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Indoor activities families can do over the long weekend

Indoor activities families can do over the long weekend

With limited options on what families can do outside this upcoming long weekend, here is a list of 10 things parents can do indoors together with their kids for Easter: An Easter egg hunt The classic Easter egg hunt can be done anywhere inside the ho
Jack Knox: Don’t give in to temptation, stay home, stay the course

Jack Knox: Don’t give in to temptation, stay home, stay the course

It would be dumb, at this point, to jump out of the lifeboat and start swimming back to the Titanic. That is, we in B.C. have done an admirable job of following instructions, hunkering in our bunkers and avoiding each other like, well, the plague.
Les Leyne: ‘Not optional’: Travellers will be guided into isolation

Les Leyne: ‘Not optional’: Travellers will be guided into isolation

Canadian citizens returning home to B.C. will have to demonstrate they can self-isolate, or they’ll be escorted somewhere to see that enforced, under a new approach announced Wednesday.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Travellers who don’t obey isolation rule

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Travellers who don’t obey isolation rule

Raising the heart flag at Victoria City Hall. Plus, the heart flag on display in windows
National 'Takeout Day' encourages Canadians to support our food-service industry

National 'Takeout Day' encourages Canadians to support our food-service industry

An estimated 800,000 jobs in Canada's foodservice sector have already been lost due to the COVID-19 crisis, and now a national movement is afoot to support the industry.
Keep kids safe online during COVID-19: New West police

Keep kids safe online during COVID-19: New West police

The New Westminster Police Department is reminding parents to help their children stay safe online. The police department issued a press release April 8 noting it has received reports of children being contacted online by strangers.
B.C. residents urged to stay home this long weekend, as COVID-19 cases hit 1,336

B.C. residents urged to stay home this long weekend, as COVID-19 cases hit 1,336

There are 45 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C. and five additional deaths
Surrey’s new pandemic shelter highlights desperation of homeless people

Surrey’s new pandemic shelter highlights desperation of homeless people

City of Surrey, Fraser Health and BC Housing coordinated to open the North Surrey Recreation Centre one week after police intervened on squatters seeking shelter from COVID-19
Surrey city council frays now in digital format

Surrey city council frays now in digital format

Mayor Doug McCallum pans property tax deferral motion and reminds council of new code of ethics
Easter Bunny declared an ‘essential service’ in B.C. as premier makes ‘special eggs-emption’

Easter Bunny declared an ‘essential service’ in B.C. as premier makes ‘special eggs-emption’

The legendary bunny can hop to it, despite orders for B.C. residents not to travel right now