Scott Weston

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Vancouver Island Journalist at CIVI-TV (Victoria, BC)

Former journo, News hound, husband, dad, grand-dad, fan of the blues, wanna be guitarist, proud Vancouver Island dweller on indigenous territory.

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Goodbye Drupal 7, Hello Drupal CMS

Jan 15, 2025 | bounteous.com | Scott Weston

January 15, 2025 | January 2025 is a big month for Drupal. On January 5, 2025, we saw the end of life for Drupal 7, and now we welcome the 1.0 release of Drupal CMS. Many Drupal 7 site builders and marketers are bidding farewell to a CMS that has served them well for over a decade. As people look to what’s new and next, the natural progression is to migrate sites to modern Drupal, which includes Drupal CMS. What do these changes mean for those in the Drupal community?
'Go By Bike Week' kicks off for 29th year in Greater Victoria

May 29, 2023 | vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca | Scott Weston

Capital Bike is encouraging Greater Victoria residents to choose cycling as a way to get around the region during "Go By Bike Week," which runs from May 29 to June 4. "We just encourage folks to get out and try a trip by bike," said Capital Bike events manager Jordan Glowicki. "Maybe you go to work, to school or maybe a trip you would have done with a car." The annual week-long event kicked off at a "celebration station" at Esquimalt’s Archie Browning Sports Centre on Monday.
CFAX Santas Anonymous donation helps feed families and send kids to camp

May 24, 2023 | vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca | Scott Weston

VICTORIA – A donation of more than $21,000 to the Burnside Gorge Community Association will help support families make ends meet and send 30 kids to camp this summer. The community association will put $14,622 of the donation towards a food hamper program for neighbourhood families. The program supports 50 families with fresh fruit and vegetables during the late spring and early summer months.
Awakening Chinatown festival to celebrate Victoria's Chinese community

May 24, 2023 | vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca | Scott Weston

The history, culture and traditions of Greater Victoria’s Chinese community will be celebrated in Canada’s oldest Chinatown on Sunday. The Awakening Chinatown festival showcases the important contributions made to Canada and B.C. by Victoria’s Chinese community for more than 160 years. This is the second year the Victoria Chinese Museum Society (VCMS) has hosted the one-day festival in Victoria’s Chinatown.
Feds invest $11 million in Vancouver Island cycling and pedestrian infrastructure

May 17, 2023 | vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca | Scott Weston

VICTORIA – The federal government announced Wednesday its plan to invest almost $11 million to support cycling and pedestrian infrastructure improvement projects on Vancouver Island. At the University of Victoria, close to $2.4 million will go towards active transportation projects within the universities’ Campus Cycling Plan. The money will be spent to create new bike and pedestrian pathways on campus, and add traffic-calming measures at crosswalks on U-Vic’s Ring Road.
Salvation Army expands services in Vic West, adds foodbank

May 16, 2023 | vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca | Scott Weston

The Salvation Army is expanding its community services, including a foodbank for residents living in Vic West and Esquimalt. The new facilities will be operated at its Highpoint Community Church location at the corner of Fullerton and Raynor avenues in the Vic West area. The Salvation Army hopes the new facility will bridge the gap for foodbank services in the region.
Central Saanich firefighters answer call to fight Fort St. John wildfire

May 16, 2023 | vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca | Scott Weston

The Central Saanich Fire Department has sent two experienced firefighters and a water tender to the Fort St. John area to help crews working to extinguish the Stoddart Creek fire burning in northeastern B.C. The fire department’s chief says he got the call from the Prince George Fire Centre on May 14. He said the emergency operations centre asked the Saanich Peninsula community to send one of its water tenders trucks.
Rot not to blame after tree falls in Beacon Hill Park

May 15, 2023 | vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca | Scott Weston

A massive tree has fallen in Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park, requiring a large clean up effort by city staff. Parks department crews were on hand early Monday morning cutting the 18 metre (60 foot) Cottonwood into one to 1.5 metre (four to five foot) sections. They could be seen cleaning up loose branches from the fallen tree that had also fallen to the ground. The fallen tree is seen cut into sections.
104-year-old Victoria man completes final laps of 104-lap walk for charity

May 12, 2023 | vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca | Scott Weston

With more than 100 supporters cheering him on, veteran John Hillman walked the final 14 laps around of 104 laps around the courtyard of his Oak Bay retirement home in his effort to raise money for the charity Save the Children. The 104-year-old Second World War veteran started his epic fundraising journey on May 1. His goal over the 10 days was to raise $104,000 as he walked 104 circuits of the Carlton House courtyard.
Victoria International Airport helps to make travel more accessible for people with autism

May 9, 2023 | vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca | Scott Weston

Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has partnered with the Canucks Autism Network (CAN) to make autism resource kits available to children, young people and families who are travelling by air. The kits were specially developed by CAN to help reduce the anxiety of travel, including noise-cancelling headphones, sensory fidget items and an air travel themed activity book.