Roche Cove News Today

A water taxi service between Sidney and the U.S. San Juan Islands is back on, but it comes with a steep price increase for passengers.

Canada Border Services Agency has agreed to send two officers to Van Isle Marina each time the water taxi arrives with passengers from the San Juan Islands, at a cost of $430 per trip.

Canada Border Services Agency has agreed to send two officers to Van Isle Marina each time the water taxi arrives with passengers from the San Juan Islands, at a cost of $430 per trip.

Canada Border Services Agency has agreed to send two officers to Van Isle Marina each time the water taxi arrives with passengers from the San Juan Islands, at a cost of $430 per trip.

Some tenders came in lower for parts of job; highway to be four lanes with a median barrier by November

The Grouse Nest first had tools worth more than $2,000 stolen from a shop on May 15. Then someone broke into the tool shed. A week later, the copper wiring went missing, along with a wheelbarrow.

Highway 14 traffic has always whizzed by the southern wall of the pub — within a few metres — but all that is going to change. The new highway will take an arc north of the 17 Mile for a four-lane stretch to Glinz Lake Road, removing dangerous curves and the difficult turn onto Gillespie Road. The improvements are also expected to trim commute times for Sooke’s growing population. The current route past the pub will be repurposed as an extension to Connie Road. A westbound exit off the ne...

But there was something missing. That’s where Moose, a steer born in early October, comes in. Sivorot, who had horses when she was growing up on the outskirts of Winnipeg, is training Moose so she can ride him. She figures if the immigrant pioneers did it, so can she. Steers are, in fact, frequently used for trail riding and pulling carts in parts of Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia. Humans have been riding cattle since the beasts were domesticated about 6,000 years ago. So, giddy up. ...