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Switch on this bright idea to support our health-care workers

Switch on this bright idea to support our health-care workers

Let there be light! Let there be a beacon to help guide us through these troubled times! The idea comes from Kate Sykes-Waller, who says we should string up and turn on our Christmas lights — and what’s wrong with the idea? Nothing. Let’s do it.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: School is in session at home

Adrian Raeside cartoon: School is in session at home

Related story: Spring break ends, but start of remote learning could take weeks ; plus Les Leyne's column: Schooling plan looks like an exercise in chaos .
Stars on Ice tour cancelled; tickets purchased for Victoria show to be refunded

Stars on Ice tour cancelled; tickets purchased for Victoria show to be refunded

Stars on Ice, an annual fixture at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre since the facility opened, has become the latest sporting event casualty on the Island due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police need tools to enforce orders by provincial health officer: Victoria chief

Police need tools to enforce orders by provincial health officer: Victoria chief

Police need enforcement tools from the province as public gatherings increase in Victoria and Esquimalt, despite public health warnings to physically distance amid the COVID-19 pandemic, says Victoria’s police chief.
Metchosin couple upbeat despite cruise ship ordeal

Metchosin couple upbeat despite cruise ship ordeal

David Kirkham and his wife, Norma, have been moved off the MS Zaandam and headed to Florida on another ship
As effect of pandemic grows, so does community need: Salt Spring organization

As effect of pandemic grows, so does community need: Salt Spring organization

Please donate at RapidReliefFund.ca . More options below. Many people think of Salt Spring Island as idyllic. But it’s not immune to the ravages of the COVID-19 virus, which has left many businesses closing their doors.
Spring break ends, but start of remote learning could take weeks

Spring break ends, but start of remote learning could take weeks

Spring break ended Monday without the usual influx of students returning to school from two weeks of R and R. Instead, they are looking at a gradual transition to remote — or at least different — learning methods.
Hospital parking fees to be suspended as of April 1

Hospital parking fees to be suspended as of April 1

Hospital parking fees will be suspended for patients, staff and visitors at all health authority-owned and operated sites in the province effective April 1, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday.
VIDEO: 86 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 2 additional deaths

VIDEO: 86 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 2 additional deaths

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says we’re not through the storm yet as she announced 86 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C. on Monday, bringing the total to 970. Island Health has 67 confirmed cases.
Victoria-based EncoreFX seeking creditor protection

Victoria-based EncoreFX seeking creditor protection

The COVID-19 outbreak has forced Victoria-based foreign-exchange firm EncoreFX to seek creditor protection.