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Big dog ensures people keep their social distance

Big dog ensures people keep their social distance

I’m not trying to suggest that I’m ahead of the curve or anything, but I’ve been practicing social distancing for four years now, although it might be more accurate to say that people have been practicing it around me.
Blog: Growing food in uncertain times

Blog: Growing food in uncertain times

We are certainly gardening in times of uncertainty. As I look back over the last few weeks our lives have changed quickly. If there was ever a time to start a garden, now is the time.
Mandatory quarantine kicks in at midnight for travellers returning to Canada

Mandatory quarantine kicks in at midnight for travellers returning to Canada

Travellers returning to Canada will be subject to a mandatory 14-day isolation, starting midnight tonight, to help curb the spread of COVID-19, the federal government announced this morning.
Delta's Pearson endorses Canada's decision not to attend Olympics

Delta's Pearson endorses Canada's decision not to attend Olympics

Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee ask IOC to suspend Summer Games for a year
Province looks to protect renters from eviction

Province looks to protect renters from eviction

No one living in BC Housing buildings will be evicted because they can’t pay rent during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
PM announces Canada-US border closure, multi-billion dollar COVID-19 aid package

PM announces Canada-US border closure, multi-billion dollar COVID-19 aid package

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 'extraordinary measures' include extending tax deadlines, wage subsidies and income support, moratorium on student loan payments
COVID-19: Move to close U.S.-Canada border

COVID-19: Move to close U.S.-Canada border

Just two days after the prime minister made an exception for travel between Canada and the U.S.
Mario’s Quarantine Diary, Day 3: How much do you tell your kids about COVID-19

Mario’s Quarantine Diary, Day 3: How much do you tell your kids about COVID-19

When two journalists share a condo with a 7-year-old, Tri-City News journalist Mario Bartel learns, the challenge is when to watch the news and how much information to share with their son
Blog: Delta birders venture to Iona Regional Park

Blog: Delta birders venture to Iona Regional Park

It was a cold and windy Tuesday morning, but 22 DNCBers enjoyed a productive and fun outing wandering the trails of Iona Regional Park (IRP) and the Sewage Lagoons next door. You can check out the brilliant photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site .
Mario’s Quarantine Diary, Day 1: A brief trip means a COVID-19 condo quarantine

Mario’s Quarantine Diary, Day 1: A brief trip means a COVID-19 condo quarantine

Tri-City News journalist Mario Bartel, his wife and their young son are self-quarantining and he’s writing about it