Title: Interactions related to COVID-19 pandemic from September 1 to 30, 2020 | Vancouver Island Crisis Society

URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20201024123506/https://www.vicrisis.ca/PDFs/VICS_COVID-19_Interaction_Statistics_to_date.pdf

Description: Information about interactions related to COVID-19 pandemic from September 1 to 30, 2020.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Crisis Society

Title: [Reflections on COVID response for Vancouver Island's unhoused population]

URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20210927032126/https://twitter.com/Elvis_Pugsley/status/1442328455874433032/

Description: Nurse Ranger 💊 on Twitter: "Today we tested someone #COVID positive who had no home. Called @VanIslandHealth: a) no shelter available b) no safe place to camp c) no budget for tents d) no capacity to support, and e) tell him to wear a mask and wash your hands We are not all in this together. #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Victoria Police Department,  BC Housing

Title: Impact report 2020 | Pacifica Housing

URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20211119235231/https://pacificahousing.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Pacifica-Housing-Impact-Report-WEB-r2.pdf

Description: While 2020 is a year many were happy to see be over, there were, undoubtedly, bright spots that are worth celebrating. This Impact Report features four success stories, including one of our outreach employees, a partner in our incredibly successful Streets to Homes program, and a resident whose knitting is giving back to her community. While these four stories demonstrate the impact of the Pacifica community, there are so many more that are equally worth celebrating.

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Subject:   Pacifica Housing

Title: Cowichan: COVID-19 agency update | March 30, 2020 | Our Cowichan Communities Health Network

URL: http://www.ourcchn.ca/files/COVID-19/Cowichan%20COVID-19%20Service%20Agency%20update%20-%20March%2030%202020.pdf

Description: The United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island and Our Cowichan, will do our best to keep our communities posted of any social service agency closures/hour changes due to the COVID‐19 pandemic that may impact those experiencing (or at risk of experiencing) homelessness.

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Subject:   Cowichan Neighbourhood House Association,  Cowichan Valley School District,  Nourish Cowichan Society,  Starfish Cowichan Valley,  Hiiye'yu Lelum (House of Friendship) Society,  Cowichan Women Against Violence Society,  Warmland House Shelter,  M'akola Housing Society,  Alzheimer Society of BC,  BC Schizophrenia Society,  Canadian Mental Health Association | Cowichan Valley Branch,  Duncan Foodbank,  Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society,  Cowichan Family Life,  Cowichan Hospice,  Cowichan Intercultural Society,  Cowichan Tribes,  Cowichan Valley Youth Services,  Discovery Youth and Family Substance Use,  Ladysmith Resources Centre Association,  Literacy Now Cowichan,  Pivot Point Learning Centres Society,  Providence Farm,  Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association,  Volunteer Cowichan,  Warmland Restorative Justice Society,  United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Children and Family Development,  Cowichan Green Community Society,  Social Planning Cowichan,  Cowichan Valley Basket Society

Title: Town of Sidney opens shower facility in Iroquois Park for vulnerable persons | April 2, 2020 | Town of Sidney

URL: http://www.sidney.ca/Assets/Emergency+Services/COVID-19/Media+Releases/Shower_Facility.pdf

Description: As of April 2, 2020, the Town of Sidney will be operating a shower facility with access to toiletries and towels in Iroquois Park. The Town has undertaken this initiative to ensure all members of our community can maintain vital personal hygiene practices during this public health emergency.

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Subject:   Town of Sidney,  Iroquois Park,  Tyneham Luxury Products,  Best Western Plus Emerald Isle Hotel,  Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank

Title: How is Victoria's most vulnerable community handling the pandemic and weather? | Mornings with Al Ferraby | CFAX 1070

URL: https://26173.mc.tritondigital.com/OMNY_CFAX1070_MORNINGSWITHALFERRABY_P/media-session/29a259e7-0866-48f5-ac0e-ef1932ddde45/d/clips/4809bc8a-e41a-405c-93da-a8cf011df2f4/adf62b90-4e5c-4821-9970-aa14010bf6a5/3e607dfa-917d-4a32-8f67-ae19011777fe/audio/direct/t1641837736/How_is_Victoria's_most_vulnerable_community_handling_the_pandemic_and_weather.mp3

Description: Grant McKenzie, communications director for Our Place Society, joined Al to share an update on how Victoria's most vulnerable community is coping with pandemic and dealing with the weather.

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Subject:   Our Place Society

Title: Taking action in the Cowichan Lake area to end poverty: A summary of community input | Movin' On Up Cowichan Lake Poverty Reduction Project

URL: https://61d69953-0d18-46d9-b019-3c0053e908da.filesusr.com/ugd/c28b2b_ff8435bb9b58464ca2d5066975e588fc.pdf

Description: The purpose of this document is to: summarize the impacts, ideas and actions that you've shared so far; work together to fill any gaps and make further suggestions for taking action; identify and prioritize which actions we want to take together to move forward with a plan that will end poverty, as a community.

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Subject:   Movin' On Up Cowichan Lake Poverty Reduction Project,  Town of Lake Cowichan,  Cowichan Lake Community Services,  Lake Cowichan Food Bank Society,  Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce,  Lake Cowichan Advisory Planning Commission,  Cowichan Valley School District,  Island Health,  Social Planning Cowichan,  Our Cowichan Communities Health Network

Title: COVID-19 supports help people experiencing homelessness in Victoria | October 1, 2021 | Province of British Columbia

URL: https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/news_releases_2020-2024/2021AG0143-001882.htm

Description: BC Housing and Island Health, in partnership with the City of Victoria and non-profit operators, are taking measures to support people experiencing homelessness in Victoria who are at risk from COVID-19.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Attorney General and Responsible for Housing,  BC Housing,  Island Health,  City of Victoria

Title: End of mask mandate in B.C. health-care settings a 'violation' of vulnerable people's rights: Commissioner | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/end-of-mask-mandate-in-b-c-health-care-settings-a-violation-of-vulnerable-people-s-rights-commissioner-1.6353271

Description: B.C.'s human rights commissioner says the province is failing to uphold the rights of those who are vulnerable and marginalized by ending mask mandates in health-care settings.

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Subject:   Govender, Kasari,  Henry, Bonnie,  Dix, Adrian,  Gandhi, Sanjiv,  Province of British Columbia,  British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner

Title: Inclusive education: Supporting students with special needs during the COVID-19 pandemic | British Columbia Teachers' Federation

URL: https://bccpac.bc.ca/images/Documents/Resources/2020-inclusive-education-flyer-1.pdf

Description: While schools may be closed, teachers’ hearts are open and students with special needs are a vital part of our school communities.

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Subject:   British Columbia Teachers' Federation

Title: Parents of disabled students in BC worry about September 2021 | BCEdAccess Society

URL: https://bcedaccess.com/2021/08/18/september-concerns/

Description: As we get closer to September and the start of the 2021/2022 school year, parents of children and youth with disabilities and complex learning needs in BC are grappling with familiar concerns.

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Subject:   BCEdAccess Society,  Delta Variant,  Variants of Concern

Title: Urgent action for BC children, youth, and adults with disabilities and their families | BCEdAccess Society

URL: https://bcedaccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Urgent-Action-For-BC-Children-Youth-and-Adults-With-Disabilities-and-their-Families.pdf

Description: As we come together in support of the BC government’s actions to stop the spread of COVID-19, we would like to highlight the urgent need for an immediate action plan for an inter-ministerial, coordinated and inclusive approach for children, youth and adults with disabilities, and their families and caregivers.

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Subject:   BCEdAccess Society

Title: BC family survey: Children and youth with special needs report | April 30, 2020

URL: https://bcedaccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/April-30th-Report-on-BC-Family-Survey-Children-and-Youth-with-Special-Needs.pdf

Description: Our organizations hear regularly from families who struggle with accessing funding and services for programs offered through the Ministry of Children and Family Development as well as other programs. This survey was put together in response to an increase in advocacy calls to all of our organizations with regard to Children and Youth with Special Needs (CYSN) funding. The intent of the survey was to find out how families are coping with the extra pressures caused by COVID-19, and to hear about their experiences accessing emergency pandemic funding and/or services for their child or youth with disabilities through MCFD’s CYSN program.

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Subject:   Inclusion BC,  Family Support Institute of BC,  BCEdAccess Society,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Children and Family Development

Title: BCEdAccess quick COVID-19 inclusive education survey | Snapshot - April 8th, 2020 | BCEdAccess Society

URL: https://bcedaccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/BCEdAccess-Quick-Covid-19-Inclusive-Education-Survey-Snapshot-April-8th-2020-1.pdf

Description: On March 30th, BC school and district staff went back to work in most districts. As the first 2 weeks progressed, both positive and challenging results began to emerge. On Thursday, April 8th, we ran a survey with the intention of measuring how parents and guardians of students with disabilities feel about how things are going so far.

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Subject:   BCEdAccess Society

Title: BCEdAccess recommendations for January 2022 Omicron variant | BCEdAccess Society

URL: https://bcedaccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/BCEdAccess-Recommendations-for-January-2022-Omicron-Variant.pdf

Description: Here are BCEDAccess’ recommendations to keep the concerns and needs of disabled students at the forefront of decisions in education.

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Subject:   BCEdAccess Society,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Vaccinations,  Ventilation,  Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: COVID-19 through a quality lens: Collaboration of health and community resources during the pandemic and opioid crisis in the Comox Valley | BC Patient Safety & Quality Council

URL: https://bcpsqc.ca/event/covid-19-through-a-quality-lens-collaboration-of-health-and-community-resources-during-the-pandemic-and-opioid-crisis-in-the-comox-valley/

Description: As a response to the emergent COVID-19 pandemic in the Comox Valley, a group of clinical and community partners quickly gathered to develop an approach to provide enhanced integrated primary care services. Representatives from across the clinical, acute and community agency care spectrum came together to determine gaps in communication, services, patient flow and resources required to support vulnerable populations and those who are/were unhoused during this unprecedented time. This webinar will include a round table discussion with the participants involved in this work.

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Subject:   BC Patient Safety & Quality Council,  Clark, Maureen,  Gagne, Anthony,  British Columbia Toxic Drugs Crisis

Title: COVID-19 pandemic plan response guide | Bonaventure Support Services

URL: https://bonaventuresupport.com/wp-content/uploads/COVID-19-Pandemic-Response-Guide-June-2020.pdf

Description: Bonaventure is implementing protocols to protect against identified risks.

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Subject:   Bonaventure Support Services

Title: CVCF announces second round of COVID-19 grants | Comox Valley Community Foundation

URL: https://cvcfoundation.org/cvcf-announces-second-round-of-covid-19-grants/

Description: The Comox Valley Community Foundation is pleased to announce that it recently distributed an additional $57,400 in the form of grants to 12 organizations to assist with the community’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Subject:   Comox Valley Community Foundation,  Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness,  Comox Valley Transition Society,  Comox Bay Care Society,  Comox Valley Child Development Association,  Comox Valley Senior Support Society,  Denman Island Community Education Society,  Eureka Support Society,  Glacier View Lodge,  LUSH Valley Food Action Society,  Northgate Church,  Salvation Army Comox Valley Ministries,  Salvation Army,  Georges P. Vanier Secondary School,  Comox Valley Schools,  Beckett, Matt,  Comox Valley Regional District,  Rotary Club of Courtenay,  Vancouver Foundation

Title: CVCF announces third round of COVID-19 grants | Comox Valley Community Foundation

URL: https://cvcfoundation.org/cvcf-announces-third-round-of-covid-19-grants/

Description: The Comox Valley Community Foundation is pleased to announce that it recently distributed an additional $52,500 in grants to 11 organizations to assist with the community’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Subject:   Comox Valley Community Foundation,  Beckett, Matt,  First Credit Union,  Anderton Therapeutic Gardens Society,  Comox Valley Transition Society,  Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness,  Comox Valley Community Arts Council,  Comox Valley Child Development Association,  Comox Valley Pregnancy Care Centre,  Cumberland Community Schools Society,  Denman Island Community Education Society,  Northgate Church,  Salvation Army Comox Valley Ministries,  Salvation Army,  Stepping Stones Recovery House For Women Society

Title: Matching dollars avilalbe for CVCF's COVID-19 Emergency Reponse Fund | Comox Valley Community Foundation

URL: https://cvcfoundation.org/matching-dollars-available-for-cvcfs-covid-19-emergency-response-fund/

Description: The Comox Valley Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Vancouver Foundation will be matching donations to CVCF’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, on a dollar for dollar basis, during the month of May, up to a maximum of $30,000.

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Subject:   Comox Valley Community Foundation,  Vancouver Foundation,  Comox Valley Regional District,  Rotary Club of Courtenay,  Beckett, Matt,  Comox Valley Child Development Association,  Cumberland Community Schools Society,  LUSH Valley Food Action Society,  Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness

Title: CONNECT Warming Centre | Comox Valley Transition Society

URL: https://cvts.ca/connect-warming-centre/

Description: In March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world and changed our lives, everything shut down, including desperately needed services and community spaces that were regularly accessed by people who are unsheltered or struggling through poverty. Thanks to the support of BC Housing, the City of Courtenay, the Comox Valley Regional District, the Comox Valley Community Foundation, and countless others, CVTS and our partner, the Comox Valley Coalition To End Homelessness, were able to open the Connect Warming Centre and stay open, providing services (including a shower program) to the most vulnerable people in our community, 7 days a week.

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Subject:   Comox Valley Transition Society,  BC Housing,  City of Courtenay,  Comox Valley Regional District,  Comox Valley Community Foundation,  Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness,  Connect Warming Centre

Title: CMHA Cowichan Valley Branch and Cowichan Tribes partner work together to open extreme weather shelter | January 22, 2021

URL: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/cowichancmha/pages/102/attachments/original/1611333371/MediaRelease-ExtremeWeatherShelterJan2021.pdf?1611333371

Description: The CMHA Cowichan Valley Branch, in partnership with Cowichan Tribes, is pleased to announce the opening of a new Extreme Weather Shelter in the Cowichan Tribes gymnasium at 5574 River Road in Duncan.

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Subject:   Cowichan Tribes,  Canadian Mental Health Association | Cowichan Valley Branch,  BC Housing

Title: Summary of public engagement | CommUNITY Together to End Poverty Hw-nuts'-ulwum (As One)

URL: https://d857364a-74c7-496c-9251-e54eb6474ed8.filesusr.com/ugd/c28b2b_4195e29feaa5466ebc0982aefc2a5950.pdf

Description: Through various community engagement tools, we asked the community - what does poverty look like for Ladysmith and Stz’uminus residents and how does it impact us as individuals, families, and neighbours? This document summarizes the priorities shared by community members through questionnaires, interviews, reflections and group discussion.

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Subject:   CommUNITY Together to End Poverty Hw-nuts'-ulwum (As One),  Town of Ladysmith,  Stz'uminus First Nation,  Nutsumaat Lelum Child Care Centre,  Ladysmith Resources Centre Association,  Stz'uminus Primary School,  First Nations Health Authority,  Island Health,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Social Planning Cowichan,  Our Cowichan Communities Health Network,  Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Vancouver Island

Title: Programs | Denman Island Community Education Society

URL: https://dices.ca/current-programs/

Description: Since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic the DICES team has been working hard to respond to the changing needs of the community.

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Subject:   Denman Island Community Education Society,  Earth Club Factory Guesthouse,  DenmanWORKS!

Title: Street community survival in COVID times: What's open / closed / new / different in Lkwungen territory (AKA 'Victoria') | Google Docs

URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R7KSy8lLfOAOMRN77ibfqW0RUS8e3nJjTEu93jdTMEk/edit

Description: This document was compiled to try to help people navigate changes to services as a result of COVID-19. We started it on March 19, 2020 and have been continuously updating it since then. After nearly 14 months, we are stopping as the main person who’s been working on this is not able to continue. We’re leaving it up for people to use however they can, BUT be aware that as time passes the info may not be current or accurate.

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Title: Template letter to City Victoria, Island Health and Province of B.C.: Response to COVID-19 in unhoused community | Google Docs

URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQa08zyfPNW64cISNB7rrK2R1BTEMVvaBWtTh5HBRyhTB3NhqlMn-HshX7rGxQN_WCPOjrnoSqI3ogI/pub

Description: Template letter regarding the City of Victoria, Island Health, and the Province of BC's response to the COVID-19 outbreak amongst people who are unsheltered, sheltered, or living in temporary and supported housing.

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Subject:   City of Victoria,  Island Health,  Province of British Columbia,  BC Housing

Title: SD61 K-8 immunocompromised student online learning: Expression of interest form | Greater Victoria School District

URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP18_vMdazdXkpl0YzSo3hoy2OgNDRMy2BpwDiuVtADp31Ng/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3jiiL8fovL3qHv_bMZsUrVTinC7S79F8tNWKDRHCEXh_oBtTLdbs1ScR4

Description: Please fill out this form to express interest in online learning for immunocompromised students/families in the Greater Victoria School District.

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Subject:   Greater Victoria School District

Title: COVID-19 Cowichan Task Force for Vulnerable Populations updates plan to shelter, support, and self-isolate homeless and precariously housed | April 22, 2020 |City of Duncan

URL: https://duncan.ca/2020/04/covid-19-cowichan-task-force-for-vulnerable-populations-updates-plan-to-shelter-support-and-self-isolate-homeless-and-precariously-housed/

Description: BC Housing and Emergency Management BC are considering a plan submitted by the COVID-19 Cowichan Task Force for Vulnerable Populations to provide shelter and support to homeless and precariously housed people.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Cowichan Task Force for Vulnerable Populations,  Cowichan Housing Association

Title: COVID-19 Task Force for Vulnerable Populations develops plan to shelter, support and self-isolate homeless and precariously housed | April 1, 2020 | City of Duncan

URL: https://duncan.ca/2020/04/covid-19-task-force-for-vulnerable-populations-develops-plan-to-shelter-support-and-self-isolate-homeless-and-precariously-housed/

Description: On March 19th, 2020, acting on the advice of BC Housing, the City of Duncan asked Cowichan Housing Association to lead a joint task force to develop a response plan to provide housing and support during the COVID-19 pandemic for people who are homeless or precariously housed.

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Subject:   City of Duncan,  COVID-19 Cowichan Task Force for Vulnerable Populations,  BC Housing,  Cowichan Housing Association,  Emergency Management BC,  Horn, John,  Staples, Michelle,  Furstenau, Sonia

Title: Tenting site on St. Julien Street helping to shelter, support and self-isolate Duncan’s homeless during COVID-19 | May 21, 2020 | City of Duncan

URL: https://duncan.ca/2020/05/tenting-site-on-st-julien-street-helping-to-shelter-support-and-self-isolate-duncans-homeless-during-covid-19/

Description: A tenting site for up to 12 people experiencing homelessness has been set-up in a vacant lot owned by the City of Duncan on St. Julien Street.

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Subject:   City of Duncan,  BC Housing,  COVID-19 Cowichan Task Force for Vulnerable Populations,  Cowichan Housing Association,  Canadian Mental Health Association | Cowichan Valley Branch,  Island Health

Title: Beacon Hill Park: BC Attorney General's appeal is dismissed | Friends of Beacon Hill Park Society

URL: https://fbhp.ca/BC-Attorney-General-Appeal/

Description: The Province proceeded with its appeal to Justice Punnett’s Supreme Court opinion which supported the Friends of Beacon Hill Park (FBHP) position that under the terms of the 1882 Beacon Hill Park Trust, permanent sheltering that we saw through 2021 is not allowed. On February 21, 2023 an unanimous Appeal ruling was issued dismissing the Province's Appeal.

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Subject:   Friends of Beacon Hill Park,  Beacon Hill Park,  Province of British Columbia,  Punnett, Robert,  Friends of Beacon Hill Park Society

Title: Park trust vs. sheltering: Legal proceedings summary | Friends of Beacon Hill Park Society

URL: https://fbhp.ca/Park-Trust-vs-Sheltering/

Description: On February 24, 2022 we have received the decision from Justice Robert Punnett to the question which the City of Victoria posed to the BC Supreme Court, “Can the land known as Beacon Hill Park, held in trust by the City of Victoria be used by persons experiencing homelessness for temporary shelter?”.

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Subject:   Friends of Beacon Hill Park Society,  Beacon Hill Park,  Punnett, Robert,  City of Victoria

Title: Victoria candidates respond | Friends of Beacon Hill Park Society

URL: https://fbhp.ca/Victoria-Candidates-Respond/

Description: Victoria is holding its municipal election on October 15th and we wanted to find out what the Mayor and Council Candidates thought about the ongoing appeal and about sheltering in Beacon Hill Park, so we decided to ask them the following question: What is your view on sheltering in the park, alternate uses, and defending the terms of the original Trust?

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Subject:   Friends of Beacon Hill Park Society,  Beacon Hill Park,  City of Victoria,  Province of British Columbia,  Punnett, Robert

Title: COVID-19 Safe Restart Grant | Town of Gibsons

URL: https://gibsons.ca/community/community-resources/safe-restart-grant/

Description: In January 2021, Council initiated the Community COVID-19 Grant Program in order to distribute $25,000 in received COVID-19 Safe Restart Funds to community organizations that provide assistance to vulnerable populations.

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Subject:   Town of Gibsons

Title: COVID-19 Safe Restart Community Grants | Town of Gibsons

URL: https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-04-04-Covid-19-Community-Grant-Application-Fillable.pdf

Description: Town of Gibsons COVID-19 Safe Restart Community Grants application form.

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Subject:   Town of Gibsons

Title: Staff report: COVID-19 Safe Restart Community Grants | Town of Gibsons

URL: https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/89768/

Description: Staff report regarding COVID-19 Safe Restart Community Grants.

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Subject:   Town of Gibsons

Title: Feed the People adjusts to pandemic restrictions | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

URL: https://hashilthsa.com/news/2020-12-02/feed-people-adjusts-pandemic-restrictions/

Description: Feed the People returns this December, but instead of a meal shared by hundreds, COVID-19 restrictions have forced organizers to individually deliver food to those who need it most in Port Alberni.

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Subject:   Teechuktl Mental Health,  Feed the People (Event)

Title: Port Alberni Friendship Center continues support services one year after pandemic started | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

URL: https://hashilthsa.com/news/2021-03-25/port-alberni-friendship-center-continues-support-services-one-year-after-pandemic/

Description: It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the closure of soup kitchens and other organizations that delivered services to the less fortunate in the community, but Cyndi Stevens, Executive Director of the Port Alberni Friendship Center (PAFC), is proud to say that they have never closed their doors. The PAFC continues to deliver comfort and services to anyone needing it, safely, under the protocols set out by the Provincial Health Officer.

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Subject:   Port Alberni Friendship Center,  Soap for Hope,  Salvation Army Alberni Valley Ministries,  Salvation Army

Title: Comox Valley 2020 homeless count | Homelessness Services Association of BC

URL: https://hsa-bc.ca/_Library/2020_HC/HC_2020_infographic_Comox_Valley.pdf

Description: The 2020 Point in Time homeless count occurred in the Comox Valley on the evening of March 10 and the day of March 11 to help provide an overall snapshot of homelessness in the community.

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Subject:   Homelessness Services Association of BC

Title: Duncan/Cowichan Valley 2020 homeless count | Homelessness Services Association of BC

URL: https://hsa-bc.ca/_Library/2020_HC/HC_2020_infographic_Duncan_Cowichan_Valley.pdf

Description: The 2020 Point in Time homeless count occurred in the Duncan/ Cowichan Valley on the evening of March 11 and the day of March 12 to help provide an overall snapshot of homelessness in the community.

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Subject:   Homelessness Services Association of BC

Title: A love letter to unhoused youth in Nanaimo | IndigiNews

URL: https://indiginews.com/vancouver-island/unhoused-youth-featured-in-place-magazine/

Description: How a local magazine is creating a sense of place for youth experiencing homelessness.

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Subject:   Literacy Central Vancouver Island,  PLACE Magazine,  Gunn, Delaney

Title: Nanaimo: Memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build new housing | Let's Talk Housing BC

URL: https://letstalkhousingbc.ca/nanaimo/

Description: We have exciting news about new housing for Nanaimo. The City of Nanaimo and BC Housing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build new housing in the community over the next few years.

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Subject:   BC Housing,  City of Nanaimo

Title: Moving indoors, ending parks sheltering: The next few weeks | Lisa Helps – Victoria Mayor

URL: https://lisahelpsvictoria.ca/2021/04/25/moving-indoors-ending-parks-sheltering-the-next-few-weeks/

Description: Why is this particular disaster – the housing crisis combined with the COVID-19 crisis combined with the opioid crisis – dividing us as a community rather than bringing us together with a can-do helping spirit?

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Subject:   City of Victoria,  Helps, Lisa,  Beacon Hill Park,  Stadacona Park,  BC Housing,  British Columbia Toxic Drugs Crisis

Title: LUSH Valley collaborating with partners to help vulnerable people access food | LUSH Valley Food Action Society

URL: https://lushvalley.org/2020/03/lush-valley-collaborating-with-partners-to-help-vulnerable-people-access-food/

Description: In the last two and a half weeks LUSH Valley Food Action Society (LUSH Valley) and the Comox Valley Food Policy Council (FPC) have been working on an emergency food accessibility response to the pandemic.

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Subject:   LUSH Valley Food Action Society,  Comox Valley Food Policy Council,  Comox Valley Food Bank,  Comox Valley Family Services Association,  Washington Inn Apartments,  Prato, Maurita,  Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness,  BC Housing,  Miller, Bev,  Comox Valley Community Health Network,  Cupelli, Andrea

Title: Island Health public health and MHSU teams partner to provide vaccine to people experiencing homelessness | Island Health Medical Staff

URL: https://medicalstaff.islandhealth.ca/news-events/island-health-public-health-and-mhsu-teams-partner-provide-vaccine-people-experiencing/

Description: Vaccine outreach has been successful because of the partnership between public health and mental health and substance use clinicians working closely with community partners. These teams worked together in new ways to remove barriers and boost the number of people who received the vaccine. ​ Outreach teams have been offering the COVID-19 vaccine since early March to community members that experience homelessness or use shelters.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Vaccinations,  Island Health | Mental Health & Substance Use Services,  Parsonage, Juanita,  Fennell, Karly

Title: Vaccination pilot project targets those in hospital | Island Health Medical Staff

URL: https://medicalstaff.islandhealth.ca/news-events/vaccination-pilot-project-targets-those-hospital/

Description: A COVID-19 inpatient vaccination pilot project took place at VGH and NRGH to test vaccination processes for admitted patients - for people that are in hospital for a few days or longer.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Vaccinations,  Erickson, Matt,  Victoria General Hospital,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Ekland, Marci

Title: Emergency response centre opening in June in Nanaimo with 35 shelter spaces | Nanaimo News Now

URL: https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2020/04/30/emergency-response-centre-opening-in-june-in-nanaimo-with-35-shelter-spaces/

Description: A City of Nanaimo facility is being turned into a suitable space for those experiencing homelessness to self-isolate. An Emergency Response Centre will be established in the Community Services Building at 285 Prideaux St. on June 1.

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Subject:   City of Nanaimo,  Bhopalsingh, Lisa,  Island Crisis Care Society,  BC Housing,  Nanaimo 7-10 Club Society,  Options for Sexual Health

Title: New Monday meal service fills bellies, massive need in Nanaimo | Nanaimo News Now

URL: https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2021/10/17/new-monday-meal-service-fills-bellies-massive-need-in-nanaimo/

Description: A newly-created weekly meal service is providing a hot start to the week as the weather cools. Nanaimo Foodshare, in partnership with St. Paul’s Anglican Church, recently created a new by-donation meal service called “Monday Lunch Together”.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Foodshare Society,  St. Paul's Anglican Church,  LoScerbo, Chrys,  Nanaimo 7-10 Club Society,  Island Crisis Care Society

Title: A message from the CEO - Carolina Ibarra | April 22, 2020 | Pacifica Housing

URL: https://pacificahousing.ca/a-message-from-the-ceo-carolina-ibarra/

Description: In even the best of times, vulnerable populations share an uneven burden of risk when it comes to their health and well-being. During the COVID-19 crisis, that risk is compounded to a point that demands even greater attention and action. Here is how we’ve taken immediate action to help.

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Subject:   Pacifica Housing,  Victoria Foundation

Title: Pacifica Housing COVID-19 resident survey | August 2020 | Pacifica Housing

URL: https://pacificahousing.ca/covid-19-tenant-survey/

Description: Summary of a survey designed to help us understand how COVID-19 was impacting our residents.

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Subject:   Pacifica Housing

Title: Residents update: Pacifica Housing COVID-19 temporary operational changes - phase 2 (May 2020) | Pacifica Housing

URL: https://pacificahousing.ca/residents-update-pacifica-housing-covid-19-temporary-operational-changes-phase-2/

Description: As Phase 2 of BC’s Restart Plan commences, our highest priority remains the health and safety of both residents and staff. Therefore, Pacifica Housing will slowly move towards regular operations. Therefore, the next phase of our operations will entail the following.

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Subject:   Pacifica Housing

Title: [Report:] COVID-19 resident survey | August 10, 2020 | Pacifica Housing

URL: https://pacificahousing.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/COVID-19-Redsident-Survey-Report.pdf

Description: We know that the pandemic affected many in our community who may not typically be considered vulnerable and we wanted to better understand how our independent-living residents were impacted. In May we surveyed households in Greater Victoria and Nanaimo in order to support them moving forward.

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Subject:   Pacifica Housing

Title: Pacifica Housing impact: COVID-19 motel outreach | Pacifica Housing

URL: https://pacificahousing.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Francesca-Testimonial.pdf

Description: In April 2020, BC Housing requested the support of Pacifica Housing in moving 200+ people living in Victoria homeless encampments into motels to fight the effects of COVID-19 among our most vulnerable.

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Subject:   Leonzio, Francesca,  Pacifica Housing,  BC Housing

Title: COVID-19 exposure | September 10, 2021 | Bonaventure Support Services

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E--nb8MVUAUmKnA?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Salim Jiwa on Twitter: "#bcpoli Some families in Nanaimo are troubled that VIHA will not publicly post an exposure at Baron's Place special needs care that caters to mix of kids and adults. A supervisor tested positive. One family is isolating and worried there's limited testing."

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Subject:   Bonaventure Support Services,  Island Health

Title: Because of you: 27,277 people accessed 43 high-impact programs through 38 agencies in the Comox Valley with local United Way support | United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-4PeKBX0AAr2Gb?format=jpg&name=large

Description: UWBC - Central & Northern Vancouver Island on Twitter: "We helped over 27,000 people across #ComoxValley access supports during #COVID19, including: 🥙 55,659 meals served 💻 9,800 remote support calls 🛌 407 nights of shelter That's #BecauseOfYou, our donors!❣️ Read our full impact report: http://ow.ly/ILGm50G7680 #Comox #UWCNVI"

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Subject:   United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island

Title: "Yet another fence erected by the City of Nanaimo."

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

Description: No Place To Go - Nanaimo on Twitter: "Yet another fence erected by the City of Nanaimo. Clear message to unhoused people that they are not welcome to rest in this park."

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Subject:   City of Nanaimo,  Pioneer Square Park

Title: [Construction of supportive housing project at 702 Nicol Street in Nanaimo] | BC Housing

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2081QaXIAMYTb3?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: BC Housing on Twitter: "Cranes are on-site at 702 Nicol St. Nanaimo. It's the first of 4 supportive housing projects being built in partnership w/the City. Work on this 52-unit modular project is expected to wrap up at the end of this summer. https://letstalkhousingbc.ca/nanaimo @cityofnanaimo @ICCS_Nanaimo"

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Subject:   BC Housing,  City of Nanaimo

Title: "Mask mandate in a BC classroom?"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E9KhfhwX0Ac9TcX?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Description: Sphagnum Moss on Twitter: "We just want clarity, moral courage and leadership in #BCED and #BCPOLI for just a few months! Srs, Unvaxxed kids and medically vulnerable folks deserve our protection #UBC #SFU #Uvic"

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education,  Province of British Columbia,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Special hours | Red Barn Market

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

Description: Starting Wednesday March 18th: Special hours. All of our locations will only be open to seniors and individuals with compromised immune systems 7AM-8Am daily. We appreciate your cooperation.

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Subject:   Red Barn Market,  Grocery Trade

Title: Home is not always safe for everyone...support is available | Cowichan Women Against Violence Society

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXcARKMU8AEidWV?format=jpg&name=small

Description: CowichanInterculturalSociety on Twitter: "#CowichanValley #Women #ApartNotAlone #BC"

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Subject:   Cowichan Women Against Violence Society,  Somenos Transition House

Title: [Excerpt:] New homes coming for vulnerable people in Victoria | May 15, 2020 | Province of British Columbia

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYEqMJBWsAAScG4?format=png&name=small

Description: LizaYuzda on Twitter: "The BC Gov put up $18.5 million to buy the Victoria hotel where people are now housed who were living in a couple different park/street locations - as part of the province ensuring people who were homeless had safe places during the pandemic. #yyj #bcpoli #covid19 @NEWS1130"

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction,  BC Housing,  Our Place Society,  Island Health,  Helps, Lisa,  McKenzie, Grant,  Topaz Park,  Comfort Inn Hotel

Title: [Nanaimo social workers Vanessa Portlock and Aimee Morry with phones donated by TELUS] | Island Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZ1z8prXQAAj5NN?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "We want to extend a huge thank you to @TELUS for their generous donation of 50 cellular phones to support our patient populations. http://ow.ly/xHkp50A0thT #COVID19IslandHealth"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Portlock, Vanessa,  Morry, Aimee,  TELUS

Title: [Image 1: Island Health and Help Fill a Dream Foundation provide healthy groceries for families] | Island Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfEyGN0XoAIvJgb?format=jpg&name=360x360

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "For families with medically frail & immune-compromised children the simple act of buying healthy groceries can be a challenge during a pandemic. @HelpFillADream with help from our public health team are providing food to these families across the island. http://ow.ly/Wz2k50ATNmc"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Help Fill a Dream Foundation

Title: [Image 2: Island Health and Help Fill a Dream Foundation provide healthy groceries for families] | Island Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfEyGNuWkAA3Fxr?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "For families with medically frail & immune-compromised children the simple act of buying healthy groceries can be a challenge during a pandemic. @HelpFillADream with help from our public health team are providing food to these families across the island. http://ow.ly/Wz2k50ATNmc"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Help Fill a Dream Foundation

Title: [2020 Give & Go Fundraiser]

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

Description: Loaves and Fishes on Twitter: "The @FordandLincoln Give & Go is still going this Friday with strict safety protocols in place. So come on town and safely support our #community by drive through donating! #Nanaimo #holidayspirit #InThisTogether"

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Subject:   Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank,  Salvation Army Nanaimo Community Ministries,  Steve Marshall Ford Lincoln,  Salvation Army

Title: [Image 2: Kindness Challenge at Cilaire Elementary] | Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtLKJ0QUYAAOEmw?format=jpg&name=small

Description: School District 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) on Twitter: "Cilaire Elem celebrated 4th annual Great Kindness Challenge, spreading love, joy & kindness. Students made placemats for residents at Malaspina Gardens, blankets were collected for those in need, thank you notes were written to essential workers & more..."

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Cilaire Elementary School

Title: [Image 3: Nanaimo team provides meals at Nanaimo 7-10 Club] | Khalsa Aid Canada

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ew9R1l0VoAMpybR?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Khalsa Aid Canada on Twitter: "Team #Nanaimo provided warm meals at Nanaimo 7-10 Club to over 150 who were unhoused, from a local women’s shelter and international students. Thank to this wonderful team for providing warm nourishing meals to those in need. #britishcolumbia #seva #vancouverisland"

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Subject:   Khalsa Aid Canada,  Nanaimo 7-10 Club Society

Title: [Image 2: Nanaimo team provides meals at Nanaimo 7-10 Club] | Khalsa Aid Canada

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ew9R1l0VoAUX-9-?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Khalsa Aid Canada on Twitter: "Team #Nanaimo provided warm meals at Nanaimo 7-10 Club to over 150 who were unhoused, from a local women’s shelter and international students. Thank to this wonderful team for providing warm nourishing meals to those in need. #britishcolumbia #seva #vancouverisland"

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Subject:   Khalsa Aid Canada,  Nanaimo 7-10 Club Society

Title: [Image 1: Nanaimo team provides meals at Nanaimo 7-10 Club] | Khalsa Aid Canada

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ew9R1l1VoAAvIEJ?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Khalsa Aid Canada on Twitter: "Team #Nanaimo provided warm meals at Nanaimo 7-10 Club to over 150 who were unhoused, from a local women’s shelter and international students. Thank to this wonderful team for providing warm nourishing meals to those in need. #britishcolumbia #seva #vancouverisland"

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Subject:   Khalsa Aid Canada,  Nanaimo 7-10 Club Society

Title: [Image 4: Nanaimo team provides meals at Nanaimo 7-10 Club] | Khalsa Aid Canada

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ew9R1l3VIAArzmo?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Khalsa Aid Canada on Twitter: "Team #Nanaimo provided warm meals at Nanaimo 7-10 Club to over 150 who were unhoused, from a local women’s shelter and international students. Thank to this wonderful team for providing warm nourishing meals to those in need. #britishcolumbia #seva #vancouverisland"

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Subject:   Khalsa Aid Canada,  Nanaimo 7-10 Club Society

Title: COVID-19 vaccine FAQ: When will the clinically extremely vulnerable aged 16-69 be vaccinated and am I in that cohort? | Island Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwYMh2kWgAkzNzF?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "The vaccine rollout strategy includes a category for clinically extremely vulnerable people in Phase 3, the timeline for which is April - June. Underlying health conditions that are clinically extremely vulnerable are listed here: http://ow.ly/GVQN50DXGCF #COVID19IslandHealth"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Vaccinations

Title: "Nanaimo's 'fence out the homeless' plan": [Italian Square Park]

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

Description: Kimg Goldberg on Twitter: "Photo tour of #Nanaimo's "fence out the homeless" plan. Italian fountain park in front of Port Place fenced last week b/c they slept under trees. Long-closed Casino fenced earlier b/c they slept under awning. Bowen Park picnic shelters fenced Dec after city bulldozed Wesley camp"

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Subject:   City of Nanaimo,  Italian Square Park,  Port Place Shopping Centre

Title: "Nanaimo's 'fence out the homeless' plan": [Casino Nanaimo]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExRlkx6VoAADkrI?format=jpg&name=360x360

Description: Kimg Goldberg on Twitter: "Photo tour of #Nanaimo's "fence out the homeless" plan. Italian fountain park in front of Port Place fenced last week b/c they slept under trees. Long-closed Casino fenced earlier b/c they slept under awning. Bowen Park picnic shelters fenced Dec after city bulldozed Wesley camp"

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Subject:   City of Nanaimo,  Casino Nanaimo,  Casinos,  Great Canadian Gaming Corporation

Title: "Nanaimo's 'fence out the homeless' plan": [Bowen Park picnic shelter]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExRnD1FVcAIWRti?format=jpg&name=360x360

Description: Kimg Goldberg on Twitter: "Photo tour of #Nanaimo's "fence out the homeless" plan. Italian fountain park in front of Port Place fenced last week b/c they slept under trees. Long-closed Casino fenced earlier b/c they slept under awning. Bowen Park picnic shelters fenced Dec after city bulldozed Wesley camp"

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Subject:   City of Nanaimo,  Bowen Park

Title: Huge thanks to community health nurses: Making it possible for people to get vaccinated at home | Island Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExxB4KqXIAM-3BY?format=png&name=large

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "Some people can't attend vaccine clinics due to transport & mobility issues. Healthcare workers like Rob make vaccines possible by visiting people at home & administering their vaccines in a safe & compassionate manner. Huge thanks to our amazing colleagues! #COVID19IslandHealth"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Vaccinations

Title: Cool Aid - CAMICO community COVID cluster | Island Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAAtNS5WYAI-_L6?format=jpg&name=large

Description: r/Coronavirus_BC on Twitter: "60% test positive rate (since Sept 1, 2021)"

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: [Image 1:] BC Liberals call for transparency related to COVID-19 outbreaks in supportive housing | BC Liberal Party

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAE2AsUVgAEy10l?format=png&name=small

Description: Srushti Gangdev on Twitter: "The BC Liberals are calling for more transparency on COVID outbreaks in supporting housing, after excellent reporting on the issue in Victoria from my colleague @brish_ti for @CapitalDailyVic"

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Subject:   BC Liberal Party,  Province of British Columbia,  Island Health,  Horgan, John,  Bond, Shirley,  Eby, David,  Stewart, Ben,  Vaccinations,  BC Housing

Title: [Image 2:] BC Liberals call for transparency related to COVID-19 outbreaks in supportive housing | BC Liberal Party

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAE2Dq-UUAU1ieL?format=png&name=small

Description: Srushti Gangdev on Twitter: "The BC Liberals are calling for more transparency on COVID outbreaks in supporting housing, after excellent reporting on the issue in Victoria from my colleague @brish_ti for @CapitalDailyVic"

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Subject:   BC Liberal Party,  Province of British Columbia,  Island Health,  Horgan, John,  Bond, Shirley,  Eby, David,  Stewart, Ben,  Vaccinations,  BC Housing

Title: "YYJ call to action!"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAVW-2UVcAE8_LZ?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Kimbo (she/her) on Twitter: "If you are angry about the inaction of @CityOfVictoria , @VanIslandHealth , @adriandix , and @Dave_Eby in response to a COVID outbreak in #yyj's unhoused community, here's an easy way to let them know: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQa08zyfPNW64cISNB7rrK2R1BTEMVvaBWtTh5HBRyhTB3NhqlMn-HshX7rGxQN_WCPOjrnoSqI3ogI/pub?urp=gmail_link"

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Subject:   City of Victoria,  Island Health,  Province of British Columbia,  Dix, Adrian,  Eby, David

Title: [David Eby, Lisa Helps, and Dr. Richard Stanwick to provide update related to people experiencing homelessness and the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria] | October 1, 2021 | Ministry of Attorney General and Responsible for Housing | Province of British Columbia

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAn0_izXoAA8riH?format=png&name=medium

Description: Gregor Craigie on Twitter: "C's Attorney General and Island Health will announce new measures in response to the rising number of COVID cases among the homeless. #bcpoli #yyj"

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Attorney General and Responsible for Housing,  Province of British Columbia,  Eby, David,  Helps, Lisa,  Stanwick, Richard,  City of Victoria,  Island Health

Title: [Mobile health clinic offers vaccinations] | Victoria Cool Aid Society

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBWu-7LUYAQ-9ac?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Cool Aid on Twitter: "Did you know? Our Mobile Health Clinic has been offering vaccinations to Cool Aid clients and others who live in supportive housing, shelters, and those with no fixed address! Everyone deserves the same access to healthcare, and everyone deserves to feel safe and taken care of."

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Subject:   Victoria Cool Aid Society,  Vaccinations

Title: [Image 2: Victoria Cool Aid Society mobile health unit offering vaccinations in Centennial Square]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBm5sbPVkAEVWLW?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Adam Stirling on Twitter: "Great to see the @VicCoolAid mobile health clinic in Centennial Square right now helping folks get vaccinated. Good work everybody! #yyj 👍🏻"

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Victoria Cool Aid Society,  Centennial Square

Title: [Image 1: Victoria Cool Aid Society mobile health unit offering vaccinations in Centennial Square]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBm5scHVQAA0vzY?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Adam Stirling on Twitter: "Great to see the @VicCoolAid mobile health clinic in Centennial Square right now helping folks get vaccinated. Good work everybody! #yyj 👍🏻"

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Victoria Cool Aid Society,  Centennial Square

Title: [Image 1:] Who testing is recommended for | BC Centre for Disease Control

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJv5HnhVgAE6gMg?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Dr. Rebecca Metcalfe on Twitter: "It doesn't actually look like older adults are eligible for testing unless they meet other criteria, like living in congregate settings. These are the current testing recommendations from the BC CDC. It's pretty boggling."

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Subject:   BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: Two new COVID-19 therapeutic options are now available for people at high risk | Island Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FN2HAyJX0AM6zpK?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "Adults at high risk of serious outcomes due to #COVID19 infection are benefitting from two new outpatient therapeutic options now available throughout Island Health. Learn more about outpatient treatment for COVID-19: http://ow.ly/Kxik50Ija47 #COVID19IslandHealth"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Paxlovid,  Sotrovimab

Title: Please wear your mask | Bishop's Family Cycles

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNhfJm-VUAIWRm3?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Bishop's Family Cycles on Twitter: "We are asking that those who visit our shop please wear a mask. As a private business focused on families we often have young children in the store, too young to be vaccinated. We also have a child who is severely immunocompromised, this pandemic is not over for us #yyjbike"

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Subject:   Bishop's Family Cycles

Title: [Letter from parent asking for clarity on changes to mask mandate in schools]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNrMubZVkAEN2Kj?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: SafeSchoolsCoalitionBC on Twitter: "Here’s another letter from a parent to their school board, asking what districts intend to do in #bced schools so her medically complex daughter (who faces substantial risk were she to catch COVID) can still get an education. Public schools should be inclusive of ALL students."

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Title: [Letter from Joan Richardt] | Times Colonist

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FP3F3CdUcAQi3kZ?format=jpg&name=medium

Description: Cindy Swoveland 🇺🇦 on Twitter: "This letter appeared in today's Victoria Times Colonist. It expresses the views of a great many older and/or vulnerable people very well. WE followed the rules. We got vaccinated. But we are left to the wolves - the unvaxxed, unmasked, "freedum" minority. WHY? #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Richardt, Joan,  Henry, Bonnie,  Dix, Adrian,  Province of British Columbia,  Vaccinations

Title: [Current & upcoming closures: Lady Minto Hospital] | August 7, 2022 | BCHospitalData.com

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZmqxmkUUAE2Go0?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Pete Quily on Twitter: "#PlagueSpreaderPremier John Horgan refuses to protect fans by masking @crystalmundypsy's site shows how many ER's just in Island Health have closures in part b/c his evil, inferior #LeakySurgicalMasks policy vs #MandatoryN95Masks #COVIDisAirborne https://bchospitals.knack.com/database#bc-hospitals/?view_2_sort=field_14|asc&view_2_per_page=500&view_2_page=1&view_2_search=island%20health #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Horgan, John,  Mundy, Crystal,  BCHospitalData.com,  Lady Minto Hospital,  Island Health

Title: Poverty kills: Solidarity in COVID times – Lkwungen Territory (AKA 'Victoria')

URL: https://povertykills2020.wordpress.com/

Description: We started off as a network of people who came together in mid-March to address the crisis of COVID-19 and the street community. This crisis is one that requires we all pull together to do what needs to be done. When COVID started, none of the organizations on the ground doing harm reduction work had the time or resources to coordinate community volunteer efforts. Rather than wait for someone else to figure out how to do this, we tried to create infrastructure to match community volunteers with needed tasks, in conditions where things were changing rapidly/unpredictably and priorities for work needed to abruptly shift.

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Subject:   Poverty Kills

Title: COVID-19 Community and Social Planning Task Force | City of Powell River

URL: https://powellriver.ca/pages/covidtaskforce/

Description: In response to COVID-19, the Regional Social Planner has been tasked to connect, engage, facilitate and pass along information on social services regarding the impacts of the pandemic on vulnerable population groups in the Powell River region. An initial reporting on the direct/indirect impacts community agencies and organizations experienced identified the need to work collaboratively and effectively together. The COVID-19 Community and Social Planning (CCSP) Task Force was formed to address those needs.

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Subject:   City of Powell River

Title: COVID-19 impacts report: Vulnerable population reporting - March 30 - April 3, 2020 | City of Powell River

URL: https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/88474/

Description: The Regional Social Planner have been tasked to connect, engage, facilitate, and pass information regarding the impacts of our vulnerable population in the Powell River Region.

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Subject:   City of Powell River,  Lift Community Services,  First Credit Union,  Powell River Food Bank,  Texada Food Bank,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Powell River Division of Family Practice,  Inclusion Powell River Society,  School District 47 Powell River,  Life Cycle Housing Society,  Powell River Community Resource Centre,  Powell River Educational Services Society,  Powell River & Region Transition House Society,  Powell River Community Services Association

Title: Meeting minutes: COVID-19 At-Risk and Vulnerable Populations Group | April 15, 2020

URL: https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/88518/

Description: Meeting minutes for the April 15, 2020 meeting of the COVID-19 At-Risk and Vulnerable Populations Group. The meeting was open for discussion and allowed community agencies to articulate what impacts, issues, and actions were being taken, as well as areas that they need more support.

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Subject:   qathet Regional District,  Tla'amin Nation,  City of Powell River,  Lift Community Services,  First Credit Union,  Inclusion Powell River Society,  Powell River Division of Family Practice,  Powell River Food Bank,  Powell River Brain Injury Society,  Powell River Hospice Society,  Powell River & Region Transition House Society,  Powell River Community Services Association,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Texada Food Bank,  Powell River and District United Way,  Salvation Army Powell River,  School District 47 Powell River,  Volunteer Powell River

Title: May 31, 2023 live briefing: COVID and pregnancy | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/covid-and-pregnancy/

Description: In honour of Mother’s day in May, Father’s day in June, and to all gender diverse parents, Protect Our Province BC is delighted to host a conversation between Dr. Susan Kuo and OB/GYNE Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook on COVID and pregnancy.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Eastabrook, Genevieve,  Kuo, Susan

Title: POP BC briefing #9: Living with COVID – who pays the price? | Protect Our Province BC

URL: https://protectbc.ca/living-with-covid-who-pays-the-price/

Description: This briefing provides insights regarding what it’s like to be a clinically vulnerable person during the COVID-19 pandemic in BC. When the institutions we created to protect public health decide that the rampant spread of an infectious disease is preferable to regulating vaccinations, masks, the purification of indoor air, increasing the capacity of our healthcare system, or burdening private businesses with temporary inconvenience, who pays the price?

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Franklin, Sharona,  Jordan, Isabel,  Brown, Marion,  Ferreira, Jaclyn

Title: Correspondence regarding return to school plan: Re-start concerns - H. Breingan | August 17, 2020 | Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools

URL: https://pub-sd68.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=7146

Description: I’m writing today with deep concerns for my children. I do not feel my children’s health, safety, and education has been considered when planning for school re-opening.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  School District No. 69 Qualicum

Title: COVID-19: The beginning of the end of homelessness | City of Victoria

URL: https://pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=69943

Description: In February 2021, the City of Victoria initiated this report to identify barriers to ending homelessness and recommendations to resolve those barriers. The process of putting this report together engaged people experiencing homelessness, many as they transitioned from homelessness to supportive housing, and with consent, documented those experiences and their reflections. They are presented as first-person accounts to enable the reader to look at the homeless system through the eyes of the user.

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Subject:   City of Victoria,  Province of British Columbia,  BC Housing,  Cool Aid Society,  Our Place Society,  Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness

Title: COVID-19: Multiple agencies rally together to support vulnerable residents in Sooke | April 22, 2020 | District of Sooke

URL: https://sooke.ca/covid-19-multiple-agencies-rally-together-to-support-vulnerable-residents-in-sooke/

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Subject:   District of Sooke,  Sooke Homeless Coalition,  BC Housing,  Capital Regional District,  SEAPARC Leisure Complex,  Sooke Region Communities Health Network,  Wilde, Jen,  Sooke Shelter Society,  AVI Health and Community Services,  Island Health,  Beddows, Al,  Tait, Maja

Title: Sooke searches for solutions to pandemic homelessness | District of Sooke

URL: https://sooke.ca/solutions-pandemic-homelessness/

Description: The District of Sooke’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is actively looking for a new facility to house approximately 14 local homeless people recently displaced to Ed MacGregor Park.

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Subject:   Ed MacGregor Park,  District of Sooke,  Sooke Homeless Coalition,  Tait, Maja,  BC Housing,  Sooke Region Communities Health Network,  Sooke Shelter Society,  AVI Health and Community Services,  Island Health

Title: Grateful Hearts Campaign: Help us continue essential services | SOS - Society of Organized Services

URL: https://sosd69.com/blog/grateful-hearts-campaign-help-us-continue-essential-services/

Description: Despite the closure of our Thrift Shop due to COVID-19, and the lost revenue that we count on every month to fund our operations, thanks to community support, we are still able to offer essential services to our most vulnerable residents.

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Subject:   Society of Organized Services,  Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness