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B.C. jails will begin work today assessing risks of the spread of COVID-19 inside correctional facilities. Stephanie Smith, president of the B.C.

April 1 came and went without much in the way of clarity for renters and landlords in B.C., many of whom remain unsure how to proceed with payments in the coming weeks. Uncertainty has led to speculation on both sides.

Consider giving your mailbox a wipe and please keep your distance from letter carriers as part of the fight against the spread of COVID-19, says the president of the Victoria local of the 91Ô­´´ Union of Postal Workers.

A three-week campaign to raise money for people who cannot afford healthy food has netted more than $30,000.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says in the face of a global pandemic there are many examples of generosity and caring — including the nightly outdoor cheer for front-line workers doing essential jobs.

Dear Helen: This is normally a busy time at garden centres. What protocols are in place to keep customers safe in this time of physical distancing and COVID-19? G.L.

A commentary by a retired journalist living in Sidney. The capital region’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic underlines two things you should already know. First is that our communities have a lot of good people who’ll step up when they’re needed.

A commentary by a substitute teacher from Victoria working in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut We were told on March 16 that Nunavut schools would be shutting down for the next three weeks.

On March 1, COVID-19 was a big thunderhead that was threatening other parts of the world, but the forecast suggested it would mostly slide by Canada and B.C.

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