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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: COVID update | December 30, 2021 | Neighbourhood Church

URL: https://nanaimoneighbourhood.church/2021/12/december-30-update/

Description: The Omicron variant brings a lot of unknowns and the spike in cases creates a lot of stress and fear. When we combine this with the stress of Christmas and the bleak mid-winter we find ourselves in, it only magnifies the need of our church family to do the work of caring for one another.

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Subject:   Neighbourhood Church,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: VIU to delay the start of classes to January 10, 2022 | News | Vancouver Island University

URL: https://news.viu.ca/viu-delay-start-classes-january-10-2022/

Description: On December 29, Dr. Bonnie Henry provided another update, indicating the K-12 system will be delayed until January 10 to allow time to assess the impact of the Omicron variant and plan for enhanced safety measures at schools. VIU will be taking the same approach and postponing the start of Spring 2022 classes until January 10, 2022.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island University,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Henry, Bonnie

Title: Kitimat, Smithers dominate local COVID data report for Christmas week review with 99 of 148 NW cases | North Coast Review

URL: https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2021/12/kitimat-smithers-dominate-local-covid.html

Description: While we adjust to the arrival of Omicron and a renewed provincial approach towards measures and increase vaccination levels, the last seven days have seen another spike in data on COVID case counts for two communities in the northwest.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Northern Health

Title: [Email to Royal Jubilee Hospital ER staff regarding masks]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FH4EFDyVEBAeA7J?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "More on PPE for healthcare workers: On Dec. 24, ER staff at Royal Jubilee in #yyj were sent this email saying they can use whatever mask they feel comfortable with, even while stating there's no clear evidence to suggest N95s are better than surgical masks. 1/4 #covid19bc"

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Subject:   Royal Jubilee Hospital Island Health,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: [Letter to parents, guardians, and staff] | December 30, 2021 | School District No. 69 Qualicum

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FH5jwG4VkAI9z4g?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Peter Jory on Twitter: "Here is my letter to ⁦ @SD69Qualicum ⁩ parents, guardians, and staff regarding the delay to full school opening."

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Subject:   School District No. 69 Qualicum Variants of Concern,  Omicron Variant

Title: Delay - return to school for K-12 January 10, 2022 | December 30, 2021 | School District 50 Haida Gwaii

URL: https://sd50.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Parent-Letter-January-2022-Return-to-School-Update.pdf

Description: ou may already know that as announced by the Province yesterday, per an Order from the Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, the resumption of all K-12 classes in B.C. will occur in a phased approach with all students returning to school on Monday, January 10th.

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Subject:   School District 50 Haida Gwaii,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: Letter to families | December 30, 2021 | Gulf Islands School District

URL: https://sd64.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Letter-to-families-211229.pdf

Description: Although most students are expected to remain at home next week, Gulf Islands schools will be staffed and open on January 4th to provide support and supervision for children of essential workers and for students with particular needs.

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Subject:   Gulf Islands School District,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: Letter to staff | December 30, 2021 | Gulf Islands School District

URL: https://sd64.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Letter-to-staff-211229.pdf

Description: All SD64 staff are expected at work, as usually scheduled, for the week of January 4-7.

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Subject:   Gulf Islands School District,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: [BC and Vancouver Island COVID-19 cases numbers] | December 30, 2021 | Island Social Trends

URL: https://twitter.com/IslandSocTrends/status/1476722969527283713/

Description: Island Social Trends on Twitter: "Brand new record for #COVIDbc cases in one day, a whopping 4,383 (460 of those in Island Health). Now 17,357 active cases (856 Island Health). Number of #Omicron cases confirmed in BC is now 2,825 (548 of those in @VanIslandHealth ) says BC Health release today at 4:40 pm. #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: [Comment on VIU's delayed start to the January 2022 semester]

URL: https://twitter.com/MickSweetman/status/1476779187578933249/

Description: Mick Sweetman on Twitter: "Really not sure what delaying the start of in-person classes by half a week is supposed to do. Does the university really think the worst wave of the pandemic will be over by then? So much for teaching critical thinking."

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Subject:   Vancouver Island University,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: "More on PPE for healthcare workers"

URL: https://twitter.com/brish_ti/status/1476624905995096108/

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "More on PPE for healthcare workers: On Dec. 24, ER staff at Royal Jubilee in #yyj were sent this email saying they can use whatever mask they feel comfortable with, even while stating there's no clear evidence to suggest N95s are better than surgical masks. 1/4 #covid19bc / From James, the ER physician who spoke to me for this article: "You now have a situation where the patient is flagged as being droplet spread and the nurses follow droplet precautions but personally I get an N95 when assessing the same patient." 2/4 / Other doctors at other Island Health hospitals (including ERs and palliative care with COVID+ patients) were sent a different email on Dec. 24 and 29, telling them the status quo on PPE guidance has not changed and N95s are only required for aerosol generating procedures. 3/4 / So while the official policy on N95s hasn't changed, SOME healthcare workers in Island Health are being allowed to wear N95s if they want. Not sure if this disjointed approach is also happening in other health authorities. 4/4"

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Subject:   Royal Jubilee Hospital Island Health,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: "Expect a lot more cancellations like this in the weeks ahead."

URL: https://twitter.com/richardzussman/status/1476639226858926085/

Description: Richard Zussman on Twitter: "Expect a lot more cancellations like this in the weeks ahead. High rate of spread of omicron will put pressure on businesses of all kinds to operate. #bcpoli"

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: [B.C. COVID-19 case information] | December 30, 2021

URL: https://twitter.com/richardzussman/status/1476714109257203712/

Description: Richard Zussman on Twitter: "There have been 2,825 cases of the Omicron variant of concern confirmed in B.C. Fraser Health: 777 Vancouver Coastal Health: 1,333 Interior Health: 152 Northern Health: 13 Island Health: 548 Unknown: two #bcpoli / There are 17,357 active COVID cases in BC based on a positive PCR test. The reality is there are far more active cases. One person has died from COVID is last 24 hours. #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Fraser Health Vancouver Coastal Health Interior Health Northern Health Island Health

Title: Doctor urges B.C. parents to get kids vaccinated during extra week of winter break | CityNews

URL: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2021/12/30/bc-kids-vaccine-winter-break/

Description: A Metro Vancouver doctor is urging B.C. parents to take advantage of the delayed school start and get their kids vaccinated against COVID-19 before they return to the classroom.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Grewal, Navdeep,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: [Letter to Island Health Vice President, Pandemic Planning:] COVID-19 Omicron variant risk, PCRA model and access to N95 respirators | BC Nurses' Union

URL: https://www.bcnu.org/News-Events/Documents/12.30.2021_LTR_Island-Health-VP-Pandemic-PPE-Omicron.pdf

Description: BCNU is committed to ensuring its members have access to a safe and healthy work environment when providing care to their patients.

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Subject:   BC Nurses' Union Island Health,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Ventilation

Title: VIU delaying start of new semester due to COVID-19 | Cowichan Valley Citizen

URL: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/viu-delaying-start-of-new-semester-due-to-covid-19/

Description: Vancouver Island University’s senior management provided notice today, Dec. 30, that it has decided to postpone the start of the winter-spring semester until Jan. 10.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island University,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern

Title: Teachers need time to prepare for a possible shift to online learning, says Powell River and District Teachers’ Association president | Powell River Peak

URL: https://www.prpeak.com/local-news/teachers-need-time-to-prepare-for-a-possible-shift-to-online-learning-says-powell-river-and-district-teachers-association-president-4911482/

Description: School District 47’s teachers are hopeful the provincial government is listening to teacher concerns about reopening of schools after the winter break.

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Subject:   School District 47 Powell River Loveluck, Izi Powell River and District Teachers' Association Province of British Columbia,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern BC Centre for Disease Control Vaccinations Rapid Antigen Tests Henry, Bonnie Whiteside, Jennifer Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education

Title: Return to school update | December 30, 2021 | Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

URL: https://www.sd68.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/Letter-to-families-Return-to-School-Update-Dec-30-2021.pdf

Description: As we await further direction from the BCCDC and Ministry of Education, here is the information that we can share today.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern StrongStart Henry, Bonnie Whiteside, Jennifer

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