Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

B.C.'s provincial health officer issued a new order to close personal service establishments such as salons, spas, massage and tattoo parlours. Dr.

Vancouver Island’s construction sector is continuing to build — typically with fewer workers on sites — as it focuses on how to face COVID-19-related challenges today and plans for the future.

In all honesty, says Metchosin’s David Kirkham, there are worse places to be trapped than a cruise ship off the coast of South America. There has been no sign of COVID-19 aboard Holland America’s MS Zaandam.

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B.C. is suspending camping in provincial parks, at least until the end of April. It’s also ending park services and closing facilities, citing the need to maintain social distancing.

A Victoria-based St. Michaels University School student has tested positive for COVID-19, according to deputy head of school Andy Rodford.

7-Eleven Canada says there has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 at its Ladysmith store.

Eight new COVID-19 cases reported on Vancouver Island, bringing total to 30

All playgrounds in the Greater Victoria School District are closing to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The decision follows the direction of B.C.'s Provincial Public Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, the district said.