Title: Uncertain times: The best time to think local | Cowichan Valley Voice

URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20200811163643/https://cowichanvalleyvoice.com/uncertain-times-the-best-time-to-think-local/

Description: This article is about how connected we are and about the system we are part of. This time has brought a lot of people to reflect on how our society works, and the part everyone plays in it. I want to discuss the role of the local farmer.

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Subject:   Cowichan Valley Co-operative Marketplace,  Cowichan Recyclists

Title: Hired in COVID – Lessons learned from interviewing during a pandemic | BCLA Perspectives

URL: https://bclaconnect.ca/perspectives/2020/11/30/hired-in-covid-lessons-learned-from-interviewing-during-a-pandemic/

Description: It turns out that applying and interviewing for a job, while always a bit awkward and convoluted, is doubly so during lockdown. In case you, too, are hoping to hire or be hired during COVID, here is a Buzzfeed-style listicle of three key things I learned from the pandemic hiring process.

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Subject:   Royal Roads University,  Zoom,  Keenan, Caitlin

Title: Building dynamic teams remotely | BCLA Perspectives

URL: https://bclaconnect.ca/perspectives/2021/04/11/building-teams-remotely/

Description: This article outlines the technological lessons learned about effective remote work by a group of new information professionals employed as Young Canada Works Interns. As key team members of UVic Libraries’ British Columbia Historical Textbooks digital collection project, four interns located across the country summarize the technological strengths and weaknesses of productive and fulfilling work undertaken during a pandemic. Three specific technologies are discussed with an emphasis on building secure multi-site team cohesion and embracing practices of decolonization.

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Subject:   University of Victoria,  University of Victoria | Library,  Zoom,  Microsoft Teams

Title: Almost all VIRL branches set to offer expanded services this week | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/vancouver-island-articles/item/almost-all-virl-branches-set-to-offer-expanded-services-this-week/

Description: This is a big week in the resumption of services at Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL). Reflecting the unique aspects of their branch layouts and the communities they serve, some branches will offer Walkthrough service of a limited collection, while others will open their entire collection, offer a Sit Down service, and provide public computer access.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library

Title: Innovation Island And ICET support digital growth and recovery for sectors impacted by COVID-19 | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/vancouver-island-articles/item/innovation-island-and-icet-support-digital-growth-and-recovery-for-sectors-impacted-by-covid-19/

Description: In partnership with Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET), Innovation Island Technology Association (IITA) has launched the Digital Economy Restart, Recovery, Reimagine Program (DER3). Designed to address the economic impact of COVID-19 in BC, ICET’s initial funding was the first phase kickoff of the program. Now, Innovation Island is moving forward with additional funding and support via Western Diversification (WD), which will extend the DER3 program through February 2020.

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Subject:   Island Coastal Economic Trust,  Innovation Island Technology Association

Title: Nanaimo generosity provides for more than 40 local organizations | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/vancouver-island-articles/item/nanaimo-generosity-provides-for-more-than-40-local-organizations/

Description: Over the last nine months, thousands of donors, local businesses and community partners have come together to help provide relief to the critical needs of our community due to COVID-19, donating a total of $491,250.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Foundation

Title: Nanaimo mayor's task force on recovery and resilience | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/vancouver-island-articles/item/nanaimo-mayors-task-force-on-recovery-and-resilience/

Description: In response to the pandemic, a local collective of leaders representing public bodies, private institutions, community organizations and businesses came together to outline Nanaimo’s recovery.

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Subject:   Krog, Leonard

Title: Real estate high demand continues despite pandemic | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/vancouver-island-articles/item/real-estate-high-demand-continues-despite-pandemic/

Description: The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 1,066 unit sales (all categories) last month compared to 721 in October 2019.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Real Estate Board,  Reid, Kevin

Title: Strong buyer demand hampered by low inventory | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/vancouver-island-articles/item/strong-buyer-demand-hampered-by-low-inventory/

Description: “Although sales decreased in September and October, we attribute it to a lack of inventory, not weakening demand,” says VIREB president-elect Ian Mackay. “The buyers are there, but the listings aren’t.”

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Real Estate Board,  British Columbia Real Estate Association

Title: Vancouver Island Regional Library to provide digital care packages to combat isolation | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/vancouver-island-articles/item/vancouver-island-regional-library-to-provide-digital-care-packages-to-combat-isolation/

Description: A series of grants from local Community Foundations is allowing Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) to help combat social isolation and foster increased digital literacy in care homes and other facilities in our service area.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library,  Qualicum Manor

Title: BC Seafood Festival a virtual hit | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/victoria-articles/item/bc-seafood-festival-a-virtual-hit/

Description: COVID-19 may have postponed the 2020 BC Seafood Festival, but it didn’t knock it out. Instead, Invest Comox Valley organized a team to put together a Virtual, online event November 17-19.

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Subject:   BC Seafood Festival,  Invest Comox Valley

Title: Building permits rebound, island-wide | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/victoria-articles/item/building-permits-rebound-island-wide/

Description: Construction activities will continue to play a significant role in Vancouver Island's economy recovery.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Construction Association,  Kulmala, Rory

Title: Campaign to support Canadian snowbirds flocking to Vancouver Island | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/victoria-articles/item/campaign-to-support-canadian-snowbirds-flocking-to-vancouver-island/

Description: The British Columbia Hotel Association (BCHA) and Tourism Vancouver Island (TVI) have partnered to assist Canadian “snowbirds” – residents who travel to warmer destinations during colder months – who are choosing to come to Vancouver Island this fall/winter due to COVID-19 restrictions precluding travel to the United States.

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Subject:   Tourism Vancouver Island,  British Columbia Hotel Association

Title: Despite COVID - survey shows similar holiday spending patterns | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/victoria-articles/item/despite-covid-survey-shows-similar-holiday-spending-patterns/

Description: Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians are planning to spend about the same as last year on holiday season gifts.

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Subject:   Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada,  Thompson, Doretta

Title: Dine & Sip Cowichan a welcome boost | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/victoria-articles/item/dine-sip-cowichan-a-welcome-boost/

Description: The Duncan Cowichan Chamber is pleased to announce the return of the Dine Cowichan Festival! Now in its 5th year, the 2021 program has been expanded to include wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries and has been rebranded Dine & Sip Cowichan. Hot on the heels of Tourism Cowichan’s new Sip, Savour & Support campaign, Dine & Sip Cowichan is another opportunity for locals to enjoy the tastes of the Cowichan Valley.

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Subject:   Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce

Title: Sooke Chamber rallies community | Business Examiner

URL: https://businessexaminer.ca/victoria-articles/item/sooke-chamber-rallies-community/

Description: The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce launched BetterBuySooke.ca, a “buy now, redeem later” gift card solution for the many Sooke businesses that have had to close their doors or reduce their services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a FREE made-in-Sooke solution, businesses can soon sell online certificates ranging from $5 to $100 (or more).

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Subject:   Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce,  Mason, Karen

Title: Vaccines on the way for Site C, LNG Canada, Trans Mountain workers | Journal of Commerce

URL: https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/ohs/2021/03/vaccines-on-the-way-for-site-c-lng-canada-trans-mountain-workers/

Description: COVID-19 vaccine doses are on the way for workers at B.C.’s largest industrial projects in the north. Northern Health announced it is in consultation with B.C.’s Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Officer to vaccinate workers at high risk industrial work locations.

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Subject:   Northern Health,  Vaccinations,  LNG Canada,  Coastal GasLink,  Trans Mountain Pipeline,  Site C Dam,  Rio Tinto

Title: Being a job seeker online: How to show up from more than the waist up | Catalyst

URL: https://catalyst.iabc.com/Articles/TitleLink/Being-a-Job-Seeker-Online-How-to-Show-Up-From-More-Than-the-Waist-Up/

Description: If you’re a job seeker, review these 10 tips to make the most of your virtual career fair experience.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island University

Title: A doctor’s perspective | Cowichan Valley Voice

URL: https://cowichanvalleyvoice.com/a-doctors-perspective/

Description: Jim Halvorson, MD reflects on COVID-19.

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Subject:   Halvorson, Jim

Title: The Cowichan Valley wineries re-opening | Cowichan Valley Voice

URL: https://cowichanvalleyvoice.com/the-cowichan-valley-wineries-re-opening/

Description: The Cowichan Valley wineries have been avidly anticipating the ability to safely open up their tasting room doors to the local public. To ensure the safety of ourselves and all who are visiting, every winery will have different patterns and regulations of how their tasting rooms will operate. Therefore, you should ensure to visit the winery’s websites to know how they are handling COVID regulations specifically.

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Title: Play soggy games, win shitty prizes: Movement defense and the ENGO | Creeker

URL: https://creekerzine.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/soggy-1.4-clean.pdf

Description: Creeker has received a submission that we would like to release immediately as it poses a timely intervention. Written by ex-members of Save Old Growth, it details a number of concerning internal dynamics of the group and draws attention to how SOG has simply re-branded itself as Stop Fracking Around, while continuing to engage in the same activities that has caused so much concern in land defense and radical communities.

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Subject:   Save Old Growth,  Trans-Canada Highway,  Haq, Zain,  Hallam, Roger,  Stop Fracking Around,  Extinction Rebellion,  Stand.Earth,  Rainforest Flying Squad

Title: Collaborating against COVID-19 | CV Collective

URL: https://cvcollective.ca/collaborating-against-covid-19/

Description: Family doctors are busy folk under ordinary circumstances, but with the COVID-19 pandemic about to arrive here, our Comox Valley family physicians are working harder than ever before.

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Subject:   Comox Valley Division of Family Practice,  North Island Hospital Comox Valley,  Island Health

Title: Courtenay after COVID | CV Collective

URL: https://cvcollective.ca/courtenay-after-covid/

Description: Twenty years after the pandemic, a local historian looks back, the third in our series imagining how the Comox Valley’s communities could look 20 years from now.

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Subject:   City of Courtenay

Title: COVID-19 and hunger in the Comox Valley | CV Collective

URL: https://cvcollective.ca/covid-19-and-hunger-in-the-comox-valley/

Description: The people of the Comox Valley have always had a special knack for community organizing, but the COVID-19 crisis has taken us to the next level. There is a remarkable story unfolding here about our collective capacity to respond, adapt, and develop resiliency. The number of people who are hungry in our community is increasing every day. In response, Valley non-profit organizations—with support from compassionate local businesses—have been helping to ensure emergency food accessibility for our vulnerable residents by coordinating donations and proactive distribution.

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Subject:   LUSH Valley Food Action Society,  Comox Valley Food Policy Council,  Comox Valley Community Health Network,  Hamir, Arzeena,  Brown, Vickey,  Comox Valley Farmers' Market Association,  Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness

Title: COVID moments | CV Collective

URL: https://cvcollective.ca/covid-moments/

Description: Christa Petch reflects on going with the flow with a young family in this unusual time.

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Subject:   Petch, Christa

Title: Pivoting with compassion | CV Collective

URL: https://cvcollective.ca/pivoting-with-compassion/

Description: While the rest of us headed into the strangest spring break ever, senior leaders at Comox Valley Schools (School District 71) began an intense period of planning and preparation that’s ongoing to this day. Their main concerns—after health and safety—have been learner engagement and how the schools can help the Valley’s essential workers and most vulnerable families.

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Subject:   Comox Valley Schools,  Huband Park Elementary School,  Queneesh Elementary School

Title: Shelter from a storm | CV Collective

URL: https://cvcollective.ca/shelter-from-a-storm/

Description: Exploring the wonders next door at home during COVID-19.

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Subject:   Stuart, Ryan

Title: Pandemiversity | Incline: Vancouver Island's Online Magazine

URL: https://inclinemag.ca/2020/04/22/pandemiversity/

Description: In times like these, it’s important to know that we’re not alone, even in isolation. Incline reached out to some university students on Vancouver Island, plus one international student who did manage to get home, to listen to their stories and concerns, and learn how they are coping.

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Subject:   Morpak, Danika,  University of Victoria,  Branscombe, Bailey,  Vancouver Island University,  Hagedorn, Remy,  Harach, Rya,  North Island College,  Sobredo, Cyrus,  Camosun College,  Kelly, Leah,  University of Hertfordshire

Title: The case for ‘caremongering’ | Island Parent

URL: https://islandparent.ca/the-case-for-caremongering/

Description: At a time when we are being told to stay apart and keep our distance, we need each other more than ever. And that’s given rise to a number of inventive and resourceful ways to stay connected.

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Subject:   Smith, Chelsea,  The Front Door Project,  COVID-19 Coming Together (Facebook group),  Social Media

Title: Ucluelet emerges as B.C.’s newest food destination | MONTECRISTO

URL: https://montecristomagazine.com/travel/ucluelet-emerges-b-c-s-newest-food-destination/

Description: Overview of food destinations in Ucluelet and how some of these business have handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Pluvio Restaurant + Rooms,  Yayu Cafe,  Seom Restaurant,  Heartwood Kitchen Food Outfitter,  Raven Lady Oyster Forte,  Zoë’s Bakery and Cafe,  Ucluelet Brewing Company,  Pacific Rim Distilling

Title: A day in the life: Our new normal | Seaside Magazine

URL: https://seasidemagazine.ca/a-day-in-the-life-our-new-normal/

Description: Life has changed for everybody since physical distancing rules were introduced. How have people adapted to create a new normal in these very abnormal times? To get a little window into some of the ways our community is getting along, we asked a teacher, a reverend, a new mom, a small business owner and someone celebrating a birthday what their day looks like now.

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Subject:   Lobb, Julie,  Bayside Middle School,  Saanich School District,  Bird, Devon,  Moden Boutique,  Carere, Tara,  Ruth & Dean,  Nunn, Cassidy,  Partridge, Eric,  St. Andrew Anglican Church

Title: Art scene: Cyber art classes in a pandemic | Seaside Magazine

URL: https://seasidemagazine.ca/art-scene-cyber-art-classes-in-a-pandemic/

Description: During the COVID-19 lockdown, those in the arts have had to be creative to stay afloat. Odette Laroche, owner of Laroche Gallery in Sidney, has used her ingenuity to keep working with her students via online painting classes twice a week.

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Subject:   Laroche, Odette,  Laroche Gallery

Title: Compassion & positivity: The business of caring | Seaside Magazine

URL: https://seasidemagazine.ca/compassion-positivity-the-business-of-caring/

Description: Here are five dedicated women who give their utmost care and compassion, along with countless hours, to take care of others – they have truly made it their business to care.

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Subject:   Louie, Judy,  Shoreline Medical,  Vaccinations,  Medecielo, Anita,  Bayshore Home Health,  Maramag, Alma,  Sidney All Care Residence,  Dzus-Spady, Anita,  Owl’s Nest Daycare & Preschool,  Sharma, Priya,  Tsartlip First Nation,  W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations

Title: COVID update: Local business directory | Seaside Magazine

URL: https://seasidemagazine.ca/covid-update-local-business-directory/

Description: COVID updates from local businesses on the Saanich Peninsula.

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Title: Cowland's chronicles: Musing behind the mask | Seaside Magazine

URL: https://seasidemagazine.ca/cowlands-chronicles-musing-behind-the-mask/

Description: Chris Cowland's musing at shopping with a mask and his attempt to raise spirits through home baking.

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Subject:   Cowland, Chris

Title: From a social distance: The Front Steps Project | Sea Side Magazine

URL: https://seasidemagazine.ca/from-a-social-distance-the-front-steps-project/

Description: The Front Steps Project was the brainchild of Boston photographer Cara Soulia and her friend Kristin Collins, and has sparked a movement of more than 300 photographers to help raise money for local charities. Local photographers Jo-Ann Way of Nuttycake Photography, Tracey Scott of Tracey Scott Photography and myself of Janis Jean Photography collaborated on a Saanich Peninsula “Front Steps Project,” photographing nearly 50 local families.

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Subject:   Way, Jo-Ann,  Scott, Tracey,  Jean, Janis,  Nuttycake Photography,  Tracey Scott Photography,  Janis Jean Photography,  Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank,  Eckert, Kary,  Dobbs, Jennifer,  Brass, Heather,  Olsen, Sylvia,  McLeod, Tex,  Newlove, Ruth,  Newlove, Steve,  Trelford, Anna-Marie

Title: Little adventures: Becoming a parent in a pandemic | Sea Side Magazine

URL: https://seasidemagazine.ca/little-adventures-becoming-a-parent-in-a-pandemic/

Description: By the time this column is published, I’ll have a 19-month-old. It’s been 19 months of pandemic living with a newborn and now a toddler.

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Subject:   Zoom

Title: Off the vine: DIY virtual wine tastings | Sea Side Magazine

URL: https://seasidemagazine.ca/off-the-vine-diy-virtual-wine-tastings/

Description: When the “Covid Lockdown” started and things ground to a halt, I thought that my wine exploring would come to a standstill and this might actually be a “dry” chapter in my life. Well, that thinking lasted about four days.

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Subject:   Zoom

Title: Saanich schools: Change during a pandemic | Seaside Magazine

URL: https://seasidemagazine.ca/saanich-schools-change-during-a-pandemic/

Description: It goes without saying that COVID-19 has caused some significant upheaval in the public education system – for students, parents, teachers, administrators and support staff. We did it. Not only did we do it, but I would argue that our staff in Saanich did a great job pulling together.

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Subject:   Saanich School District

Title: Working at home together: Tribulations and unexpected moments | Seaside Magazine

URL: https://seasidemagazine.ca/working-home-together-tribulations-unexpected-moments/

Description: Working at home has many advantages: savings in commute time, gas, flexibility in your work day, lower office space expense, clothing costs, healthier food and more family time. Some people love it and never want to return to a formal workplace, while others can’t wait to go back. To find out how couples are faring, I interviewed businesspeople in Sidney, Surrey, Vancouver and Toronto.

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Subject:   Haley-Browning, Steven,  Haley-Browning, James,  Zoom,  Hook, Larry,  Hook, Andi,  Hook & Hook Designs,  Finlayson, Derek,  Finlayson, Donna,  Wine Kitz Sidney,  Martinson, Sue,  Martinson, Howard,  Rascals Pet Market,  Kwasnica, Jessica,  Rechsteiner, Tony,  Seaside Cabinetry & Design

Title: 10 tips to stay SANE - strong, active, neighbourly and energetic - during the coronavirus pandemic | TAKE 5 Magazine

URL: https://take5.ca/health-wellness/10-tips-to-stay-sane-strong-active-neighbourly-and-energetic-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

Description: How can we stay SANE during this crisis?

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Subject:   Ladysmith Resources Centre Association,  Beacon Buddies,  Zoom,  Ladysmith Family and Friends Society

Title: Adapting to coronavirus: How B.C. First Nations balance food security and conservation | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/adapting-to-coronavirus-how-b-c-first-nations-balance-food-security-and-conservation/

Description: Indigenous communities, among Canada’s most food-insecure, navigate unique challenges when it comes to traditional harvesting practices during the COVID-19 lockdown — especially in areas affected by climate change, industrial development and declining wildlife populations.

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Subject:   Louis, Byron,  Okanagan Indian Band,  Nisga'a Nation,  Gitxaala Nation,  Wright, Howie,  Okanagan Nation Alliance,  Fisheries and Oceans Canada,  Housty, Jess,  Heiltsuk Nation,  Ahousaht First Nation,  Dick, Curtis,  Tahltan Nation,  Edzerza, Allen,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  QQS Projects Society

Title: ‘An important time to listen’: Ocean scientists race to hear the effects of coronavirus under water | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/an-important-time-to-listen-ocean-scientists-race-to-hear-coronavirus-under-water/

Description: The pandemic offers a temporary reprieve from the clamour of ocean noise — which can affect how whales and other species communicate, navigate and feed — and an opportunity to reflect on the consequences of human activity for marine life.

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Subject:   Barclay, David,  Dalhousie University,  BC Ferries,  Fournet, Michelle,  Cornell University,  Ford, John,  Malinka, Chloe,  Aarhus University,  Jasny, Michael

Title: Crisis at the camps: B.C.’s COVID rules for industrial sites too little, too late, critics say | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-covid-measures-work-camps/

Description: After months of calls to shut down industrial work sites in northern B.C. due to concerns they’re COVID-19 “incubators,” and 250 cases at five projects, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has finally taken action. But critics say it’s too little, too late.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie,  LNG Canada,  Coastal GasLink,  Wet'suwet'en First Nation,  WorkSafeBC,  Site C Dam,  Bowering, David,  Northern Health,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  BC Hydro,  Trans Mountain Pipeline,  Rio Tinto,  Hill, Gary,  Wickham, Molly | Sley'do

Title: Fairy Creek is set to become the largest act of civil disobedience in Canada's history | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/fairy-creek-blockades-august-arrests/

Description: Fairy Creek RCMP force August 20 2021_8145 News Fairy Creek is set to become the largest act of civil disobedience in Canada’s history Amid escalating tensions with the RCMP, old-growth logging blockades on Vancouver Island show no signs of letting up. B.C.’s response, experts say, will determine the legacy of the new war in the woods.

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Subject:   Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests,  Logging Protests and Blockades,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  Johnson, Angus,  Teal-Jones Group,  Tindall, David,  Wilkinson, Jonathan,  Government of Canada,  Wu, Ken,  Endangered Ecosystems Alliance,  Province of British Columbia,  Pacheedaht First Nation,  Ditidaht First Nation,  Huu-ay-aht First Nations,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs,  Ancient Forest Alliance,  Gorley, Al,  Merkel, Garry,  Conservative Party of Canada,  O'Toole, Erin,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General,  Horgan, John,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development,  Price, Karen,  Holt, Rachel,  Daust, David,  Wilson, Judy | Kukpi7

Title: Fisheries and Oceans Canada pulls at-sea observers from fishing boats due to coronavirus pandemic | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/fisheries-oceans-canada-pulls-at-sea-observers-fishing-boats-coronavirus-covid-19/

Description: The Canadian government has removed observers from all fishing vessels for at least 45 days due to COVID-19.

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Subject:   Fisheries and Oceans Canada,  Mose, Brian,  Deep Sea Trawlers Association of BC,  Wallace, Scott,  Turris, Bruce,  Groundfish Trawl Advisory Committee,  Archipelago Marine Research,  Hamilton, Ian

Title: Former chief medical officer urges B.C. to shut industrial work camps during coronavirus pandemic | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/former-chief-medical-officer-urges-b-c-to-shut-industrial-work-camps-during-coronavirus-pandemic/

Description: Some projects still house more than 800 people at camps — deemed ‘essential services’ by the province — while small businesses shut their doors and most people stay at home, raising concerns about double-standards and risks to local communities.

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Subject:   Site C Dam,  LNG Canada,  Coastal GasLink,  Bowering, David,  Province of British Columbia,  Henry, Bonnie,  Teck Resources,  BC Hydro,  City of Fort St. John,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Northern Health,  Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs,  Phillip, Stewart

Title: Heiltsuk’s decision to close fishery on B.C. coast amid COVID-19 earns international attention | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/heiltsuk-fishery-bc-covid-19-science/

Description: Nation’s willingness to shut down lucrative spawn-on-kelp fishery stands in ‘stark contrast’ to other government decisions to push ahead with extractive industries during pandemic, according to letter published in Science.

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Subject:   Heiltsuk Nation,  Haíɫzaqv Integrated Resource Management Department

Title: LNG Canada workers complained about safety before COVID-19 outbreak | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-covid-bc-work-camps/

Description: WorkSafeBC documents reveal concerns about LNG Canada’s cleaning procedures as rising number of cases at work camps across Northern Health prompt fresh calls for shutdowns.

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Subject:   LNG Canada,  WorkSafeBC,  Northern Health,  Site C Dam,  BC Hydro,  Province of British Columbia,  Henry, Bonnie,  Coastal GasLink,  Wet'suwet'en First Nation,  Wickham, Molly | Sley'do,  Bowering, David,  BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: Northwest B.C. officials call for calm amid coronavirus misinformation, social media shaming | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/northwest-b-c-officials-call-for-calm-amid-coronavirus-misinformation-social-media-shaming/

Description: Rumours, allegations and public shaming on social media have been rampant during the COVID-19 lockdown, according to Kitimat Mayor Phil Germuth. The focus of the fury has been on local industries — including the LNG Canada terminal, Coastal GasLink pipeline and Rio Tinto aluminium smelter — that have been deemed essential services and continue operating.

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Subject:   Germuth, Phil,  LNG Canada,  Coastal GasLink,  Rio Tinto,  Facebook,  Gray, Cheryl,  Little Rock Lake Lodge,  District of Kitimat,  Laidlaw, Emily,  Northern Health,  Dobbin, Kevin,  SL&B Consultants,  McIlwrath, Martin,  Unifor | Local 2301,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Leclerc, Carol,  City of Terrace,  Social Media

Title: Inside the Pacheedaht Nation’s stand on Fairy Creek logging blockades | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/pacheedaht-fairy-creek-bc-logging/

Description: Catapulted into the spotlight amid B.C.’s new war in the woods, Pacheedaht First Nation is asserting its right to decide how resources on its territory, including old-growth forests, are managed.

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Subject:   Pacheedaht First Nation,  Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests,  Logging Protests and Blockades,  Jones, Jeff,  Ditidaht First Nation,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  Rainforest Flying Squad,  Teal-Jones Group,  Jones, Frank Queesto,  Huu-ay-aht First Nations,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  Province of British Columbia,  Bealing, Rod,  Jones, Bill,  Peter, Victor,  Innes, Andrea,  Ancient Forest Alliance,  Soule Creek Lodge,  Jones, Lenore,  Seafoam Seafoods,  Point, Diane,  George-Jim, Kati | xʷ is xʷ čaa,  Dennis, Robert J., Sr.

Title: 'We can make this work': Ecologists get creative to keep research projects alive amid coronavirus travel bans | The Narwhal

URL: https://thenarwhal.ca/we-can-make-this-work-ecologists-get-creative-to-keep-research-projects-alive-amid-coronavirus-travel-bans/

Description: Researchers all across Canada are scrambling to decide what to do as the summer field season approaches. Many have already cancelled planned trips, fearful of bringing the novel coronavirus to vulnerable communities. But there are research programs across the country that are set up, whether by design or not, to be resilient in the face of even a global pandemic, thanks to their reliance on the people who live there.

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Subject:   Bell, Trevor,  Mallory, Mark,  Slett, Marilyn,  Heiltsuk Nation,  Brown, Kelly,  Calvert Island Ecological Observatory,  Hakai Institute,  Derocher, Andrew

Title: My home community urgently needs the vaccine. Who will hear my call? | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/01/25/Indigenous-Home-Community-Needs-Vaccine/

Description: The Nisga’a, like many remote First Nations, rely on coming together for survival. But the shots have yet to arrive.

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Subject:   Nisga'a Nation,  Vaccinations,  Northern Health,  First Nations Health Authority

Title: The virus changed. Now we must ‘get to zero’ or face catastrophe | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/01/28/Virus-Changed-Get-To-Zero-Face-Catastrophe/

Description: Half measures haven’t worked. It’s time to beat the virus the way other places have done.

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Subject:   Variants of Concern,  Alpha Variant,  Beta Variant,  Gamma Variant,  Vaccinations

Title: Three days in the theatre of Fairy Creek | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/06/01/Three-Days-Fairy-Creek-Theatre/

Description: The drama playing out today was set in motion 150 years ago. One person can change the ending.

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Subject:   Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests,  Logging Protests and Blockades,  Teal-Jones Group,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  Journalism,  Pacheedaht First Nation,  Jones, Bill,  Jones, Arliss,  Rainforest Flying Squad,  George-Jim, Kati | xʷ is xʷ čaa,  Morrison, Duncan,  Horgan, John,  Price, Karen

Title: When police responses diverge | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/11/03/When-Police-Responses-Diverge/

Description: Why do anti-vax protesters get a laissez-faire approach, while Indigenous land defenders face heavy repression?

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Subject:   Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests,  Logging Protests and Blockades,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  Vaccinations

Title: Child-care workers deserved better than this | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/03/07/Child-Care-Workers-Deserved-Better-Than-This/

Description: Child-care centres remained open during the worst parts of the pandemic, supporting families. But we didn’t offer the same support to those working in the industry.

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Subject:   BC Centre for Disease Control,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Henry, Bonnie,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Gustafson, Réka,  Gawlick, Emily,  Day Care Centres

Title: Waiting for COVID test results, my kid and I founded a farm | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/01/06/Waiting-COVID-Test-Results-Founded-Virtual-Farm/

Description: We built a virtual world to provide us with imaginary versions of the things we were missing while in isolation.

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Subject:   Stardew Valley,  Geissler, Cynara,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  bennett, andrea

Title: On BC's Coast, Indigenous communities are locking down | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/03/30/On-BC-Coast-Indigenous-Communities-Lock-Down/

Description: Many First Nations communities in British Columbia, and indeed across Canada, are now closed to outside visitors due to the risk of contagion from the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.

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Subject:   Brown, Vern,  Edgar, Santana,  Haida Nation,  Collison, Vince | Gudee Gud Dlaay.ya,  Kitasoo/Xai'xais Nation,  Adams, Evan,  Council of the Haida Nation,  Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis,  North Coast Regional District,  Heiltsuk Nation,  Central Coast Regional District,  Housty, William | Dúqva̓ísla,  Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation,  Tom, Simon,  Osborne, Josie,  District of Tofino,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations,  Ahousaht First Nation,  Hesquiaht First Nation,  Frank, Lynn Edwin "Eddy",  Frank, Grace,  Dick, Curtis

Title: Inside the struggle to keep Victoria’s homeless safe from COVID-19 | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/04/02/Homeless-Victoria-COVID-19/

Description: The world has turned upside down for the street community, just as it has for the rest of the world. However, one difference is that many of those living in precarious circumstances are used to daily crises, which may make it more difficult for them to take COVID-19 as an imminent threat.

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Subject:   Tysick, Al,  Victoria Dandelion Society,  Cool Aid Society,  McKenzie, Grant,  British Columbia Toxic Drugs Crisis,  City of Victoria,  Topaz Park,  BC Housing,  Island Health,  Royal Athletic Park,  Helps, Lisa,  Stanwick, Richard,  Emergency Management BC,  Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness

Title: When a pandemic threatens to erase a community’s memory | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/04/13/When-A-Pandemic-Threatens-To-Erase-A-Communitys-Memory/

Description: First Nations are working to protect Elders in the face of COVID-19 threat.

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Subject:   Ignace, Marianne,  Skeetchestn Indian Band,  Ignace, Ron,  McDonald, Shannon,  First Nations Health Authority,  Shuswap Nation Tribal Council

Title: COVID-19 sparks push to improve BC’s food security | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/04/15/BC-Food-Security-COVID19/

Description: From growing your own to buying in your community, there’s a surge of interest in locally produced foods.

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Subject:   Steves, Harold,  Caxaj, Susana,  Bylands Nurseries,  BC Association of Farmers' Markets,  Peill, Margo,  Skeena Valley Farmers' Market,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Agriculture and Food,  Bulkley Valley Farmers' Market,  Hug, Joe,  Healthy Hugs Organics,  West Coast Seeds,  Heiltsuk Nation,  QQS Projects Society,  City of Victoria,  Loveday, Jeremy,  City of Richmond,  Steveston Stock and Seed Farm,  Housty, Jess,  O'Hara, Heather

Title: First Nations asked for help in fighting COVID-19. They were ignored | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/05/16/First-Nations-Asked-for-Help/

Description: Coastal communities fear pandemic’s reach, but governments haven’t responded to their call for collaboration.

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Subject:   Tallio, Violet | Anuximana,  Nuxalk Nation,  Province of British Columbia,  Government of Canada,  Webber, Wally,  Slett, Marilyn,  Heiltsuk Nation,  BC Ferries,  Tallio, Mike | Nanus,  Haida Nation,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure,  Crebo, Dave,  Raibmon, Paige,  Pootlass, Noel | Sixilaaxayc,  Alsop, Jason | Gaagwiis

Title: Pandemic further strains BC’s fragile heritage sites | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/05/29/Pandemic-Further-Strains-BC-Heritage-Sites/

Description: Managers of historical buildings and towns say they’re barely staying afloat.

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Subject:   Ross, Jan,  Emily Carr House,  Province of British Columbia,  Barkerville Historic Town and Park,  Coleman, Ed,  Black, Kelly,  Point Ellice House Museum and Gardens

Title: COVID-19 gets the wheels turning on a national cycling strategy | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/06/15/COVID-National-Cycling-Strategy/

Description: More Canadians are seeking new active transport options. An NDP MP is seizing the moment, and he has a key Liberal ally.

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Subject:   Johns, Gord,  Government of Canada,  Fillmore, Andy,  McKenna, Catherine,  Bachrach, Taylor,  Swanson, Anders,  Vélo Canada Bikes

Title: Northerners, Indigenous communities fear work camps still a pandemic threat | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/06/Northerners-Fear-Work-Camps-Pandemic-Threat/

Description: BC’s public health authorities have done too little to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission at work camps like the LNG project in Kitimat, say critics.

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Subject:   Northern Health,  LNG Canada,  Coastal GasLink,  Site C Dam,  Trans Mountain Pipeline,  Rio Tinto,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Mitchell, Ron,  Ketlo, Anne,  Bowering, David,  Seven Mile Lodge,  Little Rock Lake Lodge,  Henry, Bonnie,  BC Hydro,  Nadleh Whut'en First Nation,  Wet'suwet'en First Nation

Title: BC school field trips are going online — and it’s working | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/12/BC-School-Field-Trips-Going-Online/

Description: The pandemic put an end to almost all school field trips in British Columbia, as popular destinations closed and districts avoided travel. But once students couldn’t go to museums, historic sites and science centres, organizations set out to bring the experience to them.

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Subject:   Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre,  Live It,  Barkerville Historic Town and Park

Title: When birds go bump in the night, this Island clinic is a sanctuary | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/25/Vancouver-Island-Bird-Clinic-Sanctuary/

Description: The pandemic has not stopped the MARS hospital in Courtenay from assisting its avian neighbours.

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Subject:   Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society

Title: As the Nisga’a wait for vaccines, Elders are dying | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/02/10/Nisgaa-Wait-Vaccines-Elders-Dying/

Description: The Nisga'a Nation is coming out of its third wave of COVID-19 cases. Some fear the worst is yet to come.

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Subject:   Clayton, Vern,  Clayton, Victor,  Claytron, Verna,  Nisga'a Nation,  Vaccinations,  Mills Memorial Hospital,  Dix, Adrian,  First Nations Health Authority,  Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine,  Kitselas First Nations,  Nisga'a Valley Health Authority,  Guimond, Tamara,  McDonald, Shannon,  Northern Health,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Clayton, Eva,  Nisga'a Lisims Government

Title: Visits and hugs returning to long-term care and assisted living | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/03/25/Visits-Hugs-Returning-Long-Term-Care/

Description: Province eases restrictions that seniors advocate said had ‘devastated’ well-being of seniors and families.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie,  Mackenzie, Isobel,  Harper, Jeanette,  Bell, Marguerite

Title: Greens blast COVID response, urge BC to ‘get to zero’ | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/04/08/Greens-Blast-COVID-Response-Urge-BC-Get-To-Zero/

Description: The BC Greens are calling for the province to radically alter its pandemic response and aim for COVID Zero, making the two-member caucus the first Canadian party outside Atlantic Canada to call for strict measures to eliminate the virus.

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Subject:   BC Green Party,  Furstenau, Sonia,  Province of British Columbia,  Variants of Concern,  Henry, Bonnie,  Vaccinations,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Horgan, John,  Alpha Variant,  Gamma Variant

Title: When COVID news was scarce, he stepped up as his city’s crisis communicator | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/04/16/When-COVID-News-Scarce-Stepped-Up-Crisis-Communicator/

Description: Joseph McLean’s Facebook group has become essential reading on the Sunshine Coast.

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Subject:   McLean, Joseph,  qathet COVID-19 Awareness (Facebook group),  Facebook,  Tla'amin Nation,  Narbonne, Nicole,  AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine,  Province of British Columbia,  Social Media

Title: Police raid the hub for Fairy Creek blockaders | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/08/10/Police-Raid-Fairy-Creek-Blockader-Hub/

Description: As activists in Victoria celebrated the anniversary of the blockade, RCMP officers worked to dismantle it.

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Subject:   Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests,  Logging Protests and Blockades,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  Davidson, Angela "Rainbow Eyes",  Teal-Jones Group,  Jones, Bill,  Peter, Victor,  Jones, Jeff,  Pacheedaht First Nation,  Ditidaht First Nation,  Huu-ay-aht First Nations,  Wright, Joshua,  Neegonwewedon,  Simard, Suzanne,  Knox, David Mungo,  Kwakiutl First Nation,  Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations

Title: A judge rebuked illegal RCMP tactics at Fairy Creek. They continue | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/08/16/Judge-Rebuked-Illegal-RCMP-Tactics/

Description: How to carry out civil disobedience, and witness it, has become a flash point in courts as well as frontlines.

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Subject:   Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests,  Logging Protests and Blockades,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  Thompson, Douglas,  Nefstead, Matthew,  Elders for Ancient Trees,  Jones, Bill,  Journalism,  Victoria Buzz,  Earnhart, Rani,  Rainforest Flying Squad,  McGrady, Leo,  Manseau, Chris,  Teal-Jones Group,  Coastal GasLink,  Wickham, Molly | Sley'do,  Wet'suwet'en First Nation,  Code, Kathleen

Title: COVID surge in BC’s North overwhelms hospitals | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/09/22/COVID-Surge-BC-North-Overwhelms-Hospitals/

Description: The province is preparing to fly intensive care patients from northern B.C. to other parts of the province as COVID-19 cases surge in the Northern Health authority, filling hospitals and putting strain on local health services.

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Subject:   Northern Health,  Dix, Adrian,  University Hospital of Northern British Columbia,  Fort St. John Hospital,  Bulkley Valley District Hospital,  Mills Memorial Hospital,  Jakubec, Darren,  Collins, Eryn,  Interior Health,  Vaccinations,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Parents and teachers demand transparency on COVID-19 in schools | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/09/23/Parents-Teachers-Demand-Transparency-COVID-19-Schools/

Description: Dr. Bonnie Henry has said notifications will improve, but some fear the information won’t be enough.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie,  Mooring, Teri,  British Columbia Teachers' Federation,  BC School Covid Tracker,  Chilliwack School District,  Langley School District,  Fraser Health,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Marliss, Kathy,  Safe Schools Coalition BC,  Delta Variant,  Variants of Concern

Title: The case of BC’s missing COVID-19 data | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/01/04/BC-FOI-Missing-COVID-19-Data/

Description: This story was supposed to be about the virus and work camps. It became about a failing FOI system.

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Subject:   Coastal GasLink,  Province of British Columbia,  LNG Canada,  Site C Dam,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Northern Health,  Holman, Sean,  Woywada, Jason,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  McEvoy, Michael,  Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia,  Henry, Bonnie,  Provincial Health Services Authority,  Heiltsuk Tribal Council,  Tŝilhqot'in National Government,  Tŝilhqot'in Nation,  Heiltsuk Nation,  Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations

Title: Camp worker shares COVID fears as companies withhold info | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/01/28/Camp-Worker-Shares-COVID-Fears-Companies-Withold-Info/

Description: LNG Canada won’t provide current data on positive cases among its workforce.

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Subject:   LNG Canada,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Northern Health,  Cedar Valley Lodge,  BC Hydro,  Site C Dam,  Conway, David,  Coastal GasLink,  Vaccinations,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Kim, Jong

Title: Where did convoy support come from? Here are the maps | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/03/15/Convoy-Support-Maps/

Description: Our analysis of hacked donor data, from foreign interference to ‘blessings.’

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Subject:   GiveSendGo,  GoFundMe,  Yan, Andy,  Celestini, Carmen,  Trudeau, Justin,  QAnon,  Bauder, James,  The Range Langley

Title: ‘Exhausting and heartbreaking.’ The other side of eased COVID measures | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/05/03/Other-Side-Eased-COVID-Measures/

Description: For those at risk, the end of masks and vaccine passports means a life of isolation and fear. The Tyee asked high-risk people to tell us how they’re navigating the pandemic with fewer protections than ever. We heard from dozens. Here are 12 of their responses.

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Subject:   BC Vaccine Card,  Hodson, Jaigris,  Latham, Candace,  Ashby, Paula,  Miller, Jason,  Miller, Avery,  Helm, Britt,  Shenton, Shelley,  Wehlander, Keri,  Aguirre, Curtis,  McKee, Jesse,  Variants of Concern,  Ferreira, Jaclyn,  Billard, Robert,  Vaccinations,  Locke, Lyndsey

Title: 'Good air means everything' in schools | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/09/20/Schools-Good-Air-Everything/

Description: Vancouver parents want information on ventilation and filtration systems as kids start a new school year.

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Subject:   Ventilation,  Vancouver School Board,  Vancouver District Parents Advisory Council,  Government of Canada,  Khanna, Vic,  Martins, Kyenta,  Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes,  Filiatrault, Lyne,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Province of British Columbia,  Henry, Bonnie,  WorkSafeBC,  BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: Sonia Furstenau on what must change in BC | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/12/15/Sonia-Furstenau-What-Must-Change/

Description: In a year-end interview, the Green leader calls for a clearer vision for the province’s future from the NDP.

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Subject:   Furstenau, Sonia,  BC Green Party,  Eby, David,  Province of British Columbia,  Ventilation,  Mayne Island School,  School District 64 Gulf Islands

Title: Should this be back-to-school wear? | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/05/Masks-As-Back-To-School-Wear/

Description: The advocacy group Protect our Province BC is warning that actions need to be taken now to protect kids when they head back to school, pointing to rising COVID caseloads in the southern hemisphere, which is experiencing its cold and flu season, as a warning of what’s to come.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Zeidler, Karina,  World Health Organization,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Kuo, Susan,  Ferreira, Jaclyn,  Ventilation,  Long COVID,  Province of British Columbia,  Vaccinations,  Influenza,  Respiratory Syncytial Virus,  Tylenol,  Amoxicillin,  Clarithromycin

Title: Inside Victoria's escalating hospital staffing crisis | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/18/Victoria-Hospitals-Lack-Of-Staff/

Description: The Tyee has obtained documents revealing operating room shutdowns amid a ‘critical lack’ of workers in southern Vancouver Island.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Victoria General Hospital,  Saanich Peninsula Hospital,  Unger, Jeff,  Royal Jubilee Hospital,  South Island Surgical Centre,  Gandhi, Sanjiv,  Dix, Adrian,  Province of British Columbia,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Port Hardy Hospital,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

Title: BC's rural emergency room crisis | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/20/BC-Emergency-Room-Crisis/

Description: Data shows a spike in locked doors, with some Vancouver Island health centres closing dozens of times in 2022.

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Subject:   Royal Inland Hospital,  Interior Health,  Ashcroft Urgent and Primary Care Centre,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Fraser Health,  Island Health,  Northern Health,  Providence Health Care,  BC Children's Hospital,  Cormorant Island Community Health Centre,  British Columbia Ambulance Service,  Port Hardy Hospital,  Port McNeill Hospital

Title: Will back-to-school COVID crush families? | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/29/Back-to-School-COVID-Crush/

Description: BC’s status quo approach is not good enough, says a grassroots organization of doctors and teachers.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia,  Influenza,  Respiratory Syncytial Virus,  Henry, Bonnie,  Protect Our Province BC,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health,  Vaccinations,  Variants of Concern,  Omicron Variant,  "Kraken" Variant,  National Advisory Committee on Immunization,  World Health Network,  Eris Variant,  Filiatrault, Lyne,  Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine,  Pfrizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine,  Ventilation,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Heighton, Jennifer,  Long COVID,  Wastewater Surveillance,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,  BC Centre for Disease Control,  Surrey Schools,  Vancouver School Board

Title: BC Ferries' labour relations at 'all-time low,' says union | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/06/BC-Ferries-Labour-Relations-All-Time-Low/

Description: Low employee morale and a bitter dispute over overtime pay are adding to the challenges for BC Ferries, says the head of the union representing workers at the publicly owned company.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  McNeely, Eric,  BC Ferry & Marine Workers' Union,  Transport Canada,  Jimenez, Nicolas

Title: Long COVID patients say WorkSafeBC is making life worse | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/03/11/Long-COVID-Patients-WorkSafeBC/

Description: Efforts to enforce return-to-work policies increase harm done by chronic illnesses, say advocates.

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Subject:   WorkSafeBC,  Long COVID,  Andrew, Maryanne,  Statistics Canada,  Campbell River School District,  Goulding, Susie,  COVID Long-Haulers Support Group Canada,  Graves, Lorraine,  Long COVID Web

Title: We asked you how back to school was going | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2022/01/14/Back-To-School-Omicron-2022/

Description: We opened the floor to students, teachers and parents, to share their experiences, thoughts and analyses on the ground.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Vaccinations,  Klenz, Jennifer,  School District 70 Pacific Rim,  Brown, Catriona,  Surrey Schools,  Sundberg, Tara,  Vancouver School Board,  Henry, Bonnie,  Ventilation,  Nightingale Preschool and Junior Kindergarten,  Day Care Centres,  Otto, Sarah,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  BC COVID-19 Modelling Group

Title: Loss, hope, and where we go from here | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2022/02/03/Sonia-Furstenau-Loss-Hope-Where-We-Go-From-Here/

Description: The BC Green leader shares her vision and roadmap for what comes next.

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Subject:   Furstenau, Sonia

Title: Why BC needs to bring back mask protections | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/04/21/BC-Bring-Back-Mask-Protections-COVID/

Description: We can ignore the virus, but the virus won’t ignore us.

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Subject:   Protect Our Province BC,  Henry, Bonnie,  Govender, Kasari,  Province of British Columbia,  WorkSafeBC,  Variants of Concern,  Omicron Variant,  Vaccinations,  Long COVID

Title: Why is BC Ferries cancelling sailings? Bad jobs | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/07/13/BC-Ferries-Cancelling-Sailings-Jobs/

Description: The corporation can’t attract workers because it’s not providing fair pay and security.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Transport Canada,  BC Ferry & Marine Workers' Union

Title: Tyee poll: To what extent should hospitals take COVID patients from other health regions? | The Tyee

URL: https://thetyee.ca/Polls/2020/12/07/Poll-COVID-Patients-Cross-Regional-Hospitals/

Description: We want to ask: To what extent do you think hospitals should take COVID patients from other health regions?

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: Relationship to the land is an ancestral duty, say Indigenous land defenders | Watershed Sentinel

URL: https://watershedsentinel.ca/articles/relationship-to-the-land-is-an-ancestral-duty-say-indigenous-land-defenders/

Description: Over a week of media exclusion zones at Fairy Creek, Indigenous youth and Elders are using their voices to take action in protection of old growth.

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Subject:   Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests,  George-Jim, Kati | xʷ is xʷ čaa,  Jones, Bill,  Teal-Jones Group,  Rainforest Flying Squad,  Province of British Columbia,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  Pacheedaht First Nation,  Ditidaht First Nation,  Ross, Noah,  Davidson, Angela "Rainbow Eyes",  Cullen, Nathan,  BC Civil Liberties Association,  Manseau, Chris,  Jolly, Brent,  Canadian Association of Journalists,  Logging Protests and Blockades,  Jones, Frank Queesto

Title: B.C.’s most resilient cities in 2021 | BCBusiness

URL: https://www.bcbusiness.ca/BCs-Most-Resilient-Cities-in-2021/

Description: Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, we've overhauled our annual ranking of B.C.'s best cities for work with an expanded list of 50 communities, a revamped methodology and a shift in focus away from work and toward broader economic health.

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Subject:   Yan, Andy,  Peacock, Ken,  Jarrett, Ingrid,  Malpass, Greg,  Ogmundson, Brendon

Title: Can B.C.’s heli- and cat-ski industry survive COVID-related travel bans? | BCBusiness

URL: https://www.bcbusiness.ca/Can-BCs-heli-ski-industry-survive-COVID-related-travel-bans/

Description: Think your business has it tough with the pandemic? Long dependent on foreign visitors, heli- and cat-skiing operators throughout the province face a choppy ride this winter.

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Subject:   Steiner, Beat,  Bella Coola Heli Sports,  Nuxalk Nation,  Province of British Columbia,  Cloutier, Ross,  HeliCat Canada,  McNamara, Chris,  Retallack,  Osak, Megan,  Selkirk Snowcat Skiing,  Destination BC,  Walden, Marsha,  Gmoser, Hans,  CMH Heli-Skiing and Summer Adventures

Title: Demand for wood pellets helps keep Port of Prince Rupert cargo volumes strong | Canadian Biomass Magazine

URL: https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/demand-for-wood-pellets-helps-keep-port-of-prince-rupert-cargo-volumes-strong/

Description: May cargo volumes reveal that the Port of Prince Rupert’s performance remains strong during a challenging economic situation and illustrate that a diverse port complex is critical to ensuring resiliency.

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Subject:   Prince Rupert Port Authority,  Port of Prince Rupert,  Stevenson, Shaun

Title: Creating a better place to work | Country Guide

URL: https://www.country-guide.ca/guide-life/creating-a-better-place-to-work/

Description: Country Guide reached out to Dr. Lindsay McCunn, a professor and researcher in the psychology department at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C. and Chicago environmental design psychologist Dr. Sally Augustin for their take-aways on how neuroscience can be applied to create places where you and your family will thrive.

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Subject:   McCunn, Lindsay,  Vancouver Island University,  Augustin, Sally,  Design with Science

Title: Calen McNeil, co-owner Zambris & Big Wheel Burger | Douglas Magazine

URL: https://www.douglasmagazine.com/calen-mcneil-co-owner-zambris-big-wheel-burger/

Description: "Coping with DOVID-19" questions and answers with Calen McNeil.

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Subject:   McNeil, Calen,  Zambri's,  Big Wheel Burger,  Business Development Bank,  Government of Canada

Title: Coping with COVID-19: Victoria’s business leaders speak out (part 1) | Douglas Magazine

URL: https://www.douglasmagazine.com/coping-with-covid-19-victorias-business-leaders-speak-out-part-1/

Description: Douglas spoke to entrepreneurs and professionals who support and inspire their customers and the greater community through their work, asking for their feedback on how they’re coping with the crisis, the resources they’re using, and the advice they give all of us moving forward.

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Subject:   Lloyd, Diane,  Inspired Results Group,  Skillen, Erin,  FamilySparks,  Rettich, Clemens,  Lees, Trisha,  Rep Lab Communications