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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: Volume 1 | Creeker

URL: https://creekerzine.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/creeker-v1.7-web.pdf

Description: Creeker is a grassroots, anti-authoritarian zine series that aims to bring reflection, depth, variety, critique and continuity to the ongoing process of reflecting on the Ada’itsx/Fairy Creek blockade and related efforts. It’s intended for creekers themselves, land defenders elsewhere, and the land defenders yet to come.

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Subject:   Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests Logging Protests and Blockades Peter, Victor Jones, Bill Teal-Jones Group Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pacheedaht First Nation Ditidaht First Nation Ancient Forest Alliance Wilderness Committee Stand.Earth Berman, Tzeporah Nuxalk Nation Sierra Club BC Province of British Columbia,  Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs ,  Interfor Corporation Greenpeace Moody, Edward | Qwatsinas Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society David Suzuki Foundation Forest Products Association of Canada Watson, Paul Conroy, Katrine Rainforest Flying Squad

Title: Open letter: Coastal GasLink pipeline project must be halted due to the COVID-19 outbreak | March 30, 2020 | Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

URL: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ubcic/mailings/2802/attachments/original/2020March30_UBCIC_letter_re_C-19_CGL.pdf

Description: We urge you to act swiftly to protect the public’s health from the heightened risks of COVID-19 transmission posed by ongoing construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project.

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Subject:   Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs ,  Coastal GasLink Wet'suwet'en First Nation Province of British Columbia Northern Health Government of Canada

Title: Indigenous leaders, doctors, nurses and others call for closure of construction camps | Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

URL: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ubcic/mailings/2826/attachments/original/Press_Release_April_21.pdf?1587573110

Description: In general, B.C's response to the pandemic appears to be showing promising results, but we should not lose sight of the fact there are still significant vulnerabilities within our province's overall response. This open letter addresses a weak link --- B.C.'s construction work camps. Work on megaprojects is continuing despite the pandemic, and the crews are still sizeable.

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Subject:   Site C Dam Teck Resources Coastal GasLink LNG Canada Imperial Oil Kearl Lake,  Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

Title: Open letter: Call for the halting of Site C construction due to the COVID-19 outbreak | March 26, 2020 | Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

URL: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ubcic/pages/4152/attachments/original/1585269543/202026March_UBCIC_Request_to_Halt_Site_C_due_to_COVID-19_Openletter.pdf

Description: We are writing to request that immediate action be taken to compel BC Hydro to halt all construction at Site C Dam due to the risk COVID-19 now poses to vulnerable workers and nearby Indigenous and non- Indigenous communities in northeast B.C.

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Subject:   Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs ,  BC Hydro Site C Dam Henry, Bonnie Province of British Columbia

Title: Open letter: Designation of oil and gas work as "non-essential" is critical for protecting the lives and rights of vulnerable First Nations facing COVID-19 | December 8, 2020 | Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

URL: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ubcic/pages/4309/attachments/original/1607979384/2020DEC_UBCIC_OpenLetter_WetswuetenOil_Gas.pdf?1607979384

Description: The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is writing in support of the Wet’suwet’en Ts’ako ze’ (female chiefs) who penned an open letter on November 30, 2020 urging you to shut down industrial camps amid COVID-19 outbreaks at LNG Canada and Coastal Gaslink (CGL) facilities.

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Subject:   Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs ,  LNG Canada Coastal GasLink Wet'suwet'en First Nation Site C Dam Bowering, David

Title: Fairy Creek is set to become the largest act of civil disobedience in Canada's history | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/fairy-creek-blockades-august-arrests/

Description: Fairy Creek RCMP force August 20 2021_8145 News Fairy Creek is set to become the largest act of civil disobedience in Canada’s history Amid escalating tensions with the RCMP, old-growth logging blockades on Vancouver Island show no signs of letting up. B.C.’s response, experts say, will determine the legacy of the new war in the woods.

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Subject:   Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests Logging Protests and Blockades Royal Canadian Mounted Police Johnson, Angus Teal-Jones Group Tindall, David Wilkinson, Jonathan Government of Canada Wu, Ken Endangered Ecosystems Alliance Province of British Columbia Pacheedaht First Nation Ditidaht First Nation Huu-ay-aht First Nations Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs ,  Ancient Forest Alliance Gorley, Al Merkel, Garry Conservative Party of Canada O'Toole, Erin Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Horgan, John Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Price, Karen Holt, Rachel Daust, David Wilson, Judy | Kukpi7

Title: Former chief medical officer urges B.C. to shut industrial work camps during coronavirus pandemic | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/former-chief-medical-officer-urges-b-c-to-shut-industrial-work-camps-during-coronavirus-pandemic/

Description: Some projects still house more than 800 people at camps — deemed ‘essential services’ by the province — while small businesses shut their doors and most people stay at home, raising concerns about double-standards and risks to local communities.

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Subject:   Site C Dam LNG Canada Coastal GasLink Bowering, David Province of British Columbia Henry, Bonnie Teck Resources BC Hydro City of Fort St. John BC Centre for Disease Control Northern Health,  Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs ,  Phillip, Stewart

Title: B.C. health care workers add their names to list calling on closure of work camps during pandemic | APTN News

URL: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/b-c-health-care-workers-add-their-names-to-list-calling-on-closure-of-work-camps-during-pandemic/

Description: An open letter written by Wet’suwet’en Ts’ako ze’ (female chiefs) is being backed by 400 health care workers in B.C. calling on the province to close work camps during the pandemic.

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Subject:   Wet'suwet'en First Nation Bagha, Bilal Henry, Bonnie Coastal GasLink LNG Canada,  Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs ,  Phillip, Stewart Tom, Don Northern Health Seven Mile Lodge Little Rock Lake Lodge Wickham, Molly | Sley'do National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Wilson, Judy | Kukpi7

Title: Behind the thin blue line: Meet a secretive arm of the RCMP in B.C. | APTN News

URL: https://www.aptnnews.ca/ourstories/cirg/

Description: Five years ago, the RCMP created a special unit to clear the way for B.C’s major resource extraction projects. An APTN investigation digs deep into C-IRG: Community-Industry Response Group.

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Subject:   Royal Canadian Mounted Police Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests Logging Protests and Blockades Grear, Kristy McNab, Virginia Coastal GasLink Trans Mountain Pipeline Attfield, Dave LNG Canada Ausmus, Jeffrey Brewer, John Burnaby Residents Opposed to Kinder Morgan Expansion Coquitlam Residents Opposed to Kinder Morgan Expansion Coastal Protectors Climate Convergence Metro Vancouver 350 Vancouver Western Canada Wilderness Committee Greenpeace Raincoast Conservation Foundation Living Oceans Society PIPE-UP Network WaterWealth Project Tsleil-Waututh Nation Squamish Nation Kwantlen First Nation Aitchelitz First Nation Coldwater Indian Band Upper Nicola Band Wet'suwet'en First Nation,  Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs ,  Tiny House Warriors Integrated National Security Enforcement Team Canadian Security Intelligence Service Jules, Isha Iacobucci, Frank Manuel, Nicole | Mayuk Manuel, Chantel | Snutetkwe Manuel, Kanahus Bowden, Todd Neuls, Tim Haring, Peter Killoran, Joe Social Media United Nations Simkin, Phil Extinction Rebellion Indigenous Climate Action Rise and Resist Bracewell, Kevin Roberts, Dawn Journalism Sandhu, Ram Lions Gate Risk Management Teal-Jones Group Maynard, Doug Gagnon, Adam | Dsta'hyl Laurie, Benjamin Forsythe Security Reinink, Ed Forsythe, Warren Alsager, Taylor Arsenault, Tyler Basil, Zoe Daniel-Hakhroo, Waseem Rowan, Levi Murray, Kimberly Zimmerman, Laura Newton, Cheryl Johnson, Paul McLeod, James

Title: 12 inmates at Nanaimo Correctional Centre granted early release due to COVID-19 | Nanaimo News Bulletin

URL: https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/12-inmates-at-nanaimo-correctional-centre-granted-early-release-due-to-covid-19/

Description: The B.C. government has allowed the early-release of nearly 100 inmates from its provincial jails in its latest steps to preventing the outbreak of COVID-19 within its facilities.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia BC Corrections Canadian Border Services Agency North Fraser Pretrial Centre Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre Nanaimo Correctional Centre Surrey Pretrial Service Centre Alouette Correctional Centre for Women Fraser Regional Correctional Centre Prince George Regional Correctional Centre Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre Okanagan Correctional Centre Ford Mountain Correctional Centre,  Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs ,  Blair, Bill Parole Board of Canada Piche, Justin Mission Institute Union of Canadian Correctional Officers

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

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