Title: "Big thank you to Bob Elder, CEO of TEEL Technologies Canada, who donated boxes of PPE (KN-95 masks and gloves) for use in all of our sites." | Our Place Society

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FA9e1M3VcAIGv3R?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Our Place Society on Twitter: "Big thank you to Bob Elder, CEO of TEEL Technologies Canada, who donated boxes of PPE (KN-95 Masks and Gloves) for use in all of our sites. Bob is seen here with Dawn, our volunteer coordinator, who actually went to high school with Bob. Small world indeed #yyj"

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Subject:   Our Place Society ,  Elder, Bob,  Barr, Dawn,  Teel Technologies Canada

Title: "Longtime volunteer, Ruth, knitted her way through the pandemic." | Our Place Society

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGmlnE7WYAQLKGM?format=jpg&name=large

Description: Our Place Society on Twitter: "♥️ Longtime volunteer, Ruth, knitted her way through the pandemic. She lovingly made beautiful blankets that will be gifted to some very lucky people at Our Place ♥️ #victoriabc #YYJ"

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Subject:   Our Place Society

Title: "Our Place is down to only 2 active cases across all of our housing and shelter sites"

URL: https://twitter.com/AuthorGMcKenzie/status/1450479431634456579/

Description: Grant McKenzie on Twitter: "Fantastic job by @ourplacesociety staff & the people we care for during this COVID cluster. Our Place is down to only 2 active cases across all of our housing and shelter sites :) #yyj"

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Subject:   Our Place Society ,  Island Health

Title: "Vaccination will be mandatory for all Our Place Society staff and volunteers. Cool Aid is implementing the same on Monday." | CFAX 1070

URL: https://twitter.com/cfax1070/status/1453746710270853123/

Description: CFAX1070 on Twitter: "As of today, vaccination will be mandatory for all Our Place Society staff and volunteers. Cool Aid is implementing the same on Monday. Kathy Stinson, CEO of @VicCoolAid joins us at 8:50"

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Our Place Society ,  Victoria Cool Aid Society

Title: A Christmas Carol | CBC Radio & Our Place Society

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEGMRC5XEAkYBBZ?format=jpg&name=900x900

Description: Our Place Society on Twitter: "It’s the #Christmas message of hope, redemption & ...ghosts. Featuring #YYJ CBC Radio personalities, including Gregor Craigie & Shelagh Rogers. CBC & Our Place present a dramatic reading of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Friday., Dec. 10. Join by Zoom https://hibid.ca/events/december-10-a-christmas-carol-tix-now-on-sale"

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Subject:   Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,  Our Place Society ,  Zoom,  Christmas

Title: A changing landscape | Our Place Society

URL: https://www.ourplacesociety.com/changing-landscape-0/

Description: Our Place is not the same today as it was the day before, and it won’t be the same tomorrow.

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Subject:   Our Place Society ,  British Columbia Toxic Drugs Crisis

Title: COVID cases surge in Victoria temporary housing—but residents and staff say they have only ‘whispers and rumours’ for information | Capital Daily

URL: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/covid-victoria-unhoused-temporary-housing/

Description: One housing worker says facilities aren’t prepared for outbreaks. The province, meanwhile, has released no information.

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Subject:   Johnson, Jerri,  Paul's Motor Inn,  Province of British Columbia,  Muncey Place,  Travelodge by Wyndham Victoria,  Johnson Street Community,  BC Housing,  PHS Community Services Society,  Our Place Society ,  Island Health,  Stanwick, Richard,  Houston, Kelvin,  Capital City Center Hotel,  Scott, Michael,  McKenzie, Grant,  Daly, Julian,  Perkins, Shae,  Beacon Hill Park,  Vaccinations,  Island Health Vax Van,  Red Cedar Cafe

Title: COVID-19 clusters reported in 'particularly vulnerable' Victoria homeless community | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/covid-clusters-victoria-homeless-community-881079/

Description: When the pandemic started there were fears about it spreading like wildfire through Victoria’s vulnerable homeless community. Surprisingly, for a year-and-a-half the virus was kept at bay — until now.

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Subject:   Daly, Julian,  Island Health,  Stanwick, Richard,  Our Place Society ,  Vaccinations,  BC Housing

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: Greater Victoria COVID-19 vulnerable populations response plan | June 26, 2020 | Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness

URL: https://victoriahomelessness.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-06-26-Vulnerable-Population-Response-Plan.pdf.pdf

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Subject:   Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness,  Island Health,  BC Housing,  PHS Community Services Society,  Umbrella Society,  SOLID Outreach Society,  Victoria Cool Aid Society,  Pacifica Housing,  Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society,  AVI Health and Community Services,  Our Place Society ,  Sooke Region Communities Health Network,  Salt Spring Island Community Services,  Topaz Park,  Beacon Hill Park,  Royal Athletic Park,  Victoria Dandelion Society,  Victoria Curling Club,  James Bay Community Centre,  Oaklands Community Centre,  Doctors of the World,  Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees,  Peers Victoria Resources Society,  St. John Ambulance,  HeroWork Victoria,  Narcotics Anonymous,  Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre,  Paul's Motor Inn,  Capital City Center Hotel,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction,  SEAPARC Leisure Complex

Title: Homeless encampments, hotels, and equitable access to public space: Advancing change towards socially sustainable post-pandemic public spaces in Victoria, British Columbia | Innovative Leisure Practices: Case Studies as Conduits Between Theory and Practice

URL: https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/25231/Broderick.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Description: This case study will critically examine lessons learned during COVID-19 to inform how we advance change towards socially sustainable public spaces. Through the lens of equity, access to public space for vulnerable populations during COVID-19 in Victoria, British Columbia, is explored. A stakeholder analysis is presented to illuminate the nature of stakeholder engagement within the City of Victoria, followed by a review of the intersectoral response that led to the activation of ERCs and the mobilization of hotel rooms to accommodate people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic. Furthermore, this case study will discuss how participatory processes, such as equity-centred design, placemaking, and equity mapping, can facilitate community and citizen engagement. This case highlights the emergence of leisure-related innovations as catalysts for social change—an increasingly important area of leisure research. In addition, this case study outlines the urgent need for research related to the intersection of COVID-19, equity, public space, and leisure. For broader audiences, such as local governments, not-for profit organizations, and leisure service providers, the value of this case study is underscored by the relevance of co-creation in the context of inclusive land-use planning, policy, and design.

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

Title: Homeless on Vancouver Island vulnerable to COVID-19 spread | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/homeless-on-vancouver-island-vulnerable-covid-19-spread-654765/

Description: While precedent-setting measures are now in place to stop coronavirus' spread in our communities, the hundreds of homeless who live across Vancouver Island fear they could be extremely vulnerable to it.

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Subject:   McMillan, Jennifer,  Manhas, Ram,  Our Place Society ,  McKenzie, Grant

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: Island Health seeks new chief medical health officer as top doc retires | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-seeks-new-chief-medical-health-officer-as-top-doc-retires-1.5656864

Description: The Vancouver Island region's top doctor is set to retire at the end of the year, and now Island Health is on the lookout for a new chief medical health officer. Dr. Richard Stanwick will retire as Island Health's chief medical health officer and vice-president of population health on Dec. 31, after more than 25 years of working in the island region.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Stanwick, Richard,  Dix, Adrian,  Our Place Society ,  McKenzie, Grant,  Brice, Susan

Title: Leaked documents show 225 COVID-19 cases among Victoria’s unsheltered population | Capital Daily

URL: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/leaked-documents-covid-19-cases-victorias-unsheltered-population/

Description: A total of 225 people living in shelters and on the streets in Victoria have tested positive for COVID-19 throughout the first three weeks of September, according to a pair of internal public health documents leaked to Capital Daily.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Stanwick, Richard,  BC Housing,  City of Victoria,  McKenzie, Grant,  Our Place Society ,  Portland Housing Society,  Johnson Street Community,  Victoria Chinatown Care Centre,  Sunset Lodge,  Salvation Army

Title: Move in strategy: Homeless-serving sector roles and responsibilities | Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness

URL: https://victoriahomelessness.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/RolesResponsibilities_ParkSheltering_March29.pdf

Description: The purpose of this Move in Strategy document is to share the collaborative roles and responsibilities of BC Housing and its contractors and funded outreach agencies, the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness and the City of Victoria during the transition of securing indoor sheltering options for individuals currently experiencing homelessness and sheltering in parks by April 30, 2021, as a pathway to permanent housing by the Provincial Government.

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Subject:   Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness,  BC Housing,  City of Victoria,  Province of British Columbia,  Peers Victoria Resource Society,  PHS Community Services Society,  Our Place Society ,  Victoria Cool Aid Society,  H.L. Demolition & Waste Management

Title: No isolation beds exist for Victoria's homeless COVID-19 patients | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/no-isolation-beds-exist-for-victorias-homeless-covid-19-patients-886037/

Description: Turns out, there are no isolation or quarantine sites available for those living on the street who test positive for the virus.

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Subject:   Stadacona Park,  City of Victoria,  BC Housing,  Our Place Society ,  Victoria Cool Aid Society,  Island Health,  Helps, Lisa,  Livingstone, Bruce,  Chadwick, Jason

Title: Our Place response to COVID-19 pandemic | Our Place Society

URL: https://www.ourplacesociety.com/our-place-response-covid-19-pandemic/

Description: Our Place is not the same today as it was the day before, and it won’t be the same tomorrow. In this strange and difficult time, my heart breaks with sorrow at the vulnerable people struggling to survive with yet another obstacle in their path, but my heart also swells with pride at the people who are stepping up to help.

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Subject:   Our Place Society ,  British Columbia Toxic Drugs Crisis,  Times Colonist,  Victoria Foundation,  McKenzie, Grant

Title: Plan for people living without homes: COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria, B.C. | Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness

URL: https://victoriahomelessness.ca/plan-for-people-living-without-homes-covid-19-pandemic-victoria-b-c/

Description: BC Housing, Island Health, the Coalition to End Homelessness and the City of Victoria have been working around the clock to develop an emergency response for the people who are most vulnerable, living outside, and unable to follow any of Provincial Medical Health Officer Dr. Henry’s orders – social distancing, wash your hands, stay at home.

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Subject:   Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness,  Our Place Society ,  BC Housing,  Island Health,  City of Victoria,  Victoria Dandelion Society,  Province of British Columbia,  Capital Regional District

Title: Staff vaccination mandate has high success rate for Victoria’s Our Place, Cool Aid | Victoria News

URL: https://www.vicnews.com/news/staff-vaccination-mandate-has-high-success-rate-for-victorias-our-place-cool-aid/

Description: Victoria housing societies Our Place and Cool Aid have been largely successful in ensuring their staffs are COVID-19 vaccinated.

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Subject:   Our Place Society ,  Vaccinations,  Daly, Julian,  Island Health,  Stinson, Kathy,  Victoria Cool Aid Society

Title: [Challenges of COVID-19 outbreaks at shelter facilities]

URL: https://twitter.com/brish_ti/status/1441504851150585862/

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "#NEW: . @VanIslandHealth CMHO Dr. Stanwick says they've been "caught totally unawares" by lack of self-isolation spots for unhoused COVIDpositive people "The rooms we used for isolation have now been repurposed by the hotel industry into rooms for paying guests." #yyj / I asked why VIHA hasn't declare outbreaks at temporary housing facilities, while they do at LTCs: Dr Dee Hoyano said temp housing facilities are people's homes and it would be an invasion of privacy to declare outbreaks there, like it would be at apartment buildings. #yyj / I was also told by orgs like @VicCoolAid and @ourplacesociety that VIHA asked them not to share COVID case counts with residents and staff at shelters. Dr. Stanwick today: "I have no knowledge of such instruction. Each organization has its own policy" @CapitalDailyVic #yyj / he word "privacy" thrown around many times at this briefing as excuse for why residents at shelters aren't allowed to know how many cases are in their own building. Stanwick/Hoyano kept saying "this info is not for the public" in response to my q about why not tell residents / . @cindyeharnett asked about ICU at 170% capacity at Royal Jubilee. Stanwick says he’s not the right person to answer that; he's here to talk about community clusters. "We're all being stretched and stressed" due to personnel limits, not equipment/resources limit #yyj"

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Subject:   Stanwick, Richard,  Island Health,  Hoyano, Dee,  Victoria Cool Aid Society,  Our Place Society ,  Royal Jubilee Hospital

Title: [Comment about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted shelter capacity in Victoria]

URL: https://twitter.com/TheBackPackPro1/status/1500166253247275008/

Description: The Back Pack Project Victoria BC on Twitter: "It’s interesting how certain people in this community are trying to run the narrative?! OP was shut for weeks during the beginning of the pandemic. When they reopened it was reduced to 50% capacity. The new shelter he’s referring to didn’t open until May 2021. 16 mnths later. / Something else is going on…. 🤔 Does everyone really have selective memory? Or are they setting the stage for something else? Either way it’s absolutely not true! And i know because i was outside the gates, helping the clients that were locked out for weeks."

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Subject:   Our Place Society ,  McKenzie, Grant

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