COVID-19

COVID-19

Homeless Relocation Pushed Back

By Sean Craig
May 8, 2020

Even with hotel rooms and temporary arena accommodation, province struggling to find enough space

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Victoria By-Election Delayed Indefinitely By COVID-19

By Sean Craig
May 8, 2020

Province not treating civic elections as a priority under reopening plans

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Following Langford Request, Federal Government Drops Tariffs for PPE

By Sean Craig
May 6, 2020

Mayor Stew Young had appealed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after Langford was stuck with a six-figure tax bill for COVID-19 supplies

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Our All-Out, Comprehensive Guide to What's Open in Greater Victoria

Every grocery, eatery, brewery, bakery, distillery, winery and cidery open through COVID-19

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Much of Canada’s Pacific Fleet Now Circling the Waters off Vancouver Island to Avoid Coronavirus

Sailors describe frustration with training amid marine quarantine odyssey

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How Victoria’s Topaz COVID-19 Homeless Camp Went So Horribly Wrong

By Anna J. James
May 2, 2020

The camp site was designed to safely accommodate the vulnerable during the pandemic. Instead, it became a hotbed of crime, anarchy, and death.

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“My Job is Completely Kaput”: For Hospitality Sector, COVID-19 Has Been a 100-Year Storm

By Sean Craig
May 2, 2020

Even lifting the lockdown can’t save struggling restaurants now entering a world in recession

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How BC's COVID-19 Response Stacks Up Against the Rest of the World

By Western standards, the response has been a miracle; by Pacific Rim standards, it’s been a disaster