Fateh Care Charity and Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees win 2025 mental health and substance use awards

Island Health is recognizing the founder of a charity and a local counselling group for their exceptional efforts to help people experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.
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Downtown Victoria Urgent and Primary Care Centre closed to in-person visits on May 4, 2025, due to planned power outage

The Downtown Victoria Urgent and Primary Care Centre will be closed to in-person visits all day on Sunday, May 4, 2025, due to a planned BC Hydro power outage.
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Nearly 3 in 4 Cowichan Valley residents view their health as good or better, according to survey

Nearly three-quarters of residents surveyed in the Cowichan Valley report they have good or better health according to early results from the Our Health, Our Community survey. 
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