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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 COVID-19 (Disease) Vancouver Island

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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: Hundreds of employees returning to LNG megaproject in northern B.C., with obligatory COVID-19 testing in place | Canadian Pathram

URL: https://canadianpathram.com/hundreds-of-employees-returning-to-lng-megaproject-in-northern-b-c-with-obligatory-covid-19-testing-in-place-cbc-information/?amp

Description: More than 3,000 industrial employees are set to return to work camps this month at projects in northern B.C., with the bulk coming from outside the local area.

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Subject:   LNG Canada,  Coastal GasLink ,  Northern Health Trans Mountain Pipeline Site C Dam Rio Tinto Bowering, David Germuth, Phil

Title: Northern BC economic surviving through COVID better than others | CKPG Today

URL: https://ckpgtoday.ca/2021/02/09/northern-bc-economic-surviving-through-covid-better-than-others/

Description: The North has fared the COVID pandemic, economically, much better than our peer communities to the south.

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Subject:   McKay, Joel,  Coastal GasLink ,  LNG Canada Site C Dam Trans Mountain Pipeline Northern Development Initiative Trust

Title: Open letter: Coastal GasLink pipeline project must be halted due to the COVID-19 outbreak | March 30, 2020 | Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

URL: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ubcic/mailings/2802/attachments/original/2020March30_UBCIC_letter_re_C-19_CGL.pdf

Description: We urge you to act swiftly to protect the public’s health from the heightened risks of COVID-19 transmission posed by ongoing construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project.

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Subject:   Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs,  Coastal GasLink ,  Wet'suwet'en First Nation Province of British Columbia Northern Health Government of Canada

Title: Indigenous leaders, doctors, nurses and others call for closure of construction camps | Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

URL: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ubcic/mailings/2826/attachments/original/Press_Release_April_21.pdf?1587573110

Description: In general, B.C's response to the pandemic appears to be showing promising results, but we should not lose sight of the fact there are still significant vulnerabilities within our province's overall response. This open letter addresses a weak link --- B.C.'s construction work camps. Work on megaprojects is continuing despite the pandemic, and the crews are still sizeable.

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Subject:   Site C Dam Teck Resources,  Coastal GasLink ,  LNG Canada Imperial Oil Kearl Lake Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

Title: Open letter: Designation of oil and gas work as "non-essential" is critical for protecting the lives and rights of vulnerable First Nations facing COVID-19 | December 8, 2020 | Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

URL: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ubcic/pages/4309/attachments/original/1607979384/2020DEC_UBCIC_OpenLetter_WetswuetenOil_Gas.pdf?1607979384

Description: The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is writing in support of the Wet’suwet’en Ts’ako ze’ (female chiefs) who penned an open letter on November 30, 2020 urging you to shut down industrial camps amid COVID-19 outbreaks at LNG Canada and Coastal Gaslink (CGL) facilities.

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Subject:   Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs LNG Canada,  Coastal GasLink ,  Wet'suwet'en First Nation Site C Dam Bowering, David

Title: Workforce COVID-19 immunizations – NH region | March 17, 2021 | Northern Health

URL: https://stories.northernhealth.ca/news/workforce-covid-19-immunizations-nh-region/

Description: Northern Health, in consultation with the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Officer is helping to facilitate the vaccination of workers in high risk locations such as industrial work settings as part of BC’s province-wide immunization program.

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Subject:   Northern Health Vaccinations AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine LNG Canada,  Coastal GasLink ,  Trans Mountain Pipeline BC Hydro Site C Dam Rio Tinto

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Urgent concerns from Wet'suwet'en Ts'aka ze' and Skiy ze' | Unist'ot'en Camp

URL: https://unistoten.camp/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Re_-Urgent-Concerns-from-Wet%E2%80%99suwet%E2%80%99en-Ts%E2%80%99ako-ze%E2%80%99-and-Skiy-ze%E2%80%99.pdf

Description: We are writing to you with grave concern over the continuation of local Coastal GasLink (LNG) work and man camps in our territories, in the communities of Burns Lake (C’ilhts’ëkhyu Clan territory), Huckleberry Camp near Houston (on Gidimt’en Clan territory) and camp 9A (on Unist’ot’en territory).

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Subject:   Wet'suwet'en First Nation Henry, Bonnie,  Coastal GasLink ,  Province of British Columbia

Title: Major projects in B.C.'s north ordered to scale back work amid COVID-19 fears | Vancouver Sun

URL: https://vancouversun.com/news/major-projects-in-b-c-s-north-ordered-to-scale-back-work-amid-covid-19-fears/

Description: Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has ordered all major projects in B.C.’s north to drastically scale back work to prevent the Northern Health region from buckling under COVID-19 pressure.

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

Title: B.C. health care workers add their names to list calling on closure of work camps during pandemic | APTN News

URL: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/b-c-health-care-workers-add-their-names-to-list-calling-on-closure-of-work-camps-during-pandemic/

Description: An open letter written by Wet’suwet’en Ts’ako ze’ (female chiefs) is being backed by 400 health care workers in B.C. calling on the province to close work camps during the pandemic.

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Subject:   Wet'suwet'en First Nation Bagha, Bilal Henry, Bonnie,  Coastal GasLink ,  LNG Canada Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Phillip, Stewart Tom, Don Northern Health Seven Mile Lodge Little Rock Lake Lodge Wickham, Molly | Sley'do National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Wilson, Judy | Kukpi7

Title: Behind the thin blue line: Meet a secretive arm of the RCMP in B.C. | APTN News

URL: https://www.aptnnews.ca/ourstories/cirg/

Description: Five years ago, the RCMP created a special unit to clear the way for B.C’s major resource extraction projects. An APTN investigation digs deep into C-IRG: Community-Industry Response Group.

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Subject:   Royal Canadian Mounted Police Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests Logging Protests and Blockades Grear, Kristy McNab, Virginia,  Coastal GasLink ,  Trans Mountain Pipeline Attfield, Dave LNG Canada Ausmus, Jeffrey Brewer, John Burnaby Residents Opposed to Kinder Morgan Expansion Coquitlam Residents Opposed to Kinder Morgan Expansion Coastal Protectors Climate Convergence Metro Vancouver 350 Vancouver Western Canada Wilderness Committee Greenpeace Raincoast Conservation Foundation Living Oceans Society PIPE-UP Network WaterWealth Project Tsleil-Waututh Nation Squamish Nation Kwantlen First Nation Aitchelitz First Nation Coldwater Indian Band Upper Nicola Band Wet'suwet'en First Nation Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Tiny House Warriors Integrated National Security Enforcement Team Canadian Security Intelligence Service Jules, Isha Iacobucci, Frank Manuel, Nicole | Mayuk Manuel, Chantel | Snutetkwe Manuel, Kanahus Bowden, Todd Neuls, Tim Haring, Peter Killoran, Joe Social Media United Nations Simkin, Phil Extinction Rebellion Indigenous Climate Action Rise and Resist Bracewell, Kevin Roberts, Dawn Journalism Sandhu, Ram Lions Gate Risk Management Teal-Jones Group Maynard, Doug Gagnon, Adam | Dsta'hyl Laurie, Benjamin Forsythe Security Reinink, Ed Forsythe, Warren Alsager, Taylor Arsenault, Tyler Basil, Zoe Daniel-Hakhroo, Waseem Rowan, Levi Murray, Kimberly Zimmerman, Laura Newton, Cheryl Johnson, Paul McLeod, James

Title: The RCMP spent $3.75 million in five months of enforcement at Fairy Creek | Capital Daily

URL: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/rcmp-enforcement-fairy-creek-cost/

Description: A document obtained by Capital Daily breaks details some of the costs of enforcing the injunction.

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Subject:   Royal Canadian Mounted Police Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests Logging Protests and Blockades Brewer, John,  Coastal GasLink ,  Wet'suwet'en First Nation Code, Kathleen Manseau, Christopher Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Thompson, Douglas Journalism Teal-Jones Group

Title: A thin blue tarp: Exclusion zones and public access during civil disobedience | West Coast Environmental Law

URL: https://www.wcel.org/blog/thin-blue-tarp-exclusion-zones-and-public-access-during-civil-disobedience/

Description: Old-growth logging in British Columbia is just as controversial today as when the “War of the Woods” hit international headlines in the 1990s. The way the RCMP is continuing to use legally-questionable “exclusion zones” to restrict access in the Fairy Creek area protests is fueling the public’s confusion about these important issues.

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Subject:   Fairy Creek Old-Growth Logging Protests Logging Protests and Blockades Royal Canadian Mounted Police Civilian Review and Complaints Commission Journalism Canadian Association of Journalists Rainforest Flying Squad Teal-Jones Group Province of British Columbia Kinder Morgan Yellowhead Institute,  Coastal GasLink ,  Trans Mountain Pipeline Wet'suwet'en First Nation

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