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'Queue jumpers' not welcome in B.C. as COVID-19 U.S. cases rise: B.C. premier

A name mix-up led Nanaimo鈥檚 Woodgrove Centre administration to mistakenly announce that a store employee had tested positive for COVID-19. That turned out to be incorrect, Heather Fisk, Woodgrove鈥檚 marketing manager, said Thursday.

Victoria city councillors have approved designs for the next eight kilometres of bike routes that will link the downtown cycling network to the E&N Trail on the west and key neighbourhoods to the east.

B.C. Housing paid about $15 million 鈥� several million above the assessed value 鈥� when it bought Paul鈥檚 Motor Inn to provide shelter and support for people without homes.

The 鈥渉eart鈥� flag, a local symbol of solidarity, gratitude and hope, has joined the Maple Leaf as an emblem of community pride in Victoria. Every year in the lead up to July 1, Victoria鈥檚 Flag Shop sells hundreds of 91原创 flags.

Picture a typical international post-secondary student enrolled at a B.C. institution. There are 鈥� or were 鈥� more than 150,000 of them, and their lives have been uprooted even more than most people鈥檚 due to COVID-19.

B.C. health officials are concerned about airlines鈥� plans to reduce physical distancing measures as of Wednesday, which could result in passengers sitting directly beside each other.

Billed as nimble, innovative and resilient, Victoria鈥檚 high-tech sector appears to be weathering the economic storm of the pandemic, says a report from the Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology and Entrepreneurship Council.

B.C. Ferries is continuing to ramp up its summer service, offering extra sailings starting on Thursday. These sailings come on top of additional sailings announced the previous week. Schedule details will be posted online at bcferries.com today.