B.C.’s daily COVID-19 cases climb to 634 Friday, four more deaths
Currently 255 people in hospital, 66 in intensive careTom Fletcher / March 5, 2021
Year: 2021
‘Law remains valid:’ Pastor accused of violating health orders to remain in jail
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is representing the pastorThe Canadian Press / March 5, 2021
North Cowichan receives funding to establish strategies for its high-risk fire areas
Privince to provide more than $110,000 for workWire Service / March 5, 2021
NHL players voice support for launching women’s pro league
‘Every young girl deserves to have the same visible hockey role models as every young boy,’ says Jayna HeffordAssociated Press / March 5, 2021
Canada’s chief of public health hopeful as Health Canada approves 4th vaccine
‘We can be really increasingly optimistic in our outlook and that is really great, says Dr. Theresa TamThe Canadian Press / March 5, 2021
Californians will be able to visit Disneyland in April
California to allow theme parks like Disneyland, live shows to resume at reduced capacity on April 1Associated Press / March 5, 2021
UPDATED: Malahat reopens following rockfall
Section of Trans-Canada Highway was scheduled for intermittent closures today for rock scaling workGoldstream News Staff / March 5, 2021
B.C. applies 7% sales tax on streaming, vaping, sweet drinks April 1
Measures from 2020 budget were delayed due to COVID-19Tom Fletcher / March 5, 2021
Just don’t change address for most things
What do you suppose would happen if you simply didn’t change your stationery or signageWire Service / March 5, 2021
B.C. First Nation ‘outraged’ after Green MLA reveals COVID-19 outbreak
Tsartlip First Nation chief shares concerns about racist backlash, MLA apologizesDevon Bidal / March 5, 2021
B.C. high court finds in favour of large landowner in fight over access to pair of lakes
The Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club launched legal action after the cattle company blocked road and trail accessThe Canadian Press / March 5, 2021
Virtual ceremony for Women’s Day in Cowichan on Monday
Audrey George, manager of the Ts’i’ts’uwatul’ Lelum assisted living facility, will be keynote speaker.Wire Service / March 5, 2021
Argument misleading
She is also not the arbiter of what violence should and should not be condemned.Wire Service / March 5, 2021
B.C. top doctor has power to restrict access to a place during health hazard: lawyer
Under B.C.’s Public Health Act, Jacqueline Hughes says, Henry can restrict or prevent entry to a placeThe Canadian Press / March 5, 2021
B.C. dentists and bus drivers want newly-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
BC Dental Association says dentists and their teams cannot treat patients remotelyThe Canadian Press / March 5, 2021
Spend money on roads, not trails
Lobbying the government for $250,000 worth of road repair/renewal rather than trails would be good.Wire Service / March 5, 2021
B.C. transgender inmate to get human rights hearing after being held in mostly male jail
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal member Amber Prince on March 3 dismissed the pretrial’s application to have Makayla Sandve’s complaint dismissedTom Zytaruk / March 5, 2021
Why it’s ‘urgent’ B.C. teachers get vaccinated from COVID-19 before summer
President Teri Mooring says not enough is being done to prevent virus transmission in schoolsSarah Grochowski / March 5, 2021
N. Cowichan councillor continues push for regional management of forestry
North Cowichan councillor wants pilot project establishedRobert Barron / March 5, 2021
Study reinforces importance of Chinook to Pacific Northwest orcas
Data confirms how central the big salmon are to the orca’s diet year-roundWire Service / March 5, 2021