Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

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.

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With thousands of people in Greater Victoria facing job losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, financial experts say there are ways to mitigate the resulting problems.

The cost of fighting COVID-19 is far beyond anything imagined in B.C.’s planning for the economic disaster that accompanies a pandemic.

Some students are returning to eight elementary schools in the Cowichan Valley School District this week as part of a plan to accommodate the children of essential-service workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

A fishboat packed with fresh lingcod — a premier B.C. product — is set to land this morning in Ucluelet, where the fish will be unloaded and taken to Vancouver to provide up to 10,000 meals for people in need.

Home gardening is exploding throughout the capital region as residents plant modern versions of victory gardens during an uncertain time.

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As the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold, a dilemma is emerging around the measures which should be taken to limit job loss, and rescue businesses at risk.

Royal Roads University has closed the Hatley Park gardens and its buildings to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The university, which is located within Hatley Park National Historic Site, announced the closures on Tuesday.