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Description: One more COVID-19 case has been linked to an outbreak associated with the University of Victoria. Island Health told CHEK News in a statement Wednesday that there are now 182 cases linked with the outbreak that began in December.
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Subject: University of Victoria, Island Health, Stanwick, Richard, Vaccinations, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship, Queen's University, Rugby
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Education, Post Secondary
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, Ontario--Kingston
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-06
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: Seventeen additional coronavirus cases have been linked to an outbreak at a long-term care facility in Victoria.
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Subject: Island Health, Sunset Lodge, Salvation Army, Sadler, Suzanne
Group: Facility Outbreaks, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-08-30
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: 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: Air Canada has announced that it will resume non-stop flights from Nanaimo to Calgary and Toronto starting next month.
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Subject: Air Canada, Nanaimo Airport, Comox Airport, Devana, Dave, Everett, Anthony, Tourism Vancouver Island
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Comox, British Columbia--Comox Valley, British Columbia--Cassidy, British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo, Alberta--Calgary, Ontario--Toronto, British Columbia--Vancouver
Format: News media
Date: 2021-06-22
Description: Rapid antigen tests have limited use, don’t prevent transmission of COVID-19 and are not a replacement for the vaccine, according to British Columbia’s top doctor.
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Subject: Rapid Antigen Tests, Henry, Bonnie, Health Canada, Filiatrault, Lyne, Delta Variant, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: Video recording, News media
Date: 2021-12-13
Extent: 58:21
Description: Teens in B.C. are now officially eligible to register for their COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Province of British Columbia, British Columbia Teachers' Federation, Henry, Bonnie, Dix, Adrian, Variants of Concern, Delta Variant, Colijn, Caroline, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Health Canada
Group: Supports for Youth, Children, & Families, Vaccinations
Creator: Lawrence, April, Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2021-05-20
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: Nanaimo councillors have agreed to spend $400,000 on hiring three additional private security guards, who would be responsible for conducting night patrols throughout the city’s downtown.
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Subject: City of Nanaimo, Brown, Tyler, Thorpe, Ian, Geselbracht, Ben, LaBerge, Dave, Shaw, Kevan, Hong, Jerry, The Queen's, Victoria Crescent Association, Krog, Leonard, Booth, Ajay, Morley, Adam
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability, Criminal, Racist, Threatening, & Non-compliant Behaviour, Government Affairs, Vulnerable Populations
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas , Hanson, Kendall
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-04-15
Description: A convoy of vehicles and protesters unhappy with government pandemic mandates, mainstream media, vaccines, and the Prime Minister descended on downtown Victoria once again.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Trudeau, Justin, Victoria Police Department, BC Vaccine Card, Ottawa Police Service, Bell, Steve, Marazzo, Tom, Parliamentary Protective Service, Government of Canada, Angus, Charlie, Holland, Mark, Mendicino, Marco, Lich, Tamara, Bourgeois, Julie, Lich, Wayne, Barber, Chris, King, Patrick
Group: Criminal, Racist, Threatening, & Non-compliant Behaviour, Government Affairs, Protests & Activism
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas , The Canadian Press
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, Ontario--Ottawa
Format: News media
Date: 2022-02-19
Description: More than a few hundred people gathered in front of the B.C. Legislature on Belleville Street on Saturday, where they waved flags and held signs demanding an end to current COVID-19 restrictions as passing cars and trucks honked their horns in support of their cause.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Victoria Police Department, BC Vaccine Card
Group: Protests & Activism
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, Ontario--Ottawa, France, Netherlands, Belgium
Format: News media, Video recording
Date: 2022-02-13
Extent: 0:48
Description: Hundreds protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions descended on the B.C. Legislature on Saturday.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Victoria Police Department, Osoko, Bowen
Group: Protests & Activism, Vaccinations
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, Ontario--Ottawa
Format: News media
Date: 2022-02-05
Description: Stores around British Columbia say coronavirus and online shopping have crippled sales of Halloween items.
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Subject: Halloween, Pattie's Party Palace, Walker, Pattie, Statistics Canada, Party Crashers, Victoria Costumes, Merchant of Dream, Ben, Simo, Amazon
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Vancouver
Format: News media
Date: 2020-10-22
Description: Island Health has added Timberline Secondary School to its COVID-19 exposure list.
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Subject: Timberline Secondary School, Campbell River School District, Island Health, Carihi Secondary School
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Campbell River, British Columbia--North Central Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-02-21
Description: School District 68 announced Wednesday evening on social media that a COVID-19 exposure event took place at Ladysmith Secondary School on Feb. 5.
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Subject: Ladysmith Secondary School, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Island Health, Brechin Elementary School, John Barsby Secondary School, Rock City Elementary School, Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh School, Snuneymuxw First Nation, Bayview Elementary School, Lake Cowichan School, Cowichan Valley School District, Cowichan Secondary School, Chemainus Secondary School
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Ladysmith, British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Cedar, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Lake Cowichan, British Columbia--Chemainus, British Columbia--North Cowichan
Format: News media
Date: 2021-02-11
Description: Students and staff at three additional schools on Vancouver Island are being warned about possible exposure to the novel coronavirus. In the past 24 hours, Island Health has added Edward Milne Community School, Fairview Elementary School and Glanford Middle School to its COVID-19 exposure list.
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Subject: Edward Milne Community School, Sooke School District, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Glanford Middle School, Greater Victoria School District, Island Health, Fairview Elementary School
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-04-11
Description: Three people have died after becoming infected with COVID-19 following an outbreak at the NRGH’s Transitional Care Unit, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health told CHEK News in an e-mailed statement Tuesday.
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Subject: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Island Health, Vaccinations
Group: Facility Outbreaks
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-11-16
Description: Two hospitals on Vancouver Island are dealing with outbreaks of the coronavirus. Island Health declared an outbreak COVID-19 at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital and West Coast General Hospital on Monday night.
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Subject: Saanich Peninsula Hospital, West Coast General Hospital, Island Health
Group: Facility Outbreaks
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Saanichton, British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley, British Columbia--Central Saanich, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2020-12-02
Description: The scorching heat has caused two vaccination sites on Vancouver Island to temporarily shut down.
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Subject: Island Health, Vaccinations, Eagle Ridge Community Centre, 2021 Western North America Heat Wave, Cowichan Lake Sports Arena, Environment Canada
Group: Vaccinations
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Langford, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Lake Cowichan, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley
Format: News media
Date: 2021-06-26
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: As the highly transmissible Omicron Variant continues to drive a surge in COVID-19 cases, some daycares and preschools have had to temporarily shut down due to positive cases of the virus.
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Subject: Nightingale Preschool and Junior Kindergarten, Brown, Catriona, Day Care Centres, Island Health, Saxe Point Day Care, Brame, Meagan, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Province of British Columbia, BC Centre for Disease Control, Gawlick, Emily, Mahecha, Valentina, Early Childhood Educators of BC, Rapid Antigen Tests, Vaccinations
Group: Government Affairs, Supports for Youth, Children, & Families
Creator: Bala, Jasmine, Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-12
Description: B.C.'s top doctor has claimed that schools are not a major source of transmission, but is she right? The data isn't clear.
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Subject: Henry, Bonnie, Jimenez, Jose-Luis, Tupper, Paul, Broadhurst, Jana, Variants of Concern, Delta Variant, Furness, Colin, Omicron Variant, British Columbia Teachers' Federation, Ventilation, Austin, Sara, Children First Canada, Vaccinations, Heighton, Jennifer, Omaha Public Schools
Group: Education, K to 12, Supports for Youth, Children, & Families
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-07
Description: Physicians say recent remarks about rapid antigen tests from B.C.’s provincial health officer are misleading, inconsistent and completely inaccurate at times.
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Subject: Rapid Antigen Tests, Henry, Bonnie, Leung, Victor, Province of British Columbia, Filiatrault, Lyne, University of Victoria, Health Canada, Hasan, Dalia, COVID Test Finders, Government of Canada, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, Nova Scotia
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-15
Description: Dr. David Fisman, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto, said during a virtual event hosted by Protect Our Province B.C. on Wednesday that the B.C. government’s decision to discourage post-secondary institutions from issuing exposure notifications is "extremely paternalistic" and unacceptable.
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Subject: Fisman, David, Protect Our Province BC, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, World Health Organization
Group: Education, Post Secondary, Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-01
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: International flights can return to Nanaimo Airport and many other smaller airports in Canada.
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Subject: Nanaimo Airport, Transport Canada, Government of Canada, Vaccinations, Rapid Antigen Tests, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Alghabra, Omar
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia--Cassidy
Format: News media
Date: 2022-03-05
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: 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: 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: Less than a year after it nearly went under, an iconic ferry service on Vancouver Island is bringing back Sunday sailings next month.
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Subject: Lady Rose Marine Services, Willmon, Greg, Devon Transport
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Bamfield, British Columbia--Port Alberni, British Columbia--Alberni Valley, British Columbia--Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
Format: News media
Date: 2022-07-18
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: As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in many places around the United States, the Nanaimo RCMP say they’re receiving multiple calls a day about vehicles with U.S. license plates in the community.
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Subject: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Stuart, Jon, Quarantine Act, Canada Border Services Agency, Oak Bay Police Department, Saanich Police Department, Anastasiades, Markus, Bernoties, Ray, MacIntyre, Cam, Victoria Police Department
Group: Criminal, Racist, Threatening, & Non-compliant Behaviour, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, United States
Format: News media
Date: 2020-07-20
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: Pattie's Party Palace, a well-known party store on Rutherford Road in Nanaimo is closing its doors after 23 years.
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Subject: Pattie's Party Palace, Walker, Pattie, Halloween
Group: Business Affairs, Economy, & Sustainability
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2021-10-27
Description: Thousands of school-aged children in B.C. tested positive for COVID-19 in a little over one month, data from the provincial government shows.
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Subject: BC Centre for Disease Control, Vaccinations, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Mooring, Terri, Island Health, BC School Covid Tracker
Group: Education, K to 12, Supports for Youth, Children, & Families, Vaccinations
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2022-02-02
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: A petition with nearly 50,000 signatures is demanding the B.C. government not only reopen indoor exercise facilities but show the public just how much transmission occurs in those environments.
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Subject: Agtarap, Samantha, Agtarap, Anthony, Engineered Bodies Strength & Conditioning, Henry, Bonnie, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fraser Health, Club Phoenix Fitness, Island Health, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Sports, Recreation, & Leisure
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Port Moody, British Columbia--Langford, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, Illinois--Chicago, Hawaii
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-12
Relation: https://www.change.org/p/show-us-the-data-or-let-gyms-in-bc-open
Description: The Vancouver Island University Faculty Association has launched a petition demanding the Ministry of Health immediately begin posting COVID-19 exposure, cluster, or outbreak event notifications that have occurred at a post-secondary campus on the regional health authorities' websites.
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Subject: Vancouver Island University Faculty Association, Vancouver Island University, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, University of Victoria Faculty Association, University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University Faculty Association, Simon Fraser University, Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association, Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia General Employees' Union | Local 702, University of Victoria Graduate Students' Society, Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC, Alemany, Chris, University Affairs, Island Health, Henry, Bonnie, Region of Waterloo, University of Toronto, Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Alberta, University of Manitoba, Dalhousie University, St. Francis Xavier University
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Education, Post Secondary, Government Affairs
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, Ontario--Waterloo, Ontario--Toronto, Canada
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-01
Relation: https://www.change.org/p/premier-john-horgan-notify-bc-post
Description: A doctor behind a grassroots initiative that helps Canadians locate COVID-19 rapid antigen tests is among those calling on B.C. to make those tests free.
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Subject: Rapid Antigen Tests, Hasan, Dalia, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Government of Canada, Tan, Amy, BC Centre for Disease Control, Henry, Bonnie, COVID Test Finders, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, Ontario
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-08
Description: A Qualicum Bay pub is warning people about a recent COVID-19 exposure event after “several” individuals tested positive for the deadly virus. Crown and Anchor Roadhouse Pub, located on Island Highway West, announced on social media Sunday that an exposure event occurred at the establishment on March 25.
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Subject: Crown and Anchor Pub, Island Health
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Hospitality Industry
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Qualicum Bay, British Columbia--Oceanside
Format: News media
Date: 2021-04-04
Description: Washington State Ferries has extended its suspension of sailings on its Sidney-Friday Harbor-Anacortes route for the summer and likely the year due to COVID-19.
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Subject: Washington State Ferries, Sterling, Ian, Washington State Department of Transportation
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas , Bala, Jasmine
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Sidney, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, Washington--Anacortes
Format: News media
Date: 2021-02-22
Description: The B.C. government has issued a public health order requiring school boards to collect and report the vaccination status of all staff members.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Province of British Columbia, Henry, Bonnie, British Columbia Teachers' Federation, BC Public School Employers' Association, Mooring, Teri, Omicron Variant, Variants of Concern, Ventilation, Rapid Antigen Tests
Group: Education, K to 12, Vaccinations
Creator: Brougham, Laura, Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-17
Description: Island Health says one additional resident at the Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence in Nanaimo has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the outbreak remains limited to one unit on the first floor of the facility.
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Subject: Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence, Island Health, Chartwell Master Care
Group: Facility Outbreaks, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo
Format: News media
Date: 2020-12-29
Description: As the number of coronavirus infections continues to climb, so too does the number of people being admitted to hospitals on Vancouver Island. According to Island Health, hospitals on Vancouver Island — particularly Victoria General, Royal Jubilee, and Nanaimo Regional General — are currently experiencing a “significant” number of patients.
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Subject: Island Health, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Health Canada, Tam, Theresa, Variants of Concern, Alpha Variant, Gamma Variant, Beta Variant
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--View Royal, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, Canada
Format: News media
Date: 2021-04-19
Description: Vancouver Island health officials are reminding eligible seniors that there is still plenty of time to book their vaccine appointment.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Island Health, Jewkes, Bertie, Schmid, Victoria, Dix, Adrian, Henry, Bonnie, Larsen, Hans J., McKean, Shawn
Group: Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care, Vaccinations
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas , Ryan, Skye
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-03-08
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