Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

The Liberal government’s plan to use Canada’s “fiscal firepower” to help Canadian families and businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic has been appropriately termed “a measured well-targeted response” by the Fraser Institute.

It’s called the hike of a lifetime. But this year, the hopes and dreams of about 7,500 people with reservations for the West Coast trail are at the mercy of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Town of Sidney opened showers for homeless people in Iroquois Park on Thursday, part of the community’s efforts to combat COVID-19.

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Hilda and Lew Duddridge couldn’t have the big party they had planned for their 75th anniversary on Thursday, but, like they always have, they made the best of a challenging situation.

The Intrepid Theatre Company is hoping to turn adversity into an opportunity as they take their annual UNO Festival online for the first time, April 27 to May 9.

Update: The Kirkhams are being flown back to Canada on flights chartered by Holland America. They expect to return to Victoria at 9:40 Friday night. Finally, some good news for the Vancouver Islanders stranded aboard a pair of cruise ships.

Donate online at RapidReliefFund.ca . More options below. As I write this, we’re about $600,000 shy of our next million, our fourth million, in this amazing drive to provide help through the Rapid Relief Fund.

A trio of three social agencies are collecting camping gear for homeless people who need to self-isolate.

New programs developed in collaboration with the Island Coastal Economic Trust, Tourism Vancouver Island and the Innovation Island Technology Association will soon be available to help mid- and north-Island businesses adversely affected by the COVID-