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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: [Update on Omicron outbreak linked to UVic]

URL: https://twitter.com/brish_ti/status/1470563024805109760/

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "#NEW: At least 4 cases of #omicron variant have been identified as part of cluster of cases linked to off-campus @uvic parties, according to joint statement from VIHA and UVic. Last week, Dr. Stanwick said ~30 cases linked to that cluster. As of Dec. 13, it's up to 124 cases / . @VanIslandHealth says they're working with UVIC to distribute rapid test kits to "individuals deemed by Public Health as close contacts to confirmed cases." Expected to be available "in the coming days" @CapitalDailyVic #COVID19BC #yyj #yyjnews / Statement from VIHA says all cases so far are "mild" since they're in a highly vaccinated community. No one has been hospitalized with COVID as a result of this cluster. Transmission happening in indoor household/social settings. #COVID19BC / Last week, UVic didn't send out a public notification, citing Island Health's policy. Local media + public at large wouldn't have known about this cluster at all without reporting from @overloaded_writ , who broke the story of cases among BCom students on Dec. 8 #COVID19BC / #NEW: BC reporting 1,129 new cases in the last 72 hours. Island Health had the 2nd highest number of new cases out of all 5 health regions, and 2nd highest number of active cases after Fraser Health. 5 people died of COVID, 1 in Island Health @CapitalDailyVic #COVID19BC"

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Subject:   Omicron Variant Variants of Concern University of Victoria Island Health Stanwick, Richard Rapid Antigen Tests University of Victoria | Business

Title: [COVID-19 restrictions]: Effective Friday, April 8, 2022 at 12:01 a.m.

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNg-7rgVkBQqicj?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "#BREAKING: BC is lifting the mask mandate at midnight tonight, and keeping the vaccine card program in place for another month, until April 8. #COVID19BC #bcpoli @CapitalDailyVic"

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia BC Vaccine Card Vaccinations

Title: Rapid testing kits to be made available for campus community | February 23, 2022 | University of Victoria

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMUd1j-VcAEtIAA?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "#NEW: UVic students, staff, and faculty can start accessing rapid tests on campus tomorrow, according to an email. Each employee/student can pick up 1 box of 5 tests after registering for an appointment, and have to show OneCard for proof of identity. @CapitalDailyVic"

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Subject:   University of Victoria Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: [COVID-19 case information] | December 16, 2021 | Province of British Columbia

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGxAOC2UcAEZTmE?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "Here we go: 753 new cases in BC today, compared to 584 yesterday, 341 exactly one week ago. The 5th wave is at our doorstep, whether our health ministry admits it or not. #COVID19BC @CapitalDailyVic / #NEW: 135 cases of the #omicron variant of concern identified in B.C. On Dec. 12, it was 44. Vast majority—71 cases—are in @VanIslandHealth . The rest: * Fraser Health: 38 * Vancouver Coastal Health: 20 * Interior Health: five * Northern Health: one @CapitalDailyVic / From Island Health: so far, 15 omicron cases have been linked to the @uvic outbreak. Unclear right now whether the other 56 omicron cases in Island Health are also linked to UVic or not. @CapitalDailyVic #COVID19BC"

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia Fraser health Vancouver Coastal Health Interior Health Northern Health Island Health Omicron Variant Variants of Concern University of Victoria

Title: [Email regarding communication about UVic cluster of cases linked to off-campus parties] | University of Victoria

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGh_M7QUYAIq6ht?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "Last week, UVic didn't send out a public notification, citing Island Health's policy. Local media + public at large wouldn't have known about this cluster at all without reporting from @overloaded_writ , who broke the story of cases among BCom students on Dec. 8 #COVID19BC"

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Subject:   University of Victoria Island Health Lo, Michael John Journalism

Title: [Juniper Place exposure notice] | September 12, 2021 | University of Victoria

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_YBQgFVkAADzpq?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "Families of children at Juniper Place daycare complex at @uvic received this email advising them of a “potential COVID-19 exposure” on Monday. They were asked to stay home Tuesday while the university awaited direction from @VanIslandHealth #COVID19bc #yyj"

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Subject:   University of Victoria | Juniper Place University of Victoria Day Care Centres Island Health

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