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Dentists work to clear backlog after months-long closures

Dentists work to clear backlog after months-long closures

Dentists are busy catching up on backlogs of patients as pandemic restrictions lift across the region.
Victoria Harbour Ferry says it’s shutting down after dispute with harbour authority

Victoria Harbour Ferry says it’s shutting down after dispute with harbour authority

Victoria Harbour Ferry is closing down after 30 years in business, and its vessels will make their final treks across Victoria’s Inner Harbour on Tuesday.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ferries reopening Departure Bay, Tsawwassen terminal markets

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ferries reopening Departure Bay, Tsawwassen terminal markets

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ferries’ Nanaimo Quay market at Departure Bay and the Tsawwassen Quay are set to reopen today. The market buildings, washrooms and some vendors will be open, with more vendors planning to reopen in the coming week. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Woman says officer left her choking in wellness check; IIO investigating

Woman says officer left her choking in wellness check; IIO investigating

A Nanaimo woman says RCMP officers broke her nose, failed to stop her from falling down the stairs and put a transport hood over her face that left her choking on her own blood during a wellness check last month.
Campers don’t have to pack up at Beacon Hill, Victoria council decides

Campers don’t have to pack up at Beacon Hill, Victoria council decides

Victoria city council will continue to allow people without homes to camp in Beacon Hill Park and other approved locations during the COVID-19 outbreak without having to pack up their belongings each morning.
Downtown feels sting of work-at-home push

Downtown feels sting of work-at-home push

Pandemic has reduced office traffic that many businesses rely on
Restaurants collect contact info from diners in case of COVID-19 outbreak

Restaurants collect contact info from diners in case of COVID-19 outbreak

Customer name and contact info being collected in case of COVID-19 outbreak; can’t be used for other reasons
Ocean Boulevard stays closed to traffic through summer

Ocean Boulevard stays closed to traffic through summer

Colwood council has decided to keep a 400-metre section of Ocean Boulevard along Lagoon Beach closed until the end of September — even though the city’s own survey found 61 per cent of capital region residents want it open to traffic.
Grief in a time of social distancing: Funeral homes adapt with graveside potlucks, picnics

Grief in a time of social distancing: Funeral homes adapt with graveside potlucks, picnics

Graveside potlucks and picnics and virtual services are new ways the funeral industry is adapting to allow people to mourn the death of loved ones during restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CRD to push for transit fixes to promote economic recovery

CRD to push for transit fixes to promote economic recovery

The Capital Regional District agreed Wednesday to press the federal and provincial government for increased investment in public transit as a way to promote economic recovery during the COVID-19 outbreak. Saanich Coun.