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The pandemic continued to pound sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ferries in the third quarter of its current fiscal year but the organization’s finances were salvaged by federal-provincial Safe Restart funds. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

The head of Wilson’s Transportation Group says the company will put on hold plans to cancel some of its Island bus services after a productive meeting with the Ministry of Transportation on Friday.

Berwick Retirement Communities’ $52-million Berwick House project is taking shape in Parksville. The Victoria-based builder of retirement homes said the 188-unit, six-storey building has its roof and windows are being installed.

Jobs and Economic Recovery Minister Ravi Kahlon is meeting with chambers of commerce around sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to­ ­persuade members to apply for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s business recovery grant as the deadline nears.

Indu Brar, who made history as the first female general manager of the Fairmont Empress Hotel, is leaving the post after five years.

West Coast cargo ferry to carry Blue Whale battery

The bulk of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s small- and medium-business recovery grant continues to sit untouched five months into the program but the NDP government’s jobs minister resisted calls from the business community to extend the program’s March 31 deadline.

Adrian Cassian has a dangerous job. The security guard works days and nights, often encountering suspicious and unpredictable characters as he patrols the downtown core and darkened job sites and commercial properties.

The Downtown Victoria Business Association will extend its Downtown Delivers campaign, which delivers orders from downtown retailers and restaurants to homes around the region, until the end of March.