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COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North)

Collected by: Vancouver Island University

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

In March 2020 the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC) stated: "The deadly flu outbreak of 1918-19 is often called the ‘forgotten pandemic.’ Our responsibility now is to ensure the lessons of COVID-19 are not forgotten. Our collective efforts to capture and preserve the essential online elements of this unprecedented event are critical." (CARL-ABRC). The COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North) Web Archive reflects community experiences and responses to the pandemic in the region served by Vancouver Island University, documenting and supporting diverse aspects of scholarly inquiry, creativity, and community life. The Web Archive is intended to provide a body of information that will support scholarship, creativity, and study. Information rights related to web archiving include considerations of copyright and fair dealing, and of individual and community privacy. The following are among principles and resources that guide web archiving decisions: Ethics of care, for example in VIU Library’s Pledge to our user communities; OCAP® principles, and awareness of relationality and accountability to Indigenous communities, and potential impacts related to web archiving; Good practice and expert advice, emerging and accessed through communities of practice, e.g. the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC); and VIU Library, Evolution of Physical Collections: 2017-2021 VIU Library, Special Collections Guidelines (Under review 2020). Web archives are informed by available capture technologies and also by affordances of the content source; not all websites can be successfully crawled or rendered, and quality of archived versions varies. This project is supported by VIU's Special Funding for COVID-19 research projects and carried out in coordination with the University of Victoria’s COVID-19 Collection and the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition. Contact us at research.help@viu.ca with questions or for more information about content included in the Web Archive. [Working description 2021 April 6]

Subject:   Spontaneous Events Society & Culture Science & Health Vancouver Island COVID-19 (Disease)

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Title: [Image 2: Enhanced air flow and ventilation measures in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-J75U-XsAI94A8?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Mark Walsh on Twitter: "As we get ready for school opening I never thought I would be so excited about HVAC (in 2019 I would have guessed that MERV13 was a 90s rock band) but @sd68bc is ready to continue with enhanced air flow and ventilation in our schools. Thanks to our Board and the MOE for funding"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation

Title: [Image 3: Enhanced air flow and ventilation measures in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-J75U8WYAEq6AL?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Mark Walsh on Twitter: "As we get ready for school opening I never thought I would be so excited about HVAC (in 2019 I would have guessed that MERV13 was a 90s rock band) but @sd68bc is ready to continue with enhanced air flow and ventilation in our schools. Thanks to our Board and the MOE for funding"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation

Title: [Image 1: Enhanced air flow and ventilation measures in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-J75U8XEAIzQuL?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Mark Walsh on Twitter: "As we get ready for school opening I never thought I would be so excited about HVAC (in 2019 I would have guessed that MERV13 was a 90s rock band) but @sd68bc is ready to continue with enhanced air flow and ventilation in our schools. Thanks to our Board and the MOE for funding"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation

Title: [Image 4: Enhanced air flow and ventilation measures in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-J75U9XIAErLLc?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Mark Walsh on Twitter: "As we get ready for school opening I never thought I would be so excited about HVAC (in 2019 I would have guessed that MERV13 was a 90s rock band) but @sd68bc is ready to continue with enhanced air flow and ventilation in our schools. Thanks to our Board and the MOE for funding"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation

Title: [Page 1: Letter to trustees of Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools regarding school mask policies]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_LQA-SVQAYRy0b?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "I warned @sd68bc trustees last March (see attached letter) that the school safety measures in place were insufficient, and that masking should be required indoors for all of K-12. That was true, but it's even more true now with Delta swirling in our classrooms."

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Higginson, Stephanie Delta Variant Variants of Concern Henry, Bonnie,  Ventilation ,  Island Health

Title: [Page 2: Letter to trustees of Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools regarding school mask policies]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_LQCF4VgAMo8IQ?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "I warned @sd68bc trustees last March (see attached letter) that the school safety measures in place were insufficient, and that masking should be required indoors for all of K-12. That was true, but it's even more true now with Delta swirling in our classrooms."

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Higginson, Stephanie Delta Variant Variants of Concern Henry, Bonnie,  Ventilation ,  Island Health

Title: Nanaimo District Teachers' Association calls on School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith to immediately close schools until air quality returns to safe levels | September 14, 2020 | Nanaimo District Teachers' Association

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eh6ixJDU8AECGSC?format=jpg&name=900x900

Description: Mariah Charleson | łučinƛcuta on Twitter: "Nanaimo District Teachers Association Calls on School District 68 to immediately close schools until air quality returns to safe levels."

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Subject:   Nanaimo District Teachers' Association Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools BC Centre for Disease Control Cilaire Elementary School Ladysmith Intermediate School,  Ventilation

Title: [Letter responding to concerns about school air quality] | September 2, 2022 | Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fbv7FMfakAAWIyJ?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "A friend sent me this laughably inadequate response letter she received re: covid mitigations in our @sd68bc classrooms. In addition to misrepresenting the science about what is needed to prevent airborne transmission, it omits some key details about its authors. #bced #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation

Title: Recommendations to the Board | December 4, 2020 | Nanaimo District Teachers' Association

URL: https://pub-sd68.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=7712

Description: The NDTA Executive Committee met on December 1 and passed several recommendations to the Board to address the health and safety needs of teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Nanaimo District Teachers' Association Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation ,  Ladysmith Intermediate School Cilaire Elementary School

Title: Senior staff report: School start up | September 1, 2021 | Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

URL: https://pub-sd68.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=9149

Description: This memo is intended to provide a brief outline of the district’s plans for school start-up.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation ,  Ladysmith Intermediate School

Title: [Comments on letter regarding COVID-19 mitigations in School District 68]

URL: https://twitter.com/frozen/status/1566136247269363712/

Description: Tom Jackman on Twitter: "A friend sent me this laughably inadequate response letter she received re: covid mitigations in our @sd68bc classrooms. In addition to misrepresenting the science about what is needed to prevent airborne transmission, it omits some key details about its authors. #bced #bcpoli / . @markvwalsh , the @sd68bc Secretary-Treasurer, failed to note that last year the District added more air exchanges throughout the day to provide classrooms with cleaner air, but recently told a teacher group that they would not be doing that this year as it is just too expensive! / For those who say we can't put a price on our kids safety, here are BC school officials apparently managing to do exactly that. They seem to believe clean air in classrooms—a key measure to combat the spread of covid and other airborne diseases—isn't worth the cost. / Charlene McKay, Trustee and Chair of the @sd68bc board, also tends to say one thing and do another. In March 2021, she voted against a motion to extend the school mask mandate to younger grades, agreeing with then @BCSTA_President not to go "above and beyond" WRT to child safety. / What's more, Ms. McKay voted against additional protections for kids like mine, despite the fact that she chose not to have her child attend in-person classes in the District for the entire 2020/21 school year due to health concerns over covid. This is called hypocrisy. / The behaviour shown by BC's school officials is nothing short of scandalous and cowardly. At-risk families are forced to navigate an impossible situation on their own, all while being gaslit about risk. It's time to bring the receipts. #WeHaveReceipts. https://twitter.com/OhCasavant/status/1566099455174406145?s=20&t=iUmQPnlqDHx0pZBM96I0Og"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Walsh, Mark McKay, Charlene,  Ventilation

Title: [Comment about virtual open house by Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools]

URL: https://twitter.com/matpVI/status/1572286287562018817/

Description: Mat Wright - Mask up - You don't want covid or pox on Twitter: "alrighty then - Cognitive Dissonance Alert!! It's 'safe' for kids and staff to be packed into unmasked and poorly ventilated classrooms, but a virtual open house for the public as actually it's not 'safe'. That's the message folks #BCpoli #BCed #Nanaimo #SD68"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation

Title: [Nanaimo District Teachers' Association calls on Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools to close schools until air quality improves]

URL: https://twitter.com/ndta68/status/1305870397292904449/

Description: NDTA68 on Twitter: "The NDTA is calling on @sd68bc to immediately close schools until air quality improves. The pandemic safety plan calls for windows open and outdoor play, while the smoke safety plan has everyone crowded indoors with windows closed."

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Subject:   Nanaimo District Teachers' Association Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation

Title: Nanaimo-Ladysmith schools re-open with better air filtration, optional masks | Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle

URL: https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/news/nanaimo-ladysmith-schools-re-open-with-better-air-filtration-optional-masks/

Description: As schools in B.C. enter their third year dealing with COVID-19, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools will continue to take the guidance of provincial health officials.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Burgos, Dale Henry, Bonnie BC Centre for Disease Control,  Ventilation ,  Ladysmith Intermediate School Virtanen, Jeff Allison, Sandra Inscho, Jeremy Island Health Vancouver Island COVID-19 Rapid Response Team Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education

Title: Air quality advisory: Letter to families | September 13, 2020 | Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

URL: https://www.sd68.bc.ca/air-quality-advisory-letter-to-families/

Description: Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools and most of BC is under an air quality advisory due to wildfire smoke from active fires in Washington and Oregon. I have been communicating with our local Medical Health Officer and the school district has been closely monitoring the situation.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation

Title: NLPS COVID-19 communicable disease guidelines for K-12 settings | March 14, 2022 | Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

URL: https://www.sd68.bc.ca/document/nlps-covid-19-communicable-disease-plan/

Description: This March 2022 update incorporates updated Public Health Communicable Disease Guidance for K‐12Schools from the BC Centre for Disease Control and aligns with the shift in the provincial COVID‐19 response to a sustainable, long‐ term COVID‐19 management strategy focused on immunization, self‐ management, and specific actions to protect those most at risk of severe infection. This update is effective the first day of a school’s spring break.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Vaccinations,  Ventilation

Title: Provincial COVID-19 communicable disease guidelines for K-12 settings | Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

URL: https://www.sd68.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/Provincial-COVID-19-Communicable-Disease-Guidelines-for-K-12-Settings.pdf

Description: This document was developed by the Ministry of Education and Child Care in collaboration with the BC Centre for Disease Control, Indigenous rightsholders and education partners – including teachers, parents, and school leaders. It outlines guidance for K‐12 settings for use by boards of education, independent school authorities and schools in communicable disease prevention planning.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education and Child Care BC Centre for Disease Control Vaccinations,  Ventilation

Title: Welcome back Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools | YouTube | Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvCAY639VW4

Description: Information regarding the the 2021/22 school year.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Ventilation

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