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Three Vancouver Island schools report COVID-19 exposures this week timescolonist.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timescolonist.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
VICTORIA Four more schools in the Victoria area are reporting COVID-19 exposures. The Greater Victoria School District says new exposures have been reported at Central Middle, Strawberry Vale Elementary and Margaret Jenkins Elementary schools in Victoria, as well as at Northridge Elementary school in Saanich. All of the exposures occurred between April 19 and 26, according to the school district. View Royal Elementary is also reporting a COVID-19 exposure on April 23. Anyone who has been exposed to COVID-19 in a Vancouver Island school will be contacted by public health officials directly. The new school exposures have not been added to Island Health’s list of known school exposures as of Wednesday morning. There are currently 16 island schools on the list with confirmed coronavirus exposures in the last 14 days. ....
“Three feet it missed me by.” Amid the noise of the wind and heavy rain, he said he could hear little before the sound of the yurt being torn “and then the thump of that thing hitting the ground.” “It was like the loudest gunshot you ever heard in the world,” said Beland, who had recently moved to the spot because of concerns about another tree. Victoria police responded to the near miss and ensured that everyone was safe. There were also no injuries in another incident where three trees fell on a Sooke house, causing “considerable damage,” according to Sooke communications co-ordinator Christina Moog. ....
VICTORIA More than 10,000 people are still without power on southern Vancouver Island Wednesday afternoon after an overnight windstorm cut power to more than 100,000 people across B.C. The storm downed trees and power lines, causing more than 22,000 people in Greater Victoria to lose electricity. Environment Canada says wind gusts topped 100 km/h in the Victoria region. Good morning #Saanich. We are responding to several reports of trees on roads and hydro lines down. Please take care driving today and report any obstructions or safety concerns on the roads to us. Saanich Police (@SaanichPolice) January 13, 2021 Downed power lines in Oak Bay sparked a fire in a tree overnight, according to the Oak Bay Fire Department. ....