Linkedin Twitter
Sign in
  • News by Region
    • Greater Victoria / CRD
      • Capital Regional District
      • Central Saanich
      • Colwood
      • Esquimalt
      • Juan de Fuca
      • Langford
      • Metchosin
      • North Saanich
      • Saanich
      • Saanich Peninsula
      • Sooke
        • Sooke LOCAL
      • Traffic
      • View Royal
      • West Shore LOCAL
        • West Shore Parks & Recreation
        • West Shore RCMP
    • Vancouver Island
      • Coastal BC
      • Duncan & Cowichan Valley
      • Nanaimo
      • South Vancouver Island
      • Weather
    • Vancouver & BC Lower Mainland
    • BC & National
      • Government of BC
        • BC Lottery Corporation
        • Finance Ministry
        • Ministry of Agriculture
        • Ministry of Children & Family Development
        • Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth
        • Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
    • Arctic & the North
    • Asia-Pacific
    • Europe
    • Mexico & Latin America
    • Middle East
    • UK-Britain
    • Ukraine
      • Coalition of the Willing
    • USA & Global
  • Education
    • Community
    • Literacy & Libraries
    • Outdoor classrooms
    • Post-Secondary
      • Camosun College
      • Royal Roads University
      • Simon Fraser University
      • University of Victoria
    • Public Education: K-12
      • K-12 Education & Schools
      • School Districts
      • SD61 – Greater Victoria
      • Westshore – SD62
      • SD59 – Peace River South
      • SD79 – Cowichan Valley
    • Early Childhood | Preschool | Child Care
  • Health
    • Accessibility & Mobility
      • Disabilities & Accessibility
    • BC Health
      • Hospitals & Urgent Care
      • Island Health
      • Long-term care homes
      • Urgent Primary Care Centers
    • Doctors & nurses
    • Elder care
    • Food Supply & Healthy Eating
    • Immunization
      • COVID-19
    • Medical & Treatment
      • Brain Injury
      • Cancer & Treatment
      • Pharmaceuticals – Rx
    • Mental Health & Addictions
    • Nutrition
    • Pregnancy
    • Safety
      • Road Crashes & Injuries
    • Smoky Air
    • Wellness & Prevention
  • Business & Economy
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Banking & Finance
      • Bank of Canada
    • Business
      • Customer Service
      • Home-Based Business & Employment
      • Retail
    • Digital Tech
    • Delivery & Shipping
      • Canada Post
      • Shipping & Transport
    • Economy
      • Budget 2026
      • Global Economy
    • Energy Sector
      • BC Hydro
      • Electricity & Clean Energy
      • Fortis BC
      • Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions
      • Power Outages
      • Utilities
    • Environment & Clean Tech
      • Disposal & Recycling
    • Food & Agriculture
      • Food Supply
    • Health Care Sector
      • Pharmaceuticals – Business
    • Housing
      • Construction
    • Infrastructure
    • Jobs & Employment
      • BCGEU
      • Job Training & Retraining
      • Labour Day
      • Trades Training
    • Military & Defence
    • Natural Resources & Mining
      • Forestry
        • BC Wildfire Service
        • Council of Forest Industries
        • Wildfire Management
      • Mining & Critical Minerals
    • News Media
      • Journalism
    • Science & Bio Tech
    • Service Sector
      • Restaurants & Coffee Shops
    • Sports
      • Canadian Premier League
      • FIFA Wolrd Cup 2026
      • Pacific FC
    • Tariffs & Trade
      • Trade Diversification
    • Tourism
    • Travel & Transportation
      • Air Canada
      • Airports
      • BC Ferries
      • BC Transit
      • Bicycles & Cycling
      • Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles
  • Social Trends
    • Affordability
      • Income Equity
      • Lotteries & Gambling
      • Poverty Reduction
    • Arts & Entertainment
      • Art, Music & Creativity
      • Books & Publishing
      • Film & TV
        • Netflix
      • Gaming & Virtual Reality
      • Sooke Fine Arts Show
    • Culture & Heritage
      • Language
    • Emergency Preparedness & Safety
      • Earthquakes
      • Emergency Management
      • Emergency Services – Firefighters
      • Power Outages
      • Weather Impacts
      • Wildfire Management
    • Environment & Sustainability
      • Gardening & Landscaping
      • Living with Climate Change
      • Parks & Traills
      • trees & natural habitat
      • Water Supply
    • Events
      • BC Day Long Weekend
      • BC Family Day
      • Canada Day
      • Christmas Season
      • Halloween
      • New Year’s Eve/Day
      • Remembrance Day
      • Thanksgiving
      • Time & Calendar
        • Astrology and Ethereal Analysis
    • Family & Society
      • Age & Generations
      • Children & Childcare
      • Faith & Religion
      • Neighbourhood & Community
      • Obituaries
      • Seniors
      • Women in Society
      • Youth
    • Food Security
      • Food Banks
      • Urban Food Resilience
    • Immigration & Newcomers
    • Leadership
      • Awards & Medals
    • Moving & Relocation
    • Non-Profit Sector
    • Renting & Tenants
    • Social Media
    • Sports & Recreation
    • Urban Planning & Development
  • Politics
    • 43rd Parliament of BC
    • 45th Parliament of Canada
    • BC NDP
    • BC Conservatives
    • BC Green Party
    • By-Elections
    • BC Municipal 2026
    • BC Provincial 2028
    • Canada-National
      • Canadian Federal 2025
      • National Defence
    • Canada-USA
    • Civic Process – Elections & Voting
    • Conservative Party of Canada
    • Council of the Federation
    • Elections BC
    • Elections Canada
    • Federal NDP
    • Green Party of Canada
    • Indigenous Peoples
      • National Truth & Reconciliation
    • Liberal Party of Canada
    • Major Projects Office
    • Municipal & Civic
      • UBCM
    • OneBC
  • Editorials
    • Editorials
    • Letters
    • Opinion-Editorial
Sign in
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Password recovery
Recover your password
Search
Monday, March 23, 2026
  • Sign in / Join
  • ABOUT
  • ADVERTISING
  • CALENDAR
  • Contact
Linkedin Twitter
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Island Social Trends Island Social Trends
 Jay’s Construction Group – Renovations & Contracting – Greater Victoria & South Vancouver Island
Island Social Trends Island Social Trends
  • News by Region
    • Greater Victoria / CRD
      • Capital Regional District
      • Central Saanich
      • Colwood
      • Esquimalt
      • Juan de Fuca
      • Langford
      • Metchosin
      • North Saanich
      • Saanich
      • Saanich Peninsula
      • Sooke
        • Sooke LOCAL
      • Traffic
      • View Royal
      • West Shore LOCAL
        • West Shore Parks & Recreation
        • West Shore RCMP
    • Vancouver Island
      • Coastal BC
      • Duncan & Cowichan Valley
      • Nanaimo
      • South Vancouver Island
      • Weather
    • Vancouver & BC Lower Mainland
    • BC & National
      • Government of BC
        • BC Lottery Corporation
        • Finance Ministry
        • Ministry of Agriculture
        • Ministry of Children & Family Development
        • Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth
        • Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
    • Arctic & the North
    • Asia-Pacific
    • Europe
    • Mexico & Latin America
    • Middle East
    • UK-Britain
    • Ukraine
      • Coalition of the Willing
    • USA & Global
  • Education
    • Community
    • Literacy & Libraries
    • Outdoor classrooms
    • Post-Secondary
      • Camosun College
      • Royal Roads University
      • Simon Fraser University
      • University of Victoria
    • Public Education: K-12
      • K-12 Education & Schools
      • School Districts
      • SD61 – Greater Victoria
      • Westshore – SD62
      • SD59 – Peace River South
      • SD79 – Cowichan Valley
    • Early Childhood | Preschool | Child Care
  • Health
    • Accessibility & Mobility
      • Disabilities & Accessibility
    • BC Health
      • Hospitals & Urgent Care
      • Island Health
      • Long-term care homes
      • Urgent Primary Care Centers
    • Doctors & nurses
    • Elder care
    • Food Supply & Healthy Eating
    • Immunization
      • COVID-19
    • Medical & Treatment
      • Brain Injury
      • Cancer & Treatment
      • Pharmaceuticals – Rx
    • Mental Health & Addictions
    • Nutrition
    • Pregnancy
    • Safety
      • Road Crashes & Injuries
    • Smoky Air
    • Wellness & Prevention
  • Business & Economy
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Banking & Finance
      • Bank of Canada
    • Business
      • Customer Service
      • Home-Based Business & Employment
      • Retail
    • Digital Tech
    • Delivery & Shipping
      • Canada Post
      • Shipping & Transport
    • Economy
      • Budget 2026
      • Global Economy
    • Energy Sector
      • BC Hydro
      • Electricity & Clean Energy
      • Fortis BC
      • Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions
      • Power Outages
      • Utilities
    • Environment & Clean Tech
      • Disposal & Recycling
    • Food & Agriculture
      • Food Supply
    • Health Care Sector
      • Pharmaceuticals – Business
    • Housing
      • Construction
    • Infrastructure
    • Jobs & Employment
      • BCGEU
      • Job Training & Retraining
      • Labour Day
      • Trades Training
    • Military & Defence
    • Natural Resources & Mining
      • Forestry
        • BC Wildfire Service
        • Council of Forest Industries
        • Wildfire Management
      • Mining & Critical Minerals
    • News Media
      • Journalism
    • Science & Bio Tech
    • Service Sector
      • Restaurants & Coffee Shops
    • Sports
      • Canadian Premier League
      • FIFA Wolrd Cup 2026
      • Pacific FC
    • Tariffs & Trade
      • Trade Diversification
    • Tourism
    • Travel & Transportation
      • Air Canada
      • Airports
      • BC Ferries
      • BC Transit
      • Bicycles & Cycling
      • Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles
  • Social Trends
    • Affordability
      • Income Equity
      • Lotteries & Gambling
      • Poverty Reduction
    • Arts & Entertainment
      • Art, Music & Creativity
      • Books & Publishing
      • Film & TV
        • Netflix
      • Gaming & Virtual Reality
      • Sooke Fine Arts Show
    • Culture & Heritage
      • Language
    • Emergency Preparedness & Safety
      • Earthquakes
      • Emergency Management
      • Emergency Services – Firefighters
      • Power Outages
      • Weather Impacts
      • Wildfire Management
    • Environment & Sustainability
      • Gardening & Landscaping
      • Living with Climate Change
      • Parks & Traills
      • trees & natural habitat
      • Water Supply
    • Events
      • BC Day Long Weekend
      • BC Family Day
      • Canada Day
      • Christmas Season
      • Halloween
      • New Year’s Eve/Day
      • Remembrance Day
      • Thanksgiving
      • Time & Calendar
        • Astrology and Ethereal Analysis
    • Family & Society
      • Age & Generations
      • Children & Childcare
      • Faith & Religion
      • Neighbourhood & Community
      • Obituaries
      • Seniors
      • Women in Society
      • Youth
    • Food Security
      • Food Banks
      • Urban Food Resilience
    • Immigration & Newcomers
    • Leadership
      • Awards & Medals
    • Moving & Relocation
    • Non-Profit Sector
    • Renting & Tenants
    • Social Media
    • Sports & Recreation
    • Urban Planning & Development
  • Politics
    • 43rd Parliament of BC
    • 45th Parliament of Canada
    • BC NDP
    • BC Conservatives
    • BC Green Party
    • By-Elections
    • BC Municipal 2026
    • BC Provincial 2028
    • Canada-National
      • Canadian Federal 2025
      • National Defence
    • Canada-USA
    • Civic Process – Elections & Voting
    • Conservative Party of Canada
    • Council of the Federation
    • Elections BC
    • Elections Canada
    • Federal NDP
    • Green Party of Canada
    • Indigenous Peoples
      • National Truth & Reconciliation
    • Liberal Party of Canada
    • Major Projects Office
    • Municipal & Civic
      • UBCM
    • OneBC
  • Editorials
    • Editorials
    • Letters
    • Opinion-Editorial
  • Accessibility & Mobility
  • Air Quality
  • Alcohol Consumption
  • BC Centre for Disease Control
  • BC Coroner
  • Blood services
  • Brain Injury
  • Cancer & Treatment
  • Caregivers
  • Chemicals & Toxicity
  • Community Health
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 | Medical & Public Health
  • Dementia
  • Dental
  • Disabilities & Accessibility
  • Doctors & nurses
  • Drugs & Addiction
  • Elder care
  • Emergency Support Services
  • Fentanyl
  • Fitness & Exercise
  • Food Supply & Healthy Eating
  • Health & Wellness
  • Heat Stress
  • Home Care
  • Hospitals & Urgent Care
  • Immunization
  • Influenza
  • Island Health
  • Lifesaving skills & technology
  • Long-term care homes
  • Medical & Treatment
  • Mental Health & Addictions
  • Newborns & Infants
  • Nutrition
  • Optometry
  • Other
  • Other
  • Pediatrtic
  • Pharmaceuticals - Rx
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal & midwifery
  • Preventive Healthcare
  • Public Health
  • Reproductive Health
  • Respiratory Season
  • Road Crashes & Injuries
  • Safety
  • Smoking & Vaping
  • Smoky Air
  • Trauma & Healing
  • Urgent Primary Care Centers
  • Water Quality
  • Water Safety - Drowning
  • Wellness & Prevention
    Latest
    • Latest
    • Featured posts
    • Most popular
    • 7 days popular
    • By review score
    • Random
    health minister, Josie Osborne

    BC measles update on July 10, 2025

    Island Social Trends - July 9, 2025
    0
    Coastal Celebration, BC Ferries, ship

    Measles exposure on BC Ferries sailing Vancouver/Victoria on June 20

    Island Social Trends - June 26, 2025
    0
    measles, airborne

    Measles exposures notifications for Interior, Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island

    Island Social Trends - June 24, 2025
    0
    measles case, Interior Health

    Measles case in Kamloops confirmed by Interior Health

    Island Social Trends - June 24, 2025
    0
    avian flu, H5, virus

    BC H5N1 case was in overweight asthmatic 13-year-old girl

    Island Social Trends - January 1, 2025
    0

    BC Centre for Disease Control

    Home Health BC Centre for Disease Control Page 18
    COVID, BC, December 10, 2020

    Highest BC COVID death tally one day after vaccines announced

    Island Social Trends - December 10, 2020 0
    Pfizer, vaccine, COVID

    Mini batch of first COVID vaccine to long-term care workers &...

    Island Social Trends - December 9, 2020 0
    COVID ruined Christmas

    Use ‘winter break’ to break COVID chain of transmission

    Island Social Trends - December 8, 2020 0
    Saanich Peninsula Hospital

    Dec 7: COVID death at Saanich Peninsula Hospital

    Island Social Trends - December 8, 2020 0
    Dr Bonnie Henry, December 7, 2020

    No gatherings beyond household til January 8, 2021

    Island Social Trends - December 7, 2020 0
    syringe, COVID

    Vaccine rollout to start with health care & frontline workers, elderly,...

    Island Social Trends - December 5, 2020 0
    soccer ball, COVID

    COVID Dec 3: adult team sport prohibited while new year to...

    Island Social Trends - December 3, 2020 0
    Christmas, COVID, virus, ornament

    COVID Dec 2: Stick to your bubble this Christmas, says Dr...

    Island Social Trends - December 2, 2020 0
    COVID virus

    Editorial: Not a virus to take lightly, time for tougher COVID...

    Island Social Trends - December 1, 2020 0
    Saanich Peninsula Hospital

    Dec 1: COVID outbreak at Saanich Peninsula Hospital

    Island Social Trends - December 1, 2020 0
    1...171819...36Page 18 of 36

    Search

    Island Social Trends

    Island Social Trends – Independent News - Local, Regional & National

    Recent Posts

    • Canada’s economy impacted by Iran conflict, G7 supports Middle East partners
    • BC Ferries cancels seven Vancouver-Victoria March 22 sailings
    • Sooke Fine Arts Show 2026 celebrates 40 years
    • New Lotto Max starts April 14: four rows per $6 ticket
    • March 24 Lotto Max jackpot estimated at $55 million
    • Premium Digital News Subscriptions 2026
    © Island Social Trends Copyright 2020 to 2025 | Online: ISSN 2817-8572 | Print: ISSN 2818-0038