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The job market was such a disaster in April that the normally by-the-book analysts at Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½Â had to surface an obscure indicator just to capture it.

This submission, from a Victoria retailer who chooses to remain anonymous, is part of our continuing series on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local businesses and organizations.

The great thing about going to a baseball game in Victoria is that you don’t actually have to like baseball. Hot sun. Cold drinks of varying strength.

Donate online at RapidReliefFund.ca . Almost half the latest round of grants from the Rapid Relief Fund is going to a group that helps small local farms sell produce to various organizations that need it.

The Sooke Philharmonic Society’s Philharmonic Fling, an annual free outdoor summer concert set to place in July in Sooke, has been postponed this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Though its Island facilities won’t feel the impact yet, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hydro is starting to spill reservoirs and shut down small generation facilities in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s Interior as a result of reduced power demand during the pandemic.

A petition against plans for virtual grad ceremonies in the Sooke School District is gathering steam, with students saying they would rather wait for a more traditional event, even if it takes months.

Tempted by record-breaking heat on Mother’s Day, Islanders flocked to beaches and parks on the first weekend since the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government announced its restart plan.

Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog is penning poetry and busting out rap lyrics on social media to help charities.

Many post-secondary students on Vancouver Island won’t be back on campus in September.