The pandemic was supposed to usher in a new era of connectivity in British Columbia, and some things have not changed since we went back to the office and the classroom. We continue to see more than half of British Columbians engaging in five different activities online “at least a few times a week”: Sending e-mails (76 per cent, unchanged since April 2021), visiting websites or blogs (71 per cent, down four points), using an instant messaging service (67 per cent, up five points) accessing banking information (62 per cent, up one point) and looking for deals online (52 per cent, down two points).

Fewer British Columbians are active online “at least a few times a week” in five other ways: Looking for directions to get to a destination (47 per cent, up eight points), posting on social media (32 per cent, down five points), uploading pictures or videos (27 per cent, up one point), purchasing goods (24 per cent, up one point) and using VoIP (voice over internet protocol) for calls........

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