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COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North)

Collected by: Vancouver Island University

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

In March 2020 the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC) stated: "The deadly flu outbreak of 1918-19 is often called the ‘forgotten pandemic.’ Our responsibility now is to ensure the lessons of COVID-19 are not forgotten. Our collective efforts to capture and preserve the essential online elements of this unprecedented event are critical." (CARL-ABRC). The COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North) Web Archive reflects community experiences and responses to the pandemic in the region served by Vancouver Island University, documenting and supporting diverse aspects of scholarly inquiry, creativity, and community life. The Web Archive is intended to provide a body of information that will support scholarship, creativity, and study. Information rights related to web archiving include considerations of copyright and fair dealing, and of individual and community privacy. The following are among principles and resources that guide web archiving decisions: Ethics of care, for example in VIU Library’s Pledge to our user communities; OCAP® principles, and awareness of relationality and accountability to Indigenous communities, and potential impacts related to web archiving; Good practice and expert advice, emerging and accessed through communities of practice, e.g. the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC); and VIU Library, Evolution of Physical Collections: 2017-2021 VIU Library, Special Collections Guidelines (Under review 2020). Web archives are informed by available capture technologies and also by affordances of the content source; not all websites can be successfully crawled or rendered, and quality of archived versions varies. This project is supported by VIU's Special Funding for COVID-19 research projects and carried out in coordination with the University of Victoria’s COVID-19 Collection and the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition. Contact us at research.help@viu.ca with questions or for more information about content included in the Web Archive. [Working description 2021 April 6]

Subject:   Spontaneous Events Society & Culture Science & Health Vancouver Island COVID-19 (Disease)

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Title: B.C. school closures: 3 due to COVID-19 in 1 week | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/3-functional-closures-of-b-c-schools-since-students-returned-to-in-person-learning-1.5742376

Description: It’s been one week since students returned to the classroom for in-person learning since the extended three-week winter break, and already, there have been three schools forced to briefly shut down.

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Subject:   Armstrong Elementary School School District 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap Gomme, Graham Mooring, Teri North Okanagan-Shuswap Teachers Association,  Heighton, Jennifer ,  Safe Schools Coalition BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Vitacore Industries Inc. Moore, Mikhail Hazelton Secondary School Coast Mountains School District Bibleway Christian Academy Ventilation British Columbia Teachers' Federation

Title: POP BC briefing #7: Omicron in BC - POP response panel to government press conferences | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/omicron-in-bc-pop-response-panel-to-government-press-conferences/

Description: POP BC Briefing #7: Omicron in BC – PoP Response Panel to Government Press Conferences December 31, 2021 Omicron has sent case numbers to their highest levels yet, even with limited testing. There are many issues to be addressed, including: Omicron – How mild is it? Can we live with it? N95 masks for healthcare workers, including at vaccination clinics – why is this important? BC Third Dose roll out – Let’s talk intervals since last vaccine and, who should be prioritized? Is it ethical to allow healthcare workers to work while sick? Testing in BC – update on the ongoing saga of RATs (rapid antigen tests) – is usage for diagnosis an effective strategy? What are other ways to manage Omicron spread and avoid “inevitable” infection? Schools – are the “Enhanced Safety Measures” enough for Omicron? Reaction to announcements and comments made during the December 31 COVID-19 update Protect our Province BC hosted a panel of steering committee members to discuss and provide a response to Government and Public Health’s most recent COVID-19 updates from this week, those held on December 29 and 31. Members of the press and the public were invited to ask questions following the discussion.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Province of British Columbia Vaccinations Zeidler, Karina Filiatrault, Lyne Tan, Amy,  Heighton, Jennifer ,  Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: POP BC briefing #8: SOS - put kids' safety first | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/sos-put-kids-safety-first/

Description: POP BC Briefing #8: SOS – Put Kids’ Safety First January 6, 2022 COVID-19, Schools, and Children: Debunking the Myths BC’s politicians and public health leaders seem to have abandoned all ideas of preventing the rapid growth of Omicron, telling both businesses and schools to prepare for “functional closures”, with widespread illness expected to disable the ability to operate due to lack of staff. What does this mean for our children, to let COVID-19 spread through their population, when only 40% of 5 to 11 year-olds have received just one dose of vaccine, and all children under 5 are unvaccinated?

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Furness, Colin,  Heighton, Jennifer ,  Ferreira, Jaclyn Hardie, Brenda Day Care Centres Safe Schools Coalition BC

Title: 1,000 B.C. kids hospitalized, thousands left with long COVID | Burnaby Now

URL: https://www.burnabynow.com/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/1000-bc-kids-hospitalized-thousands-left-with-long-covid-5832177/

Description: Nearly 1,000 British Columbian children have been hospitalized with COVID-19, and the Protect Our Province coalition wants the B.C. government to do more to keep kids safe.

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Subject:   Long COVID Protect Our Province BC Henry, Bonnie,  Heighton, Jennifer ,  Filiatrault, Lyne BC Centre for Disease Control,  Omicron Variant ,  Variants of Concern Vaccinations

Title: Expert pushes back on Bonnie Henry's claims schools are not a major source of transmission | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/doctor-pushes-back-on-bonnie-henrys-claims-schools-are-not-a-major-source-of-transmission-933513/

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

Title: COVID-19 in schools: B.C. advocates want action on safety | New West Record

URL: https://www.newwestrecord.ca/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/bc-needs-to-get-serious-about-covid-19-in-schools-coalition-5831855/

Description: Protect Our Province B.C. is calling on the government to take a "SMART" approach to the 2022/23 school year.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC Filiatrault, Lyne Variants of Concern,  Omicron Variant ,  Province of British Columbia Ventilation,  Heighton, Jennifer

Title: B.C. government gets a failing grade from safe schools coalition | Georgia Straight

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

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

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

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