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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: Rob Shaw: We overplayed the COVID cruise crisis | Business in Vancouver

URL: https://biv.com/article/2022/10/rob-shaw-we-overplayed-covid-cruise-crisis/

Description: The numbers show B.C. cruise sector activity was not irrecoverably harmed by COVID.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia ,  Government of Canada Young, Don Robertson, Ian Greater Victoria Harbour Authority Chan, Mandy Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Marlow, Celidh Port of Prince Rupert Prince Rupert Port Authority Tourism Prince Rupert Fleming, Rob

Title: Despite B.C. government call not to travel during Easter weekend, some residents hit small communities | National Post

URL: https://nationalpost.com/news/despite-b-c-govt-call-not-to-travel-during-easter-weekend-some-residents-hit-small-communities/

Description: Despite strong urgings from B.C. health officials not to travel afar on the Easter weekend, some people did just that as the province continues to set daily records for COVID-19 cases. But tourist destination communities such as Tofino and Ucluelet, along Vancouver Island’s west coast, saw an influx of visitors this weekend, at least some of whom were from Metro Vancouver.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Noel, Mayco,  Province of British Columbia ,  Law, Dan

Title: COVID-19: Around Vancouver Island, tourism prompts tensions | Vancouver Sun

URL: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/covid-19-around-vancouver-island-tourism-prompts-tensions/

Description: Even though the B.C. government hasn’t give the green light to non-essential travel yet — it could happen this week — people are already visiting tourist hot spots on Vancouver Island’s west coast, creating tensions between communities that want to protect their COVID-19-free status and business owners trying to survive.

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Subject:   Wild Renfrew West Coast Trail Lodge Renfew Pub Coastal Kitchen Cafe Julseth, Jack Pacheedaht First Nation Soule Creek Lodge West Coast Trail BC Ferries Owen, Nancy A Snug Harbour Inn Hogan, Fabian Osborne, Josie,  Province of British Columbia ,  Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations District of Tofino

Title: Concerns raised about ferry cancellations in qathet region | Coast Reporter

URL: https://www.coastreporter.net/local-news/concerns-raised-about-ferry-cancellations-in-qathet-region-7588849/

Description: Afternoon Northern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee meeting well attended, speakers bring up travel difficulties with medical appointments.

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Subject:   BC Ferries Northern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee Jimenez, Nicolas Barton-Bridges, Kim Anderson, Brian Mackenzie, Lee Innes, Erin McCall, Natalie Donaldson, Jacquie Raduta, Claudiu Anderson, Graham Jonker, Brian,  Province of British Columbia ,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

Title: Province cancels resident priority for BC Ferries | Coast Reporter

URL: https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/province-cancels-resident-priority-for-bc-ferries-1.24178986/

Description: Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth on July 30 changed the ministerial order that directed BC Ferries to give priority to residents and essential goods and services during the COVID-19 state of emergency.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Province of British Columbia ,  Farnworth, Mike Simons, Nicholas Collins, Mark Mumford, Diana Southern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health

Title: Editorial: Coast caught in COVID clampdown | Coast Reporter

URL: https://www.coastreporter.net/opinion/editorial/editorial-coast-caught-in-covid-clampdown-1.24237707

Description: Many people in Powell River are more connected to Vancouver Island than the mainland, and for them the public health order’s strong recommendation to avoid non-essential travel to and from the affected regions is an unnecessary hardship. As for the Lower Coast, our closer proximity to Vancouver makes an appeal for exemption even less convincing and less likely to succeed, and perhaps that’s why none of our politicians has pressed the case.

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Subject:   Formosa, Dave Simons, Nicholas Vancouver Coastal Health,  Province of British Columbia ,  Tla'amin Nation

Title: Letters: Ferries warrant essential service support | Coast Reporter

URL: https://www.coastreporter.net/opinion/letters-ferries-warrant-essential-service-support-6331826/

Description: I am writing to implore you to address the ongoing communications inadequacies and service disruptions on the Langdale to Horseshoe Bay route.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Province of British Columbia ,  Forst, Bill

Title: ‘Our united coast’: Haida Nation hosts virtual COVID-19 travel restriction town hall | Haida Gwaii Observer

URL: https://www.haidagwaiiobserver.com/news/our-united-coast-haida-nation-hosts-virtual-covid-19-travel-restriction-town-hall/

Description: Indigenous, municipal leaders discussed travel restrictions on Haida Gwaii, north and central coasts.

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Subject:   Council of the Haida Nation Haida Nation Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis Schooner, Samuel Webber, Wally Slett, Marilyn Innes, Linda Pages, Barry Olsen, Kris Reece, Garry,  Province of British Columbia ,  Central Coast Regional District Nuxalk Nation Heiltsuk Nation Gitxaala Nation Village of Masset North Coast Regional District Village of Queen Charlotte Lax Kw'alaams Band Fisheries and Oceans Canada Lax Kw'alaams Band Northern Health Baker, Dan Horgan, John Gwaii Trust Society Village of Daajing Giids

Title: BC Ferries to face penalties for missed sailings: Province | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/bc-ferries-to-face-penalties-for-missed-sailings-province-4994262/

Description: B.C.’s transportation minister says the province is working to implement penalties for BC Ferries for missed sailings.

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Subject:   BC Ferries Fleming, Rob Hage, Eva,  Province of British Columbia

Title: Repeated cancellations blow BC Ferries into rough political waters | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/repeated-cancellations-blow-bc-ferries-into-rough-political-waters-5934513/

Description: NDP facing criticism about staffing, reliability and executive salaries and accountability.

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Subject:   BC Ferries Olsen, Adam Falcon, Kevin MacPhail, Joy Fleming, Rob Eby, David,  Province of British Columbia ,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure New Democratic Party of British Columbia

Title: Letter to the editor: Fining B.C. Ferries is counterproductive | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-fining-bc-ferries-is-counterproductive-6831902/

Description: If the fines were to come out of the CEO’s pay packet, it might be effective, says letter writer.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Province of British Columbia

Title: Letter to the editor: Government needs to be accountable for ferry problems | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-government-needs-to-be-accountable-for-ferry-problems-3071704/

Description: B.C. Ferries has reached unacceptable level of performance and reliability, says letter writer.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Province of British Columbia ,  Kalack, Dennis

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: A road map to reinstating indoor mask mandates in B.C. to fight the spread of COVID-19 | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/news/a-road-map-to-reinstating-indoor-mask-mandates-in-bc-to-fight-spread-of-covid-19/

Description: What can be done to alleviate the worst effects of the B.C. government's decision to lift mask mandates?

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia ,  Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Eby, David Horgan, John BC Liberal Party Player, Doug Twitter Social Media TransLink Churchill, Ron British Columbia Teachers' Federation Canadian Federation of Students BC Human Rights Tribunal Greenhalgh, Trisha BC Ferries BC Transit Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Civil Liberties Association University of British Columbia

Title: Government buoys BC Ferries with $308M amid all-time lowest passenger count | Fernie Free Press

URL: https://www.thefreepress.ca/news/government-buoys-bc-ferries-with-308m-amid-all-time-lowest-passenger-count/

Description: Without government funds, BC Ferries would have recorded $165M in losses for fiscal 2021.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Province of British Columbia ,  Government of Canada Sharland, Jill Collins, Mark

Title: Letters March 4: Put a B.C. ferry on Sidney-Anacortes route; high-rise value | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/letters-march-4-put-a-bc-ferry-on-sidney-anacortes-route-vandalism-at-museum-high-rises-generate-money-6647902/

Description: Put one of our ferries on the Anacortes route -- Use an old B.C. ferry on the Sidney route -- We might sail! Or maybe not -- Join the solution, don’t be a problem -- Mammoth vandalism won’t build support -- Lax federal laws encourage laundering -- What Saanich commuters can expect -- Many questions about Harris Green proposal -- Every tower brings more tax revenue -- Getting the wealthy to dig a little deeper

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Subject:   Washington State Ferries BC Ferries,  Province of British Columbia ,  Royal BC Museum Considine, Chris Government of Canada District of Saanich City of Langford

Title: Parking at Cathedral Grove, paving at bottom of the ‘Hump’ new priorities for Highway 4 | Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News

URL: https://www.westerlynews.ca/news/parking-at-cathedral-grove-paving-at-bottom-of-the-hump-new-priorities-for-highway-4/

Description: The province will be finalizing plans for safety improvements to Cathedral Grove this year, and will also be looking at some other improvements along Highway 4 between the east and west coasts of Vancouver Island.

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Subject:   Yancey, Stefan,  Province of British Columbia ,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure MacMillan Park BC Parks Cathedral Grove Minions, Sharie Roberts, Kel Cole, Rachelle Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Bodnar, Dianne Paulson, Ron

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