Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

File under the heading “What new hell is this?” Apparently, Victoria’s rat and mice populations are engaged in internecine warfare.

A small group gathered in Victoria Saturday to protest against public health measures designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. There were about eight people on the western edge of the B.C.

Communities across Canada will join together Saturday night for the Stay at Home Gala, a one-night livestream event in support of communities affected by the COVID-19 virus. The Victoria event benefits the Rapid Relief Fund.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a serious impact on many local businesses, and the Times Colonist is no exception. We depend on advertising revenue to survive, and with many local retailers closed, that revenue stream has been reduced to a trickle.

B.C. Housing said Friday that it never intended for anyone to be displaced when it began moving people into hotels and motels this week from homeless camps at Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue.

“Shop local” is more than just a phrase; it is a beacon of light.

After receiving a torrent of calls from recreational boaters over the closing of the town’s only public boat ramp, the Town of Sidney reversed its decision late Thursday.

A new around-the-clock shelter is opening in Nanaimo in June to help vulnerable residents during the pandemic. B.C.

Western Canada’s longest continually running agricultural fair could be cancelled this year due to the pandemic, says the president of the society that stages the Saanich Fair.

Property managers, landlords and building owners are bracing for bad news today, as the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the economy is expected once again to disrupt the property rental market.