Berry patches suffer extensive damage, but high temperatures a benefit for corn growers
Resident concerned after watching rottweiler fall out of truck in Sidney
University of Victoria’s Jeff Corntassel says it’s a statement of ‘we’re still here’
Proposal to shoot about 400-500 fallow deer part of a larger plan to restore local ecology
Experts talks emerging industry’s challenges and potential at Sidney inaugural Seawood Days Festival
BC Ferries denied a ‘handful’ of customers travel over the weekend with no serious pushback
Monthly inflation rose 1.1 per cent in March over February
Relative to 2000, housing prices have risen by a factor of more than 2.5
Tourism-related jobs dropped by almost 29 per cent
Willingness though varies by sociological group
Ninety per cent of Canadians aged 15 to 34 use social media
Christmas trees still up, lights stay lit, perhaps as an extended comfort during the pandemic
Pandemic also worsened the mental health of most Canadians with a positive diagnosis before pandemic
Almost 87 per cent of businesses in accommodation and food services report lower revenues in 2020
German lexicon grew by 1,200 words in 2020, many inspired by COVID-19 pandemic
Black Canadians also more likely to suffer other hardships
Losses would have been worse without federal-provincial funding
Prices for other goods including food also rose, but at a slower pace
Some 14,000 businesses closed during height of pandemic
Canadians aged 15 to 30 drink more heavily and smoke more cannabis than older counterparts
