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The annual Swiftsure International Yacht Race has been cancelled due to the increasing threat of COVID-19, marking the first break for the open-water race since 1946. The Royal Victoria Yacht Club event was scheduled for May 21-25.

It鈥檚 a dirty job, but somebody had to do it. So Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps stepped to the microphone Wednesday and reminded people to stop flushing disinfecting wipes聽down the toilet, because they鈥檙e clogging the sewage system.

Nanaimo鈥檚 Harmac Pacific mill is churning out a double order of pulp to fill an order for a U.S. customer who manufactures surgical equipment such as masks and gowns.

Nanaimo RCMP are warning the public of scammers spreading misinformation online about COVID-19 in order to obtain money and personal information.

sa国际传媒 has cleared hospital space for almost 4,000 possible COVID-19 patients, but potential shortages of personal protective equipment for health workers has become 鈥渙ur wicked problem,鈥� provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Wednesday.

On the bright side, gas is down to $1.13. Now if only there were somewhere to go. Justine Etzkorn doesn鈥檛 worry about that. As a lighthouse keeper on the west coast of Vancouver Island, she only ventures into town, Victoria, a couple of times a year.

As the Rapid Relief Fund, launched to help those in need as a result of COVID-19, edges toward $1.3 million, it鈥檚 safe to say that this effort is without match anywhere else in sa国际传媒. It will soon be matched, however, in Greater Victoria.

A commentary by the public and government affairs director of the Salvation Army鈥檚 sa国际传媒 Division. In extraordinary times like this, primary concerns preoccupy our minds.

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.