Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Avery Taylor never dreamed he’d be setting up emergency housing in a hockey arena. “It’s pretty exciting to take over a hockey rink,” said Taylor, senior manager of housing and support services for the PHS Community Services Society.

Families should hold off setting up playdates or doubling their social bubbles too quickly, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said on the eve of the premier’s announcement about easing of COVID-19 restrictions in B.C.

About 70 per cent of social interactions in B.C. have been curtailed through the overall response to the pandemic, and success in curbing it has set the stage for some resumption of contacts. Provincial health officer Dr.

VANCOUVER — Health care staff at Vancouver General Hospital are grateful for their new supply of hand sanitizer, even though it smells more like a cocktail lounge than an operating room.

A commentary by the president and CEO of The Wilson’s Group of Companies, part of our continuing series on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local businesses and organizations.

Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre is being used to temporarily house 45 people from the homeless camps at Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue during the COVID-19 pandemic, the B.C. government confirmed Monday.

The Rapid Relief Fund continued to climb toward its new fundraising goal of $6 million, as the total neared $5.6 million on Monday afternoon.

Island Health hopes to set up drug-overdose prevention sites at each of the hotels and motels accepting people from the homeless camps at Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue in Victoria.

A commentary by a former deputy minister in 10 ministries under five premiers, who also ran his own small business for 20 years. It is even more essential in a crisis to have an active opposing Opposition and an investigative, questioning media.

The B.C.