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The B.C. government says final designs for a new overpass along the Patricia Bay Highway on Vancouver Island are nearly complete, with the overpass expected to open in 2025.
VICTORIA -- The B.C. government is looking for public input on a proposed "flyover" overpass at the intersection of the Pat Bay Highway and Keating Cross Road in Central Saanich. Currently, drivers who are heading northbound on the highway who want to turn westbound onto Keating Cross Road have to cross several lanes of oncoming highway traffic. "Every hour, hundreds of drivers need to turn left across heavy traffic on Highway 17 to get onto Keating Cross Road, causing safety issues and traffic bottlenecks," said the B.C. government in an update Wednesday. To eliminate the dangerous t...
The hospital is closed to acute admissions, but the emergency department remains open. Lab service outpatient collections have temporarily moved to the Keating Cross Road lab, located at 2140A Keating Cross Rd. In Port Alberni, outbreaks at West Coast General Hospital and Tsawaayuus Rainbow Gardens long-term care home are considered over. The outbreak at West Coast General Hospital was declared Dec. 1, when a patient and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The medical-surgical wing where the outbreak occurred is now open to new admissions and transfers, and essential visitors can ...
VICTORIA -- Two more people have tested positive for COVID-19 at Saanich Peninsula Hospital where an outbreak of the virus has entered its third week. The two new cases were found in one staff member and one patient, bringing the total number of people who have tested positive for the virus at the hospital to 19. Ten cases have been found among patients, while nine have been confirmed in staff members since the outbreak was first declared on Dec. 1. Island Health says that the outbreak is limited to just the acute care areas of the hospital. Other services – including the emergency ...