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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: Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim cancelled for second straight year | Nanaimo News Now

URL: https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2021/12/15/frank-ney-memorial-polar-bear-swim-cancelled-for-second-straight-year/

Description: A Boxing Day tradition at Departure Bay Beach has been put on ice for another year.

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Subject:   Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim Ney, Brad,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: COVID-19: UVic men's rugby team's Omicron outbreak linked to national tournament | The Province

URL: https://theprovince.com/sports/rugby/covid-19-uvic-mens-rugby-teams-omicron-outbreak-linked-to-national-tournament/

Description: A post-tournament party at the men’s rugby university national championships last month in Ontario is being linked to a countrywide outbreak of the Omicron variant.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern University of Victoria Henry, Bonnie 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Queen's University Delta Variant University of British Columbia University of Guelph University of Calgary Concordia University Dalhousie University Royal Military College Rugby

Title: [Martlet tries to trace COVID-19 spread at UVic]

URL: https://twitter.com/katekorte/status/1471245764370190337/

Description: Kate Elizabeth Korte on Twitter: "We @themartlet are trying to trace how COVID-19 spread at UVic. If you've got information on this, please send it my way! edit@martlet.ca or visit https://martlet.ca/uvic-covid-tracker to learn more about out work. / We know that 30 delta cases resulted from two social events and 4 omicron cases were from that rugby tournament. With 124 cases as of Monday, we're looking for more information about how it got to that point. / Also, we just want to trace numbers. We aren't focussed on putting names to those numbers so if you'd like to explore anonymity that is certainly something we can discuss. We would not publish a name of a source without their expressed consent."

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Subject:   University of Victoria Martlet Delta Variant Variants of Concern,  Omicron Variant ,  Rugby 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship

Title: [Comments about experience with the Omicron variant]

URL: https://twitter.com/nursembrown/status/1471325427549437958/

Description: Meaghan Brown (she/her) on Twitter: "#Omicron is in #BC & at more than 44 cases as of yesterday. I'm currently #Covid_19 + & day 5 isolation. I'm double vaxxed & followed public health guidance. I have Omicron vs delta typical symptoms. Contact tracing guidance I received from PH is out of date & DANGEROUS. / Why do I think I have Omicron? Rapid incubation from likely contact (48 hours). Minimal respiratory symptoms, more myalgia, fever, headache, fatigue. No loss taste/smell. My close contacts developed the same symptoms *also within 48 hours* of contact with me and are RAT +. / Guidance from PH: my vaccinated (2 dose) close contacts DON'T have to self isolate, just self monitor & isolate if symptoms. This is despite recent Pfizer data suggesting 2 doses are about 35% effective against omicron. Luckily, they decided to self-isolate anyway. / Quick side note: we need boosters for everyone, now, not at 6 months post dose 2. My 6 month date was Dec 10. I was likely exposed Dec 9 or earlier. I just received my booster invite today, Dec 15th. / Today @adriandix announced no new measures. Emphasized that omicron is a problem in ON now, encouragers BC to be vigilant. Based on current contact tracing policies alone, omicron is definitely already a BIG #BC problem. / *encouraged"

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Subject:   Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Vaccinations Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Title: Omicron on Vancouver Island: More cases linked to UVic students | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/15-omicron-cases-now-linked-to-uvic-outbreak-island-health-1.5709448

Description: More cases of COVID-19 have been linked to gatherings of University of Victoria students while off-campus, something health officials say was expected.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern University of Victoria Henry, Bonnie Rugby Delta Variant Island Health Duclos, Jean-Yves Government of Canada Fraser Health 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Queen's University

Title: Four UVic rugby team members diagnosed with highly contagious Omicron variant | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/four-uvic-rugby-team-members-diagnosed-with-highly-contagious-covid-19-omicron-variant-927123/

Description: Just over two weeks ago, the UVic rugby team took on UBC in a snowy Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship gold medal game in Kingston Ontario, now an Omicron hotbed. UVic walked away with second place, and four cases of the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant.

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Subject:   University of Victoria Rugby,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Boag, Ethan Island Health Delta Variant Henry, Bonnie Queen's University

Title: Worst-case Omicron scenario could see hospitals overwhelmed, new COVID modelling shows | Vancouver Is Awesome

URL: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/worst-case-omicron-scenario-could-see-hospitals-overwhelmed-new-modelling-4865035/

Description: Omicron appears to spread more readily than Delta variant; there's a higher chance of re-infection, as well as infection of vaccinated people. Modelling shows rising cases on Vancouver Island, driven by outbreaks at UVic and a religious gathering.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Delta Variant Henry, Bonnie Vaccinations Island Health University of Victoria 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Queen's University Fraser Health Rapid Antigen Tests

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