Title: Brooklyn Elementary COVID status upgraded to ‘cluster’ after fourth exposure incident | Comox Valley Record

URL: https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/community/brooklyn-elementary-covid-status-upgraded-to-cluster-after-fourth-exposure-incident/

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Subject:   Brooklyn Elementary School,  Royston Elementary School,  Comox Valley Schools,  Island Health ,  Henry, Bonnie ,  BC School Covid Tracker

Title: COVID exposure at Courtenay’s Valley View Elementary | Comox Valley Record

URL: https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/community/covid-exposure-at-courtenays-valley-view-elementary/

Description: According to the BC School Covid Tracker website, there has been a COVID-19 exposure at Valley View Elementary School in Courtenay.

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Subject:   Valley View Elementary School,  Comox Valley Schools,  Island Health ,  BC School Covid Tracker,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Variants of Concern

Title: Doctors will have help with any ‘distressing decisions’ around which COVID-19 patients get ventilators | Cowichan Valley Citizen

URL: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/doctors-will-have-help-with-any-distressing-decisions-around-which-covid-19-patients-get-ventilators/

Description: Doctors facing potentially “distressing decisions” around distribution of ventilators to patients will have guidelines and support, says B.C.’s top doctor.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Hundreds gather at Cowichan District Hospital to protest COVID-19 vaccine cards, measures | Cowichan Valley Citizen

URL: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/hundreds-gather-at-cowichan-district-hospital-to-protest-covid-19-vaccine-cards-measures/

Description: Several hundred people gathered outside the Cowichan District Hospital in Duncan on Wednesday afternoon to protest provincial health measures regarding COVID-19, specifically the recently announced vaccine card program.

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Subject:   Cowichan District Hospital,  Horgan, John,  Henry, Bonnie ,  BC Vaccine Card,  Vaccinations,  MacNeil, Kathy,  Island Health

Title: B.C. parents crowdsourcing COVID-19 school exposures in lieu of provincial information | Goldstream News Gazette

URL: https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/b-c-parents-crowdsourcing-covid-19-school-exposures-in-lieu-of-provincial-information/

Description: A site run voluntarily by two B.C. moms has quickly become one of the only sources of information on COVID-19 exposures in schools this year, after the province announced it would only publicize information if it turned into a cluster or outbreak.

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Subject:   BC School Covid Tracker,  Marliss, Kathy,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Vaccinations,  Costa, Elizabete,  Monterey Middle School,  Greater Victoria School District,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Island Health

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: Anti-vaxxers rally in Nanaimo, call for ‘freedom’ | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/anti-vaxxers-rally-in-nanaimo-call-for-freedom/

Description: Hundreds of people came to Bowen Park in Nanaimo this weekend for a rally in the name of “freedom,” including the right to choose to be vaccinated.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Bowen Park,  Sobolev, Vladislav,  Make Canada Free Again,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Island Health ,  Kerr, Jim

Title: Freedom convoy gathering takes place in Bowen Park area in Nanaimo | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/freedom-convoy-gathering-takes-place-in-bowen-park-area-in-nanaimo/

Description: A contingent gathered in Nanaimo this afternoon, April 2, advocating for freedom from government mandates on vaccination.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Bowen Park,  BC Vaccine Card,  Ylikangaf, Cherry,  Mirovski, Maya,  Health Canada,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Horgan, John,  BC Human Rights Tribunal,  Island Health ,  Province of British Columbia

Title: Omicron isn’t impacting Nanaimo school district’s plans for return to classes in January | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/omicron-isnt-impacting-nanaimo-school-districts-plans-for-return-to-classes-in-january/

Description: While COVID-19 cases surge with the Omicron variant, Nanaimo Ladysmith school district isn’t currently planning to change its learning model when classes resume in January.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Inscho, Jeremy,  Nanaimo District Teachers' Association,  Island Health ,  Vaccinations,  Burgos, Dale,  Henry, Bonnie ,  École Quarterway Elementary School,  Coal Tyee Elementary School,  Syuẁén'ct Elementary School,  Forest Park Elementary School,  Departure Bay Elementary School,  Ladysmith Primary School

Title: After B.C. scraps mask mandates, Premier John Horgan describes COVID-19 as an airborne disease | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/living/after-bc-scraps-mask-mandates-premier-john-horgan-describes-covid-19-as-an-airborne-disease/

Description: There's been a great deal of frustration among some healthcare workers and educators over the B.C. government's approach to COVID-19. At the centre of this has been the reluctance of health authorities to accept that COVID-19 is mainly transmitted by the airborne route.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia,  Heighton, Jennifer,  Horgan, John,  Ventilation,  Barton, Adriana,  World Health Organization,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  Daly, Patricia,  Island Health ,  Jimenez, Jose-Luis,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Prather, Kimberly,  University of British Columbia,  TransLink,  BC Transit,  BC Ferries,  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Title: COVID-19 in B.C.: New case count jumps to 800; longterm care visits and religious service amendments; and more | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/march-25-coronavirus-update-bc-vancouver-new-case-count-jumps-to-800-longterm-care-visits-and-religious-service/

Description: Today brought some long-awaited good news about pandemic restrictions, but also some troubling news about the current state of COVID-19 in B.C.

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Vaccinations,  Easter,  Ramadan,  Passover,  Vaisakhi,  Fraser Health,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Northern Health,  Interior Health,  Island Health ,  Variants of Concern,  Alpha Variant,  Gamma Variant,  Beta Variant,  Chilliwack General Hospital,  Derby Bar and Grill,  Real Canadian Superstore,  Loblaw Companies Ltd.,  Grocery Trade,  Shoppers Drug Mart,  Thrifty Foods,  Sobeys Inc.,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Air Canada,  WestJet,  Seair Seaplanes

Title: COVID-19 in B.C.: 1,900 cases and 17 deaths over three days; 69 schools with exposures; cinemas must close; and more | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/living/covid-19-in-bc-more-than-1900-cases-and-17-deaths-over-three-days-cinemas-must-close-and-more/

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Stanley Park,  VanDusen Festival of Lights,  The Butchart Gardens,  ViaSport,  Fraser Health,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Interior Health,  Island Health ,  Northern Health,  North Peace Seniors Housing Society,  Queen's Park Care Centre,  CareLife Fleetwood,  Sunset Manor,  Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Chilliwack,  Renfrew Care Centre,  Retirement Concepts,  Lions Gate Hospital,  Evergreen Baptist Care Society,  Baptist Housing,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Haven Nails and Spa,  GRITT Athletics,  Irish Times,  Chalo! FreshCo,  Sobeys Inc.,  Sewak's No Frills,  Loblaw Companies Ltd.,  Grocery Trade,  Shoppers Drug Mart,  T&T Supermarket,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  North Cariboo Air,  United Airlines,  Swoop,  Summit Air,  WestJet,  Air Canada,  Victoria School For Ideal Education,  Kwalikum Secondary School,  School District No. 69 Qualicum,  School District 57 Prince George,  School District 60 Peace River North,  Central Okanagan Public Schools,  School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin,  St. Mary's Catholic Independent School,  School District 38 Richmond,  Az-Zahraa Islamic Academy,  BC Muslim School,  Vancouver School Board,  St. George's Senior School,  Saint Francis of Assisi School,  King David High School,  North Vancouver School District,  Collingwood School,  Sea to Sky School District,  Abbotsford School District,  St. John Brebeuf Regional Secondary School,  Burnaby Schools,  School District 43 Coquitlam,  Chilliwack School District,  Delta School District,  School District 78 Fraser-Cascade,  Langley School District,  School District 42 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows,  Surrey Schools,  G.A.D. Elementary School

Title: Wastewater COVID-19 surveillance expands to Vancouver Island, Interior | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/wastewater-covid-19-surveillance-expands-to-vancouver-island-interior-6414693/

Description: The B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s wastewater testing program was previously limited to five Lower Mainland water treatment plants, but will now include Victoria, Nanaimo, the Comox Valley, Kelowna, Kamloops and Penticton.

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Subject:   Wastewater Surveillance,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Influenza,  Prystajecky, Natalie,  Island Health ,  Interior Health

Title: Alert Bay struggles to cope with virus death; several residents in hospital | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/alert-bay-struggles-to-cope-with-virus-death-several-residents-in-hospital-1.24125367

Description: Alert Bay Mayor Dennis Buchanan struggles to talk about the first COVID-19 death on Cormorant Island under his watch, and a local state of emergency.

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Subject:   Buchanan, Dennis,  'Namgis First Nation,  Svanvik, Don,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Village of Alert Bay,  Whe-La-La-U Area Council Society,  Island Health ,  First Nations Health Authority,  Cutfeet, Dan,  Emergency Management BC

Title: Nanaimo nightclub defends reopening plan | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/nanaimo-nightclub-defends-reopening-plan-1.24154348

Description: Nanaimo’s Koncept Nightclub was blasted on social media after announcing it is opening this weekend but one of its owners said there will be no dancing and that B.C.’s safety rules will be followed.

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Subject:   Koncept Nightclub,  Varkovic, Sebastian,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Social Media,  Island Health ,  WorkSafeBC,  Yuen, Ivy

Title: Letters April 8: Abandoned in the face of COVID; have faith in amalgamation process | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/letters-april-8-abandoned-in-the-face-of-covid-have-faith-in-amalgamation-process-5245393/

Description: We have been betrayed by B.C. -- Take Henry's word over Furstenau's -- Say goodbye to all that divisiveness -- Those pickleballs not as noisy as bombs -- Carnarvon Park has courts for pickleball -- Sea lions sending a fish farm message -- Daffodils, spring and great memories -- Earth’s inner heat offers lots of energy -- Police blockade gets James Bay praise -- Thanks to those who rescued my stray dog -- Trust the citizens’ assembly in the amalgamation process

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Vaccinations,  Furstenau, Sonia,  Island Health ,  2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine,  Carnarvon Park,  Victoria Police Department,  City of Victoria,  District of Saanich

Title: UVic faculty, students call for vaccine requirement | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/uvic-faculty-students-calls-for-vaccine-requirement-1.24349459

Description: Some students and faculty members at the University of Victoria are calling for COVID‑19 vaccines to be mandatory on campus as the fall term nears and case counts rise.

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Subject:   University of Victoria,  Vaccinations,  Lowan, Emily,  Island Health ,  Marks, Lynne,  University of Victoria Faculty Association,  Johnston, Karen,  Ventilation,  WorkSafeBC,  Camosun College,  Huelscher, Deborah,  Camosun Student Society,  Turcotte, Michel,  Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC,  Kang, Anne,  Royal Roads University,  Simon Fraser University,  University of British Columbia,  University of Northern British Columbia,  Henry, Bonnie

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

Title: More than 2,000 UVic students asked to leave dorms in response to COVID-19 | Victoria News

URL: https://www.vicnews.com/news/more-than-2000-uvic-students-forced-out-of-dorms-in-response-to-covid-19-69104/

Description: More than 2,000 University of Victoria students living in residence have been asked to leave campus housing as soon as possible in a effort to curb the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

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Subject:   University of Victoria,  University of Victoria | Residence Services,  Marck, Paul,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Island Health ,  Ryerson University,  University of Ottawa,  McGill University,  Algonquin College