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Description: Multiple flights linked to Vancouver Island have been added to the province’s coronavirus exposure list in less than a week.
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Subject: BC Centre for Disease Control, Victoria International Airport, Flair Airlines, Air Canada, Pacific Coastal Airlines, WestJet
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, Ontario--Waterloo, Alberta--Calgary, British Columbia--Vancouver, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Kelowna, British Columbia--Prince George, British Columbia--North Saanich, British Columbia--Cassidy, British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo
Format: Video recording, News media
Date: 2021-08-16
Extent: 0:30
Description: Three more recent Vancouver Island flights have had at least one positive COVID-19 case on board.
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Subject: BC Centre for Disease Control, Air Canada, WestJet
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Cassidy, British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia--Vancouver, British Columbia--North Saanich, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Kelowna, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-09-06
Description: Nearly 50 schools on Vancouver Island have been added to an independent website tracking coronavirus exposures since children returned to the classroom last Monday.
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Subject: BC School Covid Tracker, Island Health, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Rapid Antigen Tests, Province of British Columbia, Whiteside, Jennifer, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-17
Description: A handful of recent flights linked to Vancouver Island have been identified as having had a COVID-19 exposure onboard.
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Subject: BC Centre for Disease Control, WestJet, North Cariboo Air
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--North Saanich, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, Alberta-Calgary, British Columbia--Vancouver, British Columbia--Cassidy, British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia--Fort St. John, Alberta--Edmonton, British Columbia--Comox, British Columbia--Comox Valley
Format: News media
Date: 2021-09-25
Description: Nearly a half-dozen recent flights linked to Vancouver Island have been identified as having had a COVID-19 exposure onboard.
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Subject: BC Centre for Disease Control, WestJet, Harbour Air Seaplanes, Air Canada
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Vancouver, British Columbia--North Saanich, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Sechelt, British Columbia--Sunshine Coast, Alberta--Edmonton, British Columbia--Cassidy, British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-09-18
Description: More than 80 different Vancouver Island have been added to an independent website tracking coronavirus exposures at schools in the past seven days.
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Subject: BC School Covid Tracker, Island Health, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Rapid Antigen Tests, Province of British Columbia
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-23
Description: Nearly 85 different schools on Vancouver Island have been added to an independent website tracking coronavirus exposures in the past seven days.
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Subject: Island Health, BC School Covid Tracker, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Province of British Columbia, Rapid Antigen Tests
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-30
Description: Mass vaccination clinics opened up across Vancouver Island today to immunize seniors 90 years and older.
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Subject: Vaccinations, McLean, Bruce, Island Health, Niedjalski, Tia, Mounce, Bill, Mounce, Helen, University of Victoria
Group: Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care, Vaccinations
Creator: Bala, Jasmine
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: Sound recording, News media
Date: 2021-03-16
Extent: 1:52
Description: There’s more demand for porta potties than supply and several Island companies are completely out of rentals right now.
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Subject: Esquimalt Ribfest, Woods, Tom, Sheppe, Tyler, Absolute Septic Service
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: Bala, Jasmine
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-08-20
Description: The union representing striking librarians says it has gone more than a week without a new offer from the Vancouver Island Regional Library and therefore job action will escalate once again.
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Subject: Vancouver Island Regional Library, British Columbia General Employees' Union, Labour Disputes, Smith, Stephanie, Carson, David
Group: Libraries, Archives, & Museums
Creator: Cox, Graham, Hanson, Kendall
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Comox, British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Ladysmith, British Columbia--Parksville, British Columbia--Oceanside, British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2022-03-30
Description: With Omicron cases mounting, 24 additional vaccination stations will be ready to start administering booster shots at the Archie Browning Sports Centre on Thursday.
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Subject: Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Vaccinations, Island Health, Archie Browning Sports Centre, Stanwick, Richard, Thomsen, Danette
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Vaccinations
Creator: Griffin, Mary
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-07
Description: Some of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine currently being administered to patients on the Lower Mainland was originally intended for Vancouver Island residents, according to a high-ranking health authority doctor.
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Subject: Vaccinations, AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine, Island Health, Stanwick, Richard, Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Dix, Adrian, Dixon, Lindsay
Group: Vaccinations
Creator: Griffin, Mary
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: Sound recording, News media
Date: 2021-04-01
Extent: 1:51
Description: The B.C. government will provide up to $50 million in grants to help the hard-hit tourism sector recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Subject: Province of British Columbia, Horgan, John, The Butchart Gardens, Mark, Melanie
Group: Government Affairs, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Lawrence, Jeff
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Brentwood Bay, British Columbia--Central Saanich, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-05-18
Description: Island Health sent a letter to employees reminding them of updated COVID testing policies for health care workers, which says it is not recommended to test themselves for COVID if experiencing respiratory symptoms.
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Subject: Island Health, Williams, Ben, Gustafson, Réka, BC Centre for Disease Control, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Gandhi, Sanjiv
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Brougham, Laura
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2023-02-07
Description: Of the 617 new cases of COVID-19 across the province, 27 are linked to the Island Health region. Vancouver Island’s health authority has now announced 78 cases of COVID-19 over the last three days.
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Subject: Island Health
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-01-09
Description: Back to school in this pandemic isn't one size fits all. The return to the classroom is going to look different in each district, and the province is encouraging parents to educate themselves on their options.
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Subject: Province of British Columbia, Henry, Bonnie, Greater Victoria School District, Fleming, Rob, Sooke School District, Stinson, Scott, Saanich School District, Comox Valley Schools, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Dover Bay Secondary School, Wellington Secondary School, Nanaimo District Secondary School, School District 70 Pacific Rim, Alberni District Secondary School, Ucluelet Secondary School, Cowichan Valley School District, Lake Cowichan School, Frances Kelsey Secondary School, Cowichan Secondary School, Chemainus Secondary School, Quamichan School, Campbell River School District, Gulf Islands School District, Gulf Islands Secondary School, School District 47 Powell River, Brooks Secondary School, School District No. 69 Qualicum, School District 46 Sunshine Coast, School District No. 85 Vancouver Island North, School District 84 Vancouver Island West, Captain Meares Elementary Secondary School, Gold River Secondary School, Kyuquot Elementary Secondary School, Zeballos Elementary Secondary School
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Cox, Graham, Sidaway, Kori
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2020-08-27
Description: Parks Canada has made the announcement that all overnight backcountry experiences in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve will be suspended for the 2020 season.
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Subject: Parks Canada, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Group: Sports, Recreation, & Leisure
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2020-07-13
Description: More than 20 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified on Vancouver Island in the past 24 hours.
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Subject: Island Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health, Interior Health, Northern Health, Vaccinations
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-02-10
Description: British Columbia has recorded 1,959 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths over the last three days.
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Subject: Island Health, Henry, Bonnie, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Dover Bay Secondary School, John Barsby Secondary School, Frank J. Ney Elementary School, Randerson Ridge Elementary School, Ladysmith Secondary School, Browns Socialhouse
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Huffman, Alexa
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Courtenay, British Columbia--Comox Valley
Format: News media, Sound recording
Date: 2020-11-17
Extent: 2:11
Description: B.C. health officials reported 317 new cases of COVID-19 in the province over the weekend, including five new cases in Island Health.
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Subject: Island Health, Henry, Bonnie, Dix, Adrian
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Huffman, Alexa
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media, Video recording
Date: 2020-09-14
Extent: 48:09
Description: British Columbia health officials have reported 997 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths since their last update. The number of confirmed cases in B.C. climbs to 106,985 while the province’s death toll now stands at 1,491.
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Subject: Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health, Island Health, Interior Health, Northern Health, Vaccinations, Stanwick, Richard, BC Centre for Disease Control, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas, Lawrence, April
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-04-08
Description: British Columbia health officials on Monday reported 1,853 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths since their last update on Aug. 27. Two of the seven COVID-related deaths recorded over the weekend occurred in Island Health region. Four people on the Island have died from the virus in less than 20 days.
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Subject: Island Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health, Interior Health, Northern Health, Vaccinations, AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine, Modern COVID-19 Vaccine, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling, Vaccinations
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-08-30
Description: British Columbia health officials have reported 29 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths since their last update on June 28.
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Subject: Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health, Island Health, Interior Health, Northern Health, Vaccinations, Horgan, John, Henry, Bonnie, AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling, Vaccinations
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-06-29
Description: British Columbians will no longer know whether they were exposed to COVID-19 while onboard a flight in their province.
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Subject: BC Centre for Disease Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Victoria International Airport
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-11-22
Description: Flour and yeast are in slim supply and social media feeds are filling up with all kinds of luscious loaves as the tasty trend of bread-making is on the rise.
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Subject: Krantz, Greg, Newell, Colin, Grocery Trade
Group: Arts & Culture, Food Security
Creator: Charach, Kevin
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2020-04-04
Description: From the outside, Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital looks like business as usual. Inside though, advocates say health care workers are overwhelmed.
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Subject: Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital, Island Health, Mundy, Crystal, Forrest, David, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Dix, Adrian, Province of British Columbia
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities
Creator: Sidaway, Kori
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--View Royal, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2021-09-26
Extent: 2:02
Relation: https://videos.files.wordpress.com/6a3ZNmGh/2021-09-20-crystal-mundy-on-chek.mp4
Description: Island Health is reporting several new clusters of COVID-19 cases at schools on Vancouver Island as parents call for a better COVID-19 notification system and the province says one is on the way.
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Subject: Comox Valley Schools, Island Health, Pleasant Valley Elementary School, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, École Poirier Elementary School, Sooke School District, Brooklyn Elementary School, E.J. Dunn Elementary School, School District 70 Pacific Rim, Tansor Elementary School, Cowichan Valley School District, Elder, Gwen, BC School Covid Tracker, Henry, Bonnie, Martin, Andrea
Group: Education, K to 12, Supports for Youth, Children, & Families
Creator: Hanson, Kendall
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Comox, British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--North Cowichan
Format: News media
Date: 2021-09-27
Description: On day four of Victoria Police’s unprecedented shutdown of traffic around the legislature, the James Bay area was devoid of any convoy. CHEK News was able to confirm that convoy vehicles have been collecting in an area with multiple properties in Shawnigan Lake on Sylvester Road.
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Subject: Victoria Police Department, Clark, Ron, Walker, Bryan, Alternabis, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Bérubé, Alex
Group: Protests & Activism
Creator: Sidaway, Kori
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia--Campbell River, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, Ontario--Ottawa
Format: News media
Date: 2022-03-23
Description: COVID-19 cases have been reported by an independent online tracker at multiple Vancouver Island schools following the first week of classes.
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Subject: BC School Covid Tracker, Frances Kelsey Secondary School, Bench Elementary School, Cowichan Valley School District, Quamichan School, Charlie, Jessica, Monterey Middle School, Greater Victoria School District, Sandowne Elementary School, Campbell River School District, Journey Middle School, Sooke School District, Lake Hill Elementary School, Sir James Douglas Elementary School, Departure Bay Elementary School, Brechin Elementary School, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Cowichan Secondary School, Drinkwater Elementary School, British Columbia Teachers' Federation, Mooring, Teri, Island Health
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: CHEK News, Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Mill Bay, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia--Cowichan Bay, British Columbia--North Cowichan, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Campbell River, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-09-13
Description: A saline gargle test is now available for adults on Vancouver Island and in the Lower Mainland who require a COVID-19 test.
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Subject: Henry, Bonnie, BC Centre for Disease Control, Island Health
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: Video recording, News media
Date: 2020-11-19
Extent: 2:44
Description: Here is a list to keep you in the loop of all the closures, cancellations, and schedule changes around Vancouver Island as a result of COVID-19.
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Subject: City of Victoria, Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre, Royal Athletic Park, Island Health, Capital Regional District, DeMamiel Creek Golf Course, District of Saanich, Saanich Commonwealth Place, G.R. Pearkes Recreation Centre, Gordon Head Recreation Centre, Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, Comox Valley Sports Centre, City of Courtenay, Comox Valley Aquatic Centre, Comox Valley Curling Club, Comox Valley Regional District, City of Nanaimo, Nanaimo Aquatic Centre, Nanaimo Ice Centre, Beban Park Social Centre, Bowen Park Complex, Oliver Woods Community Centre, Port Theatre, City of Langford, Eagle Ridge Community Centre, Starlight Stadium, Westhills Ice Arena, Goudy Field, Langford Lanes, Town of Esquimalt, Town of Sidney, Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea, Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney Museum and Archives, Municipality of North Cowichan, Cowichan Aquatic Centre, Village of Cumberland, Strathcona Gardens Recreation Complex, Strathcona Regional District, Campbell River Sportsplex, City of Campbell River, Campbell River Community Centre, Quadra Island Community Centre, Gorge Hall, Manson's Community Hall, Sayward Heritage Hall, Village of Gold River, Garrick's Head Pub, The Churchill, Fol Epi, De Dutch Pannekoek House, Brasserie L'Ecole, Milestones, Irish Times, Bard & Banker, BC Ferries, Black Ball Ferry Line, Coho (Ferry), Victoria Clipper, FRS Clipper, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria Royals, Western Hockey League, Obama, Michelle, Taylor, James, Raitt, Bonnie, Provincial Court of British Columbia, Victoria Police Department, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, GoodLife Fitness, Tim Hortons, Spinco Vancouver Island, Belfry Theatre, Greater Victoria Public Library, Vancouver Island Regional Libraries, Mount Washington Alpine Resort, British Columbia Superior Courts, Sidney Star Cinema, Landmark Cinemas, Cineplex Entertainment, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, WestJet, Royal BC Museum, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, Hudson's Bay Company
Group: Arts & Culture, Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Government Affairs, Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Hospitality Industry, Libraries, Archives, & Museums, Sports, Recreation, & Leisure, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Capital Regional District, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Langford, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Sidney, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--North Cowichan, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Courtenay, British Columbia--Cumberland, British Columbia--Campbell River, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia--Quadra Island, British Columbia--Cortes Island, British Columbia--Sayward, British Columbia--Gold River, British Columbia, British Columbia--Comox Valley Regional District
Format: News media
Date: 2020-03-18
Description: Nearly 200 food service workers on Vancouver Island tested positive for COVID-19 while more than 100 different restaurants, bars and cafes had a confirmed exposure during a four-month period this year, newly obtained data shows.
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Subject: Island Health, Bard & Banker, Tostenson, Ian, Norbury, Mike, Bartholomew's Public House, Henry, Bonnie, BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Hospitality Industry
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas, Nesbit, Ben, Waddell, Justin
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-05-23
Description: Dozens of coronavirus patients in intensive care from Northern Health have been transferred to Island Health, for further treatment.
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Subject: Northern Health, Island Health, Dix, Adrian, Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vaccinations, Jones, Marcia, Pearce, Rob, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Forrest, David
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Sidney, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-10-06
Description: Vancouver Islanders living in communities with populations under 4,000 and “have challenges with accessibility (ie, accessible only by ferry or air or more than 3 hours ground travel from a hospital)” will be part of what Island Health is calling a “whole community approach” to immunization.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Island Health, Unger, Brad, Ross, Serena, Brinkman, Aubrey
Group: Vaccinations
Creator: Stoltz, Dean
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Gold River, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Bamfield, British Columbia--Cortes Island, British Columbia--Denman Island, British Columbia--Gabriola Island, British Columbia--Galiano Island, British Columbia--Hornby Island, British Columbia--Kyuqout, British Columbia--Lasqueti Island, British Columbia--Mayne Island, British Columbia--Pender Island, British Columbia--Penelakut Island, British Columbia--Port Alice, British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Gulf Islands, British Columbia--Port Hardy, British Columbia--Port McNeill, British Columbia--Port Renfrew, British Columbia--Jordan River, British Columbia--Quadra Island, British Columbia--Read Island, British Columbia--Saturna Island, British Columbia--Capital Regional District, British Columbia--Sayward, British Columbia--Sointula, British Columbia--Malcolm Island, British Columbia--Tahsis, British Columbia--Tofino, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Thetis Island, British Columbia--Ucluelet, British Columbia--Zeballos, British Columbia--Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Format: News media
Date: 2021-03-10
Description: Fake posters claiming COVID-19 restrictions are over in Canada have been popping up in communities across Vancouver Island recently.
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Subject: Dowdle, Anita, Dowdle, Ken, Kroes, Roy, Island Health
Group: Criminal, Racist, Threatening, & Non-compliant Behaviour
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas, Stoltz, Dean
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Oceanside, British Columbia--Gabriola Island, British Columbia--Nanoose Bay, British Columbia--Qualicum Beach, British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia--Bowser, British Columbia--Comox, British Columbia--Cumberland, British Columbia--Black Creek, British Columbia--Courtenay
Format: News media
Date: 2021-03-03
Description: The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) added WestJet flight 3109 from Calgary to Nanaimo on Jan. 26 to its COVID-19 exposure list Sunday.
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Subject: WestJet, BC Centre for Disease Control
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Cassidy, British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo, Alberta--Calgary, British Columbia--Comox, British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-01-31
Description: Spring COVID booster shots are now available in B.C. for anyone six months and older, and the mask mandate in health-care facilities is being dropped.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, "Kraken" Variant, Island Health, Rapid Antigen Tests
Group: PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling, Vaccinations
Creator: Brougham, Laura
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2024-04-08
Description: The price of gas has dropped to less than one dollar per litre on Vancouver Island.
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Subject: GasBuddy.com
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Campbell River, British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2020-03-24
Description: The Saanich Peninsula is leading the way when it comes to first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Vancouver Island, according to data from the BC Centre for Disease Control.
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Subject: Vaccinations, BC Centre for Disease Control, Island Health, Stanwick, Richard, Henry, Bonnie, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
Group: Vaccinations
Creator: Lawrence, Jeff
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Port Hardy, British Columbia--Port Alice, British Columbia--Gulf Islands, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Lake Cowichan, British Columbia--Youbou, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia--Mesachie Lake, British Columbia--Honeymoon Bay, British Columbia--Pender Island, British Columbia--Galiano Island, British Columbia--Mayne Island, British Columbia--Saturna Island, British Columbia--Sidney, British Columbia--North Saanich, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Shirley, British Columbia--Capital Regional District, British Columbia--Jordan River, British Columbia--Port Renfrew
Format: News media
Date: 2021-05-28
Description: Health authorities across British Columbia have announced locations for COVID-19 vaccine centres with some of the province’s oldest residents now being able to book appointments to get their first shots.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Island Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Schmid, Victoria
Group: Vaccinations
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-03-08
Description: Island Health currently has almost half of all the health care facility outbreaks in the province, and the health authority says that is likely due to the threshold it uses to declare an outbreak.
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Subject: Island Health, BC Centre for Disease Control, Benusic, Mike, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health
Group: Facility Outbreaks, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Brougham, Laura
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-02-09
Description: After a pause in 2020 due to the pandemic, hockey is back in a big way across B.C. But there hasn’t been the same return of refs.
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Subject: Hockey, Hope, Cameron, Humphrey, Jim, Raphael, Sean, BC Hockey, Hockey Canada
Group: Sports, Recreation, & Leisure
Creator: Sidaway, Kori
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia, Canada
Format: News media
Date: 2021-11-10
Description: Island Health has cancelled hundreds of non-urgent surgeries as a result of the increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19.
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Subject: Island Health, Bjarnason, Elin, Delta Variant, Variants of Concern, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Dix, Adrian
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities
Creator: Griffin, Mary
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-20
Description: More than 4,000 unvaccinated healthcare workers in British Columbia, including hundreds in Island Health, are out of a job.
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Subject: Island Health, Vaccinations, Dix, Adrian, Chow, Matthew
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Vaccinations
Creator: Griffin, Mary
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-10-26
Description: The exact source of Vancouver Island’s newest COVID-19 case remains a mystery, according to Island Health’s top doctor.
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Subject: Island Health, Stanwick, Richard
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Lawrence, April, Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media, Sound recording
Date: 2020-06-24
Extent: 1:55
Description: Months after vaccines rolled out in British Columbia, thousands of first responders and frontline workers are finally able to book their vaccinations.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Island Health, Waldron, Winona, Greater Victoria Teachers' Association, Greater Victoria School District, Stanwick, Richard, Shelton, Rick, Comox Fire Rescue, Day Care Centres
Group: Vaccinations
Creator: Stoltz, Dean
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Comox, British Columbia--Comox Valley
Format: News media
Date: 2021-05-02
Description: The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has added multiple recent Island flights to its coronavirus exposure list.
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Subject: BC Centre for Disease Control, Air Canada, WestJet, Fisman, David, Ventilation
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Vancouver, British Columbia--Cassidy, British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia--North Saanich, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Comox, British Columbia--Comox Valley, Alberta--Calgary, British Columbia--Kelowna
Format: News media
Date: 2021-11-07
Description: Dr. Richard Stanwick, chief medical health officer for Island Health, says he is feeling more anxious in recent weeks as Vancouver Island sees a surge in new COVID-19 cases.
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Subject: Stanwick, Richard, Island Health, Cowichan Tribes, Variants of Concern, Vaccinations
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-01-27
Description: Island Health is preparing to start vaccinations in a whole-community approach this week for remote locations around Vancouver Island.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Island Health
Group: Vaccinations
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Sayward, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Port Renfrew, British Columbia--Zeballos, British Columbia--Cortes Island, British Columbia--Lasqueti Island, British Columbia--Tahsis, British Columbia--Read Island, British Columbia--Gold RIver, British Columbia--Bamfield, British Columbia--Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia--Kyuquot, British Columbia--Woss, British Columbia--Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia--Protection Island, British Columbia--Piers Island, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-03-22
Description: Nearly 2,400 eligible individuals managed to book a vaccine appointment with Island Health yesterday.
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Subject: Island Health, Vaccinations, Fraser Health, Interior Health, Northern Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Dix, Adrian
Group: Vaccinations
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2021-03-09
Description: Island Health, much like other health authorities across B.C., is shifting the focus of COVID-19 mass immunization clinics to children.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Island Health, Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 Vaccine, Medicago Covifenz COVID-19 Vaccine
Group: Supports for Youth, Children, & Families, Vaccinations
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-02-28
Description: Island Health will no longer be updating its COVID-19 public dashboard.
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Subject: Island Health, BC Centre for Disease Control, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-06
Description: Island Health has sent a memo to its staff asking for people to voluntarily come back from their scheduled leave, or they may have to mandate workers to return in order to address staffing shortages.
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Subject: Island Health, Bjarnason, Elin, Allan, Krista, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Henry, Bonnie
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-01
Description: The number of people seeking COVID-19 tests on Vancouver Island amid a spike in cases and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant is skyrocketing. Island Health says it received approximately 2,000 calls per day for COVID-19 testing from Friday to Sunday, compared to its usual weekend amount of 600 calls per day.
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Subject: Island Health, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Brougham, Laura, Sidaway, Kori
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-21
Description: The Island Health authority has seen a record-setting daily jump in reported COVID-19 cases with 47 in the last 24 hours.
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Subject: Island Health, Henry, Bonnie, Vancouver Coastal Health, Interior Health, Fraser Health, Northern Health, Hart House, Trillium Communities, Dix, Adrian
Group: Facility Outbreaks, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-01-21
Description: British Columbia health officials are reporting 2,046 new cases of COVID-19 for the entire province on Thursday with a record-setting 248 linked to the Island Health region.
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Subject: Island Health, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Interior Health, Northern Health, Henry, Bonnie, Vaccinations
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling, Vaccinations
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-24
Description: In his last news conference as Chief Medical Health Officer for Island Health, Dr. Richard Stanwick says the COVID-19 situation is stabilizing enough to allow him to step aside — a retirement delayed over two months amid the latest wave of the virus.
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Subject: Stanwick, Richard, Island Health, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Wastewater Surveillance
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities
Creator: Griffin, Mary
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-27
Description: Island Health has announced that all vaccination clinics within the health authority will be closed on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
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Subject: Island Health, Vaccinations, Archie Browning Sports Centre, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling, Vaccinations
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-24
Description: As the coronavirus pandemic continues, moving companies on Vancouver Island say they are taking extra precautions to ensure customers and employees don't contract or spread the deadly disease.
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Subject: Anderson, Brandon, Take A Load Off Moving, Carrol, Declan, Clydesdale Moving, Hour Movers, Nemeth, Mike, Papa's Moving
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2020-04-10
Description: A 44-year-old Duncan mother, who wasn't vaccinated, has died from COVID-19 complications. Her family hopes sharing her story will save a life.
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Subject: Ronningen, Cory, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Island Health, Vaccinations, Ronningen, Kelly, Forrest, David, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Vaccinations
Creator: Lawrence, April
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Duncan
Format: News media
Date: 2021-09-02
Description: Anxiety is growing among parents, students and teachers as more schools on Vancouver Island are reporting COVID-19 exposures. As of Wednesday, 12 schools on Vancouver Island have reported COVID-19 exposures in recent weeks — two schools in Victoria, four schools in the Cowichan Valley, two schools in Parksville and four schools in Nanaimo.
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Subject: Hardy, Lila, Strangways, Jace, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Nanaimo District Teachers' Association, Cowichan Valley School District, School District No. 69 Qualicum, Greater Victoria School District, Inscho, Jeremy, Island Health, Allison, Sandra, Bayview Elementary School
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Parksville, British Columbia--Oceanside, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: Sound recording, News media
Date: 2021-02-04
Extent: 1:51
Description: The long weekend is expected to be a record breaking weekend for visitors since the re-opening from COVID-19 and those without reservations are scrambling for places to stay
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Subject: BC Ferries, Lalai, Zaahira, Wong, Tony, Marshall, Deborah, Rees, Allison, Riverbend Resort, Hales, Nancy, Tassie, Gord, Tourism Vancouver Island, Everett, Anthony
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Parksville, British Columbia--Oceanside
Format: News media
Date: 2021-07-31
Description: A disturbing and dangerous trend south of the border has flooded Vancouver Island feed stores. People on the Island are buying up the horse dewormer ivermectin in huge numbers, believing a false claim that it can cure COVID-19.
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Subject: Ivermectin, McCullough, Kelvin, Buckerfield's, BC Centre for Disease Control, British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre, Health Canada, Food and Drug Administration, Chatenay, Michael
Group: PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment
Creator: Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , Canada, United States
Format: News media
Date: 2021-09-01
Description: Island Health emailed long-term care operators directing them to review the number of essential visitors because of the limited number of rapid tests.
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Subject: Gregory, Debi, Salaga, Ruth, Rapid Antigen Tests, Island Health, Harper, Jeanette, Bell, Marguerite, Eden Gardens, Nanaimo Travellers Lodge Society, Mackenzie, Isobel
Group: Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Griffin, Mary
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-13
Description: For the second year in a row, spring break is kicking off amid a pandemic. For Islanders, travel plans are a little closer to home in 2021, many taking to the outdoors with their sleeping bags and tents.
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Subject: Smith, Greg, Braidwood, Adrianna, BC Ferries, Werry, Tracey, Henry, Bonnie, Goldstream Provincial Park, BC Parks
Group: Sports, Recreation, & Leisure, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Lawrence, Rebecca
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-03-14
Description: As B.C. rides the third wave of COVID-19, many Vancouver Island parents are taking matters into their own hands by pulling their children out of school.
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Subject: Pearson, Mary, Evans, Corisande, South Park Family School, Greater Victoria School District, Waldron, Winona, Greater Victoria Teachers' Association, Island Health, Korhonen Henry, Keisha, Dix, Adrian
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Lawrence, Rebecca
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-04-11
Description: There were more than 250 coronavirus cases at post-secondary institutions on Vancouver Island in December, with the vast majority occurring at the University of Victoria, new data obtained by CHEK News shows.
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Subject: University of Victoria, Island Health, Camosun College, Vancouver Island University, North Island College, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Education, Post Secondary
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-30
Description: Several Vancouver Island tourism attractions and tour bus operators in B.C. will receive grants of up to $1 million to help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the province says.
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Subject: Province of British Columbia, Mark, Melanie, The Butchart Gardens, Craigdarroch Castle, Jamie's Whaling Station, L.A. Limousines & Transportation Services, Milner Gardens & Woodland, Vancouver Island University, Prince of Whales Whale and Marine Wildlife Adventures, Remote Passages, Smith Transportation Ltd., Tofino Botanical Gardens, Tofino Bus, West Coast Aquatic Safaris, Wilson's Group of Companies, Ocean Outfitters, Orca Spirit Adventures, CVS Tours
Group: Government Affairs, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Lawrence, Jeff
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Brentwood Bay, British Columbia--Central Saanich, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Tofino, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Qualicum Beach, British Columbia--Oceanside, British Columbia--Port Renfrew
Format: News media
Date: 2021-07-23
Description: More schools on Vancouver Island have been added to Island Health’s growing COVID-19 exposure list on Monday. As of February 22, Island Health’s Exposures in Schools list consists of 11 facilities across Vancouver Island.
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Subject: Island Health, Glacier View Secondary School, Comox Valley Schools, Aspengrove School, Chemainus Secondary School, Cowichan Valley School District, Ladysmith Secondary School, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Timberline Secondary School, Campbell River School District, Glanford Middle School, Greater Victoria School District, Queneesh Elementary School, Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, Carihi Secondary School, Nanaimo District Secondary School, Bayview Elementary School
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Courtenay, British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Lantzville, British Columbia--Chemainus, British Columbia--North Cowichan, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Ladysmith, British Columbia--Campbell River, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-02-22
Description: School District 68 has been chosen as one of six regional school districts across the Province — one for each health region — to facilitate a COVID-19 rapid response team.
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Subject: Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education, Whiteside, Jennifer, Province of British Columbia
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Ladysmith
Format: News media
Date: 2021-03-02
Description: A Nanaimo satire site is taking on a more serious tone as Vancouver Island deals with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Subject: Nanaimo Beacon, Beacon Buddies
Group: Caremongering
Creator: Hanson, Kendall, Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2020-03-18
Description: There were nearly 100 confirmed coronavirus cases at post-secondary institutions on Vancouver Island during the first four months of the 2021-2022 school year, new data shows.
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Subject: Island Health, Vancouver Island University, University of Victoria, Camosun College, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Vancouver Island University Faculty Association, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Education, Post Secondary
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--North Cowichan, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-23
Description: There were 474 students and staff in the Island Health region infected with COVID-19 in the first six weeks of the school year, CHEK News has learned.
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Subject: Island Health, Province of British Columbia, Henry, Bonnie, Mooring, Teri, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, BC Centre for Disease Control, British Columbia Teachers' Federation, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health
Group: Education, K to 12, Government Affairs, Supports for Youth, Children, & Families
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-11-24
Description: Vancouver Island Regional Library says the “vast majority” of their branches are slated to open this week for limited in-branch service.
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Subject: Vancouver Island Regional Library
Group: Libraries, Archives, & Museums
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2020-10-27
Description: It was reported on Thursday that Island Health is the authority with the most Omicron variant cases reported at this time across the province.
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Subject: Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Island Health, Queen's University, Rugby, 2021 Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship, Evans, Gerald, University of Victoria, Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Interior Health, Northern Health, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Otto, Sarah, Vaccinations, Alpha Variant, Delta Variant
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Education, Post Secondary, Sports, Recreation, & Leisure, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Griffin, Mary
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: Ontario--Kingston, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-17
Description: There were over 1,700 school students and staff members on Vancouver Island infected with COVID-19 during the first four months of the school year, new data reveals.
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Subject: Island Health, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, BC Centre for Disease Control, British Columbia Teachers' Federation, BC School Covid Tracker
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-02-24
Description: Island Health’s COVID-19 school exposure list continues to grow since the start of the fall semester as more than 20 schools have seen potential exposures to the virus.
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Subject: Island Health, Greater Victoria School District, Sir James Douglas Elementary School, École Willows School, George Jay Elementary School, Tillicum Community School, Cloverdale Traditional School, École Quadra School, Torquay Elementary School, École Macaulay Elementary School, Gordon Head Middle School, Sooke School District, École Poirier Elementary School, Saanich School District, Bayside Middle School, Deep Cove Elementary School, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Pleasant Valley Elementary School, École North Oyster Elementary, Cinnabar Valley Elementary School, Departure Bay Elementary School, School District No. 69 Qualicum, Springwood Elementary School, School District 70 Pacific Rim, Ucluelet Elementary School, E.J. Dunn Elementary School, Comox Valley Schools, Brooklyn Elementary School, École Phoenix Middle School, Campbell River Christian School, Campbell River School District, Cowichan Valley School District, Tansor Elementary School, George Bonner Elementary School, École Mount Prevost
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Colwood, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--Brentwood Bay, British Columbia--Central Saanich, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--North Saanich, British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--North Oyster, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia--Parksville, British Columbia--Oceanside, British Columbia--Ucluelet, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley, British Columbia--Comox, British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Campbell River, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--North Cowichan, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Mill Bay, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-10-04
Description: Camosun College, Royal Roads University, University of Victoria, North Island College and Vancouver Island University are all set to receive funding for student supports amid the ongoing pandemic.
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Subject: Camosun College, Royal Roads University, University of Victoria, North Island College, Vancouver Island University, Kang, Anne, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training, Rankin, Murray, Popham, Lana
Group: Education, Post Secondary
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-04-09
Description: Quality Foods becomes the first Vancouver Island-based grocery store chain to make its pandemic pay top-up permanent for nearly 1,200 workers.
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Subject: Quality Foods, Grocery Trade
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: Hanson, Kendall
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: Sound recording, News media
Date: 2021-01-27
Extent: 1:52
Description: Immunization is underway for six remote Nuu-chah-nulth nations, as the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is administered within the communities.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Ehattesaht First Nation, Nuuchatlaht First Nation, Ahousaht First Nation, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations
Group: Indigenous Communities, Vaccinations
Creator: Renwick, Melissa
Publisher: CHEK News
Source: The Canadian Press
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Tsaxana, British Columbia--Anacla, British Columbia--Yuquot, British Columbia--Kyuquot, British Columbia--Ahousaht, British Columbia--Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia--Flores Island, British Columbia--Ehatis, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-01-05
Description: The Rock for Relief: A Living Room Concert for Vancouver Island, which aired on CHEK Friday, raised total $542,250, for two relief funds on Vancouver Island.
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Subject: Rock for Relief, CHEK News, Victoria Foundation, Nanaimo Foundation
Group: Arts & Culture, Community Organizations
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2020-04-18
Description: B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced seven new cases of the novel coronavirus, including Vancouver Island’s first case.
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Subject: Henry, Bonnie, Island Health, Glenlyon Norfolk School, Fraser Health, Lynn Valley Care Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health, Interior Health, World Health Organization, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, BC Green Party, Brown, Andrew, BC Council of Forest Industries, Yurkovich, Susan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, Stone, Aaron, State of Washington, Inslee, Jay, Seattle Public Schools, World Figure Skating Championships, International Ice Hockey Federation, Government of Nova Scotia, National Basketball Association, Basketball, Golden State Warriors, Major League Baseball, Seattle Mariners, Baseball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Government of Canada, Trudeau, Justin
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Education, K to 12, Facility Outbreaks, Government Affairs, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care, Sports, Recreation, & Leisure, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , Egypt, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Vancouver, Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, New Brunswick, Ontario--Trenton, British Columbia--Prince George, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, Washington, Washington--Seattle, Quebec--Montreal, Nova Scotia, California--San Francisco, Canada
Format: News media
Date: 2020-03-11
Description: Some healthcare workers on Vancouver Island who have been waiting months for their pandemic pay received good news Friday. A memo from their employer Compass says they’ll get paid their top-up this week.
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Subject: Compass Health, Fagan, Diana, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Province of British Columbia, Dix, Adrian, Vannatter, Ellen, Hospital Employees' Union, Old, Mike
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities
Creator: Hanson, Kendall
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-01-24
Description: Frustrated Vancouver Island commercial truck drivers — and their supporters — voiced their opposition to a vaccine mandate for commercial truck drivers who cross back into the country at the Canadian border by driving from Campbell River to Victoria on Sunday.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Lambert, Troy, Government of Canada, Ferguson, Jed, Trimarchi, Giancarlo, Grocery Trade, Canadian Trucking Alliance, American Trucking Association
Group: Food Security, Protests & Activism, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism, Vaccinations
Creator: Stoltz, Dean
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: Canada, United States, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Delta, Ontario--Ottawa, British Columbia--Courtenay, British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Campbell River, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Bowser, British Columbia--Oceanside, British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-23
Description: Pharmacies across Vancouver Island have run out of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and B.C.’s health minister says if you haven’t booked an appointment yet you’re out of luck — for now.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Dix, Adrian, AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine, McDonald, Heather, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine, Biden, Joe
Group: Vaccinations
Creator: Lawrence, April
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , United States
Format: News media
Date: 2021-04-21
Description: Officials with the Island Health authority are pleading to residents to follow public health orders and guidelines to alleviate the pressure on healthcare teams amid the third wave of COVID-19.
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Subject: Island Health, Stanwick, Richard, Williams, Ben, Vaccinations, Province of British Columbia
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2021-04-23
Description: Throughout B.C., protestors opposed to vaccine mandates and COVID-19 protocols like masks gathered in the thousands today.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Island Health, MacNeil, Kathy, Marshall, Brendan, Wollam, Bill, Lee, Kyla
Group: Criminal, Racist, Threatening, & Non-compliant Behaviour, PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment, Protests & Activism, Vaccinations
Creator: Sidaway, Kori
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-09-02
Description: Passengers who were on three recent WestJet flights to Vancouver Island are being warned about possible exposure to COVID-19.
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Subject: WestJet, BC Centre for Disease Control
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Comox, British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , Alberta--Calgary, Alberta--Edmonton, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--North Saanich
Format: News media
Date: 2020-12-31
Description: Island Health’s top maternity doctor is worried about what she’s seeing after four pregnant women have become sick with COVID-19 within the past two days.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Island Health, Bos, Hayley, Henry, Bonnie
Group: Vaccinations, Vulnerable Populations
Creator: Griffin, Mary
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-09-23
Description: The union representing ICBC driver examiners says the government should be working harder to keep people from travelling from the mainland to Vancouver Island for their road tests.
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Subject: Fandrakis, Yanni, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, Toth, Annette, Movement of United Professionals, Morris, Mike, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Attorney General
Group: Government Affairs, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Hanson, Kendall
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley
Format: News media
Date: 2021-02-13
Description: Vaccinations on Vancouver Island are now among the highest in the province, but that means second doses are taking a little longer, the region’s top doctor says.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Island Health, Stanwick, Richard, Delta Variant, Variants of Concern, Otto, Sarah, Alpha Variant
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling, Vaccinations
Creator: Lawrence, April, Lawrence, Jeff
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-06-16
Description: BC’s Nurses Union (BCNU) says staff on the South Island are dealing with a big problem: a ‘frightening’ shortage of staff. It’s a problem BCNU says is playing out in hospitals across the province.
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Subject: BC Nurses' Union, Island Health, Shannon Oaks, Baptist Housing, Victoria General Hospital, Thomsen, Danette, Ford, Doug, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern
Group: Facility Outbreaks, Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Sidaway, Kori
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--View Royal, British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-04
Description: After her winter getaway to Mexico, Danica de Gruyter thought she would be back to work in her role as a nurse in the emergency department by now.
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Subject: de Gruyter, Danica, BC Nurses' Union, Island Health, Thomsen, Danette, Health Canada
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Brougham, Laura
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-06
Description: The Vancouver Island Regional Library is going to try something new, a one-year pilot project of not charging any fees.
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Subject: Vancouver Island Regional Library, Hyman, Ben, Greater Victoria Public Library, Lindstrom, Nadine, Stalling, Gerry, Speevak, Sharon
Group: Libraries, Archives, & Museums
Creator: Hanson, Kendall
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-11-25
Description: Vancouver Island Regional Library received approximately $181,000 out of the B.C. government’s $8 million in COVID-19 relief and recovery funding to libraries announced this May.
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Subject: Vancouver Island Regional Library, Province of British Columbia, Carson, David
Group: Libraries, Archives, & Museums
Creator: CHEK News, The Canadian Press
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-06-06
Description: Vancouver Islanders are encouraged not to travel between communities, but they won’t face any police roadblocks for a new non-essential travel ban except at BC Ferries terminals, says the minister responsible.
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Subject: BC Ferries, Farnworth, Mike, Island Health, Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Province of British Columbia, Manseau, Chris
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Shaw, Rob
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-04-21
Description: Island Health’s Chief Medical Health Officer is warning rough days could be ahead as COVID-19 case numbers continue to spike.
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Subject: Stanwick, Richard, Island Health, Alpha Variant, Variants of Concern
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Nesbit, Ben
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-03-27
Description: Vancouver Island hikers can start preparing their gear as Parks Canada has announced the popular West Coast Trail will be reopening to visitors this summer.
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Subject: West Coast Trail, Parks Canada, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Pacheedaht First Nation, Ditidaht First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, West Coast Trail Comfort Camping, Nitinaht Lake Motel, Nitinaht Lake Campground
Group: Indigenous Communities, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--Bamfield, British Columbia--Port Renfrew, British Columbia--Nitinaht, British Columbia--Anacla, British Columbia--Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Format: News media
Date: 2021-03-26
Description: The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday that it has postponed all games for the next seven days due to a recently confirmed case of COVID-19 at two schools in Nanaimo, where several players attend.
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Subject: Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Dover Bay Secondary School, Hockey
Group: Sports, Recreation, & Leisure
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2020-11-11
Description: Vancouver Island Regional Library says it is waiting for a revised counterproposal from the union representing librarians and other workers.
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Subject: Vancouver Island Regional Library, British Columbia General Employees' Union, Labour Disputes
Group: Libraries, Archives, & Museums
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island , British Columbia--North Cowichan, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Sidney, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2022-03-15
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