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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: Andrew Weaver: Stepping up & speaking up when it matters | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/andrew-weaver-stepping-up-speaking-up-when-it-matters/

Description: Editorial feature on Dr. Andrew Weaver.

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Subject:   Weaver, Andrew BC Green Party Province of British Columbia Horgan, John New Democratic Party of British Columbia University of Victoria Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Vaccinations Long COVID 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Title: BC Children's Hospital dealing with flu, COVID & RSV | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/bc-childrens-hospital-dealing-with-flu-covid-rsv/

Description: A surge in acute viral respiratory infections is being seen at pediatric hospitals in Canada.

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Subject:   BC Children's Hospital Influenza Respiratory Syncytial Virus Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Bell, Sarah Vaccinations Henry, Bonnie BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: BC & Island Health vaccination profile at July 2 | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/bc-island-health-vaccination-profile-at-july-2/

Description: Details about vaccine supply and pace of immunizations on Vancouver Island and British Columbia.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Island Health Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Province of British Columbia Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine Horgan, John Trudeau, Justin Eagle Ridge Community Centre Archie Browning Sports Centre

Title: BC opens 20 hospital EOC's as Dix still pushes for more federal health funding | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/bc-opens-20-hospital-eocs-as-dix-still-pushes-for-more-federal-health-funding/

Description: It’s been a grinding long haul for the health-care system in BC to be dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for now three years in BC.

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian Variants of Concern Omicron Variant "Kraken" Variant BC Centre for Disease Control Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Island Health Surrey Memorial Hospital Fraser Health Royal Inland Hospital Interior Health Trudeau, Justin Vaccinations Respiratory Syncytial Virus Influenza

Title: BC respiratory season: Medical masking required & health-care workers must be vaccinated | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/bc-respiratory-season-medical-masking-required-health-care-workers-must-be-vaccinated/

Description: Starting Tuesday October 3, masks will be mandatory in all health authority hospitals, private hospitals, long-term care, seniors assisted living, and provincial mental health facilities for workers, visitors, contractors, and volunteers.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Vaccinations Conservative Party of British Columbia Province of British Columbia Influenza Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Omicron Variant Variants of Concern "Kraken" Variant Pirola Variant Furstenau, Sonia Gandhi, Sanjiv

Title: BCGEU librarians start the week with moderate job action | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/bcgeu-librarians-start-the-week-with-moderate-job-action/

Description: This past weekend, people might have thought to visit their local Vancouver Island Regional Library branch. But at 10 branches there were picket lines, in an escalated statement of job action by the BCGEU Local 702 librarians.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library British Columbia General Employees' Union Labour Disputes Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401 Carson, David

Title: Children's hospitals dealing with flu, COVID & RSV | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/childrens-hospitals-dealing-with-flu-covid-rsv/

Description: A surge in acute viral respiratory infections is being seen at pediatric hospitals in Canada.

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Subject:   Respiratory Syncytial Virus Influenza Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario BC Children's Hospital Mayo Clinic Vaccinations Henry, Bonnie BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: COVID clinics at Royal Roads popular with west shore community | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/covid-clinics-at-royal-roads-popular-with-west-shore-community/

Description: Improving the vaccination rate in the west shore is part of the mission of the Island Health COVID-19 immunization clinics being held at Royal Roads University. As well, it’s convenient for students, teachers and other personnel on the campus.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Royal Roads University Island Health Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine Delta Variant Variants of Concern Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Title: COVID communications star moved up to Island Health Chief Medical Health Officer | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/covid-communications-star-moved-up-to-island-health-chief-medical-health-officer/

Description: Dr. Réka Gustafson will join Island Health in September 2022, as Vice President, Population & Public Health and Chief Medical Health Officer, as announced today by Island Health.

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Subject:   Gustafson, Réka Island Health Stanwick, Richard MacNeil, Kathy BC Centre for Disease Control Sandhu, Jat Wong, Jason Fyfe, Murray Provincial Health Services Authority

Title: COVID news: BA.2.86 variant detected in BC, first in Canada | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/covid-news-ba-2-86-variant-detected-in-bc-first-in-canada/

Description: BC Health announced this week that the first case of the BA.2.86 variant of the COVID-19 (i.e. SARS-CoV-2) virus was found in a person who had not travelled out of the province.

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Subject:   Variants of Concern Omicron Variant "Kraken" Variant Pirola Variant BC Centre for Disease Control Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccinations Wastewater Surveillance Influenza Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Title: COVID outbreaks at 5 long-term care homes | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/covid-outbreaks-at-5-long-term-care-homes/

Description: As the highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly in communities and workplaces, today Island Health has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at five long-term care homes.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Island Health Aberdeen Hospital Glenwarren Lodge Selkirk Seniors Village West Coast Seniors Housing Management Eden Gardens Nanaimo Travellers Lodge Society Revera Living Nanaimo District Senior Citizens' Housing Development Society Kiwanis Village Nanaimo

Title: COVID stats: Too soon for the lightweight touch | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/covid-stats-too-soon-for-the-lightweight-touch/

Description: Variance in accuracy for Island Health data on July 8th is a case in point of how it’s far too soon to let up on attention and accuracy during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Vaccinations Variants of Concern Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Island Health Delta Variant

Title: COVID vaccination profile in Island Health | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/covid-vaccination-profile-in-island-health/

Description: As the daily number of new COVID cases in Island Health continues to set records — today a new high at 562 — the push by public health for people to get vaccinated is unrelenting.

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Subject:   Island Health Vaccinations Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Omicron Variant Variants of Concern BC Vaccine Card Stanwick, Richard Smart, Katharine Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine BC Centre for Disease Control Delta Variant

Title: Dr Bonnie Henry: Perseverance now a lifeskill shared by many | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/dr-bonnie-henry-perseverance-now-a-lifeskill-shared-by-many/

Description: BC Provincial Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry shared her thoughts in a short presentation plus question-and-answer session with Royal Roads University President Dr Philip Steenkamp, as part of the university’s Changemaker leadership series.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie Royal Roads University

Title: Education Minister offers assurances on New Year’s Day | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/education-minister-offers-assurances-on-new-years-day/

Description: Today on New Year’s Day, BC Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside posted on Twitter about the angst many parents and families are feeling about the return to classrooms during the burgeoning Omicron wave of the COVID pandemic.

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Subject:   Whiteside, Jennifer Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Stinson, Scott Sooke School District

Title: Foam COVID-shot delivery trays developed at Camosun College | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/foam-covid-shot-delivery-trays-developed-at-camosun-college/

Description: Foam trays upon which to deliver pre-drawn, single dose vials of COVID-19 vaccine products have been developed at Camosun College.

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Subject:   Camosun College Camosun Innovates Vaccinations Zeleny, Matt Porter, Rodney BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: Lack of air conditioning: Island Health temporarily relocates July 30 Eagle Ridge COVID-19 immunization appointments | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/lack-of-air-conditioning-island-health-temporarily-relocates-july-30-eagle-ridge-covid-19-immunization-appointments/

Description: Due to the challenges faced at the Eagle Ridge Arena during the June heat wave, and the forecast heat this weekend, Island Health is relocating all appointments from the Eagle Ridge immunization clinic to the air-conditioned Victoria Conference Centre on Friday, July 30.

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Subject:   Island Health Vaccinations Eagle Ridge Community Centre Victoria Conference Centre Island Health Vax Van 2021 Western North America Heat Wave Henderson, Sarah Province of British Columbia Henry, Bonnie Starlight Stadium

Title: Librarians on picket line in Duncan | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/librarians-on-picket-line-in-duncan/

Description: There were three librarians and up to 10 CUPE members on the picket line at the Cowichan Branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library in Duncan today.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library British Columbia General Employees' Union Labour Disputes Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401 Seper, Jen

Title: Mandatory COVID vaccination for teachers left up to school districts | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/mandatory-covid-vaccination-for-teachers-left-up-to-school-districts/

Description: There are 60 school districts in BC, and each one is now faced with the option to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all their staff. Island Social Trends sought comments on the decision-making about mandatory COVID vaccination being left to school districts. These are the responses from school districts in the south Vancouver Island region so far.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Henry, Bonnie Horgan, John Bond, Shirley Greater Victoria School District Whiteaker, Ann Sooke School District Parmar, Ravi Saanich School District Dunford, Tim Cowichan Valley School District Spilsbury, Candace Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education BC Public School Employers' Association

Title: Mask mandate debate is perplexing | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/mask-mandate-debate-is-perplexing/

Description: For some reason the discussion of wearing protective face masks in BC hospitals has come up again this fall.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian Influenza Respiratory Syncytial Virus Variants of Concern

Title: Mass immunization clinics shifting to smaller & mobile | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/mass-immunization-clinics-shifting-to-smaller-mobile/

Description: After eight months of intense work to immunize as many people as possible against COVID-19, Island Health is preparing to scale back mass immunization clinics.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Island Health Stanwick, Richard Delta Variant Variants of Concern Henry, Bonnie

Title: MP MacGregor invites constituents to join him for live virtual swearing-in | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/mp-macgregor-invites-constituents-to-join-him-for-live-virtual-swearing-in/

Description: Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) is inviting constituents to watch his virtual swearing-in to Canada’s 44th Parliament.

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Subject:   MacGregor, Alistair Zoom

Title: Parents want letters if COVID exposure in their child’s school | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/parents-want-letters-if-covid-exposure-in-their-childs-school/

Description: Island Social Trends asked on Twitter today if parents would want to know about an exposure in their school, or assume that ‘no news is good news’.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie Dix, Adrian

Title: SD62: Low attendance following COVID exposures, fully remote ed policy meeting | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/sd62-low-attendance-following-covid-exposures-fully-remote-ed-policy-meeting/

Description: COVID-19 in the scope of School District 62.

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Subject:   Sooke School District Stinson, Scott Vaccinations Belmont Secondary School Dunsmuir Middle School Lakewood Elementary School Royal Bay Secondary School David Cameron Elementary School Henry, Bonnie AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine Hedley-Smith, Stephanie Vogan, Lindsay

Title: SD62: Pandemic 'lingers' as student count grows | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/sd62-pandemic-lingers-as-student-count-grows/

Description: While it would seem that most people, businesses and communities are still actively engaging with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in their daily lives (work, school, home, community), the Sooke School District (SD62) is taking the approach of putting most of the pandemic challenges behind them.

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Subject:   Sooke School District Stinson, Scott Delta Variant Variants of Concern Island Health Phillips, Bob Seaton, Dianna Hedley-Smith, Stephanie

Title: SD62 requires COVID vaccination proof from current employees | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/sd62-requires-covid-vaccination-proof-from-current-employees/

Description: Today SD62 Chair Ravi Parmar started off the week with a blast of COVID reality for the staff of the growing school district. A morning news conference was focused on the SD62 Board of Education’s decision to “implement a proof of vaccination procedure for all existing employees”.

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Subject:   Sooke School District Vaccinations Parmar, Ravi Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Sooke Teachers' Association Stinson, Scott École John Stubbs Memorial School

Title: SD63 student absence rate stable on first day back | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/sd63-student-absence-rate-stable-on-first-day-back/

Description: Today, on this first day back after winter break — during the Omicron wave of the pandemic — attendance levels for both students and staff are falling within the normal range in SD63 Saanich. By comparison, in SD62 (west shore and Sooke), 14% of students were away from class today in SD62.

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Subject:   Saanich School District Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Eberwein, Dave Sooke School District Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education Whiteside, Jennifer

Title: Sooke Fine Arts Show 2022: Call to artists | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/sooke-fine-arts-show-2022-call-to-artists/

Description: This year will mark the highly anticipated return of the Sooke Fine Arts Show as a live event at Sooke’s SEAPARC arena.

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Subject:   Sooke Fine Arts Society Moore, Terrie SEAPARC Leisure Complex

Title: Strike day 16: Picketing at Sooke library | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/strike-day-16-picketing-at-sooke-library/

Description: Over the course of today there were about 15 participants on the BCGEU picket line out front of new Sooke library (for duration of normal operating hours), as part of ongoing job action during negotiations with the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL).

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library British Columbia General Employees' Union Labour Disputes Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 401 Macguire, Peter American Library Association Smith, Stephanie

Title: UVic adapts to COVID during Dec 2021 exam season | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/uvic-adapts-to-covid-during-dec-2021-exam-season/

Description: Rising COVID numbers on the University of Victoria (UVic) campus has led to cancellation of in-person exams effective today, December 13.

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Subject:   University of Victoria

Title: UVic COVID cluster at 124 cases, four are Omicron | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/uvic-covid-cluster-at-124-cases-four-are-omicron/

Description: Island Health and the University of Victoria have provided an update on the cluster of COVID-19 cases associated with people who attended off-campus events.

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Subject:   University of Victoria Omicron Variant Variants of Concern Island Health Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: Vancouver Island librarians 'learned their worth' during COVID | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/vancouver-island-librarians-learned-their-worth-during-covid/

Description: Picketing at Vancouver Island Regional Library branches could start on Thursday, March 3, with client and patron service impacts.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library British Columbia General Employees' Union Labour Disputes Smith, Stephanie Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Carson, David

Title: Vax Van at local stadium: Prelude to Aug 4 drop-in Wednesday | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/vax-van-at-local-stadium-prelude-to-aug4-drop-in-wednesday/

Description: The Island Health Vax Van was on-site at Starlight Stadium on Friday evening, July 30, alongside the first Pacific FC home game of the 2021 season.

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Subject:   Island Health Vax Van Island Health Vaccinations Pacific Football Club Starlight Stadium Easton, Kathy Onyszkiescz, Michael Benusic, Mike Eagle Ridge Community Centre 2021 Western North America Heat Wave Victoria Conference Centre Young, Stew Henry, Bonnie Stanwick, Richard Dix, Adrian Sooke Teachers' Association Sooke School District Canadian Premier League

Title: VIRL librarians welcome BCGEU president at Sidney branch picket line | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/virl-librarians-welcome-bcgeu-president-at-sidney-branch-picket-line/

Description: Vancouver Island librarians who are currently on strike are stoked about their BCGEU president Stephanie Smith and some of the union bargaining committee coming to take part in their picket line at Sidney/NorthSaanich branch today Tuesday March 15.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library British Columbia General Employees' Union Labour Disputes Smith, Stephanie

Title: VIRL offer not fair or respectful says BCGEU | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/virl-offer-not-fair-or-respectful-says-bcgeu/

Description: Librarians in the Vancouver Island Regional Library branches served strike notice on February 25. Job action could then happen as soon as 8 am tomorrow morning, March 3.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library British Columbia General Employees' Union Labour Disputes Carson, David Smith, Stephanie

Title: VIRL offer to Local 702 librarians includes non-monetary provisions | Island Social Trends

URL: https://islandsocialtrends.ca/virl-offer-to-local-702-librarians-includes-non-monetary-provisions/

Description: Yesterday, March 3, 2022, VIRL learned that members of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) Local 702 at Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) had rejected the employer’s March 01, 2022 proposal.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island Regional Library British Columbia General Employees' Union Labour Disputes Lord, Joanna

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