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Rapid Relief Fund delivers $1 million to community groups

Rapid Relief Fund delivers $1 million to community groups

Donate online at RapidReliefFund.ca . More options below. The Rapid Relief Fund has announced just over $1 million in contributions to local service agencies.
Up-Island highway work aided by low traffic

Up-Island highway work aided by low traffic

Lighter traffic due to COVID-19 keeping people at home means a stepped-up schedule for a highway project between Parksville and Bowser over the spring and summer.
Bright idea: Hospitals get lit up to support health-care workers

Bright idea: Hospitals get lit up to support health-care workers

A decorative-lighting company that does most of its business at Christmas is putting its products to use in April to support health-care workers.
Province mulls Victoria鈥檚 call for hotels for the homeless

Province mulls Victoria鈥檚 call for hotels for the homeless

The sa国际传媒 government has yet to say whether it will heed calls by Victoria city council to requisition hotel and motel rooms for people without homes during the COVID-19 outbreak. Asked about the proposal Monday, provincial health officer Dr.
Remote First Nations get access to virtual health care

Remote First Nations get access to virtual health care

Residents of 31 First Nations communities on Vancouver Island will be able to connect with a wide range of health-care providers from home via video calls or secure text messaging in the coming months.
Cancellation of annual 4/20 event big hit for cannabis group

Cancellation of annual 4/20 event big hit for cannabis group

COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the biggest protest and celebration for the Victoria cannabis community on Monday, hitting one group particularly hard. April 20 is recognized by the community as a day to come together and smoke weed at 4:20 p.m.
VIDEO: sa国际传媒 might relax restrictions in May as COVID-19 curve flattens

VIDEO: sa国际传媒 might relax restrictions in May as COVID-19 curve flattens

sa国际传媒 has flattened the curve of COVID-19 cases for about three weeks now, allowing health officials to plan on easing some restrictions as early as next month while warning that others will remain for up to 18 months, until a vaccine is discovered.
Dave Obee: Don鈥檛 expect everything to quickly return to 鈥榥ormal鈥

Dave Obee: Don鈥檛 expect everything to quickly return to 鈥榥ormal鈥

When these stay-at-home, stay-put, cut-your-own-hair days finally come to an end, as they will, do not expect everything to return to normal right away, or in a year, or ever.
Letters April 17: Learning from the pandemic; the scene on Pandora

Letters April 17: Learning from the pandemic; the scene on Pandora

We have much to learn from pandemic Re: 鈥淎 new way forward after pandemic,鈥 letter, April 14. We鈥檙e all in flux right now. COVID-19 marched right into our homes, forcing us to confront what it means to experience a global pandemic.
Island's fourth urgent and primary care centre planned for Victoria

Island's fourth urgent and primary care centre planned for Victoria

Vancouver Island鈥檚 fourth urgent and primary care centre is coming to Victoria, with renovations on the space expected to start this summer.