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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.

Across sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, people are working in health care amid a global pandemic. Many cheer them from their balconies and porches each night at 7 p.m. Often in his daily briefings, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Omar Ahmad says he only has to talk to his brother to know what people living on Vancouver Island have been spared.

John Hillman, the 101-year-old walking daily laps in the courtyard of his Oak Bay retirement home, has surpassed his ambitious fundraising goal. The centenarian has already raised more than $115,000 as of Saturday at 7 p.m.

Restrictions on visitors to long-term care and acute-care hospitals will remain in place through Mother’s Day on Sunday.

John Hillman, a 101-year-old Second World War veteran, waves at friends and cheering supporters as he completes his daily laps around the courtyard of his Oak Bay retirement home.