Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

A decorative-lighting company that does most of its business at Christmas is putting its products to use in April to support health-care workers.

The B.C. government has yet to say whether it will heed calls by Victoria city council to requisition hotel and motel rooms for people without homes during the COVID-19 outbreak. Asked about the proposal Monday, provincial health officer Dr.

Residents of 31 First Nations communities on Vancouver Island will be able to connect with a wide range of health-care providers from home via video calls or secure text messaging in the coming months.

COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the biggest protest and celebration for the Victoria cannabis community on Monday, hitting one group particularly hard. April 20 is recognized by the community as a day to come together and smoke weed at 4:20 p.m.

B.C. has flattened the curve of COVID-19 cases for about three weeks now, allowing health officials to plan on easing some restrictions as early as next month while warning that others will remain for up to 18 months, until a vaccine is discovered.

When these stay-at-home, stay-put, cut-your-own-hair days finally come to an end, as they will, do not expect everything to return to normal right away, or in a year, or ever.

We have much to learn from pandemic Re: “A new way forward after pandemic,” letter, April 14. We’re all in flux right now. COVID-19 marched right into our homes, forcing us to confront what it means to experience a global pandemic.

Vancouver Island’s fourth urgent and primary care centre is coming to Victoria, with renovations on the space expected to start this summer.

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Most local businesses are suffering these days, and many will close permanently as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. These businesses are run by your friends and neighbours, and their loss would change Greater Victoria.