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Beleaguered restaurants pushing for patio reprieve
Temporary patio liquor licences are set to expire in June. For restaurants, they’ve been a lifeline—and owners are afraid of losing them
Brishti Basu·Friday, March 18, 2022·5 min
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Experts, critics urge caution as BC lifts mask mandate and other restrictions
There’s room for optimism as the province announces its plan to remove restrictions, but this comes with new risks: BA.2 and the need to protect the most vulnerable
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, March 9, 2022·7 min
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Vaccinated or not, on Lasqueti Island, everyone has to get along
The island made headlines recently for its hardline anti-vax community, but there’s more to running a community than fighting over vaccines
Brishti Basu·Sunday, February 27, 2022·21 min
Features
‘Mass disabling event’: advocates fear tsunami of long COVID patients as Omicron spreads unchecked
There are still a lot of unknowns about the post-viral syndrome, and COVID long haulers are struggling to find support
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, February 1, 2022·11 min
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Omicron is upending Vancouver Island hospitals and schools
Health workers say they’re stretched past the breaking point, while teachers feel their concerns are ignored
Brishti Basu·Sunday, January 9, 2022·13 min
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Victoria healthcare workers brace for Omicron’s impact on nearly full hospitals
Island Health is pleading with workers to take extra shifts, while some doctors and nurses say the province isn’t following the science on staff protection
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, December 22, 2021·10 min
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Vancouver Island is awash with Omicron. What are authorities doing to slow it?
Data from other jurisdictions show the Island is in for a rough month to come, but authorities are still denying basic facts about the virus
Brishti Basu·Sunday, December 19, 2021·16 min
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'Double barrel crisis': Treatment for Greater Victoria adults with eating disorders cut back despite increased demand
Island residents south of the Malahat only have one government-funded option for ED treatment, but come January 2022, those services will be scaled back dramatically
Brishti Basu·Monday, December 13, 2021·11 min
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The couple behind Victoria’s horror escape room launches thrilling new indoor attraction on Yates Street
The mini-golf course at Haunted Manor takes visitors through a twisted course full of (family-friendly) horrors.
Brishti Basu·Friday, November 26, 2021·7 min
Explainer
How can you find out if you live in a Vancouver Island high-risk flood zone?
Flood risk expert Jason Thistlethwaite says Vancouver Island’s flood maps are outdated and inaccessible
Brishti Basu·Saturday, November 20, 2021·5 min
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Driftwood Brewery opens new tasting room experience in Esquimalt
The tasting room opens alongside new offerings from breweries across the city. How will it fare?
Brishti Basu·Thursday, November 18, 2021·8 min
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BC parents look to US pharmacies to find COVID vaccines for under-12 kids
Children in BC are expected to be able to get vaccinated before the holiday season, but pharmacies in Washington are already vaccinating Canadian kids
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, November 16, 2021·5 min
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Coffee beans and consistency: Victoria's 2% Jazz celebrates ethical, farm-to-mug fare
Meet the people behind The Daily Roast
Brishti Basu·Thursday, November 11, 2021·7 min
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Chef on the Run’s homestyle English cuisine remains a Sidney staple after 25 years
More and more people relied on the business as an essential service during the pandemic
Brishti Basu·Friday, October 29, 2021·7 min
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Syrian refugee’s catering business takes off through Facebook
Safaa Naeman’s Syriana Catering is struggling to keep up with demand
Brishti Basu·Friday, October 22, 2021·4 min
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Hunger for improv: New comedy collective launches classes and ‘Late Night’ style show in Victoria
The first round of classes has already sold out
Brishti Basu·Friday, October 15, 2021·6 min
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‘This was the worst case scenario’: No plan for COVID-positive unhoused people in Victoria
Bylaw officers seized tents and supplies for sick people, while authorities wring hands over lack of options
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, September 28, 2021·5 min
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‘It was like serendipity’: How a second-generation Victoria bookseller gave Bastion Books new life
Since the 90’s, local bookstores have been disappearing in droves. Alex Cruikshank decided to buy one anyway
Brishti Basu·Friday, September 24, 2021·6 min
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Leaked documents show 225 COVID-19 cases among Victoria’s unsheltered population
The cases span 22 temporary housing facilities and include at least 20 people with no fixed address. Island Health has not declared an outbreak
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, September 22, 2021·7 min
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The duo behind Victoria’s first music festival in almost 2 years
Morgan Brooker and Stephen Franke have been building up the local music scene for years—now as the pandemic lurches on, the pair is trying to kickstart it again
Brishti Basu·Thursday, September 2, 2021·7 min
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Emboldened by social media, Victoria businesses vow to fight vaccine passport
A lawsuit has been launched with “no chance” of winning while some clamour for horse medicine
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, August 31, 2021·11 min
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Mixed mandates: businesses and education workers in Victoria struggle with new COVID-19 safety measures
From the restaurateurs who will have to check guests' vaccination status to the professors who won't be allowed to, businesses react to the new rules
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, August 25, 2021·9 min
Business
Program offering free tech certification training for underprivileged youth launches in Victoria
Booming tech sector draws NPower Canada to the West Coast
Brishti Basu·Monday, August 23, 2021·6 min
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Unions representing UVic employees call for provincial mandatory mask, vaccine policies
Victoria businesses are mulling how to handle mandates of their own, though few have made decisions, according to chamber president
Brishti Basu·Friday, August 13, 2021·5 min