Title: "A message from the Vancouver Island COVID-19 Rapid Response Team addressing the recent increase in COVID cases on the Island" | Vancouver Island COVID-19 Rapid Response Team

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Exmy4lvU4AASjCB?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Vancouver Island COVID-19 Rapid Response Team on Twitter: A message from the Vancouver Island #COVID19 Rapid Response Team addressing the recent increase in COVID cases on the Island: https://sd68.bc.ca/documents/2021/03/letter-covid19-rapid-response-team-march-28-2021.pdf/ Follow to receive Island updates! @JM_Whiteside @VanIslandHealth @sd68bc @sd61schools @sd63schools @SD69Qualicum @SD62_Sooke @sd"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island COVID-19 Rapid Response Team

Title: "A relative on the Island said 80% of people in their grocery store this week are unmasked, most being elderly."

URL: https://twitter.com/chantz_y/status/1510350233506500610/

Description: chantzy on Twitter: "A relative on the Island said 80% of people in their grocery store this week are unmasked, most being elderly. 'People are going to get sick as a direct result of Dr. Henry’s advice,' they said."

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Subject:   Grocery Trade,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: "A very different looking AGM." | Vancouver Island Soccer League

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eh7AmpZXYAAoQew?format=jpg&name=small

Description: VISL on Twitter: "A very different looking AGM."

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Soccer League,  Soccer

Title: "Alberni Aloha: North & South convoys"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPBlkRFWQA8azmU?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Cort on Twitter: "Sorry #portalberni, the next wave of convoy is heading your way. The convoy is currently splintered into 3 for next Sat: Port Alberni (Ladd2+), Nanaimo (RonClark & Rooster), and Victoria (Cristian McCay). #yyj #RamRanchResistance @VanIslandRCMP"

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Subject:   Clark, Ron,  McCay, Christian

Title: "All hospital workers found this beautiful tulip on their car tonight. Thank you to whoever did this, it made my day." | Island Health

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

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "From one of our NICU nurses, "All hospital workers found this beautiful tulip on their car tonight. Thank you to whoever did this, it made my day." #COVID19IslandHealth"

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: "Anatomy of a coastal crime scene"

URL: https://twitter.com/j_mcelroy/status/1538717679707488257/

Description: Justin McElroy on Twitter: "anatomy of a coastal crime scene / Justin McElroy @j_mcelroy · Jun 19 Replying to @j_mcelroy i escaped the island! my secret hack for the last 20 years has been "only be a foot passenger" and it worked again bc ferries: it works perfectly so long as you don't have children or pets and only go to the four biggest locations"

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Subject:   BC Ferries

Title: "And this is why I learned of an exposure in my daughters' class on Facebook."

URL: https://twitter.com/jana0C/status/1472977278803931138/

Description: Jana Kim on Twitter: "And this is why I learned of an exposure in my daughters' class on Facebook. No letter from @VanIslandHealth because apparently we don't deserve to know about our own health risks. What happened to DBH promising to share this info? Short lived. #bced #bxpoli"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Facebook,  Social Media,  Henry, Bonnie,  BC School Covid Tracker

Title: "Another Saturday morning 'convoy' off in search of something to protest."

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1507759916894674947/

Description: MaggieMay 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇮🇪 on Twitter: "Another Saturday morning “convoy” off in search of something to protest. Play date for the big kids. 🙄🙄🙄 ⬇️⬇️⬇️"

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Title: "Any new pandemic parents in the house?" | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://twitter.com/VI_Library/status/1459521621241253890/

Description: VI_Library on Twitter: "Any new pandemic parents in the house? We have lots of great resources and programs to support learning and development of early literacy skills. 👉 http://ow.ly/KoPJ50GJYOO Also - welcome to one of our newest library cardholders! 👇😍 #VIRL #libraries"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library

Title: "Are there more than 7 contact tracers on South Vancouver Island?"

URL: https://twitter.com/realreporter/status/1429656078195724294

Description: Salim Jiwa on Twitter: "Are there more than 7 contact tracers on South Vancouver Island? Please let me know if there are more. How many retained after they decided to change the preventive measures including contact tracing?"

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: "BCGEU librarians continue picket lines today at the Ladysmith branch." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1503421172909690881/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "UPDATE: After an entire weekend of pickets + no word from the employer, BCGEU librarians continue picket lines today at the Ladysmith branch. Support on the line or tell @VI_Library to provide a fair + respectful offer! Learn more at http://bcgeu.ca/VIRL #respectvirllibrarians"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Beagles for a fair deal"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOp77C-VgAsHLkt?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Colleen Nelson on Twitter: "On the picket line with my friends @VI_Library who are still without a deal. I brought my friend from Dog Union Local 1. #respectVIRLlibrarians #BCGEU"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Title: "By the time I did my research on #Omicron I tested positive for it."

URL: https://twitter.com/AlannaKellyNews/status/1473042725972758529/

Description: Alanna Kelly on Twitter: "By the time I did my research on #Omicron I tested positive for it. I am fully vaccinated and have #COVID19. It’s surreal to say… 🧵 / I had symptoms for one day, just 24 hours. With no rapid tests in B.C., it took me 24 hours to even get a test, the same amount of time I had symptoms for. I felt ‘normal’ the day I went for my test. / Public health nurses can’t pinpoint when or where I got the virus. Two friends tested positive at the same time as me. We were together two days before my symptoms showed up. All three of us are double vaccinated. / It’s terrifying to see how quickly this variant rips through vaccinated people. I WFH and have minimal contacts. Contact tracing is now an honour system. It took public health three days to contact me. All of my contacts have tested negative. Stay safe, friends."

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Subject:   Kelly, Alanna,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Island Health

Title: "Circuit-breaker coming in Northern Health"

URL: https://twitter.com/moirawyton/status/1448776142454886400/

Description: Moira Wyton on Twitter: "#New: Circuit-breaker coming in Northern Health, Health Minister @adriandix says. 58 people in need of critical care, most unvaxxed COVID-19 patients, have been flown to hospitals on Vancouver Island and in Metro Vancouver. 'An enormous challenge,' Dix says #bcpoli #COVID19BC / A young person in their twenties in Norther Health has died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, PHO Dr. Bonnie Henry says. They were unvaccinated #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Northern Health,  Dix, Adrian,  Henry, Bonnie,  Island Health,  Vancouver Coastal Health

Title: "Continue to follow public health restrictions." | Island Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ezh5aM2XoAQhre2?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "PLEASE: "Continue to follow public health restrictions." - Sabrina, Respiratory Therapist. Please help us, help you, by continuing to follow public health orders and getting tested for COVID-19 when you show symptoms. #COVID19IslandHealth"

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: "Convoy 4 truckers: Sat Jan 29th 2022"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKOLGt1XwAoguMV?format=jpg&name=large

Description: West Coast Patriot ~ Peace Love Freedom on Twitter: "Victoria 12noon with a convoy planned leaving from Campbell River"

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Title: "Convoy update"

URL: https://twitter.com/Adam_Stirling/status/1512796657687040002/

Description: Adam Stirling on Twitter: "Convoy Update: Christian Michael McCay, who told followers March 25 to stop honking in #yyj after a two-hour meeting w/ @vicpdcanada , is advising his followers that the “blockades” protecting James Bay have been removed in advance of today’s convoy. #bcpoli / After he left the Island, revealing an organizer had spat in the face of a Freedom Camp neighbor, causing the camp to be forced to leave, Ron Clark on Facebook discouraged attending the @BCLegislature Saturdays: “I’m going to say it. You’re beating a dead horse…” #yyj #bcpoli / In the video, Clark also seemingly referenced McCay’s Saturday event (which is called “We Are One”) at the @BCLegislature as one of “four or five events going on at the same time,” in different Vancouver Island locations that would make the movement look “small.”"

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Subject:   Victoria Police Department,  Clark, Ron,  McCay, Christian

Title: "Don’t miss out on your spring break plans this March." | Island Health

URL: https://twitter.com/VanIslandHealth/status/1502041632782405636/

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "Don’t miss out on your spring break plans this March. Getting your booster significantly decreases chances of severe illness from #COVID19. Book your booster now and do your part to protect yourself and loved ones. http://gov.bc.ca/booster #COVID19IslandHealth"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Vaccinations

Title: "Email the board and support VIRL librarians!"

URL: https://twitter.com/urusaiya/status/1509044897503854595/

Description: ドーン 🦉🌻 on Twitter: "Libraries are for people AND need the people who work in them. Vancouver Island now...but this could be any library this year. Email the board and support VIRL librarians! ✊🏻💪🏻‼️"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Every death is a tragedy, but after 2 years, what we did in #yyj is *incredible*"

URL: https://twitter.com/Adam_Stirling/status/1502418326403776512/

Description: Adam Stirling on Twitter: "Every death is a tragedy, but after 2 years, what we did in #yyj is *incredible* We saved *thousands* of lives. 227 deaths among 870,000 people. @VanIslandHealth = 261 deaths / million ppl. USA = 2,998 / million. TEN TIMES more. We avoided 90% of fatalities, statistically / The math is so insane it looks like it can’t be real. But it is… We saved almost everybody. Our community became one of the safest on the face of the earth. It might be the most important thing we’ll ever do. I treated it like it will be for me. It was do or die. And we did it / Sorry for yelling about Covid for literally 2 years. Some people say my (perhaps pathological?) focus & determination helped them find their own resolve to keep pushing. If that’s true, it’s the best compliment I’ll ever get. I just didn’t want to bury the people I cared about… / I recorded this 721 days ago… Thank you to everybody who stuck around since then. I’ll never forget it. #yyj"

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Subject:   Island Health,  BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: "Fact check from an ER physician in Island Health"

URL: https://twitter.com/brish_ti/status/1476344636398456832/

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "Fact check from an ER physician in Island Health: HCWs got an email last week saying they may wear N95 masks for "aerosol generating procedures" (like intubation and CPR). But NOT when treating/being around COVID+ patients. Details in this story: https://capitaldaily.ca/news/victoria-healthcare-workers-brace-omicron-full-hospitals"

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: "For anybody who’s curious, there were 7 vehicles in the southbound convoy today. Yes, just seven."

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1507792037327753217/

Description: Adam Stirling on Twitter: "For anybody who’s curious, there were 7 vehicles in the Southbound convoy today. Yes, just seven. Here’s a video of them being counted going under the Helmcken overpass, quietly. 👍🏻 #yyj #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Trans-Canada Highway

Title: "Full strike Day 4 and still no offer." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1510331229123588100/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Full strike Day 4 and still no offer. @VI_library librarians are on picket lines in Cumberland, South Cowichan (Mill Bay), Nanaimo Harbourfront & Parksville. Communities are without librarian expertise & programs until the VIRL Board authorizes a fair wage #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Giving this vaccine is such a joy, as is being back with my public health crew."

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

Description: Angela Wignall on Twitter: "Today I get give shots! Giving this vaccine is such a joy, as is being back with my public health crew. #publichealth #nursingmatters #COVID19 #vaccineswork"

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Subject:   Wignall, Angela,  Island Health,  Vaccinations

Title: "Great to see 6 of our rural & remote Nuu-chah-nulth Nations & many more around BC prioritized and receiving the Moderna vaccine this week."

URL: https://twitter.com/Mariahcharleson/status/1346522953169584128?s=20

Description: Mariah Charleson | łučinƛcuta on Twitter: "Great to see 6 of our rural & remote Nuu-chah-nulth Nations & many more around BC prioritized and receiving the Moderna vaccine this week. This is huge. More of our remote Nations will be receiving Moderna vaccine in the coming weeks."

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Subject:   Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  Vaccinations,  Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Title: "Help my healthcare colleagues." | Island Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ez6XTE_XsAIROaY?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "PLEASE: "Help my healthcare colleagues." Please help us, help you, by continuing to follow public health orders and getting tested for COVID-19 when you show symptoms. #COVID19IslandHealth"

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: "Here is the vaccine clinic in our community …. Closed today."

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FH4P8tWVEAE7jjS?format=jpg&name=small

Description: wendi bloomenthal on Twitter: "My 65 year old teacher friend has not gotten her invitation to book yet . Here is the vaccine clinic in our community …. Closed today . Could you be any more incompetent and callous . @AdrianDix (⁦ @jjhorgan"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Vaccinations

Title: "How is the test-trace-isolate strategy going?"

URL: https://twitter.com/j_mcelroy/status/1474101194964430856/

Description: Justin McElroy on Twitter: "How is the test-trace-isolate strategy going? Tests: days to get one on Vancouver Island, people turned away in Vancouver, less rapid tests than anywhere outside Newfoundland Trace: signs it's already being overrun Isolate: see above on testing + no Christmas travel ban"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: "I am looking to speak to daycare workers or a parent who sends their child to a daycare centre on Vancouver Island for a story I am working on."

URL: https://twitter.com/npescod/status/1481360277069176832/

Description: Nicholas M. Pescod on Twitter: "CALL OUT: I am looking to speak to daycare workers or a parent who sends their child to a daycare centre on Vancouver Island for a story I am working on. If you are interested, please e-mail me at npescod@cheknews.ca. DMs are also open"

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Subject:   Day Care Centres

Title: "I am so delighted to show my solidarity with our public health nurses @VanIslandHealth by wearing one of our new epi curve public health tshirts."

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EW-ht_FU0AAUbOO?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Angela Wignall on Twitter: "I am so delighted to show my solidarity with our public health nurses @VanIslandHealth by wearing one of our new epi curve public health tshirts. Once a PHN, always a PHN. #flattenthecurve #COVID19 #publichealth #nursingmatters #nursingnow #nursingknows #avoicetolead #Nurses2020"

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Subject:   Wignall, Angela,  Island Health

Title: "I don't always return my library books but when I do it's only to libraries that respect their workers"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNC9jgqVcAA7HKA?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Kathleen (KJ) Reed on Twitter: ". @VI_Library had a meme contest. They didn't like that I made a legit criticism of the way they're treating librarians at the bargaining table by posting this meme on FB. They leave anti-masker rants up, but deleted this. #RespectVIRLLibrarians"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Title: "I have low confidence in our contact tracing."

URL: https://twitter.com/gerbyj/status/1448674970557583361/

Description: Janice 🇨🇦 on Twitter: "I have low confidence in our contact tracing. It took Island Health 13 days to send a classroom exposure notice. I ask my kid if he knows who's been off school since then and he says Yes, the kid I sit next to. We did not get notified that he's a close contact. @BCschoolCovid"

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: "I heart the library"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNx2h02VgAMOAYA?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Colleen Nelson on Twitter: "My kiddo made a @JortsTheCat inspired sign for the @VI_Library picket today and her friend’s sign that captures how we all feel. Fair deal now! #respectVIRLlibrarians @bcgeu"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Title: "I hope all the idiots driving in the rain from Victoria to Campbell River are ashamed of themselves and run out of gas."

URL: https://twitter.com/oorjanie/status/1507811603172847617/

Description: *oorjanie* (she/her) on Twitter: "I hope all the idiots driving in the rain from Victoria to Campbell River are ashamed of themselves and run out of gas. What a waste and the mandates are dropped already. What morons and look at what’s happening to the people of Ukraine, that’s real freedom being stolen from ppl."

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Subject:   2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Title: "I'm excited about the solidarity of the BCGEU librarians"

URL: https://twitter.com/Cee3Nellie/status/1509257559877644293/

Description: Colleen Nelson on Twitter: "I’m excited about the solidarity of the @bcgeu librarians fighting for a fair contract but mad that @VI_Library won’t give them a fair deal!"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes

Title: "If no offer, tomorrow ALL librarians will be on strike, ALL branches will be impacted." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1508878251053121537/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "BCGEU librarians from 5 @VI_Library branches are picketing at 1 branch today. If no offer, tomorrow ALL librarians will be on strike, ALL branches will be impacted. Board trustees can stop this, email them now: https://bit.ly/3imPP7a #respectVIRLlibrarians ✊🙏 @RentStrikeBarg"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes,  Rent Strike Bargain Campaign Association

Title: "Insanity thy name is Island Health"

URL: https://twitter.com/matpVI/status/1472000978186424322/

Description: Mat Wright - Get Vaxxed, Stay masked on Twitter: "Insanity thy name is Island Health - all clinic staff have been told testing stations will be closed Christmas and New Years Day, even though nurses had been scheduled And no rapids on top of that... BC, do better... #BCpoli #BCed #Nanaimo #YYJ"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: "Island Health just announced multiple service changes due to continued staffing shortages."

URL: https://twitter.com/brish_ti/status/1483562992323096582/

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "#NEW: Island Health just announced multiple service changes due to continued staffing shortages. Nanaimo General, Royal Jubilee, and Vic General will continue to have surgeries postponed until the end of the month. @CapitalDailyVic #yyj / Ambulances already diverted from Saanich Peninsula Hospital, will also happen on a rotating basis from hospitals in Port Hardy and Port McNeill. New admissions to services like Psychiatric Emergency Services may be temporarily paused w/ patients diverted to main emergency dept. / Admirals Walk outpatient lab shut down from Jan. 17 to April 1; patients will be redirected to VGH in the meantime Hours reduced at Sidney outpatient lab; it'll be closed Saturdays and open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Saanich Peninsula hospital outpatient lab to reopen Saturdays / 'These are not actions we want to take, and we don’t take them lightly knowing the impact they have on those we serve', said Kathy MacNeil, @VanIslandHealth president and CEO, in a statement"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Royal Jubilee Hospital,  Victoria General Hospital,  Saanich Peninsula Hospital,  Port Hardy Hospital,  Port McNeill Hospital,  Admirals Walk Medical Laboratory,  Sidney Satellite Medical Laboratory,  MacNeil, Kathy

Title: "Island Health says it an extremely busy time at hospitals but hospitals are open and ready to take care of anyone who shows up in need of care."

URL: https://twitter.com/richardzussman/status/1519070718721347585/

Description: Richard Zussman on Twitter: "NEW - Island Health says it an extremely busy time at hospitals but hospitals are open and ready to take care of anyone who shows up in need of care. #bcpoli / There is not and never was a plan to put hospital patients requiring acute care in hotel rooms and Island Health uses hotel rooms to temporarily support people who no longer need acute care when their living situations are not stable or resolved. #bcpoli / Saanich Peninsula Hospital was briefly (45 min) on ambulance diversion late April 24. Patients arriving via ambulance were safely transferred to Victoria General Hospital. #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Saanich Peninsula Hospital

Title: "Island convoy stays until the mandates are lifted"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKthExiVEAE6dJZ?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Torrance Coste on Twitter: "Heads up Vancouver Island/Victoria folks: I’m unclear on the level of organization on this, but there's a call-out for another anti-vaxx/anti-mandate convoy to the Legislature. Plan is to “stay until demands are met.” Avoid and please be safe out there. #bcpoli #yyj"

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Subject:   Vaccinations

Title: "Island people, please follow vancouverislandexclusive on Instagram for all of the local businesses I will be boycotting for claiming vaccine cards and mask mandates are discriminatory."

URL: https://twitter.com/jennnnnnicole/status/1430808899255296000?s=20

Description: Jenn Tippett on Twitter: "Island people, please follow vancouverislandexclusive on Instagram for all of the local businesses I will be boycotting for claiming vaccine cards and mask mandates are discriminatory. First up: Realm in Parksville, Good Life Juice in Nanaimo, and Sunnyside Cafe in Esquimalt / Correction: so far the posted businesses are whining about vaccine passports only, not masks. But still. @CHEK_News - you guys should make this public. / I just want to be clear that I didn’t start this Instagram page lol. A friend sent it to me and I thought I should spread the word Smiling face Stay safe, everyone!"

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Subject:   BC Vaccine Card,  Vaccinations,  Realm Food Co.,  Good Life Juice,  Sunnyside Cafe,  Social Media,  vancouverislandinclusive (Instagram account),  Instagram

Title: "Job action update: BCGEU librarians spent the day picketing in Duncan yesterday." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1501967574635991050/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Job Action Update: BCGEU librarians spent the day picketing in Duncan yesterday. There will be no picket lines at any @VI_Library branches today but job action may continue unless the employer provides a fair offer. Visit http://bcgeu.ca/virl for updates #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Kwakwaka’wakw artist, David Neel has created a new kind of mask to symbolize the pandemic" | Museum of Anthropology | University of British Columbia

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzWY1OqVEAwGywC?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Museum of Anthropology at UBC on Twitter: "Kwakwaka’wakw artist, David Neel has created a new kind of mask to symbolize the pandemic—a carved wooden mask with spikes protruding using his contemporary/traditional hybrid style. See more: https://bit.ly/3iPMVqX via @GlobalBC"

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Subject:   Neel, David,  Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations

Title: "Local librarians deserve fair wages that allow them to make ends meet." | Dogwood BC

URL: https://twitter.com/dogwoodbc/status/1504197009724477440/

Description: Dogwood on Twitter: "We love librarians. As housing costs skyrocket in small communities all over Vancouver Island, local librarians deserve fair wages that allow them to make ends meet. #solidarity @bcgeu"

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Subject:   Dogwood BC,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Malahat mayhem" | theBreaker

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1516975821155487744/

Description: theBreaker.news on Twitter: "Malahat mayhem: Members of SOG illegally blocked innocent motorists today and had no sympathy for a man who said he was transporting sick children. Who are the two angry men? We want to interview them. #bcpoli 📧http://thebreaker.news/contact/"

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Subject:   Save Old Growth,  Malahat Drive,  Trans-Canada Highway,  Logging Protests and Blockades

Title: "Masks are no longer required in our branches" | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://twitter.com/VI_Library/status/1502450044015947781/

Description: VI_Library on Twitter: "Masks are no longer required in our branches, in accordance with changes to B.C.'s public health orders. But you are welcome to wear one if you'd like. 👉For more information on changes to B.C. restrictions, please visit: http://ow.ly/8bhJ50IhG0A"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library

Title: "More on PPE for healthcare workers"

URL: https://twitter.com/brish_ti/status/1476624905995096108/

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "More on PPE for healthcare workers: On Dec. 24, ER staff at Royal Jubilee in #yyj were sent this email saying they can use whatever mask they feel comfortable with, even while stating there's no clear evidence to suggest N95s are better than surgical masks. 1/4 #covid19bc / From James, the ER physician who spoke to me for this article: "You now have a situation where the patient is flagged as being droplet spread and the nurses follow droplet precautions but personally I get an N95 when assessing the same patient." 2/4 / Other doctors at other Island Health hospitals (including ERs and palliative care with COVID+ patients) were sent a different email on Dec. 24 and 29, telling them the status quo on PPE guidance has not changed and N95s are only required for aerosol generating procedures. 3/4 / So while the official policy on N95s hasn't changed, SOME healthcare workers in Island Health are being allowed to wear N95s if they want. Not sure if this disjointed approach is also happening in other health authorities. 4/4"

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Subject:   Royal Jubilee Hospital,  Island Health,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern

Title: "My husband is a front line worker in IT for Loblaws and Shoppers on the island and I worry about his exposure every day."

URL: https://twitter.com/TsawwassenCanuk/status/1475904454222225409/

Description: Horvat_to_Boeser on Twitter: "I just ordered a 5 pack so at least i have them. My husband is a front line worker in IT for loblaws and shoppers on the island and I worry about his exposure every day. In addition he is diabetic and has had heart surgery"

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Subject:   Rapid Antigen Tests,  Shoppers Drug Mart,  Loblaw Companies Ltd.

Title: "Nanaimo ER was near collapse this morning"

URL: https://twitter.com/matpVI/status/1594498588289413120/

Description: Mat - Mask as if your life depends on it on Twitter: "Nanaimo ER was near collapse this morning, all Urgent Care from Qualicum to Duncan either closed or booked out - and now Port Hardy is closing... Holy Shit cc @crystalmundypsy #BCpoli #BCed #Nanaimo #YYJ"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Port Hardy Hospital

Title: "No pickets today but new wage mandate still needed." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1505228646658715652/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "'Now is the time for Islanders to tell [ @VI_library ] elected representatives they will be accountable for how they respond to librarians.' No pickets today but new wage mandate still needed. Email your local trustee (addresses here https://bit.ly/3imPP7a) #respectVIRLlibrarians

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Our gratitude cannot be understated." | Island Health

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

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "When #COVID19 hit our region this spring, we saw an incredible outpouring of generosity. Our gratitude cannot be understated. We were thankful then & we're thankful now. 🙏 Read about the donations & acts of kindness from our communities: http://ow.ly/LZTB50B7KQy #IslandHealthMag"

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: "Our hospitals are still in horrific shape."

URL: https://twitter.com/LeftCoastVegan/status/1500580099053133824/

Description: Avoiding Mild Memory Loss in the bunker Ⓥ 😷 on Twitter: "So checking in on nurses in the island health system. Our hospitals are still in horrific shape. Central island: has beds in corridors, lounges and so on - people getting vastly inadequate care. Warned to “not get sick, don’t need hospital.” / Nurse reprimanded for sitting down briefly, no breaks, no replacement and forced to stay beyond 12hrs. In Victoria - friend was one nurse on entire ward for recent shift. Staff quitting, minimal coverage, “absolute mess, not improving.” / And goes without saying, Victoria nurse friend livid passing the “freedom” “protest” this weekend. / And sure this is anecdotal and I can’t give specifics. You can thank the HCW gag order for that. This is one of the only ways to learn my “personal risk” profile in BC now."

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: "Parents of Vancouver Island: what are you doing to survive the extra week of having kids at home?"

URL: https://twitter.com/KathrynMarlow/status/1478156145080651776/

Description: Kathryn Marlow on Twitter: "Parents of Vancouver Island: what are you doing to survive the extra week of having kids at home? Whether you have a super-cool craft planned...or a pile of scrap paper and crayons (or a new show or iPad game), we want to hear about it on @AllPointsWestBC ."

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Subject:   Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | All Points West

Title: "Picket lines tomorrow! Still waiting for a fair deal."

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNYT2QIVQAQcESh?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Jen Seper on Twitter: "Picket lines tomorrow! Still waiting for a fair deal. #respectvirllibrarians @bcgeu"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Picket lines will continue today at Chemainus branch." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1503057510386700291/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "UPDATE: BCGEU librarians have still not heard from @VI_Library with an offer towards a fair and respectful collective agreement. Picket lines will continue today at Chemainus branch. Learn more at http://bcgeu.ca/VIRL #respectvirllibrarians"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401

Title: "Pickets continue today at 9 branches" | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1507766328161099776/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Update #respectVIRLlibrarians: Pickets continue today at 9 branches - details at http://bcgeu.ca/virl. Hopeful that @VI_Library ED Ben Hyman's presence at talks this week will lead to a fair & respectful agreement! ✊🙏 this family of Sooke library users!"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes,  Hyman, Ben

Title: "Pickets continue today" | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1507463834985893889/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Pickets continue today at @VI_Library 's Nanaimo North, Campbell River, Courtenay, Cowichan (Duncan), Sidney & Sooke branches + virtually! Tell VIRL Board to change the employer's “no mandate” to “new mandate” (trustee addresses > https://bit.ly/3imPP7a) #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Progress made in negotiations last night but still no agreement & no further meetings set." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1507067641948622857/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Update: #respectVIRLlibrarians Progress made in negotiations last night but still no agreement & no further meetings set. So job action escalates today at six @VI_Library branches. We welcome a fair offer anytime! ✊🙏 Bigfoot Donuts + CVLLC in Courtenay! https://bcgeu.ca/virl"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes,  Bigfoot Donuts,  Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Centre

Title: "Rooster River Run"

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

Description: Adam Stirling on Twitter: "Update: If this is an elaborate ruse to get @vicpdcanada to drop their guard, they're putting a lot of effort into it. Poster for this Sat's convoy indicates it's heading *away* from Victoria (starts in Saanich), consistent w/ Ron Clark's comments earlier this week. #yyj #bcpoli / Meanwhile, @vicpdcanada red zone for James Bay remains in place in case this is another deception (convoy participants on @Zello last week were advising how to lie to defeat checkpoints. One failed, then tried to 4X4 across Beacon Hill) #yyj #bcpoli"

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Subject:   Clark, Ron,  Victoria Police Department

Title: "Rotating strikes have begun"

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1501641088242630657/

Description: Skye Ryan on Twitter: "Rotating strikes have begun @VI_Library as librarians from Sooke to Haida Gwaii who are represented by @bcgeu take job action for better pay & working conditions. Wednesday the Cowichan location is behind picket line. Workers say others will follow in days to come @CHEK_News"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Round 2, check!"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E79hJltWUAM15MN?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Armel Castellan (he/him) on Twitter: "Round 2, check!-) Thank you for the wonderful @VanIslandHealth staff and for continually upping their efficiency game. #VaccineForTheWin #GetPoked #BeatVaxHesitancy #ScienceWorks #CovidIsNotOver"

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Subject:   Castellan, Armel,  Island Health,  Vaccinations

Title: "Schools in the Vancouver Island Health Authority are breaking records, the worst kind"

URL: https://twitter.com/gingerqueenjen/status/1482617360112447490/

Description: Jennifer Fielding (she/her) on Twitter: "#bced schools in the Vancouver Island Health Authority are breaking records, the worst kind: if no changes before official @BCschoolCovid update tomorrow, we are looking at a staggering single-day total of *34* #covid19 school exposures reported 14 Jan. #bcpoli #covid19bc #viha"

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Subject:   Island Health,  BC School Covid Tracker

Title: "Seriously, highway to Victoria full of convoy people. Brutal. Check your privilege."

URL: https://twitter.com/JoMLord/status/1497650106400587776/

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "Seriously, highway to Victoria full of convoy people. Brutal. Check your privilege. #convoygohome"

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Title: "Solidarity with BCGEU members fighting for a fair deal at VIRL!" | Vancouver and District Labour Council

URL: https://twitter.com/vancouverdlc/status/1509326941387517952/

Description: Vancouver and District Labour Council on Twitter: "Solidarity with BCGEU members fighting for a fair deal at VIRL!"

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Subject:   Vancouver and District Labour Council,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Solidarity with VIRL library workers!" | Hospital Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/HospEmpUnion/status/1501623637983383553/

Description: HEU on Twitter: "Solidarity with VIRL library workers! #bcunion"

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Subject:   Hospital Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Support us by getting vaccinated and adhering to the protocols." | Island Health

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EznDE3KXIBEk8_I?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "PLEASE: "Support us by getting vaccinated and adhering to the protocols." - Michael Medical Imaging Technologist Please help us, help you, by continuing to follow public health orders and getting tested for COVID-19 when you show symptoms. #COVID19IslandHealth"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Vaccinations

Title: "Testing has been made nearly impossible in VIHA."

URL: https://twitter.com/Heyheydownthes1/status/1431450037305823236/

Description: Hey, hey, down the street on Twitter: "Testing has been made nearly impossible in Viha. Look at the hours."

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: "Thank you to our allies!" | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1504223485001932802/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "Thank you to our allies! The support for BCGEU librarians on the picket line from @CUPE401 , @CupeLocal402 , CUPE 723, ILWU 508, @SteelworkersCA 1932, the local community and many more is incredibly heartening. Learn more at http://bcgeu.ca/virl #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes,  United Steelworkers | Local 1-1937,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 723,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 402,  International Longshore and Warehouse Union | Local 508

Title: "Thank you, helper buddies!!" | Nanaimo Beacon

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EThEBOwWoAI1zuv?format=png&name=small

Description: The Nanaimo Beacon on Twitter: "Thank you, Helper Buddies!! ❤️ You are all making a huge difference!"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Beacon,  Beacon Buddies

Title: "The #bced school situation in the Vancouver Island Health Authority is frightening."

URL: https://twitter.com/gingerqueenjen/status/1483172193861181440/

Description: Jennifer Fielding (she/her) on Twitter: "The #bced school situation in the Vancouver Island Health Authority is frightening. It will be a while before I can get to the @BCschoolCovid update to break down 16 Jan, but there were *50* #covid19 school exposures reported that day in Island schools. #bcpoli #covid19bc #viha"

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Subject:   Island Health,  BC School Covid Tracker

Title: "The Beacon Buddy you sent to me has made my life liveable." | Nanaimo Beacon

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ET1SCFVXsA4JQGO?format=jpg&name=small

Description: The Nanaimo Beacon on Twitter: "Thank you, Beacon Buddies! ❤️ You are making a huge difference in the lives of your fellow Islanders. #nanaimo #ladysmith #parksville #comox #courtenay #portalberni #goldriver #cumberland #qualicumbay #qualicumbeach #gabriola #northcowichan #cobblehill"

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Subject:   Nanaimo Beacon,  Beacon Buddies,  McKeever, Linda

Title: "The Vancouver Island Short Film Festival is now a non-profit and has exciting plans for 2021!" | Vancouver Island Short Film Festival

URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/1389285310492672000

Description: VISFF on Twitter: "The Vancouver Island Short Film Festival is now a non-profit and has exciting plans for 2021! - Heres how you can help: https://mailchi.mp/def68c9244c4/visff-now-a-non-profit-and-has-exciting-plans-for-2021"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Short Film Festival

Title: "The Vancouver Island case curve is really something."

URL: https://twitter.com/Adam_Stirling/status/1478867594488651776/

Description: Adam Stirling on Twitter: "The Vancouver Island case curve is really something. We seldom broke 100 per day for almost the entire pandemic. 566 new cases today. It won’t fit on the scale below for the CDC dashboard #yyj"

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Subject:   Island Health,  BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: "The need for fair wages for VIRL librarians has been a concern for over 60 years now!" | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1502411399019982848/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "In honour of #fbf, we're bringing out this 1955 article about @VI_library . The need for fair wages for VIRL librarians has been a concern for over 60 years now! Learn more about the current day fight for fair wages: http://bcgeu.ca/virl #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes

Title: "There are 22 outbreaks of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island."

URL: https://twitter.com/realreporter/status/1484839970292436993/

Description: Salim Jiwa on Twitter: "#bcpoli There are 22 outbreaks of Covid-19 on Vancouver Island. 23 in Fraser Health, 15 in Interior Health, 2 in VCH. Zero in Northern Health. Total care facility outbreaks 62."

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Subject:   Island Health,  Fraser Health,  Interior Health,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Glenwarren Lodge,  Revera Living,  Saanich Peninsula Hospital,  Oyster Harbour Seniors Community,  Park Place Seniors Living,  Dufferin Place,  Beacon Hill Villa,  Luther Court Society,  The Heights at Mt. View,  Baptist Housing,  James Bay Care Centre,  Royal Jubilee Hospital,  Sunset Lodge,  Salvation Army,  Veterans Memorial Lodge,  Broadmead Care,  Sidney Care Home,  The Care Group,  Eagle Ridge Manor,  West Coast Seniors Housing Management,  Sidney All Care Residence,  Sunrise of Victoria,  Sunrise Senior Living,  Comox Valley Seniors Village,  Fir Park Village,  Alberni-Clayoquot Continuing Care Society,  The Summit,  Parkwood Court,  Mount St. Mary Hospital,  Echo Village,  Arrowsmith Lodge,  Arrowsmith Health Care Society

Title: "This is a call out for staff for Vancouver Island vaccine clinics."

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

Description: Lindsay Brown on Twitter: "This is a call out for staff for Vancouver Island vaccine clinics. It's incredible - so in short, they might have some people in these positions in 10 days? At the fastest? And this was only posted internally? What's going on, @AdrianDix @CDCofBC ? #bcpoli / Meanwhile BC kids' vaccine clinics are closed for a long stretch over the holidays, with #Omicron coming, and showing up strongly in kids in South Africa? And when they're open, in some areas kids are only vaccinated Fri-Sun? / BC booster rollout is so slow I've heard docs & nurses I know wonder if a circulating theory might be true, that @CDCofBC is studying long vax intervals vs case #s, hence the delay. They (& I) are 100% non-conspiratorial generally. But CDC does have history of this sort of study. / I don't even want to contemplate a study that unethical, that frankly criminal. As a friend pointed out, population-wide medical studies cannot cause harm. I bring this up to show the talk CDC is exposing itself to, & how deep HCWs are digging to explain the inexplicable delays."

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern

Title: "Three more schools on Island have COVID-19 transmission and clusters."

URL: https://twitter.com/realreporter/status/1442317302813265923/

Description: Salim Jiwa on Twitter: "#bcpoli Three more schools on Island have Covid-19 transmission and clusters. That makes a total of ten schools reporting clusters. Thanks @matpVI for info. Now Dr. Henry needs to act - it'd be reactionary as usual but the signs are ominous."

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Subject:   E.J. Dunn Elementary School,  School District 70 Pacific Rim,  Tansor Elementary School,  Cowichan Valley School District,  Pleasant Valley Elementary School,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  École Poirier Elementary School,  Sooke School District,  Sir James Douglas Elementary School,  Brooklyn Elementary School,  Comox Valley Schools,  École Mount Prevost,  École Victor-Brodeur,  Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique,  Discovery Elementary School,  Island Health,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: "Today we celebrated Dr. Stanwick’s retirement."

URL: https://twitter.com/MeribethBurton/status/1486836543985643524/

Description: Meribeth Burton on Twitter: "My all-time fav person to interview when I was a reporter was ⁦ @VanIslandHealth ⁩ Chief Medical Health Officer. Today we celebrated Dr. Stanwick’s retirement. He is a public health superhero! Got rid of smoking sections in bars & restaurants. And was fearless for our safety."

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Subject:   Stanwick, Richard,  Island Health

Title: "Update on COVID testing for my 91 year old dad."

URL: https://twitter.com/wendibloomenth1/status/1706056957654860085/

Description: wendi bloomenthal on Twitter: "Update on Covid testing for my 91 year old Dad .811 tells me to call urgent care . Urgent care tells me to call 811 . Finally talked to Island health person who informs me “We don’t test anymore and he doesn’t necessarily meet requirement for Paxlovid just because he’s 91 . 🤬"

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Subject:   Island Health,  Paxlovid

Title: "VIRL is standing by for a revised BCGEU counter proposal." | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://twitter.com/VI_Library/status/1503869468472139784/

Description: VI_Library on Twitter: "#VIRL is standing by for a revised BCGEU counter proposal. 👉Read more here: https://virl.bc.ca/vancouver-island-regional-library-standing-by-for-a-revised-bcgeu-counter-proposal/"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Vancouver Island is the only place in BC where COVID hospitalizations aren’t slacking"

URL: https://twitter.com/Faussenurse/status/1539424447924342784/

Description: Damien Contandriopoulos on Twitter: "Interesting, Vancouver Island is the only place in BC where Covid hospitalizations aren’t slacking"

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

Title: "We are excited to invite our fully vaccinated US neighbours" | Tourism Vancouver Island

URL: https://twitter.com/TourismVI/status/1425911724037791748?s=20

Description: Vancouver Island on Twitter: "We are excited to invite our fully vaccinated US neighbours to #ExploreVancouverIsland. Travellers must use the ArriveCAN app and should familiarize themselves with the pre-entry and on-arrival public health requirements. Visit https://hellobc.com/know-before-you-go to learn more."

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Subject:   Tourism Vancouver Island,  Vaccinations

Title: "We are not asking for the moon! Just a fair deal!"

URL: https://twitter.com/atrumbled/status/1509037723360776204/

Description: Allison Trumble on Twitter: "Up til now we have been doing rotating strikes. We’ve been doing this for 3 full weeks and still no deal so as of tomorrow we are ALL on strike until we get a decent offer. We are not asking for the moon! Just a fair deal! #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes,  British Columbia General Employees' Union

Title: "We are pausing all in-branch programming beginning Dec. 20." | Vancouver Island Regional Library

URL: https://twitter.com/VI_Library/status/1472008785795420165/

Description: VI_Library on Twitter: "With the new COVID-19 restrictions from the B.C. government, we are pausing all in-branch programming beginning Dec. 20. This includes any in-person meetings or groups of people using branch space or meeting rooms for events. 👉More info on restrictions: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restrictions"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library

Title: "We are still on for Victoria this weekend"

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOoGUJbVkAIk7Y_?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Tia Montague on Twitter: "Poster for local island convoy says Destination Victoria with multiple rolling protests around the city plus a march. Will the 2 convoys pass each other on the highway so they can 👋 at each other while backing up all 4 lanes."

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Title: "We have just discovered that VIHA has quietly made a change to contact tracing for schools over the break." | BC School Covid Tracker

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FG_UdV8VIAUd40e?format=jpg&name=large

Description: BC School Covid Tracker on Twitter: "We have just discovered that VIHA has quietly made a change to contact tracing for schools over the break. It is no longer involving schools in contact tracing for schools exposures that happened before the break. The information below is taken directly from the BCCDC webpage. / (https://islandhealth.ca/learn-about-health/covid-19/schools ). Among the issues - transmission IS happening, no children under 12 are fully vaccinated yet, phone calls leave no paper trail. / Due to this we are re-enforcing our request that anyone with a positive school related case contact us directly to self-report. Here are the step: 1. Email the closed school and notify them. / 2. Either cc/bcc or screenshot and send us a copy of the email sent to the school (including address fields). 3. Provide the name of the school, the exposure dates (when the individual was at school and contagious) and any other relevant info. / We will not publish names - your identity will remain anonymous. This change in practice by Island Health is incredibly disappointing! #bced #bcpoli"

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Subject:   BC School Covid Tracker,  Island Health,  BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: "We sure ❤ our volunteers at Loaves & Fishes!" | Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzWZhV5VoAUruOY?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank on Twitter: "It's the start of #nationalvolunteerweek and we sure ❤ our volunteers at Loaves & Fishes! In 2020, despite the pandemic, 707 incredible people volunteered preparing, sorting and distributing food. #grateful #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland #PortHardy #givewherewelive"

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Subject:   Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank

Title: "What an absolute shame it is that communities are without librarian expertise & programs until the VIRL Board authorizes a fair wage"

URL: https://twitter.com/JoMLord/status/1510352021395701761/

Description: Joanna Lord on Twitter: "Listening to librarians talk about the programs they ❤️ creating and delivering for VIRL highlights what an absolute shame it is that communities are without librarian expertise & programs until the VIRL Board authorizes a fair wage #respectVIRLlibrarians @bcgeu"

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library,  British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Labour Disputes

Title: "Where are people getting their rapid tests in either the lower mainland of BC or Vancouver Island?"

URL: https://twitter.com/AngelaSterritt/status/1474949681549512708/

Description: Angela Sterritt on Twitter: "So many (double vaxxed) people I know have Covid right now. Hard & dark times. Wishing everyone peace and wellness at this time. Also where are people getting their rapid tests in either the lower mainland of BC or Vancouver Island? ❤️"

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Subject:   Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: "With no offer from the employer, VIRL librarians are picketing at multiple branches from Sooke to Port Hardy." | British Columbia General Employees' Union

URL: https://twitter.com/bcgeu/status/1504857895992651776/

Description: BCGEU on Twitter: "With no offer from the employer, VIRL librarians are picketing at multiple branches from Sooke to Port Hardy. They’ve written to the VIRL Board to issue a new wage mandate - to get a fair contract and have library services restored. #respectVIRLlibrarians"

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Subject:   British Columbia General Employees' Union,  Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Labour Disputes

Title: $120K invested by United Way in local agencies to support seniors impacted by the COVID-19 crisis | May 25, 2020 | United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island

URL: https://www.uwcnvi.ca/latest-news/news/120k-invested-united-way-local-agencies-support-seniors-impacted-covid-19-crisis/

Description: United Way Central & Northern Vancouver Island (UWCNVI) has granted $120,000 through the federal COVID-19 Seniors Response Fund to local charitable organizations helping seniors impacted by the pandemic.

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Subject:   United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island

Title: 'Almost surreal': Tour de Rock riders attend rare community event ahead of pandemic-altered tour | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/almost-surreal-tour-de-rock-riders-attend-rare-community-event-ahead-of-pandemic-altered-tour-1.5556638

Description: For the second year in a row, the Canadian Cancer Society's Tour de Rock won't consist of the traditional 1,200-kilometre ride down the full length of Vancouver Island because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Tour de Rock,  Canadian Cancer Society,  McFadyen, Tiffany

Title: 'Crewing issue' prompts cancellation, reinstatement of BC Ferries sailings | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/crewing-issue-prompts-cancellation-reinstatement-of-bc-ferries-sailings-1.5923650

Description: A pair of BC Ferries sailings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland were briefly cancelled, then reinstated Sunday afternoon as provincial ferry service continues to deal with crew shortages.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Transport Canada

Title: 'Disgusted': Posters saying COVID-19 restrictions have ended appear all over Vancouver Island | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/fake-posters-saying-covid-19-restrictions-are-over-nationwide-appear-across-vancouver-island-748683/

Description: Fake posters claiming COVID-19 restrictions are over in Canada have been popping up in communities across Vancouver Island recently.

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Subject:   Dowdle, Anita,  Dowdle, Ken,  Kroes, Roy,  Island Health

Title: 'It can shut down and collapse units': Victoria's police union says department declared state of emergency due to Omicron | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/it-can-shut-down-and-collapse-units-victoria-s-police-union-says-department-declared-state-of-emergency-due-to-omicron-1.5730574

Description: The Victoria Police Department is taking a drastic step and declaring what amounts to a 'state of emergency' due to COVID-19 staffing concerns.

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Subject:   Victoria Police Department,  Victoria City Police Union,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Hollingsworth, Len,  Manak, Del,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  Manseau, Chris,  Winnipeg Police Service

Title: 'It's a scary thing': Recent COVID exposures at Island schools has parents worried | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/its-a-scary-thing-to-go-to-school-with-covid-around-island-school-exposures-on-increase-741002/

Description: Anxiety is growing among parents, students and teachers as more schools on Vancouver Island are reporting COVID-19 exposures. As of Wednesday, 12 schools on Vancouver Island have reported COVID-19 exposures in recent weeks — two schools in Victoria, four schools in the Cowichan Valley, two schools in Parksville and four schools in Nanaimo.

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Subject:   Hardy, Lila,  Strangways, Jace,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Nanaimo District Teachers' Association,  Cowichan Valley School District,  School District No. 69 Qualicum,  Greater Victoria School District,  Inscho, Jeremy,  Island Health,  Allison, Sandra,  Bayview Elementary School

Title: 'It's insane': Overwhelming long weekend traffic brings long ferry waits, packs Vancouver Island | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/its-insane-overwhelming-long-weekend-traffic-brings-long-ferry-waits-packs-vancouver-island-859108/

Description: The long weekend is expected to be a record breaking weekend for visitors since the re-opening from COVID-19 and those without reservations are scrambling for places to stay

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Lalai, Zaahira,  Wong, Tony,  Marshall, Deborah,  Rees, Allison,  Riverbend Resort,  Hales, Nancy,  Tassie, Gord,  Tourism Vancouver Island,  Everett, Anthony

Title: 'No need to hoard supplies': officials say Canada's supply chain is in good health | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/no-need-to-hoard-supplies-officials-say-canada-s-supply-chain-is-in-good-health-1.4859256

Description: As the number of people infected with COVID-19 in British Columbia continues to increase, officials are urging everyone to stay home, remain calm and stop hoarding supplies.

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Subject:   Colgate, Mark,  Red Barn Market,  Quality Foods

Title: 'Not acceptable': Island Health CEO says protesters abused, assaulted health-care workers | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/not-acceptable-island-health-ceo-says-protesters-abused-assaulted-health-care-workers-1.5570548

Description: Island Health's chief executive says the anti-vaccine protests around Vancouver Island on Wednesday led to verbal abuse of health-care workers and at least one assault.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Vaccinations,  MacNeil, Kathy,  BC Vaccine Card,  Vancouver General Hospital,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

Title: 'On the verge of mental and physical breakdown': Why a growing number of Victoria nurses are quitting | Capital Daily

URL: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/victoria-nurses-are-quitting/

Description: Victoria nurses cite short staffing, payroll issues, abuse as reasons for leaving the industry. Part 3 of our labour series, Pay Check.

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Subject:   Island Health,  BC Nurses' Union,  Grewal, Aman,  Dielwart, Cassandra Lane,  Dix, Adrian,  Province of British Columbia