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Description: Koncept Nightclub has been closed for three months due to COVID-19 and its reopening plan has the OK from health officials, but as Skye Ryan reports, some in the public are furious the owner is going ahead with it.
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Subject: Koncept Nightclub, Varkovic, Sebastian, Evolve Nightclub, Sugden, Jason
Group: Hospitality Industry
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media , Sound recording
Date: 2020-06-17
Extent: 1:59
Description: As BC reopens for business since flattening the curve of COVID-19 cases, hiring staff is proving a challenge. Many restaurants report difficulties bringing workers who are collecting CERB back.
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Subject: Modern Cafe, Melange Restaurant, Caron, Dan, Agar, May, Brouseau, Gaetan, Smythe, Kim
Group: Hospitality Industry
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media , Sound recording
Date: 2020-06-13
Extent: 2:00
Description: A Courtenay woman is pleading for a refund on her wedding dress after she had to get married in jeans because the dress was still locked up in the bridal store due to COVID-19.
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Subject: Strachan, Marilyn, Dream Dress for Less
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo , British Columbia--Courtenay, British Columbia--Comox Valley
Format: News media
Date: 2020-06-05
Description: COVID-19 cases have been reported by an independent online tracker at multiple Vancouver Island schools following the first week of classes.
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Subject: BC School Covid Tracker, Frances Kelsey Secondary School, Bench Elementary School, Cowichan Valley School District, Quamichan School, Charlie, Jessica, Monterey Middle School, Greater Victoria School District, Sandowne Elementary School, Campbell River School District, Journey Middle School, Sooke School District, Lake Hill Elementary School, Sir James Douglas Elementary School, Departure Bay Elementary School, Brechin Elementary School, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Cowichan Secondary School, Drinkwater Elementary School, British Columbia Teachers' Federation, Mooring, Teri, Island Health
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: CHEK News, Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Mill Bay, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia--Cowichan Bay, British Columbia--North Cowichan, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Campbell River, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-09-13
Description: A treasure trove from the past has been unearthed in a Vancouver Island home, and it's worth as much as gold to the people who opened it. The find includes a century old diary belonging to the grandfather describing the pandemic of 1918.
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Subject: Burgess, Clover, Hampton, Thomas Bryson, Hampton, Tracy, Hampton, Glenn, Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
Group: Arts & Culture
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-06-23
Description: Flu vaccines are expected to arrive on Vancouver Island next week to a highly pent up demand due to COVID-19. Provincial health authorities have ordered 22 per cent more doses.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Influenza, Jarvis, Susan, British Columbia Old Age Pensioners' Organization, Sour, Judy, Burley, Lorraine, Island Health, Ram, Anil
Group: Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care, Vaccinations
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2020-10-07
Description: While precedent-setting measures are now in place to stop coronavirus' spread in our communities, the hundreds of homeless who live across Vancouver Island fear they could be extremely vulnerable to it.
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Subject: McMillan, Jennifer, Manhas, Ram, Our Place Society, McKenzie, Grant
Group: Vulnerable Populations
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo , British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2020-03-13
Description: Barry Ibbott managed to leave the Chartwell Malaspina Gardens long-term care home in Nanaimo, where he lives, just days before an outbreak of COVID-19 was declared at the facility.
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Subject: Ibbott, Barry, Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence, Island Health, Bennett, Lynda, Chartwell Master Care
Group: Facility Outbreaks, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: Sound recording, News media
Date: 2020-12-30
Extent: 2:04
Description: A Nanaimo restaurant owner suspects anti-vaxxers are behind a rash of window smashing incidents in the downtown.
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Subject: Brousseau, Gaetan, Melange Restaurant, Modern Cafe, The Nest Bistro, Vaccinations, BC Vaccine Card, Braun, Nick, O'Brien, Gary, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Group: Criminal, Racist, Threatening, & Non-compliant Behaviour, Hospitality Industry, Vaccinations
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-10-12
Description: Dolly Skailes is trying to be a positive smiling face in the anti-mandates protest that has, at times, become extremely hostile towards non-supporters and the media.
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Subject: Skailes, Dolly, Dezell, Dennis, Ottawa Police Service, Bell, Steve
Group: Criminal, Racist, Threatening, & Non-compliant Behaviour, Protests & Activism
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo , Ontario--Ottawa
Format: News media
Date: 2022-02-19
Description: Volunteers at the BC Pensioners and Seniors Organization in Nanaimo worked as fast as they could, sewing up isolation gowns and masks to help health care workers stay safe in this pandemic.
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Subject: BC Pensioners and Seniors Organization, Nicklom, Fran, Morrison, Irene, Jarvis, Susan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tam, Theresa
Group: PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2020-04-06
Description: Anxiety is growing among parents, students and teachers as more schools on Vancouver Island are reporting COVID-19 exposures. As of Wednesday, 12 schools on Vancouver Island have reported COVID-19 exposures in recent weeks — two schools in Victoria, four schools in the Cowichan Valley, two schools in Parksville and four schools in Nanaimo.
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Subject: Hardy, Lila, Strangways, Jace, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Nanaimo District Teachers' Association, Cowichan Valley School District, School District No. 69 Qualicum, Greater Victoria School District, Inscho, Jeremy, Island Health, Allison, Sandra, Bayview Elementary School
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Nanaimo , British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Parksville, British Columbia--Oceanside, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: Sound recording, News media
Date: 2021-02-04
Extent: 1:51
Description: Housekeepers working at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and Victoria General Hospital say they still haven't received the province's long-promised pay.
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Subject: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Fagan, Diana, Horgan, John, Bannatter, Ellen, Island Health, Province of British Columbia
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo , British Columbia--View Royal, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2020-12-13
Description: The Salvation Army's Christmas Kettle campaign begins this week as growing COVID-19 cases leaves the fundraiser struggling to find volunteers to ring bells and stand with kettles.
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Subject: Salvation Army, Anderson, Dawne, Callow, CJ, Gauthier, Garnet, Corrins, Lee
Group: Community Organizations, Food Security, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2020-11-17
Description: A triple-vaccinated elderly woman contracted COVID-19 while at a Vancouver Island hospital currently dealing with an outbreak, her family says.
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Subject: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Island Health, Utgaren, Gwen, Utgaren, Helen, Utgaren, Valerie, BC Vaccine Card
Group: Facility Outbreaks, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-11-07
Description: A first of its kind program run out of Nanaimo's Loaves and Fishes Food Bank is generating more revenue than organizers ever dreamed and it's feeding thousands.
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Subject: Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank, Sinclair, Peter, Counsell, Alex
Group: Community Organizations, Food Security
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2020-10-20
Description: With the spread of COVID-19, there's growing concern that a need from people who fall sick or self-quarantine will increase the demand on already dwindling supplies. Donations of non-perishable items are already down.
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Subject: Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank, Leighton, Deirdre, French, Barry, Sinclair, Peter
Group: Community Organizations, Food Security
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo , British Columbia--Port Hardy, British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2020-03-11
Description: COVID-19 is highlighting food security issues for many who are experiencing shortages at grocery stores. As Skye Ryan reports Nanaimo Foodshare has a new program working to fill the need, planting thousands of plants to bring food to people all year round.
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Subject: Nanaimo Foodshare Society, Boudreault, Simon, Evans, Craig, Vancouver Island University, Ayton, Alex, Grocery Trade
Group: Community Organizations, Food Security
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2020-04-29
Description: A fixture of downtown Nanaimo is in danger of closing after 44 years due to COVID-19. Business has dropped at the tiny Superette Foods grocery store at the same time that costs have gone up.
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Subject: Superette Foods, Sorensen, Shari, Marie, Veronique, Arundel, Megan, Richards, Stephanie, Coe, Annie, Grocery Trade
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2020-11-10
Description: When COVID-19 hit, concerts were cancelled worldwide ending a dream run of performances for a Nanaimo jazz singer before it even began. So that's when Narissa Young decided to bring her band and their music to her Nanaimo neighbourhood and as Skye Ryan reports, it's turning into more than she ever imagined it could be.
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Subject: Young, Narissa, Leahy, Liz, Crook, Leann, Smith, Debi, Pham, James, Arkell, Scott
Group: Arts & Culture
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2020-05-02
Description: Beginning Friday, November 19, the grades seeing the highest rise in COVID-19 cases and in-school transmission will be closed at Nanaimo Christian School for two weeks — making it the first school on Vancouver Island to do this in an effort to prevent further spread of the virus.
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Subject: Patience, Bree, Nanaimo Christian School, Island Health, Patience, Josh, Sijpheer, James
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-11-19
Description: As cases of COVID-19 diminish, many Island businesses that have been closed for weeks are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. Our Skye Ryan found one small business in Nanaimo that today tested the waters by reopening, in hopes it's a gamble that pays off.
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Subject: Bischoff, Jorg, Nanaimo Shoe Repair, Bischoff, Kim, Lawrence, Dave, That 50's Barbershop, Schulz, Dale
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2020-08-15
Description: The final push for Christmas shopping is on, and it appears small businesses pleas to buy local are working. In downtown Nanaimo, shops reported strong sales on the last weekend before Christmas, after closures due to COVID-19 early in the pandemic.
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Subject: NY LA Fresh Threads, Artzi Stuff, Vickers, Jennifer, Edgeworth, Rod, Smythe, Kim, Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: Sound recording, News media
Date: 2020-12-20
Extent: 1:50
Description: The skyrocketing price of lumber during the pandemic building boom has started to crash back down as experts say shortages in other building materials are forcing jobs to sit stagnant.
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Subject: Jepson, West, Windsor Plywood, Jepson, Ty
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-07-15
Description: Out of love, Kasey Wyse stood guard Monday. At just 20 years old, she is a frontline defence against COVID-19 on her Snuneymuxw reserve. Stopping all traffic in and out at a roadblock, and allowing only residents and essential services access, to stop the pandemic from slipping in and endangering elders.
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Subject: Snuneymuxw First Nation, Wyse, Kasey, Manson, Gary, Milburn, Cheryl
Group: Indigenous Communities, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media , Sound recording
Date: 2020-04-13
Extent: 1:56
Description: Two teens in Nanaimo are trying to raise spirits this Christmas, and are offering their help free of charge to anyone who needs it.
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Subject: Rice, Cody, Hernandez, Joseph, Nanaimo Free Service
Group: Caremongering
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: Sound recording, News media
Date: 2020-12-09
Extent: 1:45
Description: Over the past few weeks, the province has moved through its reopening phase, allowing everything from movies and nightclubs to reopen under strict guidelines. But when it comes to care homes, the province’s guidelines haven’t changed.
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Subject: Bell, Marguerite, Corcoran, Margaret, Barclay, Carme, Barclay, Stanley, Dewar, Mary, Dewar, Robert, Henry, Bonnie
Group: Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2020-06-21
Description: Pet ownership has gone through the roof, with so many people feeling isolated and working from home in this pandemic. Now the influx of new patients has veterinarians struggling to keep up, since BC was already experiencing a vet shortage before COVID-19.
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Subject: Flynn, Sarah, Petroglyph Animal Hospital, Boulet, Erica, Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, Andrews, Sylvia Hall, City of Nanaimo
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-01-26
Description: Vancouver Island health officials are reminding eligible seniors that there is still plenty of time to book their vaccine appointment.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Island Health, Jewkes, Bertie, Schmid, Victoria, Dix, Adrian, Henry, Bonnie, Larsen, Hans J., McKean, Shawn
Group: Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care, Vaccinations
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas, Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo , British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-03-08
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