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Jack Knox: Don’t give in to temptation, stay home, stay the course

Jack Knox: Don’t give in to temptation, stay home, stay the course

It would be dumb, at this point, to jump out of the lifeboat and start swimming back to the Titanic. That is, we in B.C. have done an admirable job of following instructions, hunkering in our bunkers and avoiding each other like, well, the plague.
Forgotten seniors thrown a lifeline, thanks to you

Forgotten seniors thrown a lifeline, thanks to you

Donate online at RapidReliefFund.ca . More options below. It’s an image that sends chills: An elderly family member, living alone, suddenly falls and breaks a hip, lying on the floor for hours unable to call for help. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Les Leyne: ‘Not optional’: Travellers will be guided into isolation

Les Leyne: ‘Not optional’: Travellers will be guided into isolation

Canadian citizens returning home to B.C. will have to demonstrate they can self-isolate, or they’ll be escorted somewhere to see that enforced, under a new approach announced Wednesday.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Travellers who don’t obey isolation rule

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Travellers who don’t obey isolation rule

Raising the heart flag at Victoria City Hall. Plus, the heart flag on display in windows
Number of homeless growing in Nanaimo as services shrink

Number of homeless growing in Nanaimo as services shrink

Nanaimo social-service agencies and governments are going flat-out to arrange for extra services and beds as homeless numbers jump by more than 25 per cent.
B.C. returnees with no self-isolation plan will be sent to quarantine site: premier

B.C. returnees with no self-isolation plan will be sent to quarantine site: premier

Those returning to B.C. by air or land are required to present a self-isolation plan to officials when they arrive, or face being sent to a quarantine site, says Premier John Horgan. “This self-isolation plan is not just a suggestion,” Horgan said.
B.C. residents urged to stay home this long weekend, as COVID-19 cases hit 1,336

B.C. residents urged to stay home this long weekend, as COVID-19 cases hit 1,336

There are 45 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C. and five additional deaths
Island Health nixes idea of putting homeless in Royal Athletic Park

Island Health nixes idea of putting homeless in Royal Athletic Park

Island Health has scrapped plans to use Royal Athletic Park as a temporary tenting site for people without homes as it ramps up efforts to move people indoors during the COVID-19 outbreak. The health authority said it’s working with Victoria and B.C.
B.C. Ferries reducing service to Southern Gulf Islands

B.C. Ferries reducing service to Southern Gulf Islands

One ferry route to Salt Spring Island will be cancelled while service to the rest of the Southern Gulf Islands will be streamlined starting this weekend, as B.C. Ferries further reduces service amid the COVID-19 pandemic. B.C.
Gordy Dodd: We’ve shown time and again how we can rally together

Gordy Dodd: We’ve shown time and again how we can rally together

A commentary by a legend in local retail, on behalf of his family. Hello everyone. I hope that you and your loved ones are safe, healthy and able to stay at home.