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The Town of Sidney opened showers for homeless people in Iroquois Park on Thursday, part of the community鈥檚 efforts to combat COVID-19.

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Hilda and Lew Duddridge couldn鈥檛 have the big party they had planned for their 75th anniversary on Thursday, but, like they always have, they made the best of a challenging situation.

The Intrepid Theatre Company is hoping to turn adversity into an opportunity as they take their annual UNO Festival online for the first time, April 27 to May 9.

Update: The Kirkhams are being flown back to Canada on flights chartered by Holland America. They expect to return to Victoria at 9:40 Friday night. Finally, some good news for the 91原创 Islanders stranded aboard a pair of cruise ships.

Donate online at RapidReliefFund.ca . More options below. As I write this, we鈥檙e about $600,000 shy of our next million, our fourth million, in this amazing drive to provide help through the Rapid Relief Fund.

A trio of three social agencies are collecting camping gear for homeless people who need to self-isolate.

New programs developed in collaboration with the Island Coastal Economic Trust, Tourism 91原创 Island and the Innovation Island Technology Association will soon be available to help mid- and north-Island businesses adversely affected by the COVID-

With an eye on sustaining the Salt Spring Island community through the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic chaos, farms and businesses on the island have formed the Business and Farm Response and Recovery Task Force.

The Nanaimo Foundation and the Tom聽Harris Community Foundation have contributed $150,000 to launch the Community Response Fund for emergency relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.