Fifteen-year-old Harrison Helliwell, who died suddenly at his home in Oak Bay on Sunday, was an “extraordinary person” with a twinkle in his eye, says a fundraising page in his honour. The St. . . .
A 15-year-old student has died unexpectedly, an Oak Bay High School principal informed parents and guardians. Oak Bay High principal Tom Aerts identified the student as Harrison Helliwell in a . . .
Oak Bay Police canine team Const. Dave Lewis and dog Halla helped pursue a man wanted in an assault on a woman on Monday. Oak Bay Police
Oak Bay Police canine team Const. Dave Lewis and dog Halla helped pursue a man wanted in an assault on a woman on Monday. Oak Bay Police
Oak Bay Police Chief Ray Bernoties joined the chase Monday night when he was at home and saw some of his officers running after a suspect.
Residents had called police after a man was seen assaulting a screaming woman about 6 p.m. in Bowker Creek Park, near the Oak Bay police station. Bernoties happened to see the pursuit and jumped on his son’s bike to help.
Hugh Thompson died on May 7 while mountain biking on a trail at Shawnigan Lake. Via Go Fund Me Friends are rallying around the family of a 49-year-old father of two from Oak Bay who died Friday while mountain biking on a Shawnigan Lake trail. “Our community is devastated by the sudden loss of our dear friend Hugh,” says an online fundraising page created for the family of Hugh Thompson. “While Hugh died doing what he loved, he was far too young to be taken from his family or our community.” article continues below
A blasting device found on the beach near Gonzales Bay.
A non-detonating explosive device found on the beach near Gonzales Bay on Saturday afternoon has been destroyed at a safe location by members of the Victoria police explosive disposal unit.
A bomb-detecting robot was used to safely remove the device, which was reported to Oak Bay police at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Saturday. The device had washed up on a beach about 100 metres from where Repulse Street meets the shoreline. The orange Nxburst brand cartridge had been in the water for some time, according to police. article continues below