July 27, 2025 • 18 mins
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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):
No matter how challenging and difficult it can be, we
must follow the evidence and recommendations of medical experts who
have clinical experience with rare diseases like this.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
The province decides to stop funding an expensive drug treatment
for a terminally ill nine year old girl. Her mom
says she's terrified about what will happen to her daughter
without it.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
Knowing that that there's somebody who's capable of that, of
you know, harming somebody to that extent walking free, you know,
it makes me not want to come to this park.
At that point, a body.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Is discovered in a port Alberni park. Police say the
death is being considered suspicious.
Speaker 5 (00:58):
No one can really play soccer anymore because we only
have like one net.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Thieves target a rural Arrington school, stealing a goal post
and taking away the beautiful game.
Speaker 6 (01:08):
Jack News starts.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Now, good evening, Thanks for joining us tonight. A Langford
mother has been fighting for months so her terminally ill
daughter can continue receiving a drug She says mitigates her symptoms,
but today the Ministry of Health announcing that it will
(01:32):
stop funding the nine year old's medication. As Corysitaway reports,
the provinces standing on science saying there's no evidence to
show the drug is actually helping.
Speaker 7 (01:43):
For five years, Charlie, the terminally ill nine year old
from Vancouver Island with the neurological disorder Baton disease, has
received a drug that slows down the progression of her disease.
The costs covered by the province.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
We see the difference we every day we see how
much she needs this drug and without it, I'm terrified.
Speaker 7 (02:03):
Today BC's Health Minister announced that funding is ending.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
No matter how challenging and difficult it can be, we
must follow the evidence and recommendations of medical experts who
have clinical experience with rare diseases like this.
Speaker 7 (02:18):
After a ministerial review of Charlie's case and Canada Drug
Agency's own review of the evidence around by NeuRA, the
name of Charlie's drug, the Minister says it's become clear
there's no evidence the drug is still effective in Charlie's case.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
There is no evidence to support changing the discontinuation criteria
or to support the Ministry continuing to provide coverage for
Bernera given the advanced condition and stage of Charlie. Advanced
stage of Charlie's.
Speaker 7 (02:45):
Condition, Osborne says the experts found Charlie's motor language abilities
have dropped below a threshold where evidence shows the drug
is no longer effective in slowing a patient's decline.
Speaker 8 (02:57):
It has.
Speaker 9 (02:59):
Ended her seage.
Speaker 7 (03:00):
The decision comes despite Charlie's family reporting the drug is
helping manage some of her symptoms.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
During my time as Health Minister, this has been one
of the most difficult cases and files for my team
and I to work on. This is a final decision.
Speaker 7 (03:16):
Charlie's last infusion will be tomorrow. BC's rural health critic
calls the deadline inhumane.
Speaker 10 (03:22):
The fact that we're at the eleventh hour before they're
getting notified as an absolute failure of the healthcare system.
Speaker 7 (03:29):
We spoke with Charlie's mom, Jory, today, who called the
news heartbreaking. They're taking the data process tomorrow at Charlie's
final infusion.
Speaker 6 (03:38):
She said. The family look of a statement.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
A body has been found in a port Alberni park
and RCMP are calling the death suspicious. Neighbors say the
discovery brings back memories of a killing nearly twenty nine
years ago. Kendall Hanson reports.
Speaker 11 (03:56):
With more than twenty acres in the heart of port Alberni,
Dry Creek Park is a well known spot for people
wanting to enjoy nature. Stephen Schulti lives near the parking
goes through it often. He says the park has changed
with the arrival of tents and encampments.
Speaker 4 (04:11):
They had frisbee golf here. It used to be quite
the active park, but unfortunately, like I said, due to
the drug crisis and epidemic, a lot of transient people
kind of come in and out of here, and you know,
it's really hurt the park.
Speaker 11 (04:23):
Shortly before six Monday evening, police got a call after
the discovery of a deceased person with what ERCMP call
apparent injuries. Fire and police responded.
Speaker 12 (04:33):
I saw a fire truck there and they were going
down the embankment.
Speaker 6 (04:37):
Are that okay?
Speaker 12 (04:38):
Whatever? And now it turned off on Dunbar to come home.
Came round the curling rink and there was four police
cars there and that was a little bit odd.
Speaker 11 (04:50):
Mounts. They're working with the BC Corner Service to determine
the circumstances that led to his death. Based on the
initial information, the death is being treated as suspicious. Hbors
say there was a visible and sizable police presence as
forensic specialists documented the scene.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
It's quite scary, you know, Like I said, I just
live up like right across the street from the park,
you know, and knowing that that there's somebody who's capable
of that of you know, harming somebody to that extent
walking free, you know, it makes me not want to
come to this park at that point. It makes me
feel less safe coming through here.
Speaker 11 (05:26):
In a statement, port Albernie's mayor says, in times like these,
it's important to come together as a community. We ask
for the public's patients and respect as investigators do their work,
and encourage anyone who may have information to contact the
port Albernie r CMP. Neighbors say it also reminds them
of the high profile murder of an eleven year old
girl in nineteen ninety six. Jessica states a permanent memorial
(05:49):
sits not far from where the police were parked Monday night.
Speaker 12 (05:53):
We walked down that trail that they were the police
carp were at and that's what I found Jessica's body there.
So it just brings back memories.
Speaker 4 (06:03):
Yeah, so I went to school with her when she
was murdered in the park here.
Speaker 11 (06:08):
In that case, a seventeen year old was convicted of
murdering her. In this case, police have identified the deceased person,
but are not releasing their name at this time.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
A risk taker is lucky not to have been killed
after a dangerous stunt involving a BC ferry. This video,
uploaded to Instagram by take me Dot Boating on June
twelfth shows a man on some sort of personal watercraft
ducking under the back of a traveling BC ferry. The
company says Sunshine Coast ARCNP are investigating and the behavior
(06:41):
is illegal under federal marine safety regulations. Officials wouldn't say
which vessel was involved, but a commenter on Instagram suggests
it was the Queen of Coquitlamp, which provides regular ferry
service between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale. Its top speed is
about twenty one knots or nearly forty kilometers an hour.
It was an angry and emotional crowd and discussion on
(07:04):
the City of Victoria's new safety and well being planned
this morning. As the mayor, police chief, and other business
leaders gathered to answer questions, local business owners expressed their
frustration at what they say is growing street disorder and
safety issues impacting their livelihoods.
Speaker 6 (07:19):
Chattis Leo has more.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
This is a of this cross embarrison to be the
mayor of this mess.
Speaker 13 (07:29):
I mean anger, frustration, and disappointment boils over at the
Downtown Business Association's panel discussion on community Safety and well Being.
Speaker 14 (07:40):
Out or feels safe and those fightlinges aren't saving me.
The pops are saving us and they're slipped too. Then
I'm tired of pain to be unsafe.
Speaker 13 (07:57):
The DBBA recently released a report on downtown Victoria outlining
escalating safety concerns, calling it a wake up call. In
the report, fifty four percent of businesses responding gave downtown
a C plus or lower, eleven percent dishing out a
failing grade.
Speaker 4 (08:15):
When is the actual actually going to happen?
Speaker 14 (08:18):
When are small business is going to be considered? When
will Victoria start acting appropriated?
Speaker 13 (08:26):
Our gallery owner Mark Lauria tells the mayor and police
chief he's fed up and may lose his business entirely
if the streets of Victoria don't change immediately.
Speaker 8 (08:35):
So many businesses will close in the next five years.
Property taxes are high. Business taxes are high, and we
don't see any result in the city cleaning up, becoming
more safe and helping the people on the street.
Speaker 13 (08:51):
Really, Luria isn't alone. The frustration erupting from the downtown
business community is heard loud and clear by the Chief
and Mayor.
Speaker 10 (08:59):
I can tell you about the Victoria Police Department. If
you want better, you don't like what you see. I
don't like what I see. We're going to be better.
I can tell you that you will see strong, visible presence,
enforcement of the by laws, the laws, working closely with
the city and we can get there.
Speaker 13 (09:21):
The DVBA has online calls to action for all three
levels of government, asking the city to enforce its streets
and sidewalks by law immediately and increase police presence downtown,
asking the province to expand mental health and addiction services
and strengthen the justice system, and call in on Ottawa
to reform bail legislation. Victoria's mayor says she's listening and
(09:42):
change is coming.
Speaker 15 (09:43):
An aspect of the recommendation that council will consider tomorrow.
Does allow the city manager to look at operational changes
in the short term, and I'm very hopeful that we
have a number of things that will come into the
public in the next few weeks that will show.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
That action right away.
Speaker 13 (10:00):
Downtown businesses hopeful that change happens quickly so they can
get back to serving customers instead of worrying about their futures.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
And we have extended video of the fireworks from this
morning's meeting with frustrated business owners on our website checknews
dot CA.
Speaker 6 (10:16):
A bizarre crime has.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Robbed some young kids of their favorite recess and lunchtime activity.
Thieves have stolen a soccer gold post from rural Errington
Elementary and as Sky Ryan tells us, it's having a
big impact on the kids now left without it.
Speaker 9 (10:35):
As soon as the recess bell rings at Errington Elementary,
these ten year olds go running for the soccer field,
but thieves have just taken away the beautiful game they
love to play at their rural Mid Island school after
stealing one of their heavy metal goal posts.
Speaker 5 (10:53):
It was right here in the standing area, right here.
Can really play soccer anymore because we only have like
one net. I really sat a little bit of it
that's gone, so we really cannot play.
Speaker 16 (11:08):
And they're out here all day, rain or shine from
September through the June, playing fifty minutes a day, and
now that one goalpost is gone and they're at loose ends,
so it really changes the dynamic of our school.
Speaker 9 (11:19):
The goalpost was stolen from Errington Elementary sometime over the
weekend of June seventh and eight. Because when kids arrived
that Monday morning.
Speaker 5 (11:27):
On Monday and there is gone. We didn't know what
happened to it.
Speaker 9 (11:31):
Yet adult at the school soon suspected theft, and one
that was likely planned.
Speaker 17 (11:36):
You need several people to carry it, for sure, and
you would need a big truck or a trailer to
get it on.
Speaker 9 (11:42):
Lori Marshally is the principal of Errington Elementary. It says
the theft could have a long term impact on the school.
Speaker 17 (11:49):
We're shocked and we're really saddened because soccer is one
of the main things that our kids love to do
at recess time, and the net is well, we don't
even know how much it is. We haven't even priced
sit out. We're not really sure how we're going to
replace it next year.
Speaker 9 (12:03):
Given budgets, so Ocean Side RCNP are investigating and hoping
to net a suspect and the stolen property. As this
school year wraps up without the soccer games that students
raced out to be part of.
Speaker 5 (12:17):
It careally not nice. It's a bad thing to do.
Speaker 9 (12:20):
So these kids are still hoping whoever took the goalpost
will do the right thing and return it along with
the play they've taken away.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
The City of Nanaimo is appealing to the public not
to tamper with fire hydrants. A Facebook post from the
city says that hydrants in the area of Westwood Arb
Road and Second Street and Wakesaya Road have had caps removed,
with water shooting out of one of them. The city
says the vandalism not only puts the neighborhood at risk
in the event of fire, but a risk of flooding
as well. Those responsible could face a fine of fifty
(12:53):
thousand dollars. A video captured the moment a giant wall
of rebark collapsed at the University of Victoria, where a
new engineering lab is being built. The collapse happened just
before two pm on June eighth that the school's High
Bay Research and structure's lab construction site, causing the closure
of Ring Road for several hours.
Speaker 6 (13:14):
You can see it coming down there.
Speaker 3 (13:15):
The video shows the rebar leaning to the side before collapsing,
just shy of Ring Road, where a car was driving
just seconds earlier.
Speaker 6 (13:23):
There were no reported.
Speaker 3 (13:24):
Injuries, and Yuvick says it is launching a review into
what happened. Construction began on the lab and extension to
the school's Engineering and Computer Science building in twenty twenty four.
It's slated to open in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 6 (13:38):
You're looking at the.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Green Dragon, a living willow sculpture opening at Cortes Island.
Speaker 6 (13:43):
School this week.
Speaker 3 (13:45):
The sculpture, which is made out of four different types
of willow trees, measures nearly sixteen meters in length and
will allow kids to sit inside of it after it
officially opens on June twentieth. The district says in the
years ahead, students will be able to relax in the
shade of the Dragon, reading, imagining, and connecting with the
natural world around them. The Green Dragon will be officially
(14:05):
unveiled at a celebration on June twentieth, which will also
include contributions from students and local musicians.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
Which is why again three.
Speaker 3 (14:18):
What a performance last night on America's Got Talent by
Central Sandwich singer songwriter Chase Varnes. Chase, as we showed
you yesterday, take this episode back in March and had
to keep the results secret until it aired last night.
The Kid who got his start busking at the Sydney
Market one over three of the judges, including Simon Cowell,
to move on in the competition. This all came after
(14:40):
Simon told Chase to stop singing just a few bars
into his original song face to face. The thirteen year
old then regrouped, stepped up and delivered a powerful cover
of Ed Sheeran's Life Goes On.
Speaker 6 (14:51):
It brought the crowd to its feet.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
Howie Mandel says Chase reminds him of a young Justin Bieber.
Speaker 6 (14:57):
Way to go, Chase.
Speaker 18 (15:00):
We've done our engine ride and we're just riding into
Port Hardy, Chuck Soel, Mary Griffin and the eight rider
team arriving in Port Hardy this afternoon and the end
to End cycle.
Speaker 6 (15:10):
Relay and left Victoria last night.
Speaker 3 (15:12):
The team is going non stop from Victoria to Port
Hardy and back in a journey of more than one
thousand kilometers in under two days. This unique ride is
raising money to support the Island Kids Cancer Association.
Speaker 6 (15:25):
Safe Travels guys will see soon.
Speaker 3 (15:28):
All right, speaking of traveling, I have a suspicion that
Ed and Jeff are a top to Malahat this evening. Jeff,
it's like a like a wonderful surprise order up on
a Wednesday.
Speaker 19 (15:39):
Heidi is, yeah, you know what, but we'll still do
it on Friday. Yeah, we're up at the Malahat chalet.
And the first thing I have to say, when you
kindly everyone passes by it. Of course you're heading up island,
you're you know, you're sipping and pass but you got
to stop in. But when you're stopping in, you need
to turn at the gas station. That's where the entrance is.
Speaker 20 (15:58):
Yeah, we overshot it a little bit and you following
it was following you, so we both had to do
kind of a hairpin somewhat Nascar type turn to get it.
Luckily for me, the okay car, you know, I handled
pretty well sharp turns.
Speaker 19 (16:11):
Well, we had the top down, what's.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
She and your hair was blowing.
Speaker 18 (16:14):
In the way.
Speaker 19 (16:14):
Yeah, but we made her in safely. And it's under
new ownership and they've got the place tricked out, well.
Speaker 20 (16:21):
Do they ever? Now we're just going to show you
the outside here again, because like you said, everybody is
you know, we've been driving by the outside of this
great restaurant for years and you of course recognized that
as we was masterively shot by yourself. That was right
on my own iPhone phone there. And there's the outdoor
patio as well. But of course we are inside where
(16:41):
you feel like you're outside. You feel like you're almost
on top of the water because you are.
Speaker 19 (16:45):
Well, it's a million dollar view.
Speaker 4 (16:47):
But the menu is not million dollars.
Speaker 20 (16:50):
No, it's all pricing is fantastic, and the selection is huge.
Like the menu is big. This is just a small
sampling of what they have.
Speaker 11 (16:57):
So this is the I think these are these?
Speaker 18 (17:00):
Yes?
Speaker 11 (17:00):
These are Is there a.
Speaker 20 (17:01):
Beer the lighter in the darker version?
Speaker 3 (17:03):
All right?
Speaker 11 (17:03):
We got yeah, right you.
Speaker 19 (17:07):
There's the abney platter there, there's the curry chicken here,
and this is the prawn is it the prown halibu chowder?
Speaker 20 (17:14):
Yeah, which I guess want to well, I'm a handful
of right now. Honestly, we're picking up befoorse the you know,
the greater roma of all of this stuff here. Yeah, right, now,
that's smell division. We've got to get that going here.
Speaker 11 (17:25):
I think that'd be a good feature for us.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 20 (17:27):
So there's a just a small example of what the
menu has to offer you at the Malahat Chalet. And
of course, like you said, the view is absolutely stunning
and we are not. But uh, I think when she
put us up against a nice backdrop like this, right, yeah,
it makes it, you know, it makes it a little bit.
Speaker 11 (17:44):
That's what I do for sure.
Speaker 19 (17:45):
But yeah, come check it out when you're driving by,
and we're gonna talk to the manager and we're gonna
show off the beautiful bar in the patio and the
Madlahat shellet. If you're on your way home up Island
tonight's stop on, say, turning at the gas station.
Speaker 6 (17:59):
I guess than thanks you guys. Look forward to hearing
more in the next little bit.
Speaker 3 (18:04):
Also still to come on check news tonight an investigation
and finds a DNA testing company failed to protect its
customers after a massive breach.
Speaker 6 (18:11):
We'll have that story in this.
Speaker 15 (18:13):
Even having a lot of serving experience, it was really
difficult to find something.
Speaker 3 (18:19):
It's summer job season, and there are different opinions about
how hard or easy it is to find work, but
most agree just apply.
Speaker 6 (18:25):
That's next.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
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):
No matter how challenging and difficult it can be, we
must follow the evidence and recommendations of medical experts who
have clinical experience with rare diseases like this.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
The province decides to stop funding an expensive drug treatment
for a terminally ill nine year old girl. Her mom
says she's terrified about what will happen to her daughter
without it.
Speaker 4 (00:39):
Knowing that that there's somebody who's capable of that, of
you know, harming somebody to that extent walking free, you know,
it makes me not want to come to this park.
At that point, a body.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Is discovered in a port Alberni park. Police say the
death is being considered suspicious.
Speaker 5 (00:58):
No one can really play soccer anymore because we only
have like one net.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Thieves target a rural Arrington school, stealing a goal post
and taking away the beautiful game.
Speaker 6 (01:08):
Jack News starts.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
Now, good evening, Thanks for joining us tonight. A Langford
mother has been fighting for months so her terminally ill
daughter can continue receiving a drug She says mitigates her symptoms,
but today the Ministry of Health announcing that it will
(01:32):
stop funding the nine year old's medication. As Corysitaway reports,
the provinces standing on science saying there's no evidence to
show the drug is actually helping.
Speaker 7 (01:43):
For five years, Charlie, the terminally ill nine year old
from Vancouver Island with the neurological disorder Baton disease, has
received a drug that slows down the progression of her disease.
The costs covered by the province.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
We see the difference we every day we see how
much she needs this drug and without it, I'm terrified.
Speaker 7 (02:03):
Today BC's Health Minister announced that funding is ending.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
No matter how challenging and difficult it can be, we
must follow the evidence and recommendations of medical experts who
have clinical experience with rare diseases like this.
Speaker 7 (02:18):
After a ministerial review of Charlie's case and Canada Drug
Agency's own review of the evidence around by NeuRA, the
name of Charlie's drug, the Minister says it's become clear
there's no evidence the drug is still effective in Charlie's case.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
There is no evidence to support changing the discontinuation criteria
or to support the Ministry continuing to provide coverage for
Bernera given the advanced condition and stage of Charlie. Advanced
stage of Charlie's.
Speaker 7 (02:45):
Condition, Osborne says the experts found Charlie's motor language abilities
have dropped below a threshold where evidence shows the drug
is no longer effective in slowing a patient's decline.
Speaker 8 (02:57):
It has.
Speaker 9 (02:59):
Ended her seage.
Speaker 7 (03:00):
The decision comes despite Charlie's family reporting the drug is
helping manage some of her symptoms.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
During my time as Health Minister, this has been one
of the most difficult cases and files for my team
and I to work on. This is a final decision.
Speaker 7 (03:16):
Charlie's last infusion will be tomorrow. BC's rural health critic
calls the deadline inhumane.
Speaker 10 (03:22):
The fact that we're at the eleventh hour before they're
getting notified as an absolute failure of the healthcare system.
Speaker 7 (03:29):
We spoke with Charlie's mom, Jory, today, who called the
news heartbreaking. They're taking the data process tomorrow at Charlie's
final infusion.
Speaker 6 (03:38):
She said. The family look of a statement.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
A body has been found in a port Alberni park
and RCMP are calling the death suspicious. Neighbors say the
discovery brings back memories of a killing nearly twenty nine
years ago. Kendall Hanson reports.
Speaker 11 (03:56):
With more than twenty acres in the heart of port Alberni,
Dry Creek Park is a well known spot for people
wanting to enjoy nature. Stephen Schulti lives near the parking
goes through it often. He says the park has changed
with the arrival of tents and encampments.
Speaker 4 (04:11):
They had frisbee golf here. It used to be quite
the active park, but unfortunately, like I said, due to
the drug crisis and epidemic, a lot of transient people
kind of come in and out of here, and you know,
it's really hurt the park.
Speaker 11 (04:23):
Shortly before six Monday evening, police got a call after
the discovery of a deceased person with what ERCMP call
apparent injuries. Fire and police responded.
Speaker 12 (04:33):
I saw a fire truck there and they were going
down the embankment.
Speaker 6 (04:37):
Are that okay?
Speaker 12 (04:38):
Whatever? And now it turned off on Dunbar to come home.
Came round the curling rink and there was four police
cars there and that was a little bit odd.
Speaker 11 (04:50):
Mounts. They're working with the BC Corner Service to determine
the circumstances that led to his death. Based on the
initial information, the death is being treated as suspicious. Hbors
say there was a visible and sizable police presence as
forensic specialists documented the scene.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
It's quite scary, you know, Like I said, I just
live up like right across the street from the park,
you know, and knowing that that there's somebody who's capable
of that of you know, harming somebody to that extent
walking free, you know, it makes me not want to
come to this park at that point. It makes me
feel less safe coming through here.
Speaker 11 (05:26):
In a statement, port Albernie's mayor says, in times like these,
it's important to come together as a community. We ask
for the public's patients and respect as investigators do their work,
and encourage anyone who may have information to contact the
port Albernie r CMP. Neighbors say it also reminds them
of the high profile murder of an eleven year old
girl in nineteen ninety six. Jessica states a permanent memorial
(05:49):
sits not far from where the police were parked Monday night.
Speaker 12 (05:53):
We walked down that trail that they were the police
carp were at and that's what I found Jessica's body there.
So it just brings back memories.
Speaker 4 (06:03):
Yeah, so I went to school with her when she
was murdered in the park here.
Speaker 11 (06:08):
In that case, a seventeen year old was convicted of
murdering her. In this case, police have identified the deceased person,
but are not releasing their name at this time.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
A risk taker is lucky not to have been killed
after a dangerous stunt involving a BC ferry. This video,
uploaded to Instagram by take me Dot Boating on June
twelfth shows a man on some sort of personal watercraft
ducking under the back of a traveling BC ferry. The
company says Sunshine Coast ARCNP are investigating and the behavior
(06:41):
is illegal under federal marine safety regulations. Officials wouldn't say
which vessel was involved, but a commenter on Instagram suggests
it was the Queen of Coquitlamp, which provides regular ferry
service between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale. Its top speed is
about twenty one knots or nearly forty kilometers an hour.
It was an angry and emotional crowd and discussion on
(07:04):
the City of Victoria's new safety and well being planned
this morning. As the mayor, police chief, and other business
leaders gathered to answer questions, local business owners expressed their
frustration at what they say is growing street disorder and
safety issues impacting their livelihoods.
Speaker 6 (07:19):
Chattis Leo has more.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
This is a of this cross embarrison to be the
mayor of this mess.
Speaker 13 (07:29):
I mean anger, frustration, and disappointment boils over at the
Downtown Business Association's panel discussion on community Safety and well Being.
Speaker 14 (07:40):
Out or feels safe and those fightlinges aren't saving me.
The pops are saving us and they're slipped too. Then
I'm tired of pain to be unsafe.
Speaker 13 (07:57):
The DBBA recently released a report on downtown Victoria outlining
escalating safety concerns, calling it a wake up call. In
the report, fifty four percent of businesses responding gave downtown
a C plus or lower, eleven percent dishing out a
failing grade.
Speaker 4 (08:15):
When is the actual actually going to happen?
Speaker 14 (08:18):
When are small business is going to be considered? When
will Victoria start acting appropriated?
Speaker 13 (08:26):
Our gallery owner Mark Lauria tells the mayor and police
chief he's fed up and may lose his business entirely
if the streets of Victoria don't change immediately.
Speaker 8 (08:35):
So many businesses will close in the next five years.
Property taxes are high. Business taxes are high, and we
don't see any result in the city cleaning up, becoming
more safe and helping the people on the street.
Speaker 13 (08:51):
Really, Luria isn't alone. The frustration erupting from the downtown
business community is heard loud and clear by the Chief
and Mayor.
Speaker 10 (08:59):
I can tell you about the Victoria Police Department. If
you want better, you don't like what you see. I
don't like what I see. We're going to be better.
I can tell you that you will see strong, visible presence,
enforcement of the by laws, the laws, working closely with
the city and we can get there.
Speaker 13 (09:21):
The DVBA has online calls to action for all three
levels of government, asking the city to enforce its streets
and sidewalks by law immediately and increase police presence downtown,
asking the province to expand mental health and addiction services
and strengthen the justice system, and call in on Ottawa
to reform bail legislation. Victoria's mayor says she's listening and
(09:42):
change is coming.
Speaker 15 (09:43):
An aspect of the recommendation that council will consider tomorrow.
Does allow the city manager to look at operational changes
in the short term, and I'm very hopeful that we
have a number of things that will come into the
public in the next few weeks that will show.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
That action right away.
Speaker 13 (10:00):
Downtown businesses hopeful that change happens quickly so they can
get back to serving customers instead of worrying about their futures.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
And we have extended video of the fireworks from this
morning's meeting with frustrated business owners on our website checknews
dot CA.
Speaker 6 (10:16):
A bizarre crime has.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Robbed some young kids of their favorite recess and lunchtime activity.
Thieves have stolen a soccer gold post from rural Errington
Elementary and as Sky Ryan tells us, it's having a
big impact on the kids now left without it.
Speaker 9 (10:35):
As soon as the recess bell rings at Errington Elementary,
these ten year olds go running for the soccer field,
but thieves have just taken away the beautiful game they
love to play at their rural Mid Island school after
stealing one of their heavy metal goal posts.
Speaker 5 (10:53):
It was right here in the standing area, right here.
Can really play soccer anymore because we only have like
one net. I really sat a little bit of it
that's gone, so we really cannot play.
Speaker 16 (11:08):
And they're out here all day, rain or shine from
September through the June, playing fifty minutes a day, and
now that one goalpost is gone and they're at loose ends,
so it really changes the dynamic of our school.
Speaker 9 (11:19):
The goalpost was stolen from Errington Elementary sometime over the
weekend of June seventh and eight. Because when kids arrived
that Monday morning.
Speaker 5 (11:27):
On Monday and there is gone. We didn't know what
happened to it.
Speaker 9 (11:31):
Yet adult at the school soon suspected theft, and one
that was likely planned.
Speaker 17 (11:36):
You need several people to carry it, for sure, and
you would need a big truck or a trailer to
get it on.
Speaker 9 (11:42):
Lori Marshally is the principal of Errington Elementary. It says
the theft could have a long term impact on the school.
Speaker 17 (11:49):
We're shocked and we're really saddened because soccer is one
of the main things that our kids love to do
at recess time, and the net is well, we don't
even know how much it is. We haven't even priced
sit out. We're not really sure how we're going to
replace it next year.
Speaker 9 (12:03):
Given budgets, so Ocean Side RCNP are investigating and hoping
to net a suspect and the stolen property. As this
school year wraps up without the soccer games that students
raced out to be part of.
Speaker 5 (12:17):
It careally not nice. It's a bad thing to do.
Speaker 9 (12:20):
So these kids are still hoping whoever took the goalpost
will do the right thing and return it along with
the play they've taken away.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
The City of Nanaimo is appealing to the public not
to tamper with fire hydrants. A Facebook post from the
city says that hydrants in the area of Westwood Arb
Road and Second Street and Wakesaya Road have had caps removed,
with water shooting out of one of them. The city
says the vandalism not only puts the neighborhood at risk
in the event of fire, but a risk of flooding
as well. Those responsible could face a fine of fifty
(12:53):
thousand dollars. A video captured the moment a giant wall
of rebark collapsed at the University of Victoria, where a
new engineering lab is being built. The collapse happened just
before two pm on June eighth that the school's High
Bay Research and structure's lab construction site, causing the closure
of Ring Road for several hours.
Speaker 6 (13:14):
You can see it coming down there.
Speaker 3 (13:15):
The video shows the rebar leaning to the side before collapsing,
just shy of Ring Road, where a car was driving
just seconds earlier.
Speaker 6 (13:23):
There were no reported.
Speaker 3 (13:24):
Injuries, and Yuvick says it is launching a review into
what happened. Construction began on the lab and extension to
the school's Engineering and Computer Science building in twenty twenty four.
It's slated to open in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 6 (13:38):
You're looking at the.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Green Dragon, a living willow sculpture opening at Cortes Island.
Speaker 6 (13:43):
School this week.
Speaker 3 (13:45):
The sculpture, which is made out of four different types
of willow trees, measures nearly sixteen meters in length and
will allow kids to sit inside of it after it
officially opens on June twentieth. The district says in the
years ahead, students will be able to relax in the
shade of the Dragon, reading, imagining, and connecting with the
natural world around them. The Green Dragon will be officially
(14:05):
unveiled at a celebration on June twentieth, which will also
include contributions from students and local musicians.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
Which is why again three.
Speaker 3 (14:18):
What a performance last night on America's Got Talent by
Central Sandwich singer songwriter Chase Varnes. Chase, as we showed
you yesterday, take this episode back in March and had
to keep the results secret until it aired last night.
The Kid who got his start busking at the Sydney
Market one over three of the judges, including Simon Cowell,
to move on in the competition. This all came after
(14:40):
Simon told Chase to stop singing just a few bars
into his original song face to face. The thirteen year
old then regrouped, stepped up and delivered a powerful cover
of Ed Sheeran's Life Goes On.
Speaker 6 (14:51):
It brought the crowd to its feet.
Speaker 3 (14:53):
Howie Mandel says Chase reminds him of a young Justin Bieber.
Speaker 6 (14:57):
Way to go, Chase.
Speaker 18 (15:00):
We've done our engine ride and we're just riding into
Port Hardy, Chuck Soel, Mary Griffin and the eight rider
team arriving in Port Hardy this afternoon and the end
to End cycle.
Speaker 6 (15:10):
Relay and left Victoria last night.
Speaker 3 (15:12):
The team is going non stop from Victoria to Port
Hardy and back in a journey of more than one
thousand kilometers in under two days. This unique ride is
raising money to support the Island Kids Cancer Association.
Speaker 6 (15:25):
Safe Travels guys will see soon.
Speaker 3 (15:28):
All right, speaking of traveling, I have a suspicion that
Ed and Jeff are a top to Malahat this evening. Jeff,
it's like a like a wonderful surprise order up on
a Wednesday.
Speaker 19 (15:39):
Heidi is, yeah, you know what, but we'll still do
it on Friday. Yeah, we're up at the Malahat chalet.
And the first thing I have to say, when you
kindly everyone passes by it. Of course you're heading up island,
you're you know, you're sipping and pass but you got
to stop in. But when you're stopping in, you need
to turn at the gas station. That's where the entrance is.
Speaker 20 (15:58):
Yeah, we overshot it a little bit and you following
it was following you, so we both had to do
kind of a hairpin somewhat Nascar type turn to get it.
Luckily for me, the okay car, you know, I handled
pretty well sharp turns.
Speaker 19 (16:11):
Well, we had the top down, what's.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
She and your hair was blowing.
Speaker 18 (16:14):
In the way.
Speaker 19 (16:14):
Yeah, but we made her in safely. And it's under
new ownership and they've got the place tricked out, well.
Speaker 20 (16:21):
Do they ever? Now we're just going to show you
the outside here again, because like you said, everybody is
you know, we've been driving by the outside of this
great restaurant for years and you of course recognized that
as we was masterively shot by yourself. That was right
on my own iPhone phone there. And there's the outdoor
patio as well. But of course we are inside where
(16:41):
you feel like you're outside. You feel like you're almost
on top of the water because you are.
Speaker 19 (16:45):
Well, it's a million dollar view.
Speaker 4 (16:47):
But the menu is not million dollars.
Speaker 20 (16:50):
No, it's all pricing is fantastic, and the selection is huge.
Like the menu is big. This is just a small
sampling of what they have.
Speaker 11 (16:57):
So this is the I think these are these?
Speaker 18 (17:00):
Yes?
Speaker 11 (17:00):
These are Is there a.
Speaker 20 (17:01):
Beer the lighter in the darker version?
Speaker 3 (17:03):
All right?
Speaker 11 (17:03):
We got yeah, right you.
Speaker 19 (17:07):
There's the abney platter there, there's the curry chicken here,
and this is the prawn is it the prown halibu chowder?
Speaker 20 (17:14):
Yeah, which I guess want to well, I'm a handful
of right now. Honestly, we're picking up befoorse the you know,
the greater roma of all of this stuff here. Yeah, right, now,
that's smell division. We've got to get that going here.
Speaker 11 (17:25):
I think that'd be a good feature for us.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 20 (17:27):
So there's a just a small example of what the
menu has to offer you at the Malahat Chalet. And
of course, like you said, the view is absolutely stunning
and we are not. But uh, I think when she
put us up against a nice backdrop like this, right, yeah,
it makes it, you know, it makes it a little bit.
Speaker 11 (17:44):
That's what I do for sure.
Speaker 19 (17:45):
But yeah, come check it out when you're driving by,
and we're gonna talk to the manager and we're gonna
show off the beautiful bar in the patio and the
Madlahat shellet. If you're on your way home up Island
tonight's stop on, say, turning at the gas station.
Speaker 6 (17:59):
I guess than thanks you guys. Look forward to hearing
more in the next little bit.
Speaker 3 (18:04):
Also still to come on check news tonight an investigation
and finds a DNA testing company failed to protect its
customers after a massive breach.
Speaker 6 (18:11):
We'll have that story in this.
Speaker 15 (18:13):
Even having a lot of serving experience, it was really
difficult to find something.
Speaker 3 (18:19):
It's summer job season, and there are different opinions about
how hard or easy it is to find work, but
most agree just apply.
Speaker 6 (18:25):
That's next.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
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