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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: B.C. health-care: Hospitalized patients not seen by doctor | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-health-care-crisis-no-doctors-available-for-hospitalized-patients-1.6512995

Description: Some patients admitted to a Vancouver Island hospital over the long weekend were stunned to receive a notice telling them that even though they’d been admitted, there wasn’t a doctor available to care for them.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Island Health Peljhan, Marko Currie, Camille Fraser Health Vancouver Coastal Health Northern Health

Title: B.C. health-care workers respond to 'slap in the face' protests outside hospitals | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-health-care-workers-respond-to-slap-in-the-face-protests-outside-hospitals-1.5571999

Description: With COVID-19 patients once again filling up B.C.'s intensive care units, the workers trying to keep them alive are enraged that protesters crowded outside hospitals this week in opposition to an incoming vaccine passport system.

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Subject:   Vancouver General Hospital Kelowna General Hospital Royal Jubilee Hospital

Title: B.C. health minister silent as muzzling criticism grows | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-health-minister-silent-as-muzzling-criticism-grows-1.6238643

Description: More B.C. health-care workers have spoken up publicly and on background confirming CTV News reporting on allegations of repercussions for speaking up about patient care and workplace conditions, but the health minister has not answered questions on the matter.

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian Doctors of BC BC Nurses' Union Canadian Medical Protection Association Henry, Bonnie Chalke, Jay Falcon, Kevin Minhas, Andy Fong, Anthony Mcleod, Kevin Province of British Columbia

Title: B.C. health officials mum as controversy mounts over 'anti-democratic' reporting policy | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-health-officials-mum-as-controversy-mounts-over-anti-democratic-reporting-policy-1.5596944

Description: British Columbia health officials are facing mounting criticism and questions in the wake of a CTV News story exposing their practice of only publicly reporting the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital who are infectious.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Contandriopoulos, Damien Henry, Bonnie Furstenau, Sonia Fisman, David

Title: B.C.'s stockpile of COVID treatments growing amid continued eligibility restrictions | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-s-stockpile-of-covid-treatments-growing-amid-continued-eligibility-restrictions-1.6216756

Description: B.C.’s stockpile of COVID-19 anti-viral treatments has ballooned even further in as guidelines continue to restrict access to the drug despite ample supply.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Paxlovid Dobell, Anne Lush, Jennifer BC Centre for Disease Control Henry, Bonnie Government of Canada

Title: 'Continuous' masking returning to B.C. hospitals, clinics, care homes | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/continuous-masking-returning-to-b-c-hospitals-clinics-care-homes-1.6580288

Description: Some health-care workers in British Columbia have started receiving notification that they will once again be expected to wear masks in medical settings, but the language is ambiguous about what exactly will be required and for whom.

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Subject:   Sagar, Brian Dix, Adrian Lower Mainland Integrated Protection Services Provincial Health Services Authority Vaccinations British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner Govender, Kasari Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health

Title: Culture of fear? Minister addresses muzzling, whistleblower concerns of B.C. health-care workers | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/culture-of-fear-minister-addresses-muzzling-whistleblower-concerns-of-b-c-healthcare-workers-1.6243258

Description: British Columbia’s Health Minister is responding to allegations of gag orders and muzzling of the province’s health-care workers after a public outcry and widespread discussion of the issue.

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian Office of the Ombudsperson Province of British Columbia

Title: Doctors supporting B.C. teens secretly seeking COVID-19 vaccines | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/doctors-supporting-b-c-teens-secretly-seeking-covid-19-vaccines-1.5452475

Description: Whether their parents are a little vaccine hesitant or staunchly anti-vax, children as young as 12 years old are approaching doctors for information on how to get vaccinated, some voicing concerns about being found out even though physicians aren’t obligated to notify parents of medical advice or treatment given to minors.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Cadesky, Eric Shiau, Carolyn Henry, Bonnie

Title: First Nations Health Authority grappling with complex issues in B.C. COVID-19 surge | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/first-nations-health-authority-grappling-with-complex-issues-in-b-c-covid-19-surge-1.5606943

Description: British Columbia’s First Nations are being disproportionately affected by the pandemic, most acutely during a fourth wave that has seeing infections surging as vaccinations stagnate below the provincial average.

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Subject:   First Nations Health Authority McDonald, Shannon Vaccinations

Title: Horse selfies and calls to poison control: Bizarre Ivermectin craze hits B.C. | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/horse-selfies-and-calls-to-poison-control-bizarre-ivermectin-craze-hits-b-c-1.5570597

Description: B.C. doctors and livestock businesses alike are bewildered to find themselves warning people not to take a veterinary medicine intended to treat intestinal worms in horses as a treatment for COVID-19.

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Subject:   Ivermectin Grant, Jennifer Wilton, Megan Westway Feed and Seed Greyson, Devon

Title: Idling immunizers and a frustrated public: B.C. health official apologizes for botched vaccine rollout | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/idling-immunizers-and-a-frustrated-public-b-c-health-official-apologizes-for-botched-vaccine-rollout-1.6115298

Description: Confusion and frustration have been building for weeks over delayed or non-existent vaccine invitations and CTV News has now learned significant technical issues contributed heavily to B.C.'s botched vaccine rollout.

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Subject:   Vaccinations Influenza Ballem, Penny Immunize BC Hardie, Brenda Wolcott, Dianne Fraser Health

Title: 12 cases of XBB.1.5 COVID-19 variant found in B.C. | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/it-is-a-concern-12-cases-of-xbb-1-5-covid-19-variant-found-in-b-c-1.6217823

Description: The number of lab-confirmed cases of the new "Kraken" COVID-19 variant has more than doubled over the last week in British Columbia, according to the provincial health officer.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie Variants of Concern Omicron Variant World Health Organization "Kraken" Variant Vaccinations Influenza Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Title: COVID-19 deaths: Study estimates B.C.'s pandemic fatalities could be double what's reported | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/it-s-really-distressing-study-estimates-b-c-s-covid-19-death-toll-could-be-double-what-s-reported-1.5489806

Description: Roughly twice as many British Columbians may have died from COVID-19 than what government is officially reporting as deaths from the disease, according to an in-depth analysis of pandemic fatalities in Canada.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie Singer, Peter Tam, Theresa Karamouzian, Mohammad Boczula, Anna E. Thind, Eemaan Kaur McElhaney, Janet E. Loreto, Nora Moriarty, Tara Royal Society of Canada Task Force on COVID-19

Title: No consultation: B.C. plan to expel seniors from hospitals may not be 'attainable,' care providers say | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/no-consultation-b-c-plan-to-expel-seniors-from-hospitals-may-not-be-attainable-care-providers-say-1.6090375

Description: The Ministry of Health did not consult with the very care home operators it expects to take in seniors being expelled from hospitals in preparation of a surge in serious illnesses anticipated from COVID-19 and influenza, CTV News has learned.

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health BC Care Providers Association Lake, Terry BC Centre for Disease Control BC Nurses' Union Grewal, Aman Lush, Jennifer Lush, Marianne Dix, Adrian Henry, Bonnie Influenza

Title: COVID-19: No plans to change B.C.'s back-to-school plan despite Delta variant surge | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/no-plans-to-change-b-c-s-back-to-school-plan-despite-delta-variant-surge-1.5533713

Description: While her counterpart in Ontario unveiled a cautious plan to get students back in the classroom, B.C.’s top doctor is sticking with a plan announced before the last school year had even ended – and well before the Delta variant began setting back reopening plans across the globe.

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Subject:   Variants of Concern Henry, Bonnie Ventilation Furness, Colin Kline, Mark Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education Province of British Columbia Delta Variant

Title: Resignations and retaliation: B.C. health-care workers see increasingly 'toxic' workplaces | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/resignations-and-retaliation-b-c-health-care-workers-see-increasingly-toxic-workplaces-1.6265688

Description: There are more signs that tensions are high in British Columbia’s health authorities as an outspoken doctor on Vancouver Island has faced professional repercussions and nearly all the critical care doctors at a northern hospital have resigned.

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Subject:   Nataros, Alex Island Health Williams, Ben College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia Dix, Adrian University Hospital of Northern British Columbia Northern Health Delta Variant Variants of Concern Temple, Becky

Title: Secrecy over B.C.'s true number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/secrecy-over-b-c-s-true-number-of-hospitalized-covid-19-patients-1.5595394

Description: Just how many British Columbians are actually in hospital with COVID-19 is a tightly-held secret, with few privy to the true number as health officials keep two sets of numbers: one public, the other internal.

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Subject:   Dix, Adrian Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Vancouver Coastal Health Royal Columbian Hospital Fraser Health Da Roza, Gerald Henry, Bonnie Horgan, John

Title: Some ventilation upgrades at B.C. hospitals as health minister addresses COVID-19 outbreaks | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/some-ventilation-upgrades-at-b-c-hospitals-as-health-minister-addresses-covid-19-outbreaks-1.5696416

Description: The minister of health and his staff have provided some new information on B.C.'s response to COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals, but many of the details remain hazy, including how many hospitals saw improved ventilation as a result.

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Subject:   Ventilation Dix, Adrian Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Lions Gate Hospital Richmond Hospital Island Health Northern Health Interior Health Providence Health Care Fraser Health Surrey Memorial Hospital Vancouver Coastal Health Tam, Theresa

Title: Threats, discipline, fear: The muzzling of B.C. health-care workers | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/threats-discipline-fear-the-muzzling-of-b-c-health-care-workers-1.6236966

Description: Many British Columbia medical staffers are frustrated and even angry about what they describe as a culture of fear and silence when it comes to raising questions about the quality of care in the province, as well as other issues.

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Subject:   Doctors of BC Greggain, Josh Gandhi, Sanjiv Winston, Paul Province of British Columbia BC Nurses' Union Grewal, Aman Dix, Adrian

Title: B.C. doctors facing abuse, threats, doxing amid pandemic fatigue | CTV News

URL: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/we-re-just-human-beings-b-c-doctors-face-abuse-threats-doxing-amid-pandemic-fatigue-1.5447899

Description: British Columbia doctors are speaking out about the rise in abuse, threats and vitriol directed at them and their staff as pandemic fatigue and restrictions have frayed nerves to the breaking point.

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Subject:   Cadesky, Eric Chow, Matthew Wolak, Anna Masks 4 Canada Henry, Bonnie Ross, Kathleen

Title: B.C. health authority quietly changes website on airborne COVID-19 transmission | CTV News

URL: https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/british-columbia/2021/4/22/1_5398321.html

Description: Less than 24 hours after CTV News raised questions around British Columbia's outdated information on how COVID-19 spreads, one of the province's largest health authorities has quietly made changes to its website.

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Subject:   BC Centre for Disease Control Vancouver Coastal Health Fraser Health Henry, Bonnie

Title: All bark and no bite? Still no enforcement of B.C. travel ban | CTV News

URL: https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/british-columbia/2021/4/27/1_5405039.html

Description: Several days after the B.C. government implemented a bold ban on non-essential travel in the province, officials admit there is still no enforcement.

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Subject:   BC Ferries Horgan, John Farnworth, Mike Vancouver Police Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Title: B.C. health officials defend COVID-19 data practices, promise more information after document leak | CTV News

URL: https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/british-columbia/2021/5/7/1_5419057.html

Description: B.C.'s top doctor is defending her office's handling of COVID-19 data in the wake of leaked documents showing considerably more information than the province has previously released.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie Gustafson, Réka BC Centre for Disease Control Sanghera, Baldev South Asian COVID Task Force Colijn, Caroline Shiff, Alex

Title: Kids needing surgery will be flown from Vancouver Island to Vancouver after pediatric surgeon takes 'unanticipated' leave | CTV News

URL: https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/british-columbia/2021/9/18/1_5591046.amp.html

Description: A shortage of pediatric surgeons on Vancouver Island has hospitals there on pediatric diversion, meaning any children who need surgery will be sent to Vancouver for care.

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Subject:   Victoria General Hospital BC Children's Hospital Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Island Health

Title: B.C. health-care workers respond to 'slap in the face' protests outside hospitals | CTV News

URL: https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/british-columbia/2021/9/2/1_5571999.html

Description: With COVID-19 patients once again filling up B.C.'s intensive care units, the workers trying to keep them alive are enraged that protesters crowded outside hospitals this week in opposition to an incoming vaccine passport system.

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Subject:   Vaccinations BC Vaccine Card Vancouver General Hospital Kelowna General Hospital Royal Jubilee Hospital Sandberg, Jessica-Leigh Way, Kari Aguilar , Shana Gower, Christina Kasteel, Kelly Royal Columbian Hospital BC Businesses against Health Pass (Facebook group) Cahill, Sean

Title: [Ministry of Health confirms there are 1.3 million rapid antigen tests in a warehouse in BC]

URL: https://twitter.com/PennyDaflos/status/1478926703179317249/

Description: Penny Daflos on Twitter: "NEW: Late today, the ministry of of health confirmed PHAC stats and there ARE in fact 1.3m RATs in a warehouse in BC 🧐 So yes, technically there aren't millionS, but hardly an urban myth Perfectly normal #bcpoli stuff, nothing bizarre about this at all 🥲 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-has-1-3m-rapid-tests-in-a-warehouse-officials-confirm-after-top-doctor-called-it-an-urban-myth-1.5729530"

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Subject:   Rapid Antigen Tests Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health Public Health Agency of Canada

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