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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: Rapid tests distributed to communities across B.C. | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

URL: https://hashilthsa.com/news/2022-01-13/rapid-tests-distributed-communities-across-bc/

Description: Around 700,000 kits will go to testing sites across the province for people who have COVID-19 symptoms. The remaining tests will be given to people living or working in places that have a higher risk of infection and transmission, including rural and remote Indigenous communities.

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Subject:   Rapid Antigen Tests,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern BC COVID-19 Modelling Group First Nations Health Authority Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations Charleson, Mariah,  Henry, Bonnie

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: Popularity plummets for Dr. Bonnie Henry, Adrian Dix: Poll | Vancouver Sun

URL: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/covid-19-popularity-plummets-for-dr-bonnie-henry-adrian-dix-poll/

Description: The approval rating for B.C.'s provincial health officer is at an all-time low at 62 per cent, according to a poll by Leger on behalf of Postmedia.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Trudeau, Justin Tam, Theresa Own, Heather Leger Horgan, John

Title: Provincial government can and should take proactive measures to fight Omicron | Cowichan Valley Citizen

URL: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/opinion/sonia-furstenau-column-provincial-government-can-and-should-take-proactive-measures-to-fight-omicron/

Description: The provincial government’s tools are not limited to shutdowns and closures, though it has largely chosen to limit its response to those actions.

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Subject:   Furstenau, Sonia Province of British Columbia,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Rapid Antigen Tests Ventilation

Title: Cowichan Valley restaurants call for end of COVID-19 restrictions | Lake Cowichan Gazette

URL: https://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/cowichan-valley-restaurants-call-for-end-of-covid-19-restrictions/

Description: All mandates and restrictions related to COVID-19 need to end, say three eateries in the Cowichan Valley.

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Subject:   The Lion Rampant Scottish Pub Small Block Brewery Farm Table Inn Vaccinations BC Vaccine Card,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Findlay, Bruce,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Scally, Aaron Gates, George Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health

Title: Loved ones turned away from B.C. senior homes, advocate says | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/loved-ones-turned-away-from-b-c-senior-homes-advocate-says/

Description: As B.C. public health officials call for seniors in care homes to be allowed a designated social visitor as well as one who provides essential services, Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie says many residents aren’t even getting essential visits in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Mackenzie, Isobel,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern 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: 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: B.C. government gets a failing grade from safe schools coalition | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/education/bc-government-gets-a-failing-grade-from-safe-schools-coalition/

Description: A parent and a teacher with the group think that airborne COVID needs to be taken far more seriously by those overseeing public health and the K-12 education system.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia Safe Schools Coalition BC Martins, Kyenta Ventilation Ford, Doug,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Vaccinations Vancouver School Board Pataky, Dave American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Jimenez, Jose-Luis Greenhalgh, Trisha Fisman, David Heighton, Jennifer Dix, Adrian Long COVID

Title: Dr. Bonnie Henry receives scathing criticism from atmospheric chemistry experts for comment on aerosols | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/living/dr-bonnie-henry-receives-scathing-criticism-from-atmospheric-chemistry-experts-for-comment-on/

Description: Some academics have denounced B.C.'s provincial health officer following her Christmas Eve briefing on the Omicron variant of concern.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Jimenez, Jose-Luis Buriak, Jillian Twitter Greenhalgh, Trisha Ventilation Woodvine, Stanley Q.

Title: Furstenau accuses B.C. government of failing to educate public on risks of Long COVID and airborne transmissions | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/living/furstenau-accuses-bc-government-of-failing-to-educate-public-on-risks-of-long-covid-and/

Description: The B.C. Green party doesn't think the NDP government is doing enough to help people understand the threat of COVID-19.

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Subject:   Furstenau, Sonia Province of British Columbia Long COVID,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Biden, Joe Nelson, Alondra Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health BC Vaccine Card Variants of Concern,  Omicron Variant ,  Barton, Adriana

Title: University of Toronto researcher raises a thorny question about COVID-19 death count in B.C. | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/living/university-of-toronto-researcher-raises-a-thorny-question-about-covid-19-death-count-in-bc/

Description: An associate professor in the University of Toronto faculty of dentistry has publicly questioned whether B.C. might be under-reporting deaths due to COVID-19 to a degree far greater than other provinces.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian Province of British Columbia Moriarty, Tara,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Morgan, Steve Furstenau, Sonia Protect Our Province BC Long COVID Vaccinations

Title: #FireBonnie—there, someone in the media finally said it! | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/news/firebonnie-there-someone-in-media-finally-said-it/

Description: The provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, is only one of many chefs in this noxious kitchen that is spreading COVID-19 across our province. And that is generating tremendous fear in the immunocompromised, those with comorbidities, and their families.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian Horgan, John Eby, David Simons, Nicholas Whiteside, Jennifer Fleming, Rob BC Ferries Russell, Joy TransLink Protect Our Province BC Safe Schools Coalition BC BC School Covid Tracker Vaccinations,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Govender, Kasari

Title: Immunosupremacy and necrosecurity drive public discourse over COVID-19 | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/news/immunosupremacy-and-necrosecurity-drive-public-discourse-over-covid-19/

Description: In British Columbia, thanks to COVID-19 and a poisoned illicit-drug supply, there continues to be "mass death among less grievable subjects."

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Subject:   Lincoln, Martha Coroners Service of British Columbia British Columbia Toxic Drugs Crisis Thrasher, Steven Journalism Clarke, John Canadian Security Intelligence Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police BC Centre for Disease Control,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Daly, Patricia Dix, Adrian Furstenau, Sonia World Health Organization Ventilation

Title: Rising COVID-19 cases force Canada’s universities to reconsider winter semester plans | The Globe and Mail

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-rising-covid-19-cases-force-canadas-universities-to-reconsider-plans/

Description: A Nova Scotia university was fined for failing to follow public-health rules on Friday as schools across the country rushed to announce they would move classes online in January as a result of a rapidly worsening COVID-19 situation.

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Subject:   St. Francis-Xavier University Barron, Tracy Government of Nova Scotia,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Western University Shepard, Alan McMaster University University of British Columbia McGill University Queen's University Kasim, Zaid Rapid Antigen Tests,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship Rugby University of Victoria Hakin, Andrew Strang, Robert Brescia University College Huron University King's University College

Title: B.C. to drop mask mandate in most public spaces, end COVID-19 vaccine passports | The Globe and Mail

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-drops-its-mask-mandate-plans-to-end-vaccine-passport-in-a-month/

Description: Masks will no longer be required in most settings outside of schools and health care facilities under a public-health order in British Columbia starting on March 11, while vaccination passports will be dropped on April 8 as the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes.

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Subject:   Vaccinations BC Vaccine Card,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Dix, Adrian,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Daly, Patricia University of British Columbia

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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