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While local businesses struggle to survive, some are going the extra mile to help those who suddenly find themselves unable to put food on the table.

As North American gasoline prices slide, Greater Victoria drivers are starting to see prices drop as well. On Vancouver Island, stations in Nanaimo are selling regular fuel for less than $1聽per litre. Stations have dropped to 97.9 cents, 98.9 and 99.

Doctors, developers, numbered companies and car dealerships scooped up more than $1.6 million in taxpayer-funded electric-vehicle rebates during the height of the provincial program last year, before funding ran out and the rebate was reduced.

sa国际传媒 provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is telling the construction sector to institute more safety protocols, increase cleaning stations and boost signs on job sites to protect workers.

Vancouver Island鈥檚 construction sector is continuing to build 鈥� typically with fewer workers on sites 鈥� as it focuses on how to face COVID-19-related challenges today and plans for the future.

Sweden-based game software studio Stillfront has named Victoria鈥檚 Clayton Stark its group chief technology officer and a member of its executive management team.

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The lack of hand sanitizer on store shelves, in hospitals and for first responders during the COVID-19 outbreak has spurred a pair of distillers on Vancouver Island to start producing it.

Reduced hours, designated shopping hours for seniors and perhaps a new wrinkle to delivery are on the menu for Greater Victoria鈥檚 grocery stores, which have seen a crush of customers amid concern about COVID-19.