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Rigorous cleaning protocols prompted by the pandemic have given a Saanich-based company in the disposable-wipes business a potentially bright future. Bast Fibre Technologies Inc.

The Royal sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Museum will not reopen certain areas of its building, including the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Archives Reference Room, until further notice, citing the health and safety of its staff and visitors.

A commentary by the chairperson of the Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria, a citizen’s advocacy group for municipal taxpayers.

Kids in the West Shore are back playing on the swings and slides of their neighbourhood playgrounds, but those in Victoria and Saanich will have to wait a bit longer as each municipality crafts its plan for a safe reopening.

A retired Victoria architect is worried that the aluminum-and-cable railings that will replace the pale blue concrete balustrade along Dallas Road won’t be strong enough to withstand harsh winter storms.

Pawnshops and payday-loan lenders have long been harbingers of hard economic times. But across the country, requests to pawn items are down and sales are up, which goes against conventional wisdom.

The last person known to have COVID-19 on Vancouver Island has recovered and been released from hospital. There was no one with COVID-19 in hospital on the Island on Wednesday.

Victoria plans to limit motor traffic on Government Street and close it entirely to cars from Fort to View to create more room for pedestrians and allow for physical-distancing, as downtown businesses look to recover from the COVID-19 outbreak.

The federal government has expanded requirements for the use of face-coverings on planes, trains, ships and transit in an attempt to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government’s purchase of Paul’s Motor Inn to provide temporary housing for people without homes could spell the end of Paul’s Diner by Fol Epi at the same location.