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Island Health's new fatigue policy is fuelling staff shortages and burnout, union leaders say
Staffing shortages in health care have been a chronic issue since the pandemic, but new restrictions on overtime in the Vancouver Island health district is making the problem worse, according to union leaders representing health-care workers.
Construction trades launch peer-support program to help workers facing mental health challenges
Current and former tradespeople across the province are training to be peer-support workers as part of a mental-health initiative aimed at the skilled trades, which see higher-than-average rates of health concerns.
Proposed fishing closure puts B.C. community at risk, locals fear
Residents of Port Renfrew, a small fishing community in southern Vancouver Island, are anxiously awaiting a decision about a federal fishing closure that they say will devastate the area's economy.
Facebook ads scamming customers with fake discounts, says Vancouver Island puzzle company
Ads offering deep discounts for puzzles amid claims the company is going out of business are duping customers, says David Manga, who owns the Victoria-based Cobble Hill Puzzle Company.
Mother of teen killed in Saanich crosswalk helps cyclist struck by vehicle at the same spot, 2 months later
Cyclist Paul O'Callaghan was struck by a vehicle in almost the exact same spot 16-year-old Kaydence Bourque had been killed two months earlier, prompting more calls for improved road safety in Saanich, B.C.