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Dave Obee: Don鈥檛 expect everything to quickly return to 鈥榥ormal鈥

Dave Obee: Don鈥檛 expect everything to quickly return to 鈥榥ormal鈥

When these stay-at-home, stay-put, cut-your-own-hair days finally come to an end, as they will, do not expect everything to return to normal right away, or in a year, or ever.
Letters April 17: Learning from the pandemic; the scene on Pandora

Letters April 17: Learning from the pandemic; the scene on Pandora

We have much to learn from pandemic Re: 鈥淎 new way forward after pandemic,鈥 letter, April 14. We鈥檙e all in flux right now. COVID-19 marched right into our homes, forcing us to confront what it means to experience a global pandemic.
Island's fourth urgent and primary care centre planned for Victoria

Island's fourth urgent and primary care centre planned for Victoria

91原创 Island鈥檚 fourth urgent and primary care centre is coming to Victoria, with renovations on the space expected to start this summer.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: What face masks say about a person

Adrian Raeside cartoon: What face masks say about a person

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Business on the brink: Simon Smith: Consider the importance of community

Business on the brink: Simon Smith: Consider the importance of community

Most local businesses are suffering these days, and many will close permanently as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. These businesses are run by your friends and neighbours, and their loss would change Greater Victoria.
Want to donate unwanted stuff? Hang on

Want to donate unwanted stuff? Hang on

Service organizations that depend on donations of household items are asking the public to hold on just a little longer to all those items normally donated as part of spring cleaning or decluttering the house.
Hotel owners see safety risks if homeless people fill rooms

Hotel owners see safety risks if homeless people fill rooms

Hotel owners are worried about safety risks to their staff and potential damage to their properties if the B.C. government heeds a call by Victoria council to requisition hotel and motel rooms for people without homes during the COVID-19 outbreak.
VIDEO: Rock for Relief concert on CHEK

VIDEO: Rock for Relief concert on CHEK

Even the smallest charity fundraisers take several months to organize. CHEK-TV pulled one together in a matter of weeks 鈥 and a big, starry one at that. Rock for Relief: A Living Room Concert for 91原创 Island airs tonight at 8 on CHEK.
Single-site rule for care workers expected to be in place soon

Single-site rule for care workers expected to be in place soon

A move to have B.C. health care workers in seniors homes work at only a single facility will be mostly in place as early as next week, says B.C.鈥檚 provincial health officer.
Province's tax-relief measures will hurt city cash flow, Victoria mayor says

Province's tax-relief measures will hurt city cash flow, Victoria mayor says

Helps says delayed tax payments will have a significant impact on the municipality