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COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North)

Collected by: Vancouver Island University

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

In March 2020 the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC) stated: "The deadly flu outbreak of 1918-19 is often called the ‘forgotten pandemic.’ Our responsibility now is to ensure the lessons of COVID-19 are not forgotten. Our collective efforts to capture and preserve the essential online elements of this unprecedented event are critical." (CARL-ABRC). The COVID-19: Vancouver Island, BC (Central & North) Web Archive reflects community experiences and responses to the pandemic in the region served by Vancouver Island University, documenting and supporting diverse aspects of scholarly inquiry, creativity, and community life. The Web Archive is intended to provide a body of information that will support scholarship, creativity, and study. Information rights related to web archiving include considerations of copyright and fair dealing, and of individual and community privacy. The following are among principles and resources that guide web archiving decisions: Ethics of care, for example in VIU Library’s Pledge to our user communities; OCAP® principles, and awareness of relationality and accountability to Indigenous communities, and potential impacts related to web archiving; Good practice and expert advice, emerging and accessed through communities of practice, e.g. the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC); and VIU Library, Evolution of Physical Collections: 2017-2021 VIU Library, Special Collections Guidelines (Under review 2020). Web archives are informed by available capture technologies and also by affordances of the content source; not all websites can be successfully crawled or rendered, and quality of archived versions varies. This project is supported by VIU's Special Funding for COVID-19 research projects and carried out in coordination with the University of Victoria’s COVID-19 Collection and the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition. Contact us at research.help@viu.ca with questions or for more information about content included in the Web Archive. [Working description 2021 April 6]

Subject:   Spontaneous Events Society & Culture Science & Health Vancouver Island COVID-19 (Disease)

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Title: ‘My care was appropriate’: Port Hardy doctor responds to allegations from Island Health | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/my-care-was-appropriate-port-hardy-doctor-responds-to-allegations-from-island-health-1140380/

Description: Port Hardy doctor Alex Nataros says a recent suspension of his emergency room privileges has been devastating.

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Subject:   Nataros, Alex Island Health Williams, Ben Port Hardy Hospital Furstenau, Sonia,  Dix, Adrian

Title: ʼNa̱mǥis, Island Health working to address emergency department closure | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/%ca%bcna%cc%b1m%c7%a5is-island-health-working-to-address-emergency-department-closure-1145854/

Description: For the second time in March, the Cormorant Island Community Health Centre emergency department is shut due to a shortage of physicians, and ʼNa̱mǥis First Nation and Island Health are working to address the situation.

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Subject:   'Namgis First Nation Island Health Cormorant Island Community Health Centre,  Dix, Adrian ,  Hanson, James Speck, Kelly 'Namgis Health Centre BC Emergency Health Services

Title: Visitors explain why they travelled to Vancouver Island this long weekend | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/visitors-explain-why-they-travelled-to-vancouver-island-this-long-weekend-759633/

Description: A handful of people told CHEK News why they travelled to Vancouver Island on the long weekend despite warnings to not travel unless essential.

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Subject:   BC Ferries Variants of Concern Bruder, Jim Beck, Cody,  Dix, Adrian ,  Province of British Columbia

Title: Victoria woman says RJH asked her to come feed 87-year-old mom due to staffing shortage | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/victoria-woman-says-rjh-asked-her-to-come-feed-87-year-old-mom-due-to-staffing-shortage-949329/

Description: A Vancouver Island woman says she was asked by an employee at a Victoria hospital to come and feed her mother because there wasn’t enough staff available to care for her.

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Subject:   Royal Jubilee Hospital Island Health Bell, Helen Mears, Margaret Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Dix, Adrian

Title: Victoria doctor calls for support to develop Island pediatric care centre | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/victoria-doctor-calls-for-support-to-develop-island-pediatric-care-centre-1116037/

Description: A Victoria doctor is calling for an Island Pediatric Care Unit to be established at the Victoria General Hospital.

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Subject:   Influenza Respiratory Syncytial Virus,  Dix, Adrian ,  BC Children's Hospital Victoria General Hospital Island Health Balfour, Jennifer Bishop, Jeff

Title: Vancouver Island healthcare workers continue to wait for pandemic pay | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/some-vancouver-island-healthcare-workers-continue-to-wait-for-pandemic-pay-737051/

Description: Some healthcare workers on Vancouver Island who have been waiting months for their pandemic pay received good news Friday. A memo from their employer Compass says they’ll get paid their top-up this week.

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Subject:   Compass Health Fagan, Diana Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Victoria General Hospital Province of British Columbia,  Dix, Adrian ,  Vannatter, Ellen Hospital Employees' Union Old, Mike

Title: Two North Island doctors call for resignation of Island Health official | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/two-north-island-doctors-call-for-resignation-of-island-health-official-1139881/

Description: Dr. Alex Nataros is one of two North Island doctors that says those calls for help aren’t being heard by Island Health’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ben Williams, and they’re now calling for his resignation.

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Subject:   Island Health Nataros, Alex Williams, Ben Armogam, Prean Furstenau, Sonia,  Dix, Adrian ,  MacNeil, Kathy

Title: Surgeries cancelled as COVID patients from other regions transferred to Island Health | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/covid-intensive-care-patients-transferred-from-northern-health-to-island-health-895852/

Description: Dozens of coronavirus patients in intensive care from Northern Health have been transferred to Island Health, for further treatment.

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Subject:   Northern Health Island Health,  Dix, Adrian ,  Fraser Health Vancouver Coastal Health Vaccinations Jones, Marcia Pearce, Rob Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Forrest, David

Title: North Island health-care crisis gets shot in the arm as 4 nurses hired, but Port Hardy ER closures remain | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/north-island-health-care-crisis-gets-shot-in-the-arm-as-4-nurses-hired-1144610/

Description: Island Health has announced the hiring of 18 new health-care and support workers, including four nurses, to bolster care on northern Vancouver Island — a small step toward tackling the region’s ongoing staffing crisis.

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Subject:   Island Health Port Hardy Hospital,  Dix, Adrian ,  Province of British Columbia BC Nurses’ Union Cormorant Island Community Health Centre Eagle Ridge Manor Salvation Army Salvation Army Ocean Crest Community Ministries Winter, Michael

Title: More parents pull kids from schools due to COVID, Victoria facing teacher shortage says GVTA | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/more-parents-pull-kids-from-schools-due-to-covid-victoria-facing-teacher-shortage-says-gvta-764410/

Description: As B.C. rides the third wave of COVID-19, many Vancouver Island parents are taking matters into their own hands by pulling their children out of school.

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Subject:   Pearson, Mary Evans, Corisande South Park Family School Greater Victoria School District Waldron, Winona Greater Victoria Teachers' Association Island Health Korhonen Henry, Keisha,  Dix, Adrian

Title: Last remaining ER doctor in Port Hardy pleads for help after colleagues resign | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/i-need-help-last-remaining-er-dr-in-port-hardy-pleads-for-help-after-two-more-doctors-resign-1135909/

Description: Port Hardy’s physician shortage is facing a critical condition of its own, and the soon-to-be last remaining emergency room doctor there says he can’t do it alone.

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Subject:   Nataros, Alex Island Health Port Hardy Hospital Corbett-Labatt, Pat,  Dix, Adrian

Title: Island Health sees record-setting daily spike in COVID cases as officials announce 47 new | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/island-health-sees-record-setting-daily-spike-in-covid-cases-as-officials-announce-47-new-736489/

Description: The Island Health authority has seen a record-setting daily jump in reported COVID-19 cases with 47 in the last 24 hours.

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Subject:   Island Health Henry, Bonnie Vancouver Coastal Health Interior Health Fraser Health Northern Health Hart House Trillium Communities,  Dix, Adrian

Title: Island Health reminds eligible seniors they have seven days to book vaccine appointment | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/you-will-not-miss-your-chance-island-health-reminds-eligible-seniors-they-have-seven-days-to-book-vaccine-appointment-750842/

Description: Vancouver Island health officials are reminding eligible seniors that there is still plenty of time to book their vaccine appointment.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Island Health Jewkes, Bertie Schmid, Victoria,  Dix, Adrian ,  Henry, Bonnie Larsen, Hans J. McKean, Shawn

Title: Island Health books nearly 2,400 vaccine appointments in first day | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/island-health-books-nearly-2400-vaccine-appointments-in-first-day-751070/

Description: Nearly 2,400 eligible individuals managed to book a vaccine appointment with Island Health yesterday.

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Subject:   Island Health Vaccinations Fraser Health Interior Health Northern Health Vancouver Coastal Health,  Dix, Adrian

Title: Hundreds of unvaccinated Island Health workers fired for missing deadline | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/hundreds-of-unvaccinated-island-health-workers-fired-for-missing-deadline-904231/

Description: More than 4,000 unvaccinated healthcare workers in British Columbia, including hundreds in Island Health, are out of a job.

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Subject:   Island Health Vaccinations,  Dix, Adrian ,  Chow, Matthew

Title: Hundreds of Island surgeries cancelled after spike in COVID admissions | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/hundreds-of-island-surgeries-cancelled-after-spike-in-covid-admissions-940815/

Description: Island Health has cancelled hundreds of non-urgent surgeries as a result of the increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19.

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Subject:   Island Health Bjarnason, Elin Delta Variant Variants of Concern Royal Jubilee Hospital,  Dix, Adrian

Title: Hundreds of BC Public Service employees stage protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/bc-government-employees-protest-vaccine-mandates-908339/

Description: Hundreds of people took to the B.C. Legislature lawn Sunday afternoon to protesting the B.C. government’s recent vaccine mandates.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia Vaccinations Servant, Paul,  Dix, Adrian ,  Grant, Sara Hickey, Colleen

Title: Close to collapse? Nanaimo doctor says COVID-19 ICU almost at capacity | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/close-to-collapse-nanaimo-doctor-says-covid-19-icu-almost-at-capacity-886817/

Description: From the outside, Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital looks like business as usual. Inside though, advocates say health care workers are overwhelmed.

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Subject:   Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital Island Health Mundy, Crystal Forrest, David Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Victoria General Hospital,  Dix, Adrian ,  Province of British Columbia

Title: BC nurses rally at legislature against 'reckless' staffing levels in precursor to contract negotiations | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/bc-nurses-rally-at-legislature-against-reckless-staffing-levels-in-precursor-to-contract-negotiations-1029419/

Description: Hundreds of nurses from across B.C. rally at the Legislature Tuesday calling for the government to invest in a healthcare system they say is in crisis.

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Subject:   BC Nurses' Union Gear, Adriane Grewal, Aman,  Dix, Adrian

Title: B.C. teens can now register to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointment | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/b-c-teens-can-now-register-to-book-covid-19-vaccine-appointment-797363/

Description: Teens in B.C. are now officially eligible to register for their COVID-19 vaccine appointments.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Province of British Columbia British Columbia Teachers' Federation Henry, Bonnie,  Dix, Adrian ,  Variants of Concern Delta Variant Colijn, Caroline Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Health Canada

Title: B.C. lifts universal mask mandate for health-care facilities, with some exceptions | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/b-c-health-officials-dix-henry-provide-update-on-respiratory-illness-season-1147637/

Description: The B.C. government says the COVID-19 mask mandate will be lifted in health-care settings across the province, signifying the end of the last broad masking requirement in place three years into the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie,  Dix, Adrian ,  Vaccinations Shenton, Shelley Longhurst, Andrew Filiatrault, Lyne

Title: B.C. considers restarting mask mandate in hospitals: Health minister | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/b-c-considers-restarting-mask-mandate-in-hospitals-health-minister-1168143/

Description: The province is considering reintroducing a mask mandate in health-care facilities as the cold, flu and COVID season arrives.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie,  Dix, Adrian ,  Variants of Concern Influenza

Title: AstraZeneca vaccine originally intended for Island was diverted to Lower Mainland, top doctor says | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/astrazeneca-vaccine-originally-intended-for-island-was-diverted-to-lower-mainland-top-doctor-says-758376/

Description: Some of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine currently being administered to patients on the Lower Mainland was originally intended for Vancouver Island residents, according to a high-ranking health authority doctor.

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Subject:   Vaccinations AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine Island Health Stanwick, Richard Vancouver Coastal Health Fraser Health Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine,  Dix, Adrian ,  Dixon, Lindsay

Title: 317 new cases of COVID-19 reported in B.C. over weekend, 5 new cases in Island Health | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/bc-covid-19-sep-14-700927/

Description: B.C. health officials reported 317 new cases of COVID-19 in the province over the weekend, including five new cases in Island Health.

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Subject:   Island Health Henry, Bonnie,  Dix, Adrian

Title: 'That will be it for this moment,' Dix says of AstraZeneca shortage on Vancouver Island | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/that-will-be-it-for-this-moment-dix-says-of-astrazeneca-shortage-on-vancouver-island-772065/

Description: Pharmacies across Vancouver Island have run out of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and B.C.’s health minister says if you haven’t booked an appointment yet you’re out of luck — for now.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Dix, Adrian ,  AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine McDonald, Heather Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine Biden, Joe

Title: 'It's unsafe': Nanaimo ER doctors sound alarm about shortage of hospitalists | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/its-unsafe-nanaimo-er-doctors-sound-alarm-about-shortage-of-hospitalists-1163810/

Description: Emergency room doctors are the latest health-care professionals to sound the alarm about what they say is substandard care at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Island Health Rumball, Christopher Peljhan, Marko Connor, Tanya,  Dix, Adrian ,  Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health

Title: 'It's a scary thought': Central Saanich residents concerned about nightly hospital closure | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/its-a-scary-thought-central-saanich-residents-concerned-about-nightly-hospital-closure-1159628/

Description: The Saanich Peninsula Hospital is closed every night from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. as of July 7 until Sept. 4.

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Subject:   Saanich Peninsula Hospital Island Health Kray, Mandy,  Dix, Adrian ,  Montgomery, Jim

Title: "We continue to be invisible": North island rally calls for better health care | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/we-continue-to-be-invisible-north-island-rally-calls-for-better-health-care-1144267/

Description: Three hundred people and a rising temperature filled a local school gymnasium Saturday as unhappy North Island citizens vented about the state of local health care.

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Subject:   Island Health Port Hardy Hospital Port McNeill Hospital Cormorant Island Community Health Centre Jenkins, Frank Armogam, Prean Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Dix, Adrian ,  Levy, Margot

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