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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: Port Hardy Hospital emergency department to shutter on Saturday due to limited staff | Globalnews.ca

URL: https://globalnews.ca/news/9643567/port-hardy-hospital-emergency-department-closure-april-22-2023/

Description: The Port Hardy Hospital’s emergency department will shutter on Saturday due to “limited care provider ability,” Island Health said Friday.

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Subject:   Island Health Port Hardy Hospital Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre,  Interior Health

Title: B.C. anti-vaccine nurses have union complaint dismissed by labour board | Globalnews.ca

URL: https://globalnews.ca/news/9650464/anti-vaccine-nurses-union-complaint-dismissed-by-labour-board/

Description: A group of B.C. nurses, who claimed their union represented them in “bad faith” after they were fired for flouting provincial health orders requiring COVID-19 vaccinations, failed to get the labour relations board to come around to their way of thinking.

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Subject:   Bohmer, Jacqui Dykstra, Cynthia Henders, Andrea Meuleman, Vera Roulston, Anita Mori, Corinne,  Interior Health ,  Gold, Celina Island Health Vaccinations BC Nurses' Union BC Labour Relations Board Sahota, Gurleen S. Eby, David

Title: BC opens 20 hospital EOC's as Dix still pushes for more federal health funding | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/bc-opens-20-hospital-eocs-as-dix-still-pushes-for-more-federal-health-funding/

Description: It’s been a grinding long haul for the health-care system in BC to be dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for now three years in BC.

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian Variants of Concern Omicron Variant "Kraken" Variant BC Centre for Disease Control Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Island Health Surrey Memorial Hospital Fraser Health Royal Inland Hospital,  Interior Health ,  Trudeau, Justin Vaccinations Respiratory Syncytial Virus Influenza

Title: Lift BC nurses' vaccine mandates to ease staffing shortfalls, say critics | Northern Beat

URL: https://northernbeat.ca/opinion/lift-bc-nurses-vaccine-mandates-to-ease-staffing-shortfalls-say-critics/

Description: Should B.C. nurses who refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19 still be banned from working in the province’s short-staffed healthcare facilities? It’s a question being mulled over internally within the B.C. government right now, as the province develops its fall vaccine campaign for the flu and COVID-19.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Province of British Columbia Goetz, Michael Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre,  Interior Health ,  BC Nurses' Union Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Fursteanu, Sonia BC United Davies, Dan BC Labour Relations Board

Title: [Island Health staff asked to provide temporary assistance to Interior Health due to wildfire situation]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E9GTPP4UUAIhBMa?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Salim Jiwa on Twitter: "#bcpoli An urgent call amounting to SOS has gone out to VIHA health workers to agree to be deployed to overwhelmed Interior Health. VIHA sent out email to HCW to help out IH fights fires amid unprecedented covid active cases. I have the email and 👇🏽 is copy of the call."

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Subject:   Island Health,  Interior Health

Title: Provincial bed capacity snapshot | April 14, 2020 | Province of British Columbia

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EV2bzYgX0AQ5Msn?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Mick Sweetman on Twitter: "I've temporarily removed the critical care chart as I'm clarifying the base critical care capacity with the Ministry of Health. They are using 951 as the total critical care surge capacity and there were 435 people in critical care on April 14 for a 45.7% occupancy rate."

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Subject:   Interior Health ,  Fraser Health Vancouver Coastal Health Island Health Northern Health Provincial Health Services Authority Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health

Title: Vaccination status of BC health-care workers by HA (excluding LTC staff) | October 29, 2021

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FC6Ck_aVQAQHwEJ?format=jpg&name=900x900

Description: Richard Zussman on Twitter: "There are now 3,668 health care workers unvaccinated in BC. In Interior Health it is 6% of the workforce, accounting for 1,236 workers. #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Vaccinations Fraser Health,  Interior Health ,  Northern Health Island Health Vancouver Coastal Health Provincial Health Services Authority Providence Health Care

Title: [Vaccination status of British Columbia health-care workers by health authority]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FClmSJSXMAcryIb?format=png&name=medium

Description: LizaYuzda on Twitter: "A break down of vax status of BC's nearly 130,000 healthcare workers in hospital & community health. Tuesday those without a dose will be on leave without pay. Rates are high but @Interior_Health & @Northern_Health with the most unvaccinated workers. #bcpoli #covid19 @CityNewsVAN"

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Subject:   Vaccinations Fraser Health,  Interior Health ,  Northern Health Providence Health Care Provincial Health Services Authority Vancouver Coastal Health Island Health

Title: B.C. hospitals with the highest occupancy rate | January 17, 2022

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJmJeBUVgAYwyMD?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Justin McElroy on Twitter: "anyhow a) i messed up with my first chart and put two kelownas; this is the accurate one, b) hopefully that was somewhat interesting, if frustrating and depressing much like most of this"

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Subject:   Royal Inland Hospital,  Interior Health ,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Island Health Kelowna General Hospital Lions Gate Hospital Vancouver Coastal Health Richmond Hospital

Title: [Current & upcoming closures] | August 6, 2022 | BCHospitalData.com

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZb6ub5UUAA3rYf?format=png&name=small

Description: Crystal Mundy on Twitter: "Updated closure information so far for this weekend. #BCHospitalData #BCHealthCare #BCPoli / Port McNeill Hospital (Port McNeill) 7:00 a.m. Saturday August 6th until 7:00 p.m. Saturday August 6th Port Hardy Hospital (Port Hardy) 7:00 p.m. Saturday August 6th until 7:00 a.m. Sunday August 7th / Creston Valley Hospital (Creston) 6:00 p.m. Friday August 5th until 7:00 a.m. Saturday August 6th / Dr Helmcken Memorial Hospital (Clearwater) 6:00 p.m. Friday August 5th until 7:00 a.m. Saturday August 6th 6:00 p.m. Saturday August 6th until 7:00 a.m. Sunday August 7th 6:00 p.m. Sunday August 7th until 7:00 a.m. Monday August 8th / Cormorant Island Health Centre (Alert Bay) August 2nd to 16th Closed overnight from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. / Chemainus Health Care Centre (Chemainus) August 2022 Closed: 10th, 15th, 20th, 27th, 28th Shortened Hours (8:00 am - 2:00 pm): 6th, 9th, 12th, 16th, 18th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 30th Shortened Hours (2:00 pm - 8:00 pm): 7th"

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Subject:   Port McNeill Hospital Island Health Port Hardy Hospital Creston Valley Hospital and Health Centre,  Interior Health ,  Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital Cormorant Island Community Health Centre Chemainus Health Care Centre BCHospitalData.com

Title: B.C. COVID-19 update: Press conference [transcript] | September 13, 2021 | Project Canary

URL: https://projectcanary372632080.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/september-13-press-transcript-1.pdf

Description: Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry give a COVID-19 briefing.

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian Henry, Bonnie BC Vaccine Card Vaccinations,  Interior Health ,  Fraser Health Vancouver Coastal Health Royal Inland Hospital

Title: Stories from BC’s hospital front lines: The missing voices | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/stories-from-bcs-hospital-front-lines-the-missing-voices/

Description: How are BC’s hospital workers coping after 20 months of this pandemic? Protect our Province BC decided to find out by asking them directly.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC First Nations Health Authority Fraser Health,  Interior Health ,  Northern Health Vancouver Coastal Health Island Health Provincial Health Services Authority

Title: COVID surge in BC’s North overwhelms hospitals | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/09/22/COVID-Surge-BC-North-Overwhelms-Hospitals/

Description: The province is preparing to fly intensive care patients from northern B.C. to other parts of the province as COVID-19 cases surge in the Northern Health authority, filling hospitals and putting strain on local health services.

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Subject:   Northern Health Dix, Adrian University Hospital of Northern British Columbia Fort St. John Hospital Bulkley Valley District Hospital Mills Memorial Hospital Jakubec, Darren Collins, Eryn,  Interior Health ,  Vaccinations Henry, Bonnie

Title: BC's rural emergency room crisis | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/20/BC-Emergency-Room-Crisis/

Description: Data shows a spike in locked doors, with some Vancouver Island health centres closing dozens of times in 2022.

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Subject:   Royal Inland Hospital,  Interior Health ,  Ashcroft Urgent and Primary Care Centre Vancouver Coastal Health Fraser Health Island Health Northern Health Providence Health Care BC Children's Hospital Cormorant Island Community Health Centre British Columbia Ambulance Service Port Hardy Hospital Port McNeill Hospital

Title: [Comment about Interior and Island Health's use of the word "droplets" in COVID-19 school exposure notifications | BC School Covid Tracker

URL: https://twitter.com/BCschoolCovid/status/1470267905199599620/

Description: BC School Covid Tracker on Twitter: "Droplets? Seriously? We are still doing this Island Health and Interior Health? Not cool! Get it together! #COVIDisAirborne #bced"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Interior Health ,  School District 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools École Quarterway Elementary School

Title: "Two years ago the first case of #COVID19 was detected in BC. ... Here’s a look back" | BC Centre for Disease Control

URL: https://twitter.com/CDCofBC/status/1487179039450279939/

Description: BC Centre for Disease Control on Twitter: "Two years ago the first case of #COVID19 was detected in BC. @VCHhealthcare @Fraserhealth @VanIslandHealth @Interior_Health @Northern_Health @fnha @phsaofbc have worked tirelessly to prevent infections, vaccinate, and care for those who become ill. Here’s a look back: 1/12 / Our provincial labs have played a critical role in the pandemic. Becky Hickman and Tracy Lee from the BCCDC Public Health Lab developed the first test to detect COVID-19. 2/12 / Lab staff worked around the clock to do testing and sequence positive samples to identify variants. 3/12 / Resource after resource was developed to help make sense of COVID-19 and public health information on testing, self-isolation, vaccination, and more. Some even got turned into billboards. 4/12 / A saline gargle test was developed to make testing easier for everyone but especially kids and parents. 5/12 / What started as a research project to use wastewater to monitor infection levels in the community has grown into an established program. 6/12 / The BCCDC’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Team was set up to provide test results and support health authorities with contact tracing and vaccine clinics across the province. 7/12 / Epidemiologists and data scientists spend hours every day behind-the-scenes to monitor, track and analyze the billions of pieces of data from testing, cases, vaccinations, and more. 8/12 / Guidelines have been written and training and education has been developed to support health care professionals in managing COVID-19 cases and providing immunizations. 9/12 / Meanwhile naloxone kits and harm reduction supplies continued to be delivered across the province at record-breaking numbers to help prevent deaths from drug toxicity. More people are dying from toxic unregulated drugs than ever before. 10/12 / We are so grateful for the dedication of health-care workers around the province who have stepped up in helping us to navigate these public health emergencies. 11/12 / And a big thank you to every British Columbian from us @cdcofbc Blue heart 12/12"

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Subject:   BC Centre for Disease Control Vancouver Coastal Health Fraser Health Island Health,  Interior Health ,  Northern Health First Nations Health Authority Provincial Health Services Authority Hickman, Becky Lee, Tracy Variants of Concern Vaccinations Wastewater Suveillance British Columbia Toxic Drugs Crisis

Title: "Jan 10-16: 17,958 healthcare workers called in sick due to COVID and other illnesses"

URL: https://twitter.com/brish_ti/status/1483559929755492358/

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "Jan 10-16: 17,958 healthcare workers called in sick due to COVID and other illnesses Total includes: 2,973 in VCH 3,069 Interior 3,317 Island Health 827 PHSA 1,359 Northern 4,440 Fraser (Sorry for any mistakes; these numbers were rattled off at high speed) @CapitalDailyVic"

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Subject:   Vancouver Coastal Health,  Interior Health ,  Island Health Provincial Health Services Authority Northern Health Fraser Health

Title: North Island residents rally for better health care | Global News

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1634976411613102080/

Description: Global BC on Twitter: "Hundreds rallied on northern Vancouver Island Saturday, demanding the province address health care issues in Port McNeill, Port Hardy and beyond. @KRobNews1 reports."

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Subject:   Island Health Jenkins, Fran Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre,  Interior Health ,  Adams, Paul BC Rural Health Network Dix, Adrian

Title: [Information on surgeries postponed in B.C.]

URL: https://twitter.com/richardzussman/status/1456367520252764160/

Description: Richard Zussman on Twitter: "In the last week, 238 surgeries have been postponed in BC. 31 - Fraser 12 - Northern 61 - Coastal 71 - Island 61 - Interior From Sept 5 to Oct 30 there were 2,389 surgeries postponed in BC. #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Fraser Health Northern Health Vancouver Coastal Health Island Health,  Interior Health

Title: 'Limited staffing availability' closes North Island emergency department again | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/limited-staffing-availability-closes-north-island-emergency-department-again-1.5990398

Description: A hospital on northern Vancouver Island has been forced to temporarily close its emergency department this weekend due to a lack of available staff. Port McNeill Hospital's emergency room will be closed from 3 p.m. Saturday until 7 a.m. Sunday, according to a statement from Island Health.

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Subject:   Port McNeill Hospital Island Health Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Care Centre Royal Inland Hospital,  Interior Health ,  Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital British Columbia Toxic Drugs Crisis Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Horgan, John Hospital Employees' Union

Title: Emails show Dr. Bonnie Henry knew of concerns over BC’s COVID-19 data and school exposures while publicly downplaying them | Capital Daily

URL: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/henry-stanwick-covid-school-exposures-emails/

Description: Internal emails show BC public health leaders, including provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, had concerns about the quality of COVID-19 transmission data collected in schools—and that those concerns persisted in private, months after officials had started making claims to the media and the public on a regular basis that the risk of transmission in schools was very low.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie Capital Daily Burnaby Beacon Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Gustafson, Réka Daly, Patricia Brodkin, Elizabeth Galanis, Eleni Docking, Christine,  Interior Health ,  Northern Health Vancouver Coastal Health Fraser Health Howe, Carolyn Greater Victoria School District Island Health Stanwick, Richard Hoyano, Dee British Columbia Teachers' Federation Greater Victoria Teachers' Association BC Centre for Disease Control Mooring, Teri Waldron, Winona Ventilation

Title: Staff shortages lead to temporary emergency department closures at 3 rural B.C. hospitals | CBC News

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6470405

Description: At least three hospitals serving smaller B.C. communities shuttered their emergency departments this weekend due to staffing shortages. Emergency departments were closed in Clearwater, Chetwynd, and Port McNeill.

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Subject:   Interior Health ,  Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital Blackwell, Merlin Chetwynd Hospital Northern Health Island Health Port McNeill Hospital Stone, Todd Royal Inland Hospital

Title: Vancouver Island emergency room latest to face temporary closure due to staff shortage | CBC News

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6510285

Description: The potential closure of an emergency room in Port Alberni in Vancouver Island is the latest in a series of temporary shutdowns in small communities.

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Subject:   Island Health West Coast General Hospital Port McNeill Hospital Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital,  Interior Health ,  Northern Health Chetwynd Hospital Nicola Valley Hospital Dix, Adrian Dosanjh, Ramneek British Columbia Toxic Drugs Crisis Brown, Linda Wickstrom, Gaby

Title: Emergency room, primary care closures continue over long weekend in rural B.C. | CBC News

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6572198

Description: A number of communities throughout B.C. are being affected by service reductions through the September long weekend.

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Subject:   Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital,  Interior Health ,  Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Care Centre Roden, Barbara Port Hardy Hospital Island Health Cormorant Island Health Centre Chemainus Health Care Centre

Title: Nanaimo doctor warns B.C.'s critical care is reaching capacity | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/nanaimo-doctor-warns-b-c-s-critical-care-is-reaching-capacity-873207/

Description: Masks are again mandatory indoors in B.C., as doctors issue a sombre warning as hospitalizations reach a breaking point.

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Subject:   Delta Variant Variants of Concern Henry, Bonnie,  Interior Health ,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Island Health Forrest, David Vaccinations

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