Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Donate at RapidReliefFund.ca . More options below. A matching challenge from Vancity was almost halfway to its goal on Thursday evening.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every local business — the ones owned and operated by your friends and neighbours. There are thousands of stories about the impact of the pandemic on business; here is one.

Saanich council will discuss the possibility of allowing temporary roadside stands during the COVID-19 pandemic at its meeting next Monday, while the clock ticks for one woman’s flower stand.

Butchart Gardens has reopened after temporarily closing on March 26 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Friday’s reopening of the 22-hectare attraction on the Saanich Peninsula comes with new safety protocols.

A pilot from Vancouver Island is one of five crew members missing after a Cyclone helicopter crash off the coast of Greece Wednesday that claimed the life of at least one member of the Canadian Armed Forces.

B.C. Ferries is allowing some sailing that were previously for cargo only to accept passengers. Changes affect the Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen route and the Duke Point-Tsawwassen route.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every local business — the ones owned and operated by your friends and neighbours. There are thousands of stories about the impact of the pandemic on business — here is one.

Hundreds of applications are pouring into London Drugs from small retailers eager to take up the B.C.-based chain’s offer to carry their products.

Donate online at RapidReliefFund.ca . More options below. Macdonald Realty Victoria has joined the list of donors to the Rapid Relief Fund, committing to give a portion of its agents’ monthly fees to the cause.

Greater Victoria postal workers will be saluting health-care staff Thursday night by driving post office vehicles past Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals. Fire trucks will be providing an escort.