Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Charities and not-for-profits serving Victoria’s most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for more than $1.6-million in federal funding through the Emergency Community Support Fund.

Greater Victoria construction projects are continuing, despite some hiccups when new anti-virus protocols came into effect.

A retrofitted van to transport doctors and nurses to key spots around the city — and get care to vulnerable people — is one of many benefits the Rapid Relief Fund is bringing to the Victoria Cool Aid Society with its most recent round of grants.

The second phase of the province’s economic restart will look and feel a lot like the first for the real estate market according to the experts.

When it’s open we’ll be ready. That was the message from transportation companies Tuesday, following the federal government’s decision to extend the ban until June 21 on non-essential travel between Canada and the U.S.

Don’t go looking for a self-serve buffet as restaurants open because it won’t be on the menu. New provincial rules required restaurants to remove buffets and other self-serve amenities. The restriction is on a long list of rules on Worksafe B.C.

Greater Victoria businesses are cracking open their doors and consumers are out shopping again, as virus-related restrictions eased around the province on Tuesday. On Day 1 of Phase 2 of B.C.

Restrictions on visitors to long-term care and acute-care hospitals could be eased as early as June, but logistics are still being worked out, says B.C.’s provincial health officer. “I’m hopeful that it will be some time maybe in June,” Dr.