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Residents at a local seniors home unable to get out in the community due to COVID-19 have been treated to a sweet surprise by staff who have created an in-house drive-through for frozen desserts.

As whale watching companies cautiously count down to a possible re-opening July 1, many are saying the economic damage from the pandemic shutdown has already been severe 鈥� and possibly fatal for some.

While the number of new cases of COVID-19 continue to trend down in B.C., the pandemic remains a 鈥渕ajor problem鈥� throughout the world, says B.C.鈥檚 provincial health officer.

Citing frustration with the process and not wanting to be associated with even the whiff of cutbacks to mid-Island ferry service, four members of the Hornby Island-Denman Island Ferry Advisory Committee have resigned. The resignations came after B.C.

After a long 2 1/2 months, the sound of children鈥檚 laughter is about to echo from Greater Victoria鈥檚 playgrounds again.

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B.C. Ferries says that most passengers on trips longer than 30 minutes will be required to carry a face covering as of June 15, and asked to wear it whenever a physical distance of two metres from others can鈥檛 be maintained.

When the province announced pandemic pay for front-line health and social services workers in mid-May, Selena Martin was disappointed to see that her role as a home-share caregiver wouldn鈥檛 be included among those receiving the top-up.

Rigorous cleaning protocols prompted by the pandemic have given a Saanich-based company in the disposable-wipes business a potentially bright future. Bast Fibre Technologies Inc.

The Royal B.C. Museum will not reopen certain areas of its building, including the B.C. Archives Reference Room, until further notice, citing the health and safety of its staff and visitors.