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Posted: Apr 28, 2021 10:41 PM PT | Last Updated: April 29 The B.C. government has purchased the Capital City Center Hotel for $25 million.(Google Maps) The B.C. government has purchased another hotel in downtown Victoria with plans to eventually redevelop the site for affordable housing.  Until then, Capital City Center Hotel, located at 1961 Douglas Street, will serve as temporary supportive housing for homeless people in the city, many of whom are currently camping in city parks. A May 1 deadline has been given for people to leave those areas.  "Obviously, the priority is moving the remai...

Visually impaired Victoria author writes book for teens about the lives of people with disabilities A Victoria-based writer who lost most of her vision by the age of 12 due to cancer is hoping to put an end to stereotypes about people with disabilities, by fostering more understanding and demystifying disability through a new non-fiction book for teens.  Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 18, 2021 10:00 AM PT | Last Updated: April 18 The book was released on Monday, April 12, as part of the Orca Issues series that examines topics that are difficult to talk about like abortion rights,...

BBC presenter leaves job after drink-driving and Covid controversy She appeared to march against the coronavirus lockdown last year THE BIGGEST STORIES ACROSS BRISTOL IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A Points West presenter has left the BBC after appearing to call the broadcaster "the devil" and later admitting dri...

Posted: Apr 15, 2021 7:00 AM PT | Last Updated: April 15 Winston Joseph, 89, was a pillar of the Port Alberni community. He passed away on April 11. (Submitted by Janis Joseph) A former teacher and honoured citizen of Port Alberni is being remembered for his profound influence over and care of generations of students.  Winston Joseph, 89, died on April 11.  Joseph immigrated to Canada from Trinidad in the 1950s. With his wife Sheila and their four children, the Josephs were the first Black family in Port Alberni. "It was very conscious, you know," said daughter Janis Joseph. "My parents h...

A BBC weather presenter who allegedly called the corporation 'the devil' and is said to have attended two anti-lockdown marches led by Piers Corbyn has left her job. Jemma Cooper, who was best known for her regular appearances on Bristol's Points West Programme, no longer works for the BBC where she has been employed since 1999. It comes as the 49-year-old has been convicted of drink driving, after being found over twice the legal limit behind the wheel on August 31 last year. It is not clear whether her departure from the corporation where she has worked for 20 years was a result of her qui...