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The second phase of the province鈥檚 economic restart will look and feel a lot like the first for the real estate market according to the experts.

When it鈥檚 open we鈥檒l be ready. That was the message from transportation companies Tuesday, following the federal government鈥檚 decision to extend the ban until June 21 on non-essential travel between sa国际传媒 and the U.S.

Don鈥檛 go looking for a self-serve buffet as restaurants open because it won鈥檛 be on the menu. New provincial rules required restaurants to remove buffets and other self-serve amenities. The restriction is on a long list of rules on Worksafe sa国际传媒

Greater Victoria businesses are cracking open their doors and consumers are out shopping again, as virus-related restrictions eased around the province on Tuesday. On Day 1 of Phase 2 of sa国际传媒

Restrictions on visitors to long-term care and acute-care hospitals could be eased as early as June, but logistics are still being worked out, says sa国际传媒鈥檚 provincial health officer. 鈥淚鈥檓 hopeful that it will be some time maybe in June,鈥� Dr.

There鈥檒l be no traditional Saanich Fair this September, but the group that runs the popular event is determined to keep it alive online.

When provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry had a couple of friends over for a glass of wine in the front yard of her Victoria home on Sunday afternoon, it wasn鈥檛 a typical long-weekend get-together.

Between March 15 and May 2, business break-ins in Victoria and Esquimalt increased from 12 during the same period in 2019, to a whopping 80 this year, close to a seven-fold increase.

Mike Lam was a little wary when his brother Jim changed the message on the marquee outside their Colwood store this spring. 鈥淐ORONA FOODS, NOT CORONA VIRUS,鈥� it read. No worries. 鈥淓verybody seemed to like it,鈥� Mike now says.