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Misty Hillard is a lawyer, mother to a two-year-old son and expecting her second child in mid-January. If that s not enough, this month she opened Fawn, a clothing store for babies and children.
As the province announced 587 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, it reported a second case of a rare blood-clotting syndrome called vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, or VITT, linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine. “This is a rare but very serious condition,” said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. “We are following it carefully.” A Fraser Health man in his 40s is being treated for VITT and is in stable condition. A woman in her 40s in the Vancouver Coastal health region was the first case in the province, reported last week. About 227,000 first doses of AstraZeneca have been administered since the vaccine arrived in the province about two months ago, said B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix. In Canada, about 28 cases of VITT have been reported.
When a beloved neighbourhood landmark has to move to make way for a new development, it’s not unusual for community residents to express concern or opposition. What is rare, though, is when the . . .
Victoria’s protected bike lanes let us ride safely and comfortably on busy roads such as Pandora Avenue and Fort Street. Vancouver Street’s new bikeway provides a very pleasant environment for active travellers walkers, cyclists and puppies. Richardson Street, the next bikeway link, will soon offer another fine route for non-motorized travel. These positive experiences contrast with the fear-mongering of people who argue that Victoria’s bikeway network is wasteful and unfair. My report Evaluating Bikeway Criticism (https://bit.ly/3ult1sZ) examines their claims. Here are key findings: Victoria already has high rates of walking and bicycling, and we have targets to double their use in order to help achieve our affordability, health and environmental goals. Everybody benefits if we succeed.