:33):
court ordered real estate ordered a real estate firm rather
to act as a sales agent for the process, and
it will unfold phases of the sale over the coming months.
In May of last year, one of Bear Mountain's creditors, Sanoves,
said in a court filing that it hadn't been paid
since July of twenty twenty three. That's when it requested
a receiver to take over control of the resorts assets
(14:55):
and operations. The resort is also facing other legal challenges,
including a lawsuit for the the City of Langford over
more than three million allegedly owed for road infrastructure upgrades
to the Bear Mountain Parkway. Ecoasis denied it is liable
to the city or that it owes Langford any money.
All final bids are due by November three. A sale
(15:15):
of restructuring would also require the court to approve it,
which may happen as early as early as December. The
entire transaction deadline is set for New Year's Eve of
twenty twenty five, and it's important to note that the
Western Bear Mountain Resort and Spot is not up for
bidding and remains open and unaffected by the court ordered sale.
(15:35):
Buyer's interested will also have to sign a confidentiality agreement
and demonstrate the financial capability to make the purchase stacy.
Speaker 3 (15:44):
Well, there's been a long history surrounding that golf course.
Chattis and I look forward to finding out how the
next chapter will play out. Thanks so much, chettis Laolive
and studio tonight. On checkpoint tonight, we want to know
how often you golf? Sometimes never regularly. You can cast
your voat at check News dot C and we will
have results a little bit later in the broadcast. Well,
(16:06):
we know that our upside friends loved to golf, but
that is not what we're doing right now. It seems
to me that you're at somewhere that I like to
do some shopping. Guys, that's broken promises out there in Langford.
Speaker 19 (16:17):
Yeah, it's great, By the way, is poorly Was that
a choice? I think for that horribly? That is me.
Nika was back or full of snow cones and sun fry.
Speaker 20 (16:29):
I am, yeah. A week off including playland.
Speaker 14 (16:34):
Yeah I didn't.
Speaker 20 (16:35):
I was the shirp of carrying the backpack. But my
lovely wife and my boys did the old wooden roller coaster.
It goes back to nineteen fifty eight. They did that twice,
and they did tender Volt, which is the.
Speaker 14 (16:46):
New roller coaster.
Speaker 19 (16:48):
You did not do that one.
Speaker 20 (16:49):
I did not have all those out.
Speaker 19 (16:50):
But you nearly threw up. You said on the carousel
again this year. That's you gotta get off the Yeah, no, no,
it's yeah, stay off the wild stop, my friend. It's
just not for you speaking.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
A wild stuff.
Speaker 20 (17:01):
Yeah, we are at the rescue boutique, So explain where
we are so that everyone knows to.
Speaker 19 (17:05):
The rescue boutique. And this is Pamela Saddler has been
running rescue campaigns here for animals for over thirty years,
and so she set up a gift shop here. It's
all new stuff, and whatever you buy, all the proceeds
it's all donated stuff. So a hundred percent of the
proceeds goes to her foundation to help rescue animals have
(17:26):
either been abandoned or people just can't take care of
them any longer. There's been an illness or a death
or whatever in the family. So it really is a
great thing to support. I say, shop for a cause,
shop for the clause in the pause and the pause.
Speaker 9 (17:39):
True.
Speaker 19 (17:39):
We asked Pamela to put up a sign for us.
Speaker 20 (17:41):
To literally know that that's what she chose.
Speaker 19 (17:45):
Yeah, and you know what, honestly, I think a thing
kind of fits.
Speaker 20 (17:49):
Actually probably first listening to the broadcast, and let's take
you inside. Let's get marked tippy toe his way in
and show off, like.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
I know why Stacy likes this.
Speaker 20 (17:59):
So if you've got a birthday and anniversary wedding that
you're going to, this gift store is where you want
to be.
Speaker 19 (18:06):
If you got a pet lover in your family and
you're in your circle of course, then you're right, that's
where you want to be. And we've selected I think
we've had a couple of suggested get over there. Let
me just gently screwed over here without knocking anything over.
Speaker 12 (18:20):
I don't want to.
Speaker 19 (18:21):
You know, we don't have the budget to buy anything
that we break. But I just thought this, uh like
that bowl, let's I don't care what you put in that,
it's all that's good for everything. Yeah, I think i've
seen him pretty close to a couple of doggy faults.
Speaker 14 (18:40):
Yeah, old lives, You're welcome. Old lives matter.
Speaker 20 (18:46):
So we're going to be checking out this great shop. Yes, say,
I'm sure you've been there before. I'm picking this one
up for someone, yeah, myself.
Speaker 19 (18:54):
Next party, we put that a fill a full of cheesies.
Speaker 17 (18:57):
All right.
Speaker 3 (18:57):
Well, most importantly it's supporting a great cause. Guys, thanks
so much.
Speaker 15 (19:00):
We will check back.
Speaker 3 (19:01):
Came with me in a couple of monos. Still come
on check me tonight. Police are still looking for a
suspect after a fifteen year old boys stabbed to death
in downtown Vancouver.
Speaker 4 (19:10):
And this never quick enough, never far enough, But the
important thing is that they keep that we keep taking steps.
Speaker 3 (19:17):
Canadian premiers me to talk about Trump tariffs and interprovincial trade.
We'll tell you more about that after a short break.
Speaker 1 (19:24):
Watch full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime on Check plus or checknews dot Ca
Popular Podcasts
Fudd Around And Find Out
UConn basketball star Azzi Fudd brings her championship swag to iHeart Women’s Sports with Fudd Around and Find Out, a weekly podcast that takes fans along for the ride as Azzi spends her final year of college trying to reclaim the National Championship and prepare to be a first round WNBA draft pick. Ever wonder what it’s like to be a world-class athlete in the public spotlight while still managing schoolwork, friendships and family time? It’s time to Fudd Around and Find Out!
Crime Junkie
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.
The Breakfast Club
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!