Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Those wanting to catch a glimpse of rare pieces from artists Lawren Harris, Maud Lewis and Shushan Egoyan will have the opportunity next week when the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria reopens following a two-month closure.

The federal government has announced a one-time, tax-free top-up payment to help seniors absorb costs related to COVID-19 — a “quite meaningful” lump sum for low-income seniors in the province, says B.C.’s seniors advocate.

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The United Way will use a $600,000 donation to support eight neighbourhoods in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, including Victoria and Esquimalt.

In the run-up to the Victoria Day long weekend, B.C. Ferries is reminding people to avoid non-essential travel in its bid to keep staff and passengers safe from COVID-19. “Many communities served by B.C.

The job market was such a disaster in April that the normally by-the-book analysts at Statistics Canada had to surface an obscure indicator just to capture it.

This submission, from a Victoria retailer who chooses to remain anonymous, is part of our continuing series on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local businesses and organizations.

The great thing about going to a baseball game in Victoria is that you don’t actually have to like baseball. Hot sun. Cold drinks of varying strength.

Donate online at RapidReliefFund.ca . Almost half the latest round of grants from the Rapid Relief Fund is going to a group that helps small local farms sell produce to various organizations that need it.

The Sooke Philharmonic Society’s Philharmonic Fling, an annual free outdoor summer concert set to place in July in Sooke, has been postponed this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.