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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: [École Quarterway Elementary School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 23, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61c55cef89d47d001ee485f5/20211223quarterwayelementary15bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of École Quarterway Elementary School highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Dates of potential exposure: November 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26 & December 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools École Quarterway Elementary School

Title: [École Pauline Haarer COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 23, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61c55e02d46d91001eb29d43/20211223paulinehaarerelementary3bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of École Pauline Haarer highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Date of potential exposure: December 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2021.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Island Health ,  École Pauline Haarer

Title: [École Keating Elementary School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 23, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61c55c675959b7001e1fe944/20211223keatingelementary3bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of École Keating Elementary School highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Dates of potential exposure: December 16, 17, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  École Keating Elementary School Saanich School District

Title: [Valley View Elementary School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 23, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61c55f86d46d91001eb29e1c/20211223valleyviewelementary7bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of Valley View Elementary School highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Dates of potential exposure: December 13, 14, 16, 17, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Valley View Elementary School Comox Valley Schools

Title: [Reporting on Omicron's impact on Greater Victoria hospitals]

URL: https://twitter.com/brish_ti/status/1474230304206630916/

Description: Brishti Basu on Twitter: "Latest for @CapitalDailyVic : I spoke to two doctors who work in Island Health/#yyj hospitals who say public health has not communicated any plans regarding what will happen when the predicted surge of #omicron cases hits BC hospitals: / Hospitals across the Island are nearly full already & care is already being compromised due to shortages @bcCOVID19group modelling shows even in best case scenario, BC expects 700 hospitalizations and 400 ICU by Jan 8 (For context, today there were 195 active cases in hospital) / “It’s a double whammy because not only are we over-capacity for patients, we’re short-staffed on nurses,” said @AmyTanMD “People are burnt out, people have retired, people have quit. It's actually worse than March 2020 because the system is so burnt out from two years of this. / With more #omicron patients on the way, she and James, an emergency physician at VGH and Jubilee, fear more and more healthcare workers will get infected. Consequences: more nurse/doctor shortages while they isolate + staff inadvertently spreading COVID to other patients. / One simple step they want, which ON and AB have taken: N95 masks for hospital staff to wear when in contact with COVID-positive or suspected COVID-positive patients. To do this, BC public health would have to acknowledge airborne transmission. / Anecdotally, more HCWs have been infected recently than before. But, James says, public health still says transmission doesn't happen at hospitals. The lack of adequate PPE is contributing to heightened risk + HCWs feeling like govt and public health don't have their back. / “We know if the virus is transmitted in the air, it doesn't matter where you are,” James said. “The virus doesn't know whether you're in church or whether you're in a gym or whether you're in a shopping mall, or in a restaurant.” Full story: #COVID19BC"

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Omicron Variant Variants of Concern BC COVID-19 Modelling Group Tan, Amy Province of British Columbia

Title: [Island Health's statement on increase in demand for COVID-19 testing]

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHU-6MWVIAI82dl?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Justin McElroy on Twitter: "Island Health has confirmed to CBC what obvious: that there are delays of 2 to 5 days to get a test and that they didn't ramp up capacity in time to meet the current demand"

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: [Island Health to open testing sites on Christmas Day due to escalating demand]

URL: https://twitter.com/CTVNewsRob/status/1474115838181470208/

Description: Robert Buffam on Twitter: "Island Health says it will now open its PCR covid test sites Christmas Day, responding to escalating demand. Calls booking appointments have quadrupled from 600/day to 2400/day. @CTVNewsVI"

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: [Craigflower Elementary School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 23, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61c51a4a2f7bf10020f06f0c/20211223craigflowerelementary3bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of Craigflower Elementary highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Dates of potential exposure: December 15, 16, 17, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Greater Victoria School District Craigflower Elementary School

Title: [Comments on anticipated COVID-19 case numbers]

URL: https://twitter.com/j_mcelroy/status/1474093264617672722/

Description: Justin McElroy on Twitter: "When you factor in the rapid growth of Omicron, the delays in testing in Vancouver, and many people on Vancouver Island are being asked to wait 2-4 days to get a test, the numbers on the 29th could be unfathomably high. However... / What we saw last Christmas was a decrease in testing the days directly around Christmas because people didn't want to get tested so they wouldn't have to cancel plans — but then testing and cases shot up quickly right afterwards. Which *could* happen again! / All of which is to repeat what we've been saying for the last week: cases will go up massively, other jurisdictions will give strong hints of where we're heading, exact accuracy more difficult than ever right now. It is frustrating, but the unfortunate reality. / UPDATE: the government phoned me back, and said they are looking at ways to provide data about the deadly pandemic over the four days where no information is currently scheduled. Unsure if the two people that told me there was no data were wrong, or if government is scrambling. / (we're all having a good time, aren't we) / 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 / Quebec has over 9000 cases today, Ontario nearly 6000, goodness knows lots of places are struggling with the incredible transmissibility of Omicron. But it feels like if the optimistic projections for Omicron's virulence are wrong, we're in a less than ideal place to respond."

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Subject:   Omicron Variant Variants of Concern,  Island Health ,  Rapid Antigen Tests Province of British Columbia

Title: [Colquitz Middle School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 23, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61c519d9f8e6bc001e4b2800/20211223colquitzmiddle3bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of Colquitz Middle School highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Dates of potential exposure: December 15, 16, 17, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Greater Victoria School District Colquitz Middle School

Title: [Cinnabar Valley Elementary School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 23, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61c55e66ad020f001e8268d4/20211223cinnabarelementary7bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of Cinnabar Valley Elementary School highlighted on Island Health's potential exposures in schools list. Dates of potential exposure: December 14, 15, 16, 17, 2021.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Cinnabar Valley Elementary School

Title: [Cedar Elementary School COVID-19 exposure notification] | December 23, 2021 | Island Health

URL: https://us-api.knack.com/v1/applications/5faae3b10442ac00165da195/download/asset/61c55d8871d45a001ff38004/20211223cedarelementary3bccdc.jpg

Description: Screenshot of Cedar Elementary School highlighted on Island Health's potential school exposures list. Dates of potential exposure: December 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 2021.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Island Health ,  Cedar Elementary School (Cedar)

Title: Victoria healthcare workers brace for Omicron’s impact on nearly full hospitals | Capital Daily

URL: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/victoria-healthcare-workers-brace-omicron-full-hospitals/

Description: Island Health is pleading with workers to take extra shifts, while some doctors and nurses say the province isn’t following the science on staff protection.

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Tan, Amy Delta Variant Otto, Sarah BC COVID-19 Modelling Group Dix, Adrian Karlen, Dean University of Victoria Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Hinshaw, Deena Government of Canada Cowichan District Hospital Henry, Bonnie

Title: Oceanside weekly COVID-19 cases on the rise: COVID-19 update | Oceanside News

URL: https://www.oceansidenews.ca/2021/12/23/oceanside-weekly-covid-19-cases-on-the-rise-covid-19-update/

Description: Oceanside’s weekly new COVID-19 case count has jumped significantly, BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) data shows.

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Subject:   BC Centre for Disease Control,  Island Health ,  Vaccinations

Title: Lansdowne Middle School | ExposureWatch

URL: https://exposure.watch/places/ae4cc/lansdowne-middle-school-victoria-bc-ca/

Description: December 2021: Lansdowne Middle School has 2 exposure reports in the past 28 days! Exposure dates: December 15 - 17, 2021. January 2022 Update #1: Lansdowne Middle School has 3 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: January 10 - 12 & 14, 2022. January 2022 Update #2: Lansdowne Middle School has 4 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: January 10 - 14, 2022. February 2022: Lansdowne Middle School has 2 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: January 31 - February 4, 2022, plus 1 additional exposure on unknown dates. May 2022: Lansdowne Middle School has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: May 16, 2022. June 2022: Lansdowne Middle School has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: June 10, 2022. November 2022 Update #1: Lansdowne Middle School has 3 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: October 31 - November 2, 2022. November 2022 Update #2: Lansdowne Middle School has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure date: November 18, 2022.

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Subject:   Lansdowne Middle School Greater Victoria School District,  Island Health

Title: Island Health COVID-19 daily testing | July 4 to December 22, 2021

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHVosFSWQAIvjy8?format=jpg&name=small

Description: Mick Sweetman on Twitter: "There were 2,115 #COVID19 tests completed on Vancouver Island yesterday, but I don't know how close to max capacity we are. Some people say they've had to wait days to get tested in some areas while the lab turn-around time is 13.6 hours once a sample reaches the lab in #yyj."

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: Immunization support opportunities now available | Island Health

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

Description: Island Health on Twitter: "We are looking for current or recently retired Dental Hygienists, RNs, RPNs, LPNs & Physicians that are willing to play a variety of roles within our COVID-19 immunization clinics, in communities across #IslandHealth. Learn more about these opportunities: http://ow.ly/qjJm50HiCh0"

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Subject:   Island Health ,  Vaccinations

Title: Esquimalt rec centre to reopen as vaccine clinic in new year | CHEK News

URL: https://www.cheknews.ca/esquimalt-rec-centre-to-reopen-as-vaccine-clinic-in-new-year-929889/

Description: The Township of Esquimalt’s Archie Browning Sports Centre will once again be the site of a vaccine clinic starting in the new year.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Desjardins, Barbara Township of Esquimalt,  Island Health ,  Archie Browning Sports Centre

Title: Cedar Hill Middle | ExposureWatch

URL: https://exposure.watch/places/564e8/cedar-hill-middle-victoria-bc-ca/

Description: December 2021 Update #1: Cedar Hill Middle has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: September 16 - 17, 2021. December 2021 Update #2: Cedar Hill Middle has 2 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: September 16 - 17 & December 16 - 17, 2021. May 2022 Update #1: Cedar Hill Middle has 2 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: May 9 - 11, 2022. May 2022 Update #2: Cedar Hill Middle has 3 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: May 9 - 13, 2022.

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Subject:   Cedar Hill Middle School Greater Victoria School District,  Island Health

Title: Airport Elementary | ExposureWatch

URL: https://exposure.watch/places/e0580/airport-elementary-lazo-bc-ca/

Description: December 2021: Airport Elementary has 2 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: December 13 - 15 & 17 - 18, 2021. January 2022: Airport Elementary has 1 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: January 10 - 12, 2022. February 2022: Airport Elementary has 4 exposure reports in the past 14 days! Exposure dates: January 27 - 28 & January 31 - February 4, 2022.

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Subject:   Airport Elementary School Comox Valley Schools,  Island Health

Title: Active COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island in 2021 | [January 1 to December 23, 2021]

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

Description: Nicholas M. Pescod on Twitter: "Active #COVID19 cases in Island Health declined for the first time since Dec. 8. Though it is well known that IH has been dealing with testing delays, it is a small positive in what has been a sea of negativity and gloom. https://cheknews.ca/island-health-receiving-2000-calls-per-day-for-covid-19-testing-929368/"

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Subject:   Island Health

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

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