Title: B.C. government’s withholding of COVID-19 data sows harmful distrust | Business in Vancouver

URL: https://biv.com/article/2021/04/bc-governments-withholding-covid-19-data-sows-harmful-distrust/

Description: An Open Letter to Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry: In my capacity as vice-president, editorial, of Glacier Media, I am writing to express grave concern about the provincial government’s information policies and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on the public’s right to know.

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Subject:   LaPointe, Kirk,  Horgan, John,  Dix, Adrian,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Province of British Columbia

Title: More COVID-19 information provided to Nations | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

URL: https://hashilthsa.com/news/2021-02-09/more-covid-19-information-provided-nations/

Description: After more than seven months of pushing for the province to share more information with a coalition of First Nations, an agreement on disclosing COVID-19 case numbers has been reached.

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Subject:   Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  Heiltsuk Nation,  Tŝilhqot'in National Government,  Tŝilhqot'in Nation,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Dix, Adrian,  Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs

Title: Eight-year-old first elementary student to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Neah Bay | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

URL: https://hashilthsa.com/news/2021-11-10/eight-year-old-first-elementary-student-receive-covid-19-vaccine-neah-bay/

Description: Cole Gonzales, age 8, is the Uchucklesaht and Makah son of Ellen and Bruce Gonzales. Cole is the first person aged 5-11 to get Pfizer vaccine in Neah Bay, Washington.

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Subject:   Gonzales, Cole,  Uchucklesaht Tribe,  Gonzales, Ellen,  Gonzales, Bruce,  Gonzales, Ethan,  Makah Tribe,  Vaccinations,  State of Washington,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Health Canada,  Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Title: Rapid tests distributed to communities across B.C. | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

URL: https://hashilthsa.com/news/2022-01-13/rapid-tests-distributed-communities-across-bc/

Description: Around 700,000 kits will go to testing sites across the province for people who have COVID-19 symptoms. The remaining tests will be given to people living or working in places that have a higher risk of infection and transmission, including rural and remote Indigenous communities.

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Subject:   Rapid Antigen Tests,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  BC COVID-19 Modelling Group,  First Nations Health Authority,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  Charleson, Mariah,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: ‘Balance of harms approach’ to COVID-19 worked, but First Nations were left out of major decisions, says report | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

URL: https://hashilthsa.com/news/2022-12-16/balance-harms-approach-covid-19-worked-first-nations-were-left-out-major-decisions/

Description: A review of the province’s handling of the pandemic has painted a positive picture, but the recent report also notes that relations with First Nations could have been better as the government dealt with COVID-19.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General,  Vaccinations,  First Nations Health Authority,  Chisholm, Jim,  Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Ahousaht First Nation,  Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs,  Thomas, Wally,  Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations,  Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council,  Tŝilhqot'in National Government,  Tŝilhqot'in Nation,  Heiltsuk Nation,  Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia,  Ehattesaht First Nation,  Zeballos Elementary Secondary School,  School District 84 Vancouver Island West,  Smith, Ernie,  Louie, Greg,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure,  Boyer, Roger,  Watts, Ken

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

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

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

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

Title: COVID-19: UVic men's rugby team's Omicron outbreak linked to national tournament | The Province

URL: https://theprovince.com/sports/rugby/covid-19-uvic-mens-rugby-teams-omicron-outbreak-linked-to-national-tournament/

Description: A post-tournament party at the men’s rugby university national championships last month in Ontario is being linked to a countrywide outbreak of the Omicron variant.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  University of Victoria,  Henry, Bonnie ,  2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship,  Queen's University,  Delta Variant,  University of British Columbia,  University of Guelph,  University of Calgary,  Concordia University,  Dalhousie University,  Royal Military College,  Rugby

Title: COVID-19: Indigenous communities in B.C. report low virus transmission rate | Vancouver Sun

URL: https://vancouversun.com/news/covid-19-indigenous-communities-in-b-c-report-low-virus-transmission-rate/

Description: Health officials discuss how the virus has affected Indigenous communities in B.C. There have been 87 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Indigenous people in B.C., and four deaths.

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Subject:   First Nations Health Authority,  Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council,  Heiltsuk Nation,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  McDonald, Shannon,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Tŝilhqot'in Nation

Title: COVID-19: Defiance and discontent follows B.C. vaccine card announcement | Vancouver Sun

URL: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/covid-19-defiance-and-discontent-follows-b-c-vaccine-card-announcement/

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Subject:   Puhky, Dave,  Vaccinations,  BC Vaccine Card,  Fig Eatery,  Scarlatescu, Dave,  The Fitness Academy,  Kluge, Eike-Henner,  Bond, Shirley,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Tostenson, Ian,  BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association,  Province of British Columbia

Title: COVID-19: Parents, teachers have little confidence in B.C.'s return-to-school plan | Vancouver Sun

URL: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/covid-19-parents-teachers-have-little-confidence-in-return-to-school-plan/

Description: A coalition of parents and teachers in B.C. has given the province’s return to school plan a failing grade.

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Subject:   Heighton, Jennifer,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Safe Schools Coalition BC,  Ventilation,  Whiteside, Jennifer,  Province of British Columbia,  British Columbia Teachers' Federation,  Vaccinations

Title: Popularity plummets for Dr. Bonnie Henry, Adrian Dix: Poll | Vancouver Sun

URL: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/covid-19-popularity-plummets-for-dr-bonnie-henry-adrian-dix-poll/

Description: The approval rating for B.C.'s provincial health officer is at an all-time low at 62 per cent, according to a poll by Leger on behalf of Postmedia.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Trudeau, Justin,  Tam, Theresa,  Own, Heather,  Leger,  Horgan, John

Title: COVID-19: B.C.'s ferry workers, transit operators frustrated at being left off priority vaccine list | Vancouver Sun

URL: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/ferry-workers-transit-operators-frustrated-at-being-left-off-priority-vaccine-list/

Description: Bus drivers and ferry workers say they often come into close contact with the public, including some who refuse to wear masks.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Johnston, Graeme,  BC Ferry & Marine Workers' Union,  BC Ferries,  AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine,  Humphries, Tessa,  Lalli, Brian,  Mann, Balbir,  Unifor | Local 111,  Merrifield, Renee,  Lee, Michael,  Dix, Adrian,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Marilyn Slett and Dr. Judith Sayers: A sliver of hope amid a pandemic of false reconciliation promises | Vancouver Sun

URL: https://vancouversun.com/opinion/marilyn-slett-and-dr-judith-sayers-a-sliver-of-hope-amid-a-pandemic-of-false-reconciliation-promises

Description: Opinion: Finally, COVID-19 information-sharing deals will provide daily info about case numbers in nearby communities.

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Subject:   Slett, Marilyn,  Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs,  Province of British Columbia,  Heiltsuk First Nation,  Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  Tŝilhqot'in National Government,  Tŝilhqot'in Nation,  Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia,  Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: High school sports tournaments back on, says education ministry | Vancouver Sun

URL: https://vancouversun.com/sports/high-school/ministry-of-education-agrees-to-resume-high-school-sports-tournaments/

Description: The Ministry of Education has changed its mind on school sports tournaments.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education,  BC School Sports,  Joseph, Tricia,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Open letter to Dr. Bonnie Henry: Give northerners COVID-19 locations, shut down work camps | Alaska Highway News

URL: https://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/opinion/open-letter-to-dr-bonnie-henry-give-northerners-covid-19-locations-shut-down-work-camps-3507484/

Description: Open letter regarding the Northern public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Northern Health

Title: Rally against vaccine passports held in downtown Campbell River | Campbell River Mirror

URL: https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/anti-vaccine-passport-protest-held-in-downtown-campbell-river/

Description: A small rally was held in downtown Campbell River Wednesday to protest the B.C. government’s plan to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entering designated businesses and events.

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Subject:   BC Vaccine Card,  Vaccinations,  Woodruff, Lori,  Sanchez, Maria,  Hugs Over Masks,  Trudeau, Justin,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Visitor status hard to get: Daughter of Nanaimo senior finally gets essential visitor status after months of trying | Castanet.net

URL: https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/322589/Daughter-of-Nanaimo-senior-finally-gets-essential-visitor-status-after-months-of-trying/

Description: After months of fighting for designation as an “essential visitor” for her 89-year-old mother in a Nanaimo seniors care home, Jeannette Harper won her battle this week — a right the province’s top doctor says every long-term care resident should have.

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Subject:   Eden Gardens,  Bell, Marguerite,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Beaudoin, Erin,  Harper, Jeanette,  Nanaimo Travellers Lodge Society

Title: B.C. Green Party leader wants mask mandate in public places reinstated | Chemainus Valley Courier

URL: https://www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca/news/green-party-leader-wants-mask-mandate-in-public-places-reinstated/

Description: Cowichan Valley MLA Sonia Furstenau and leader of the BC Greens wants to see the mask mandate reinstated in indoor public spaces.

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Subject:   Furstenau, Sonia,  Influenza,  Respiratory Syncytial Virus,  Eby, David,  Gandhi, Sanjiv,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Island faith leaders voice opposition to churches defying COVID-19 restrictions | Chemainus Valley Courier

URL: https://www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca/news/island-faith-leaders-voice-opposition-to-churches-defying-covid-19-restrictions/

Description: A group of multi-denominational pastors from Vancouver Island and across British Columbia are raising their voices in support of B.C.’s COVID-19 measures.

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Subject:   Trinity Anglican/Lutheran Church,  Nestegaard Paul, Brenda,  Saroop, Aneeta,  Steele, Kristen,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Sayers, Lyndon,  Lutheran Church of the Cross,  McKenzie, Lyle

Title: COVID-19: Community working to address threat; road closures not supported by province | Coast Mountain News

URL: https://www.coastmountainnews.com/news/covid-19-community-working-to-address-threat-road-closures-not-supported-by-province/

Description: COVID-19 has yet to hit the valley but residents are doing all they can to make sure it stays that way. An information checkpoint assembled and run by the Nuxalk Emergency Operations Centre EOC remains active while the province rescinded local states of emergency across the province on March 26.

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Subject:   Nuxalk Nation,  Province of British Columbia,  Tam, Theresa,  Trudeau, Justin,  Central Coast Regional District,  Bella Coola General Hospital,  Miller, Jessica,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Rice, Jennifer,  Tallio, Ernie,  Bertrand, Dan,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Mack, Wilma,  R.W. Large Memorial Hospital,  Pootlass, Noel | Sixilaaxayc

Title: Nuxalk leadership move to lockdown community | Coast Mountain News

URL: https://www.coastmountainnews.com/news/nuxalk-leadership-move-to-lockdown-community/

Description: Nuxalk hereditary leadership, supported by Council, have moved beyond the information checkpoint and is now enforcing a community lockdown a the base of the Hill on Highway 20.

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Subject:   Nuxalk Nation,  Webber, Wally,  Tallio, Mike,  Namgis' First Nation,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Rice, Jennifer

Title: Any confirmed COVID-19 cases at SD46 schools to be posted online | Coast Reporter

URL: https://www.coastreporter.net/local-news/any-confirmed-covid-19-cases-at-sd46-schools-to-be-posted-online-3417380/

Description: Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) says any confirmed cases of COVID-19 at School District No. 46 (SD46) schools will be posted online on the health authority’s “exposures in schools” webpage.

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Subject:   Vancouver Coastal Health,  School District 46 Sunshine Coast,  Lysyshyn, Mark,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Daly, Patricia,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Fraser Health

Title: COVID-19 doctors’ task force a community-based response | Coast Reporter

URL: https://www.coastreporter.net/local-news/covid-19-doctors-task-force-a-community-based-response-3415444/

Description: While Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is working in partnership with them, the Sunshine Coast COVID Physician Task Force is a homegrown phenomenon.

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Subject:   Sunshine Coast COVID Physician Task Force,  Krickan, Ted,  Nelson, Brian,  Spithoff, Daren,  Mentz, Herman,  Baxter, Jennifer,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Lysyshyn, Mark,  Sechelt Hospital Medical Staff Association,  Sunshine Coast Respiratory Assessment Clinic,  Sechelt Hospital,  Public Health Agency of Canada,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: New businesses lose out on access to key federal benefits | Coast Reporter

URL: https://www.coastreporter.net/local-news/new-businesses-lose-out-on-access-to-key-federal-benefits-3418292/

Description: at least a dozen Sunshine Coast businesses have faced hurdles with eligibility criteria for federal support - they’re too new to qualify for federal benefits.

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Subject:   Osborne, Scarlet,  El Segundo Restaurant,  Sechelt Downtown Business Association,  Legge, Paul,  Nourish Eatery and Juice Bar,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Government of Canada,  Yellowley, Mark,  Protzer, Muriel,  Scholefield, Samantha,  Weiler, Patrick,  Chang, Cheryl,  Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Organization,  Sunshine Coast Tourism,  Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses,  BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association,  Johns, Gord,  Collins, Laurel

Title: Protest flouts health rules | Coast Reporter

URL: https://www.coastreporter.net/opinion/protest-flouts-health-rules-3863387/

Description: It was interesting to see the article and picture in the Coast Reporter about the 100 folks that turned up in front of the MLA’s office at Pier 17 in Davis Bay (“Fairy Creek protest draws more than 100 people,” June 4). I knew there were way more than 50 but double the B.C. prescribed gathering maximum of 50!

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Subject:   Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests,  Logging Protests and Blockades,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Simons, Nicholas

Title: Brooklyn Elementary COVID status upgraded to ‘cluster’ after fourth exposure incident | Comox Valley Record

URL: https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/community/brooklyn-elementary-covid-status-upgraded-to-cluster-after-fourth-exposure-incident/

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Subject:   Brooklyn Elementary School,  Royston Elementary School,  Comox Valley Schools,  Island Health,  Henry, Bonnie ,  BC School Covid Tracker

Title: COVID exposure at Courtenay’s Valley View Elementary | Comox Valley Record

URL: https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/community/covid-exposure-at-courtenays-valley-view-elementary/

Description: According to the BC School Covid Tracker website, there has been a COVID-19 exposure at Valley View Elementary School in Courtenay.

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Subject:   Valley View Elementary School,  Comox Valley Schools,  Island Health,  BC School Covid Tracker,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Variants of Concern

Title: Cowichan Valley restaurants try to survive with new restrictions | Cowichan Valley Citizen

URL: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/cowichan-valley-restaurants-try-to-survive-with-new-restrictions/

Description: B.C. Premier John Horgan joined Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix at a briefing on March 29 to introduce sweeping new restrictions on indoor dining in restaurants, group fitness and worship services as COVID-19 cases surged in the province.

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Subject:   Kral, Dave,  Cobblestone Inn,  Horgan, John,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Laite, Andrea,  CVI Restaurant and Lounge,  Hokanson, Jacob,  Rock Cod Cafe,  Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce

Title: Doctors will have help with any ‘distressing decisions’ around which COVID-19 patients get ventilators | Cowichan Valley Citizen

URL: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/doctors-will-have-help-with-any-distressing-decisions-around-which-covid-19-patients-get-ventilators/

Description: Doctors facing potentially “distressing decisions” around distribution of ventilators to patients will have guidelines and support, says B.C.’s top doctor.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Hundreds gather at Cowichan District Hospital to protest COVID-19 vaccine cards, measures | Cowichan Valley Citizen

URL: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/hundreds-gather-at-cowichan-district-hospital-to-protest-covid-19-vaccine-cards-measures/

Description: Several hundred people gathered outside the Cowichan District Hospital in Duncan on Wednesday afternoon to protest provincial health measures regarding COVID-19, specifically the recently announced vaccine card program.

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Subject:   Cowichan District Hospital,  Horgan, John,  Henry, Bonnie ,  BC Vaccine Card,  Vaccinations,  MacNeil, Kathy,  Island Health

Title: Letter: Yoga studio unfairly included in shutdown | Cowichan Valley Citizen

URL: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/opinion/letter-yoga-studio-unfairly-included-in-shutdown/

Description: I am strongly opposed to this latest blanket closure of “gyms” and “fitness facilities” which seems to include low-impact yoga studios.

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Subject:   Harmony Yoga Duncan,  Carruthers, Deborah,  Cowichan Aquatic Centre,  The Hangout Climbing Centre,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Susan

Title: Provincial government can and should take proactive measures to fight Omicron | Cowichan Valley Citizen

URL: https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/opinion/sonia-furstenau-column-provincial-government-can-and-should-take-proactive-measures-to-fight-omicron/

Description: The provincial government’s tools are not limited to shutdowns and closures, though it has largely chosen to limit its response to those actions.

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Subject:   Furstenau, Sonia,  Province of British Columbia,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Ventilation

Title: B.C. parents crowdsourcing COVID-19 school exposures in lieu of provincial information | Goldstream News Gazette

URL: https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/b-c-parents-crowdsourcing-covid-19-school-exposures-in-lieu-of-provincial-information/

Description: A site run voluntarily by two B.C. moms has quickly become one of the only sources of information on COVID-19 exposures in schools this year, after the province announced it would only publicize information if it turned into a cluster or outbreak.

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Subject:   BC School Covid Tracker,  Marliss, Kathy,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Vaccinations,  Costa, Elizabete,  Monterey Middle School,  Greater Victoria School District,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Island Health

Title: ‘Enough is enough’: Haida Gwaii rallies to send visiting ferry traffic back to terminal | Haida Gwaii Observer

URL: https://www.haidagwaiiobserver.com/news/haida-gwaii-shutting-its-doors-to-visitors-blocking-ferry-passengers-amid-pandemic/

Description: More than 60 people lined the highway in Skidegate on Monday afternoon to ask any visitors arriving via BC Ferries to return to the terminal and leave Haida Gwaii.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis,  Olsen, Kris,  Marshall, Kyle,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  Willcocks, Greg,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Yovanovich, William "Billy"

Title: B.C. COVID school tracker website continues to grow | Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle

URL: https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/news/b-c-covid-school-tracker-website-continues-to-grow/

Description: With nearly 60,000 followers on their Facebook page, Richmond mom Kathy Marliss and Vancouver Island counterpart Andrea Rosszman know their service is appreciated.

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Subject:   BC School Covid Tracker,  Facebook,  Marliss, Kathy,  Rosszman, Andrea,  Province of British Columbia,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health

Title: Nanaimo-Ladysmith schools re-open with better air filtration, optional masks | Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle

URL: https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/news/nanaimo-ladysmith-schools-re-open-with-better-air-filtration-optional-masks/

Description: As schools in B.C. enter their third year dealing with COVID-19, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools will continue to take the guidance of provincial health officials.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Burgos, Dale,  Henry, Bonnie ,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Ventilation,  Ladysmith Intermediate School,  Virtanen, Jeff,  Allison, Sandra,  Inscho, Jeremy,  Island Health,  Vancouver Island COVID-19 Rapid Response Team,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education

Title: Cowichan Valley restaurants call for end of COVID-19 restrictions | Lake Cowichan Gazette

URL: https://www.lakecowichangazette.com/news/cowichan-valley-restaurants-call-for-end-of-covid-19-restrictions/

Description: All mandates and restrictions related to COVID-19 need to end, say three eateries in the Cowichan Valley.

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Subject:   The Lion Rampant Scottish Pub,  Small Block Brewery,  Farm Table Inn,  Vaccinations,  BC Vaccine Card,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Findlay, Bruce,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Scally, Aaron,  Gates, George,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health

Title: A eulogy for our lost years of dance | Martlet

URL: https://www.martlet.ca/a-eulogy-for-our-lost-years-of-dance/

Description: Dancing is still banned in BC, and it sucks.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  LaMothe, Kimerer

Title: B.C., UVic release plans for fall semester | Martlet

URL: https://www.martlet.ca/uvic-return-to-campus-primer-fall-semester-plans/

Description: UVic is planning for a return to campus in the fall. Last week, the B.C. government released a new Return-to-Campus Primer with more details and recommendations for the upcoming semester.

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Subject:   University of Victoria,  Province of British Columbia,  Vaccinations,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Marks, Lynne,  University of Victoria Faculty Association,  Hall, Kevin,  University of Victoria | Residence Services,  Saanich Police Department,  Johnston, Karen

Title: COVID-19: 'The Ballad of Bonnie Henry' recorded and released | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/entertainment/covid-19-the-ballad-of-bonnie-henry-recorded-and-released/

Description: It was a quick turnaround on the recording of a true 2020 tune, ‘The Ballad of Bonnie Henry’.

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Subject:   Dwyer, Phil,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Jones, Tina,  Lapp, Daniel,  Dwyer, Ben

Title: Nanaimo barbershop quartet records musical tribute to Dr. Bonnie Henry | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/entertainment/nanaimo-barbershop-quartet-records-musical-tribute-to-dr-bonnie-henry/

Description: Mike Patterson was watching one of Dr. Bonnie Henry’s COVID-19 updates one day when he suddenly found himself composing a song for the B.C. health officer.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Patterson, Mike,  Grant, Alex,  Sage, Roy,  Harvey, Glenn,  Nanaimo Tidesmen

Title: Anti-vaxxers rally in Nanaimo, call for ‘freedom’ | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/anti-vaxxers-rally-in-nanaimo-call-for-freedom/

Description: Hundreds of people came to Bowen Park in Nanaimo this weekend for a rally in the name of “freedom,” including the right to choose to be vaccinated.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Bowen Park,  Sobolev, Vladislav,  Make Canada Free Again,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Island Health,  Kerr, Jim

Title: Freedom convoy gathering takes place in Bowen Park area in Nanaimo | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/freedom-convoy-gathering-takes-place-in-bowen-park-area-in-nanaimo/

Description: A contingent gathered in Nanaimo this afternoon, April 2, advocating for freedom from government mandates on vaccination.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Bowen Park,  BC Vaccine Card,  Ylikangaf, Cherry,  Mirovski, Maya,  Health Canada,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Horgan, John,  BC Human Rights Tribunal,  Island Health,  Province of British Columbia

Title: Loved ones turned away from B.C. senior homes, advocate says | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/loved-ones-turned-away-from-b-c-senior-homes-advocate-says/

Description: As B.C. public health officials call for seniors in care homes to be allowed a designated social visitor as well as one who provides essential services, Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie says many residents aren’t even getting essential visits in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Mackenzie, Isobel,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Province of British Columbia

Title: Nanaimo doctors asking for donations of masks and gloves during COVID-19 fight | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/nanaimo-doctors-asking-for-donations-of-masks-and-gloves-during-covid-19-fight/

Description: A local effort is now underway to collect donations of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Division of Family Practice,  Walmsley, Roger,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian

Title: No need for vaccine certificates to board BC Ferries | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/no-need-for-vaccine-certificates-to-board-bc-ferries/

Description: BC Ferries says it won’t be requiring the province’s recently announced vaccine certificates for travellers.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  BC Vaccine Card,  Vaccinations,  TransLink,  BC Transit,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Omicron isn’t impacting Nanaimo school district’s plans for return to classes in January | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/omicron-isnt-impacting-nanaimo-school-districts-plans-for-return-to-classes-in-january/

Description: While COVID-19 cases surge with the Omicron variant, Nanaimo Ladysmith school district isn’t currently planning to change its learning model when classes resume in January.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Inscho, Jeremy,  Nanaimo District Teachers' Association,  Island Health,  Vaccinations,  Burgos, Dale,  Henry, Bonnie ,  École Quarterway Elementary School,  Coal Tyee Elementary School,  Syuẁén'ct Elementary School,  Forest Park Elementary School,  Departure Bay Elementary School,  Ladysmith Primary School

Title: Letter to the editor: Seniors in long-term care deserve better | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-seniors-in-long-term-care-deserve-better/

Description: Stricter health and safety mandates should be enforced to help protect elderly, says letter writer.

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Subject:   Dewar, Mary,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Speaking to the anti-vaxxers | Penticton Herald

URL: https://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/article_27015d48-10e8-11ec-85b5-4f824e6c6800.html

Description: Sarah Mitchell wishes her experience with the deadly and highly infectious virus could enlighten the anti-vaccination ­protesters who swarmed B.C.’s ­legislature and hospitals in Nanaimo, Duncan, Vancouver and other B.C. cities this week in ugly protests denounced by Premier John Horgan, the Union of B.C. Municipalities and others.

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Subject:   Mitchell, Sarah,  Dillon, Louis,  Vaccinations,  Long COVID,  Henry, Bonnie ,  BC Vaccine Card

Title: COVID-19: Parksville and Qualicum Beach curling clubs forced to end season | Parksville Qualicum Beach News

URL: https://www.pqbnews.com/sports/covid-19-parksville-and-qualicum-beach-curling-clubs-forced-to-end-season/

Description: The Parksville Curling Club and the Qualicum Beach Curling Club have closed their doors for the remainder of the season due to COVID-19.

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Subject:   Parksville Curling Club,  Qualicum Beach Curling Club,  Shantz, Penny,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Curl BC,  Braley, Scott

Title: Powell River doctors reinforce message during the pandemic | Powell River Peak

URL: https://www.prpeak.com/in-the-community/powell-river-doctors-reinforce-message-during-the-pandemic-3417392/

Description: As COVID-19 has arrived in our community, we have entered a new phase of the pandemic, and it’s one that requires each of us to find courage, patience and tolerance when that is perhaps the most difficult thing to do.

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Subject:   Powell River Physicians COVID-19 Steering Group,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Tla'amin Nation,  Powell River Division of Family Practice,  Houghton, Nicole,  Passek, Laura,  Fuller, Cassandra,  Grundle, Elena,  Medical Clinic Associates

Title: Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA adapts to hybrid sessions in legislature | Powell River Peak

URL: https://www.prpeak.com/local-news/powell-river-sunshine-coast-mla-adapts-to-hybrid-sessions-in-legislature-3416555/

Description: Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons has been adapting to new ways of carrying out democracy, mandated by regulations required to cope with the pandemic.

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Subject:   Simons, Nicholas,  Zoom,  Province of British Columbia,  Dix, Adrian,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Teachers need time to prepare for a possible shift to online learning, says Powell River and District Teachers’ Association president | Powell River Peak

URL: https://www.prpeak.com/local-news/teachers-need-time-to-prepare-for-a-possible-shift-to-online-learning-says-powell-river-and-district-teachers-association-president-4911482/

Description: School District 47’s teachers are hopeful the provincial government is listening to teacher concerns about reopening of schools after the winter break.

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Subject:   School District 47 Powell River,  Loveluck, Izi,  Powell River and District Teachers' Association,  Province of British Columbia,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Vaccinations,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Whiteside, Jennifer,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education

Title: Viewpoint: We can all make a difference | Powell River Peak

URL: https://www.prpeak.com/opinion/viewpoint-we-can-all-make-a-difference-3417241/

Description: While we have been anticipating and preparing for it, it was still a shock when COVID-19 finally arrived so dramatically in our small part of the world.

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Subject:   Powell River Physicians COVID-19 Steering Group,  Tla'amin Nation,  Medical Clinic Associates,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Powell River General Hospital,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health

Title: COVID-19: B.C. elementary-school teachers infected at triple the rate of secondary teachers | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/bc-elementary-school-teachers-infected-at-triple-rate-of-secondary-teachers/

Description: B.C.'s elementary-school teachers have been contracting the COVID-19 virus at three times the rate of secondary teachers, according to WorkSafeBC occupational-claims data.

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Subject:   WorkSafeBC,  British Columbia Teachers' Federation,  Mooring, Teri,  Horgan, John,  Province of British Columbia,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Whiteside, Jennifer,  Vaccinations

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

Title: After B.C. scraps mask mandates, Premier John Horgan describes COVID-19 as an airborne disease | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/living/after-bc-scraps-mask-mandates-premier-john-horgan-describes-covid-19-as-an-airborne-disease/

Description: There's been a great deal of frustration among some healthcare workers and educators over the B.C. government's approach to COVID-19. At the centre of this has been the reluctance of health authorities to accept that COVID-19 is mainly transmitted by the airborne route.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia,  Heighton, Jennifer,  Horgan, John,  Ventilation,  Barton, Adriana,  World Health Organization,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  Daly, Patricia,  Island Health,  Jimenez, Jose-Luis,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Prather, Kimberly,  University of British Columbia,  TransLink,  BC Transit,  BC Ferries,  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Title: B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau denounces NDP government's historical ignorance in response to COVID-19 | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/living/bc-green-leader-sonia-furstenau-denounces-ndp-governments-historical-ignorance-in-response-to/

Description: B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau thinks that the NDP government is ignoring the lessons of history in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Furstenau, Sonia,  Province of British Columbia,  Ventilation,  Amos, Bill,  Long COVID,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Dr. Bonnie Henry receives scathing criticism from atmospheric chemistry experts for comment on aerosols | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/living/dr-bonnie-henry-receives-scathing-criticism-from-atmospheric-chemistry-experts-for-comment-on/

Description: Some academics have denounced B.C.'s provincial health officer following her Christmas Eve briefing on the Omicron variant of concern.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Jimenez, Jose-Luis,  Buriak, Jillian,  Twitter,  Greenhalgh, Trisha,  Ventilation,  Woodvine, Stanley Q.

Title: Furstenau accuses B.C. government of failing to educate public on risks of Long COVID and airborne transmissions | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/living/furstenau-accuses-bc-government-of-failing-to-educate-public-on-risks-of-long-covid-and/

Description: The B.C. Green party doesn't think the NDP government is doing enough to help people understand the threat of COVID-19.

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Subject:   Furstenau, Sonia,  Province of British Columbia,  Long COVID,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Biden, Joe,  Nelson, Alondra,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  BC Vaccine Card,  Variants of Concern,  Omicron Variant,  Barton, Adriana

Title: University of Toronto researcher raises a thorny question about COVID-19 death count in B.C. | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/living/university-of-toronto-researcher-raises-a-thorny-question-about-covid-19-death-count-in-bc/

Description: An associate professor in the University of Toronto faculty of dentistry has publicly questioned whether B.C. might be under-reporting deaths due to COVID-19 to a degree far greater than other provinces.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Province of British Columbia,  Moriarty, Tara,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Morgan, Steve,  Furstenau, Sonia,  Protect Our Province BC,  Long COVID,  Vaccinations

Title: COVID-19 in B.C.: New case count jumps to 800; longterm care visits and religious service amendments; and more | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/march-25-coronavirus-update-bc-vancouver-new-case-count-jumps-to-800-longterm-care-visits-and-religious-service/

Description: Today brought some long-awaited good news about pandemic restrictions, but also some troubling news about the current state of COVID-19 in B.C.

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Vaccinations,  Easter,  Ramadan,  Passover,  Vaisakhi,  Fraser Health,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Northern Health,  Interior Health,  Island Health,  Variants of Concern,  Alpha Variant,  Gamma Variant,  Beta Variant,  Chilliwack General Hospital,  Derby Bar and Grill,  Real Canadian Superstore,  Loblaw Companies Ltd.,  Grocery Trade,  Shoppers Drug Mart,  Thrifty Foods,  Sobeys Inc.,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Air Canada,  WestJet,  Seair Seaplanes

Title: #FireBonnie—there, someone in the media finally said it! | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/news/firebonnie-there-someone-in-media-finally-said-it/

Description: The provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, is only one of many chefs in this noxious kitchen that is spreading COVID-19 across our province. And that is generating tremendous fear in the immunocompromised, those with comorbidities, and their families.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Horgan, John,  Eby, David,  Simons, Nicholas,  Whiteside, Jennifer,  Fleming, Rob,  BC Ferries,  Russell, Joy,  TransLink,  Protect Our Province BC,  Safe Schools Coalition BC,  BC School Covid Tracker,  Vaccinations,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Govender, Kasari

Title: Immunosupremacy and necrosecurity drive public discourse over COVID-19 | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/news/immunosupremacy-and-necrosecurity-drive-public-discourse-over-covid-19/

Description: In British Columbia, thanks to COVID-19 and a poisoned illicit-drug supply, there continues to be "mass death among less grievable subjects."

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Subject:   Lincoln, Martha,  Coroners Service of British Columbia,  British Columbia Toxic Drugs Crisis,  Thrasher, Steven,  Journalism,  Clarke, John,  Canadian Security Intelligence Service,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Daly, Patricia,  Dix, Adrian,  Furstenau, Sonia,  World Health Organization,  Ventilation

Title: Patti Bacchus: B.C.’s school mask muddle | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/education/patti-bacchus-bcs-school-mask-muddle/

Description: For a moment or two on Monday (March 29), it seemed that B.C.’s increasingly beleaguered provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, was coming around to what her colleagues across the country, and the U.S. Centres for Disease Control, have acknowledged for months: masks are a key layer of protection in K-12 schools.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Horgan, John,  Dix, Adrian,  WorkSafeBC,  MacDonald, Scott,  British Columbia Teachers' Federation,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Lee, Victoria,  Surrey Schools,  Vancouver School Board,  Whiteside, Jennifer,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Title: COVID-19 in B.C.: 1,900 cases and 17 deaths over three days; 69 schools with exposures; cinemas must close; and more | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/living/covid-19-in-bc-more-than-1900-cases-and-17-deaths-over-three-days-cinemas-must-close-and-more/

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Stanley Park,  VanDusen Festival of Lights,  The Butchart Gardens,  ViaSport,  Fraser Health,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Interior Health,  Island Health,  Northern Health,  North Peace Seniors Housing Society,  Queen's Park Care Centre,  CareLife Fleetwood,  Sunset Manor,  Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Chilliwack,  Renfrew Care Centre,  Retirement Concepts,  Lions Gate Hospital,  Evergreen Baptist Care Society,  Baptist Housing,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Haven Nails and Spa,  GRITT Athletics,  Irish Times,  Chalo! FreshCo,  Sobeys Inc.,  Sewak's No Frills,  Loblaw Companies Ltd.,  Grocery Trade,  Shoppers Drug Mart,  T&T Supermarket,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  North Cariboo Air,  United Airlines,  Swoop,  Summit Air,  WestJet,  Air Canada,  Victoria School For Ideal Education,  Kwalikum Secondary School,  School District No. 69 Qualicum,  School District 57 Prince George,  School District 60 Peace River North,  Central Okanagan Public Schools,  School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin,  St. Mary's Catholic Independent School,  School District 38 Richmond,  Az-Zahraa Islamic Academy,  BC Muslim School,  Vancouver School Board,  St. George's Senior School,  Saint Francis of Assisi School,  King David High School,  North Vancouver School District,  Collingwood School,  Sea to Sky School District,  Abbotsford School District,  St. John Brebeuf Regional Secondary School,  Burnaby Schools,  School District 43 Coquitlam,  Chilliwack School District,  Delta School District,  School District 78 Fraser-Cascade,  Langley School District,  School District 42 Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows,  Surrey Schools,  G.A.D. Elementary School

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

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

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

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

Title: South of Belleville, even questioning Dr. Bonnie Henry's decision-making is seen as problematic | Georgia Straight

URL: https://www.straight.com/news/south-of-belleville-even-questioning-dr-bonnie-henrys-decision-making-is-seen-as-problematic/

Description: When B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau broke the legislative cone of silence by questioning Henry's response to the pandemic, the focus was not so much on what she actually said and why she said it. Rather, it was mostly about the fact that she had the temerity to criticize a provincial public health officer who's paid a very high salary to save lives by offering the best advice based on science.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Furstenau, Sonia,  Baldrey, Keith,  Shaw, Rob,  Smith, George,  Biden, Joe,  Jackson, Juanita,  Journalism

Title: UPDATE: First presumptive case of COVID-19 in Prince Rupert | Terrace Standard

URL: https://www.terracestandard.com/news/update-first-presumptive-case-of-covid-19-in-prince-rupert/

Description: Dr. Marcus Pienaar, in a Facebook post today, has stated that Prince Rupert has its first presumptive case of COVID-19.

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Subject:   Northern Health,  Pienaar, Marcus,  Collins, Eryn,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Horse mascot dressed in Dr. Bonnie Henry outfit a hit on Vancouver Island | Fernie Free Press

URL: https://www.thefreepress.ca/trending-now/horse-mascot-dressed-in-dr-bonnie-henry-outfit-a-hit-on-vancouver-island/

Description: Dr. Bonnie Henry was the inspiration recently for the owner of a feed and tack store south of Nanaimo who dressed up a horse mascot as the B.C. provincial health officer.

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Subject:   Trading Post Feed and Tack,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Dean, Meredith

Title: Opinion: B.C.’s COVID-19 reopening plans continue to put Indigenous people at risk | The Globe and Mail

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/opinion/article-bcs-covid-19-re-opening-plans-continue-to-put-indigenous-people-at/

Description: Since the pandemic began, Indigenous leaders have exhorted government officials in vain to give us more information and resources to protect our communities. To date, our requests have been ignored.

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Subject:   Horgan, John,  Dix, Adrian,  Turpel-Lafond, Mary Ellen,  'Namgis First Nation,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Province of British Columbia,  McDonald, Shannon,  Sayers, Judith | Kekinusuqs,  Slett, Marilyn,  Alphonse, Joe

Title: Rising COVID-19 cases force Canada’s universities to reconsider winter semester plans | The Globe and Mail

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-rising-covid-19-cases-force-canadas-universities-to-reconsider-plans/

Description: A Nova Scotia university was fined for failing to follow public-health rules on Friday as schools across the country rushed to announce they would move classes online in January as a result of a rapidly worsening COVID-19 situation.

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Subject:   St. Francis-Xavier University,  Barron, Tracy,  Government of Nova Scotia,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Western University,  Shepard, Alan,  McMaster University,  University of British Columbia,  McGill University,  Queen's University,  Kasim, Zaid,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship,  Rugby,  University of Victoria,  Hakin, Andrew,  Strang, Robert,  Brescia University College,  Huron University,  King's University College

Title: B.C. to drop mask mandate in most public spaces, end COVID-19 vaccine passports | The Globe and Mail

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-drops-its-mask-mandate-plans-to-end-vaccine-passport-in-a-month/

Description: Masks will no longer be required in most settings outside of schools and health care facilities under a public-health order in British Columbia starting on March 11, while vaccination passports will be dropped on April 8 as the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  BC Vaccine Card,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Dix, Adrian,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Daly, Patricia,  University of British Columbia

Title: B.C. parents frustrated with lack of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for teachers | The Globe and Mail

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-parents-frustrated-with-lack-of-vaccine-mandate-for-teachers/

Description: School boards in B.C. have been told there are no resources available to enforce a vaccine mandate for teachers, and no ability to establish a testing regime for staff who decline to be inoculated against COVID-19, which has left many parents frustrated and confused as to why school staff would not face the same requirements as workers in other sectors.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Fraser Health,  Province of British Columbia,  Vancouver School Board,  Surrey Schools,  School District 40 New Westminster,  Abbotsford School District,  BC Ferries,  BC Hydro,  Dix, Adrian,  Lau, Gord,  Adams, Simon,  Central Okanagan Public Schools,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education,  Mooring, Teri,  British Columbia Teachers' Federation,  Whiteside, Jennifer,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Cho, Carmen

Title: COVID-19 outbreak in B.C. Indigenous community fuels concerns over waning protective benefits of vaccines | The Globe and Mail

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-covid-19-outbreak-in-bc-indigenous-community-fuels-concerns-over/

Description: Unlike many Indigenous communities in British Columbia where vaccination rates are below the provincial average, the Ahousaht enthusiastically welcomed a team of public-health nurses who arrived with the Moderna vaccine on Jan. 6. Now, eight months on, First Nations health officials are concerned the protection offered by the vaccine is fading, just as the more dangerous Delta variant is spreading.

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Subject:   Ahousaht First Nation,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  Vaccinations,  Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine,  Louie, Greg,  Delta Variant,  Variants of Concern,  McDonald, Shannon,  First Nations Health Authority,  Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: No enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine requirements on B.C. university campuses, professors say | The Globe and Mail

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-no-enforcement-of-covid-19-vaccine-requirements-on-bc-university/

Description: Halfway into the first in-person university semester since the pandemic began, some faculty and staff members at B.C.’s biggest universities say they don’t know whether they and their students are being protected against COVID-19 spread because the schools are not following through on plans to ensure no one comes to class infected.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  University of British Columbia,  Simon Fraser University,  Gulat, Sumeet,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Mordecai, Gideon,  Ramsey, Matthew,  Sahota, Derek,  Kieltyka, Matt,  University of Victoria,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Kilby, Kane

Title: Parents in British Columbia call for stricter COVID-19 measures | The Globe and Mail

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-parents-in-british-columbia-call-for-stricter-covid-19-measures/

Description: Parents’ groups in British Columbia are asking the provincial government to implement stronger health measures and better tracking of COVID-19 infections in schools.

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian,  Whiteside, Jennifer,  Province of British Columbia,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Vaccinations,  Delta Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Sanghera, Rani,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Vancouver School Board,  Fraser, Janine,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Opinion: How B.C. health authorities are undermining Indigenous governments | The Globe and Mail

URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-how-bc-health-authorities-are-undermining-indigenous-governments/

Description: Leaders of the Central Coast First Nations are calling on health authorities like VCH to share information about which communities have presumptive and confirmed COVID-19 cases so we can better protect our people.

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Subject:   First Nations Health Authority,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Skye, Courtney,  'Namgis First Nation,  Vancouver Coastal Health

Title: Seeing light at the end of the tunnel: VIU's fall return to in-person instruction | Navigator

URL: https://www.thenav.ca/2021/03/15/seeing-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/

Description: On Tuesday, March 9, VIU President and Vice-Chancellor Deborah Saucier sent out a letter updating students about VIU’s plan for a safe return to campus.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island University,  Zoom,  Saucier, Deborah,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: B.C. doctors could face penalty for veering from COVID-19 health guidelines: College | The Star

URL: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/05/11/bc-doctors-could-face-penalty-for-veering-from-covid-19-health-guidelines-college.html

Description: Doctors in British Columbia could face investigation or penalties from their regulatory body if they contradict public health orders or guidance about COVID-19, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. says.

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Subject:   College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia,  Vaccinations,  First Nations Health Authority,  Oetter, Heidi,  Wieman, Nel,  Malthouse, Stephen,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Vaccine Choice Canada,  Liberty Coalition Canada,  Code, Bill,  Hydroxychloroquine,  World Health Organization,  Trump, Donald,  Hoffe, Charles,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Kuntz, Ted,  College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario,  College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador

Title: COVID-19 restrictions extended to Feb. 5 in B.C. to ‘hold the line’ | The Star

URL: https://www.thestar.com/politics/2021/01/07/canadian-press-newsalert-covid-19-restrictions-extended-to-feb-5-in-bc.html

Description: British Columbia’s top doctor says COVID-19 restrictions that were set to expire Friday have been extended to Feb. 5.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Variants of Concern,  Alpha Variant

Title: Wastewater COVID-19 surveillance expands to Vancouver Island, Interior | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/wastewater-covid-19-surveillance-expands-to-vancouver-island-interior-6414693/

Description: The B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s wastewater testing program was previously limited to five Lower Mainland water treatment plants, but will now include Victoria, Nanaimo, the Comox Valley, Kelowna, Kamloops and Penticton.

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Subject:   Wastewater Surveillance,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Influenza,  Prystajecky, Natalie,  Island Health,  Interior Health

Title: Dr. Bonnie Henry required RCMP security at a luncheon in April | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/dr-bonnie-henry-required-rcmp-security-at-a-luncheon-in-april-6096154/

Description: B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, required RCMP protection at a B.C. Women’s Health Foundation luncheon earlier this year, an exchange of emails shows.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  BC Women's Health Foundation,  Royal Victoria Marathon

Title: Alert Bay struggles to cope with virus death; several residents in hospital | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/alert-bay-struggles-to-cope-with-virus-death-several-residents-in-hospital-1.24125367

Description: Alert Bay Mayor Dennis Buchanan struggles to talk about the first COVID-19 death on Cormorant Island under his watch, and a local state of emergency.

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Subject:   Buchanan, Dennis,  'Namgis First Nation,  Svanvik, Don,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Village of Alert Bay,  Whe-La-La-U Area Council Society,  Island Health,  First Nations Health Authority,  Cutfeet, Dan,  Emergency Management BC

Title: Nanaimo nightclub defends reopening plan | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/nanaimo-nightclub-defends-reopening-plan-1.24154348

Description: Nanaimo’s Koncept Nightclub was blasted on social media after announcing it is opening this weekend but one of its owners said there will be no dancing and that B.C.’s safety rules will be followed.

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Subject:   Koncept Nightclub,  Varkovic, Sebastian,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Social Media,  Island Health,  WorkSafeBC,  Yuen, Ivy

Title: Letters April 8: Abandoned in the face of COVID; have faith in amalgamation process | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/letters-april-8-abandoned-in-the-face-of-covid-have-faith-in-amalgamation-process-5245393/

Description: We have been betrayed by B.C. -- Take Henry's word over Furstenau's -- Say goodbye to all that divisiveness -- Those pickleballs not as noisy as bombs -- Carnarvon Park has courts for pickleball -- Sea lions sending a fish farm message -- Daffodils, spring and great memories -- Earth’s inner heat offers lots of energy -- Police blockade gets James Bay praise -- Thanks to those who rescued my stray dog -- Trust the citizens’ assembly in the amalgamation process

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Vaccinations,  Furstenau, Sonia,  Island Health,  2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine,  Carnarvon Park,  Victoria Police Department,  City of Victoria,  District of Saanich

Title: UVic faculty, students call for vaccine requirement | Times Colonist

URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/uvic-faculty-students-calls-for-vaccine-requirement-1.24349459

Description: Some students and faculty members at the University of Victoria are calling for COVID‑19 vaccines to be mandatory on campus as the fall term nears and case counts rise.

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Subject:   University of Victoria,  Vaccinations,  Lowan, Emily,  Island Health,  Marks, Lynne,  University of Victoria Faculty Association,  Johnston, Karen,  Ventilation,  WorkSafeBC,  Camosun College,  Huelscher, Deborah,  Camosun Student Society,  Turcotte, Michel,  Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC,  Kang, Anne,  Royal Roads University,  Simon Fraser University,  University of British Columbia,  University of Northern British Columbia,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: BC Liquor Distribution Branch provides each employee with 15 high-grade masks | Today in BC

URL: https://www.todayinbc.com/news/bc-liquor-distribution-branch-provides-each-employee-with-15-high-grade-masks/

Description: The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (BCLDB) has provided each employee in retail stores and warehouses with 15 KN95 — or N95 — equivalent masks.

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Subject:   BC Liquor Distribution Branch,  Smith, Stephanie,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Artist turns grief into beautiful free illustrations inspired by B.C.'s Dr. Bonnie Henry | Vancouver Is Awesome

URL: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/bc-news/artist-illustrations-sharon-montgomery-dr-bonnie-henry-bc-2241695/

Description: Artist Sharon Montgomery of Victoria counts herself among those for whom Dr. Henry's daily addresses to the public takes the sting out of what so many of us are experiencing. And so she turned her anguish into artwork, inspired by Dr. Henry and shared online for anyone to access.

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Subject:   Montgomery, Sharon,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Dix, Adrian,  Soos, Andrea,  Food Banks BC

Title: Worst-case Omicron scenario could see hospitals overwhelmed, new COVID modelling shows | Vancouver Is Awesome

URL: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/worst-case-omicron-scenario-could-see-hospitals-overwhelmed-new-modelling-4865035/

Description: Omicron appears to spread more readily than Delta variant; there's a higher chance of re-infection, as well as infection of vaccinated people. Modelling shows rising cases on Vancouver Island, driven by outbreaks at UVic and a religious gathering.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Delta Variant,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Vaccinations,  Island Health,  University of Victoria,  2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship,  Queen's University,  Fraser Health,  Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: Trucker 'freedom convoy' due in Lower Mainland this weekend | Vancouver Is Awesome

URL: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/freedom-convoy-shifts-gears-to-protest-in-vancouver-not-victoria-5159430/

Description: The 'bearhug' operation could be in the Lower Mainland this Sunday.

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Subject:   Bauder, James,  Canada Unity,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Province of British Columbia,  Vaccinations,  Saccoccia, Chris "Sky"

Title: Gym owners 'thrilled' to be opening after whirlwind of confusion | Vancouver Is Awesome

URL: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/video/gym-owners-thrilled-to-be-opening-after-whirlwind-of-confusion-4969169/

Description: B.C. gyms and fitness facilities can now reopen on Jan. 20, with new protocol in place.

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Subject:   Mueller, Alex,  CrossFit Zone,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Vaccinations,  Whistler Creek Athletic Club,  Edleston, Hannah,  Iron Energy Gym,  Mark, Brian,  Sheridan, Jason,  GoodLife Fitness,  Fitness Industry Council of Canada,  Hodson, Sara

Title: Wounded Warriors run cancelled for 2021| Vancouver Island Free Daily

URL: https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/wounded-warriors-run-cancelled-for-2021/

Description: The Wounded Warrior Run on Vancouver Island has officially been cancelled for 2021.

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Subject:   Wounded Warriors Canada,  Loran, Chris,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Zweng, Jacqueline,  Marciano, Maria,  Nesbitt, Dave

Title: More than 2,000 UVic students asked to leave dorms in response to COVID-19 | Victoria News

URL: https://www.vicnews.com/news/more-than-2000-uvic-students-forced-out-of-dorms-in-response-to-covid-19-69104/

Description: More than 2,000 University of Victoria students living in residence have been asked to leave campus housing as soon as possible in a effort to curb the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

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Subject:   University of Victoria,  University of Victoria | Residence Services,  Marck, Paul,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Island Health,  Ryerson University,  University of Ottawa,  McGill University,  Algonquin College

Title: Vancouver Island soccer leagues make plans to move forward | Victoria News

URL: https://www.vicnews.com/sports/vancouver-island-soccer-leagues-make-plans-to-move-forward/

Description: Vancouver Island’s adult soccer leagues aren’t sure when they’ll be able to take to the pitch again, but they’re making plans to resume the 2020-21 season just in case.

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Subject:   Lower Island Women's Soccer Association,  Vancouver Island Soccer League,  Tepper, Casey,  viaSport,  BC Soccer,  Soccer,  Henry, Bonnie ,  Greco, Vince