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Timmins council has agreed to pay a “significant increase” in order to ensure city roads are cleared of snow over the next four winters.

Traffic detoured through West Shawnigan Lake Road.

Traffic detoured through West Shawnigan Lake Road.

Pockets of heavy snowfall from two to 10 centimetres are expected on the eastern side of the Island, from Nanaimo to Duncan, on the Malahat and in parts of Greater Victoria

A section of Highway 17 at Haliburton Road was closed Monday night because of a multi-vehicle crash during heavy snowfall. Police also reported several other collisions around Greater Victoria. They asked people to not drive unless it was essential.

  VICTORIA -- Firefighters are responding to a rollover crash on Highway 1 in the Langford area on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway near the intersection of the West Shore Parkway. At approximately 2:25 p.m., Langford Fire Rescue said that it was still at the scene responding to the call. “West Shore RCMP, Langford Fire Rescue and our crews are on site assessing (the) situation,” said Emcom Services in a social media post. Traf...