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Bicycle sales, service booming in Greater Victoria

Bicycle sales, service booming in Greater Victoria

With gyms shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, cycling is replacing other forms of fitness
Some small retailers find opportunity as virus upends the economy

Some small retailers find opportunity as virus upends the economy

When the COVID-19 pandemic started to tear through economies around the world, the owner of Down to Earth Garden and Nursery expected she would soon be closing her doors.
Cruise-ship revenue loss could sink plans for harbour repairs

Cruise-ship revenue loss could sink plans for harbour repairs

Expect temporary closures of the Ogden Point breakwater and parts of the Lower Causeway on the Inner Harbour next year, the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority is warning, as it won’t have the money to do much-needed repairs of both facilities.
Nanaimo ‘ambassadors’ patrol parks to encourage physical distancing

Nanaimo ‘ambassadors’ patrol parks to encourage physical distancing

Nanaimo has a new team of ambassadors patrolling municipal parks to encourage people to follow physical distancing protocols during the pandemic.
Sniff test: How peanut butter could help identify COVID-19 carriers

Sniff test: How peanut butter could help identify COVID-19 carriers

Peanut butter and jam make for a great sandwich pairing, but they’re also key ingredients in some novel research — a sniff test to identify otherwise asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers.
Business on the brink: Difficult decisions at Fireside Grill

Business on the brink: Difficult decisions at Fireside Grill

Most local businesses are suffering these days, and many will close permanently as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns. These businesses are run by your friends and neighbours, and their loss would change Greater Victoria.
As urbanites hunker down, wildlife comes into view

As urbanites hunker down, wildlife comes into view

When Charlene Royston spotted what looked like a wolf on the Old Island Highway heading into Parksville last week, she was so surprised, she nearly drove off the road.
Tent-city deaths illustrate how crises are taking toll on Victoria’s homeless

Tent-city deaths illustrate how crises are taking toll on Victoria’s homeless

The deaths of two homeless men sheltering in the tent city at Topaz Park have devastated staff, outreach workers and residents, shelter manager Kelly Roth said Thursday.
VIDEO: 29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., four additional deaths

VIDEO: 29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., four additional deaths

Workers at a second poultry processing facility in B.C. have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday. Two workers at Superior Poultry Processors Ltd. in Coquitlam have the virus, she said.
Applications for B.C.’s $1,000 pandemic benefit open May 1

Applications for B.C.’s $1,000 pandemic benefit open May 1

If you’re one of the many whose employment has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, you can file an application for the $1,000 B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers starting May 1.