Title: Canadian Coast Guard to discourage U.S. boaters from visiting Vancouver Island during COVID-19 | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/canadian-coast-guard-to-prevent-u-s-boaters-from-visiting-vancouver-island-during-covid-19-1.4915218

Description: Regional superintendent for the Canadian Coast Guard Susan Pickrell says the agency is working on a plan to prevent visits from American boaters.

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Subject:   Canadian Coast Guard,  Canoe Cove Marina & Boatyard

Title: Capital City Comic Con returns to Victoria in 2022 | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/capital-city-comic-con-returns-to-victoria-in-2022-1.5688178

Description: After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, Victoria's annual sci-fi and comic convention is returning to Victoria this spring, from March 25 to 27, 2022.

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Subject:   Capital City Comic Con,  Victoria Conference Centre

Title: City of Victoria faces hefty bill to repair parks used for shelter during pandemic | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/city-of-victoria-faces-hefty-bill-to-repair-parks-used-for-shelter-during-pandemic-1.5578140

Description: The City of Victoria's parks staff says it will cost more than $500,000 to repair damage caused by people sheltering in parks during the pandemic.

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Subject:   City of Victoria,  Beacon Hill Park,  Helps, Lisa

Title: City of Victoria puts 25 staff on unpaid leave due to vaccination status | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/city-of-victoria-puts-25-staff-on-unpaid-leave-due-to-vaccination-status-1.5738739

Description: More than two dozen City of Victoria staff members were put on unpaid leave after failing to meet the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all municipal workers.

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Subject:   City of Victoria,  Vaccinations,  Jenkyns, Jocelyn,  Eisenhauer, Bill,  City of Nanaimo,  District of Saanich,  Township of Esquimalt,  Capital Regional District,  Rapid Antigen Tests

Title: Closures coming to 2 Vancouver Island-area hospitals due to staff shortage | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/closures-coming-to-2-vancouver-island-area-hospitals-due-to-staff-shortage-1.6008048

Description: Island Health is warning residents of multiple closures at the Chemainus Health Care Centre (CHCC) and Cormorant Island Community Health Centre in August due to a staff shortage.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Chemainus Health Care Centre,  Cormorant Island Community Health Centre,  BC Emergency Health Services

Title: BC Ferries: Smaller routes facing service disruptions | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/coastal-communities-face-brunt-of-bc-ferries-service-disruptions-due-to-staffing-shortage-1.5737619

Description: After a recent rash of service disruptions due to wild weather, coastal communities relying on BC Ferries as an essential service are going to face more interruptions to their lifeline in the coming months. Absenteeism due to the Omicron variant, an ongoing labour shortage, and the impending loss of staff who oppose the company's vaccination mandate are likely to lead to additional service disruptions, particularly on the smaller inter-island routes, said BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall on Monday.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Marshall, Deborah,  Vaccinations,  Transport Canada,  McNeely, Eric,  Abram, Jim,  Anderson, Noba,  BC Ferry & Marine Workers' Union

Title: Coho ferry restarting service between Victoria, Port Angeles | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/coho-ferry-restarting-service-between-victoria-port-angeles-1.5631552

Description: The Coho ferry is set to return to Victoria for international sailings starting Monday, Nov. 8.

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Subject:   Coho (Ferry),  Black Ball Ferry Line,  Victoria Clipper,  FRS Clipper

Title: Cold and flu season a 'huge concern' at Vancouver Island schools | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/cold-and-flu-season-a-huge-concern-at-vancouver-island-schools-1.6168928

Description: Across B.C., children have been struck particularly hard by cold and flu season this year. On Vancouver Island, schools are seeing a significant number of students staying home because of illness.

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Subject:   Influenza,  Waldron, Winona,  Greater Victoria School District,  Shaughnessy, Tyler,  Sooke School District,  Stinson, Scott,  Dix, Adrian,  Respiratory Syncytial Virus,  Reed, Darren,  Canadian Union of Public Employees | Local 382,  Greater Victoria Teachers' Association

Title: Comox Valley car dealership temporarily closed due to COVID-19 | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/comox-valley-car-dealership-temporarily-closed-due-to-covid-19-1.5320511

Description: A Comox Valley car dealership has temporarily closed its doors due to a potential COVID-19 exposure. A notice posted on the Facebook page of Comox Valley Toyota says the closure was to ensure the safety of customers, staff and the community.

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Subject:   Comox Valley Toyota,  Marchi, Michael

Title: Comox Valley's 'Covid Cupid' hands out free flowers on Valentine's Day | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/comox-valley-s-covid-cupid-hands-out-free-flowers-on-valentine-s-day-1.5309521

Description: A Comox Valley resident known as 'The Flower Man' was in action spreading his random cheer again, this time dressed up as a ‘Covid Cupid’ for Valentine's Day.

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Subject:   Ludlow, John,  Valentine's Day

Title: Comox Valley woman creates 'Hero Wall' for COVID-19 frontline workers | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/comox-valley-woman-creates-hero-wall-for-covid-19-frontline-workers-1.4886643

Description: A Comox Valley woman has created a "Hero Wall" outside her home to pay tribute to front line workers, like doctors, nurses, truck drivers, grocery clerks and more. Kris Hopping put up two panels on the fence outside her Cliffe Avenue home knowing she'd gets lots of foot and vehicle traffic passing by.

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Subject:   Hopping, Kris

Title: Convoy against COVID-19 restrictions returns to B.C. legislature for 2nd weekend | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/convoy-against-covid-19-restrictions-returns-to-b-c-legislature-for-2nd-weekend-1.5769744

Description: Police in Victoria advised people to avoid the area around the B.C. legislature building as protesters opposed to vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions once again descended on the city Saturday.

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Subject:   Victoria Police Department,  Vaccinations,  Helps, Lisa

Title: COVID-19 checkup: Here's where Vancouver Island's cases have been found | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-checkup-here-s-where-vancouver-island-s-cases-have-been-found-1.5059634

Description: Vancouver Island has recorded 148 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: COVID-19 checkup: Here's where Vancouver Island's cases are | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-checkup-vancouver-island-added-6-new-cases-this-week-here-s-where-they-are-1.5068945

Description: Vancouver Island has recorded 156 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

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Subject:   Island Health

Title: COVID-19 cluster at Victoria, B.C. naval base grows to 5 cases | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-cluster-at-victoria-b-c-naval-base-grows-to-5-cases-1.5311799

Description: Two more workers at a military base near Victoria, B.C. have contracted COVID-19, prompting public health officials to declare the five active cases at the base part of an ongoing cluster.

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Subject:   Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt

Title: COVID-19 clusters announced at schools in Sooke, Comox; now 7 active clusters on Vancouver Island | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-clusters-announced-at-schools-in-sooke-comox-now-7-active-clusters-on-vancouver-island-1.5600685

Description: Island Health has added École Poirier Elementary in Sooke and Brooklyn Elementary in Comox to the list, which already included five other Island schools dealing with clusters.

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Subject:   Island Health,  École Poirier Elementary School,  Sooke School District,  Brooklyn Elementary School,  Comox Valley Schools,  Fraser Health,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: COVID-19 death toll reaches 6 at Victoria care home | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-death-toll-reaches-6-at-victoria-care-home-1.5586590

Description: Twenty-one residents and 15 staff have tested positive since the outbreak was declared at Sunset Lodge in Esquimalt on Aug. 27.

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Subject:   Sunset Lodge,  Salvation Army,  Island Health

Title: COVID-19 exposure identified at Tofino brewery | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-exposure-identified-at-tofino-brewery-1.5177975

Description: Health officials are warning the public about a newly discovered COVID-19 exposure at a Tofino brewery. Vancouver Island’s top doctor says the exposure occurred at the Tofino Brewing Co.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Tofino Brewing Company

Title: COVID-19 exposure reported at Duncan elementary school | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-exposure-reported-at-duncan-elementary-school-1.5274665

Description: Island Health has identified another possible COVID-19 exposure at a Vancouver Island school. The health authority says that the exposure occurred at Alexander Elementary School in Duncan on Jan. 13, 14 and 15.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Duncan Christian School,  Cowichan Valley School District,  Alexander Elementary School

Title: COVID-19 exposure reported at Ladysmith high school | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-exposure-reported-at-ladysmith-high-school-1.5306652/

Description: Ladysmith Secondary school says there was a COVID-19 exposure at the school on Feb. 5. It’s the second exposure warning at the school since November.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools,  Island Health,  Ladysmith Secondary School

Title: COVID-19 exposures announced at 3 Island schools | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-exposures-announced-at-3-island-schools-1.5317538

Description: Two schools in Courtenay and one in Campbell River have been added to Island Health's list of COVID-19 exposures in Vancouver Island schools. The exposures happened at Carihi Secondary School in Campbell River on Feb. 10, 11 and 16, at Georges P. Vanier Secondary in Courtenay on Feb. 16 and 17, and at Queneesh Elementary in Courtenay on Feb. 17.

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Subject:   Campbell River School District,  Island Health,  Comox Valley Schools,  Carihi Secondary School,  Georges P. Vanier Secondary School,  Queneesh Elementary School

Title: COVID-19 outbreak at Duncan care home is now over, Island Health says | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-outbreak-at-duncan-care-home-is-now-over-island-health-says-1.5267235

Description: An outbreak of COVID-19 at an assisted-living facility on Vancouver Island has ended, Island Health announced Thursday.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Cowichan Tribes,  Ts'i'ts'uwatul' Lelum,  M'akola Housing Society

Title: COVID-19 outbreak declared at another Victoria care home | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-outbreak-declared-at-another-victoria-care-home-1.5399863

Description: Health officials have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a second long-term care home in Victoria. Island Health says two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Craigdarroch Care Home.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Craigdarroch Care Home,  Mount St. Mary Hospital

Title: COVID-19 outbreak declared at Victoria care home | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-outbreak-declared-at-victoria-care-home-1.5397192

Description: Island Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care home in Victoria, the health authority announced Wednesday. Two people, a resident and a staff member, have tested positive for COVID-19 at Mount St. Mary Hospital.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Mount St. Mary Hospital

Title: COVID-19 outbreak declared at Victoria care home: Island Health | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-outbreak-declared-at-victoria-care-home-island-health-1.5721398

Description: Island Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Amica Douglas House long-term care home in Victoria after two staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Amica Douglas House,  Amica Senior Lifestyles

Title: COVID-19 screening clinic opens in Nanaimo | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-screening-clinic-opens-in-nanaimo-1.4858152

Description: A new referral-only COVID-19 screening clinic has opened in Nanaimo.

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Subject:   Island Health,  BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: COVID-19 vaccine sites on Vancouver Island revealed | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-vaccine-sites-on-vancouver-island-revealed-1.5332242

Description: Vancouver Island’s health authority has revealed the locations of more than a dozen upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinics in the region.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Island Health

Title: COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Nanaimo, Campbell River | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-vaccines-arrive-in-nanaimo-campbell-river-1.5258192

Description: Vaccinations against COVID-19 have expanded on Vancouver Island as health officials began administering vaccines to health-care workers in long-term care homes in central and northern Vancouver Island on Thursday.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Vaccinations

Title: COVID-19 variant cases growing exponentially on Vancouver Island, says top doctor | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-variant-cases-growing-exponentially-on-vancouver-island-says-top-doctor-1.5368054

Description: Vancouver Island's top doctor says COVID-19 variant cases are growing exponentially in the region. Island Health’s chief medical health officer says the number of highly infectious variant strains in the region has grown at least threefold in the past two to three weeks.

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Subject:   Stanwick, Richard,  Variants of Concern,  Island Health,  Horgan, John

Title: Cowichan's Laketown Ranch to open campsites this summer | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/cowichan-s-laketown-ranch-to-open-campgrounds-in-lieu-of-summer-music-festival-1.5319467

Description: The site of two popular Vancouver Island music festivals is offering to host campers this summer, as a ban on gatherings in B.C. remains in effect due to COVID-19. Laketown Ranch, located near Cowichan Lake in southern Vancouver Island, is turning the upper level of its property into a camping spot for both tent campers and RVs.

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Subject:   Laketown Ranch,  Laketown Shakedown

Title: Cowichan Tribes extend shelter-in-place order after 2 more COVID-19 deaths | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/cowichan-tribes-extend-shelter-in-place-order-after-2-more-covid-19-deaths-1.5313549

Description: The Cowichan Tribes First Nation has extended its shelter-in-place order for two more weeks as the community sees more COVID-19 infections and two more deaths from the disease.

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Subject:   Cowichan Tribes,  Seymour, William

Title: Cowichan Tribes sees delay in vaccine shipments | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/cowichan-tribes-sees-delay-in-vaccine-shipments-1.5319409

Description: Members of the Cowichan Tribes First Nation on Vancouver Island will be receiving the second dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine later than what was originally expected.

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Subject:   Cowichan Tribes,  Vaccinations,  Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine,  Horgan, John

Title: Cowichan Valley business owners call for end of B.C. Vaccine Card | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/cowichan-valley-business-owners-call-for-end-of-b-c-vaccine-card-1.5779752

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Subject:   BC Vaccine Card,  Scally, Aaron,  Small Block Brewery,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Vaccinations,  Findlay, Bruce,  The Lion Rampant Scottish Pub,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Cowichan Valley recycling centres 'overwhelmed'; residents asked to 'hold off' on spring cleaning | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/cowichan-valley-recycling-centres-overwhelmed-residents-asked-to-hold-off-on-spring-cleaning-1.4891896

Description: Residents of the Cowichan Valley Regional District are being asked to hold off on dumping yard waste and doing spring cleaning as the district's recycling centres deal with extended wait times caused by COVID-19.

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Subject:   Cowichan Valley Regional District

Title: Cowichan Valley Regional District restricts park use to locals only | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/cowichan-valley-regional-district-restricts-park-use-to-locals-only-1.4891077

Description: The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) is requesting that people who live outside the region stay away from local parks and trails for the time being due to COVID-19.

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Subject:   Cowichan Valley Regional District

Title: Cowichan Valley School District opens classrooms to children of essential workers | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/cowichan-valley-school-district-opens-classrooms-to-children-of-essential-workers-1.4886922

Description: he Cowichan Valley School District (SD79) is accepting the children of essential service workers into schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Classrooms at eight elementary schools will open to kindergarten to Grade 7 children on Mondays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Subject:   Cowichan Valley School District,  Spilsbury, Candace,  Clements Centre Society

Title: 'Crewing issue' prompts cancellation, reinstatement of BC Ferries sailings | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/crewing-issue-prompts-cancellation-reinstatement-of-bc-ferries-sailings-1.5923650

Description: A pair of BC Ferries sailings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland were briefly cancelled, then reinstated Sunday afternoon as provincial ferry service continues to deal with crew shortages.

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Subject:   BC Ferries,  Transport Canada

Title: Dairy Queen customer urinates at counter after mask dispute on Vancouver Island | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/dairy-queen-customer-urinates-at-counter-after-mask-dispute-on-vancouver-island-1.5567370

Description: A disgruntled customer at a Dairy Queen in Port Alberni, B.C., took out his frustration over being told to wear a mask by relieving himself in front of staff at the counter.

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Subject:   Dairy Queen

Title: Demand for 2nd doses of AstraZeneca remains high on Vancouver Island | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/demand-for-2nd-doses-of-astrazeneca-remains-high-on-vancouver-island-1.5461154

Description: Hundreds of people on Vancouver Island have now got their second shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine,  JC Pharmacy,  Pritchard, Elaine,  Erant, Chandra

Title: Demand for rapid COVID-19 tests soars at Vancouver Island pharmacy | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/demand-for-rapid-covid-19-tests-soars-at-vancouver-island-pharmacy-1.5724388

Description: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country, a West Shore pharmacy says demand for access to rapid tests in British Columbia is also soaring. According to Peoples Pharmacy in Colwood, B.C., most of the time the phone rings, it’s somebody asking about where and when they can get a rapid test.

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Subject:   Kwok, Henry,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Peoples Pharmacy

Title: 'Demand is high and labour is short': Summer camps face potential service cuts on Vancouver Island | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/demand-is-high-and-labour-is-short-summer-camps-face-potential-service-cuts-on-vancouver-island-1.6291909

Description: The 2023 summer camping program at Camp Pringle has been cancelled due to what its website is calling staffing challenges.

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Subject:   Camp Pringle,  Gent, Derek,  Camp Thunderbird,  YMCA-YWCA of Vancouver Island,  Pemberton, Regan,  District of Saanich,  Colgate, Mark,  Canadian Cancer Society,  McVicar, Danielle

Title: Despite empty clinics, Vancouver Island 'on track' to vaccinate everyone by July: Island Health | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/despite-empty-clinics-vancouver-island-on-track-to-vaccinate-everyone-by-july-island-health-1.5378598

Description: Health officials on Vancouver Island have vaccinated approximately one in five eligible residents against COVID-19, the island’s top doctor said Wednesday. Island Health’s chief medical health officer Dr. Richard Stanwick told CTV News the health authority is "certainly on track" to reach the provincewide goal of vaccinating every resident by July 1.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Island Health,  Stanwick, Richard

Title: Destination Greater Victoria launches $2.2M ad campaign to attract visitors | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/destination-greater-victoria-launches-2-2m-ad-campaign-to-attract-visitors-1.5801073

Description: With pandemic restrictions easing across the country, Destination Greater Victoria is unveiling what it calls its "largest marketing campaign ever" to attract visitors to the region. The tourism group is launching a $2.2-million advertising campaign to highlight southern Vancouver Island.

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Subject:   Destination Greater Victoria,  Nursey, Paul

Title: Dozen surgeries postponed at Vancouver Island hospitals last week amid COVID-19 pandemic | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/dozen-surgeries-postponed-at-vancouver-island-hospitals-last-week-amid-covid-19-pandemic-1.5409040

Description: Despite the promising news about increased vaccine supply and an accelerated timeline for first doses in the weeks ahead, the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt at Vancouver Island hospitals, where 12 non-urgent surgeries were cancelled last week.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Dix, Adrian,  Sorensen, Christine

Title: Dr. Bonnie Henry faces backlash after Victoria e-bike lottery win | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/dr-bonnie-henry-faces-backlash-after-victoria-e-bike-lottery-win-1.5936556

Description: The Victoria Hospitals Foundation says it has taken down a social media post that identified provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry as one of the foundation's recent lottery winners.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie,  Victoria Hospitals Foundation,  Social Media,  Raffle Nexus Canada

Title: Dr. Bonnie Henry receives first COVID-19 vaccine dose | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/dr-bonnie-henry-receives-first-covid-19-vaccine-dose-1.5241853

Description: B.C.’s provincial health officer received her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Vancouver Island Tuesday. Dr. Bonnie Henry was among the first health-care workers in the Island Health region to receive an immunization.

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Subject:   Henry, Bonnie,  Vaccinations,  Island Health,  Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine,  Scriven, Dena

Title: Dr. Bonnie Henry t-shirts raise more than $10K for charity | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/dr-bonnie-henry-t-shirts-raise-more-than-10k-for-charity-1.4952087

Description: A t-shirt that immortalizes the face of B.C.'s top doctor has raised thousands of dollars for a charity that gives free meals to those in need.

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Subject:   Rainbow Kitchen Society,  Henry, Bonnie

Title: Drug for horses and sheep being bought up across Vancouver Island by people who think it will treat COVID-19 | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/drug-for-horses-and-sheep-being-bought-up-across-vancouver-island-by-people-who-think-it-will-treat-covid-19-1.5570485

Description: Ivermectin is a drug bought off-the-shelf at many animal feed retail stores. It’s used as a dewormer in horses and sheep, but lately it can't be found on many shelves across Vancouver Island because people have been buying it up, thinking it can treat COVID-19.

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Subject:   Ivermectin,  McCulloch, Kelvin,  Buckerfield's,  Conway, Brian,  BC Drug and Poison Information Centre,  Health Canada,  Friedlander, Donna,  Tally-Ho Carriage Tours,  Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre

Title: Duncan school closing until February due to COVID-19 cluster | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/duncan-school-closing-until-february-due-to-covid-19-cluster-1.5271667

Description: A private school in Duncan is temporarily closing its doors in response to a cluster of COVID-19 cases. Duncan Christian School says it will be suspending in-person learning until Feb. 1. Remote learning will take place during the temporary closure.

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Subject:   Duncan Christian School,  Island Health

Title: Emergency department in Alert Bay, B.C., closed again due to staff shortage | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/emergency-department-in-alert-bay-b-c-closed-again-due-to-staff-shortage-1.6346468

Description: There will be no emergency medical services available in Alert Bay, B.C., this long weekend. Health authorities on Vancouver Island say the Cormorant Island Community Health Centre (CIHC) will remain closed due to a staff shortage from 7 p.m. Thursday until 8 a.m. Tuesday.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Cormorant Island Community Health Centre,  Port Hardy Hospital,  Province of British Columbia

Title: Esquimalt Buccaneer Days, Langford Luxton Spring Fair returning in May | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/esquimalt-buccaneer-days-langford-luxton-spring-fair-returning-in-may-1.5895091

Description: Two community-favourite events are returning to Esquimalt and Langford this month. Esquimalt Buccaneer Days is returning from May 13 to May 15 after a two-year hiatus due the pandemic. The week after that, the Luxton Spring Fair will return to Langford with rides and games.

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Subject:   Esquimalt Buccaneer Days,  Luxton Spring Fair

Title: 'Extorting and intimidating': Victoria business targeted after comparing anti-vaxxers to drunk drivers | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/extorting-and-intimidating-victoria-business-targeted-after-comparing-anti-vaxxers-to-drunk-drivers-1.5658990

Description: A Victoria business owner says his company has come under a "sustained and coordinated attack" by people opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates after the business barred anti-vaxxers from its premises, comparing them to drunk drivers.

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Subject:   Victoria Escape Games,  Vaccinations,  Madson, Derek

Title: Family serenades isolated Nanaimo senior on her 100th birthday | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/family-serenades-isolated-nanaimo-senior-on-her-100th-birthday-1.4873474

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed daily life in British Columbia dramatically, but many people are finding ways to connect with each other and celebrate milestones, even while maintaining physical distance to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. That's exactly what friends and family of Alma Bjornson did last week. With their planned family dinner celebration put on hold by the virus, they instead gathered outside the Nanaimo senior's residence to serenade her for her 100th birthday.

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Subject:   Bjornson, Alma,  Berwick on the Lake,  Berwick by the Sea,  Smith, Neil,  Berwick Retirement Communities

Title: Family shares agonizing process for Indigenous woman seeking COVID-19 test | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/family-shares-agonizing-process-for-indigenous-woman-seeking-covid-19-test-1.5226624

Description: The family of an Ahousaht First Nation woman is speaking out about how difficult it was for the 68-year-old to get a COVID-19 test while experiencing painful symptoms.

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Subject:   Ahousaht First Nation,  Dick, Darlene,  Island Health,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations

Title: First COVID-19 vaccines arrive at B.C. naval base | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/first-covid-19-vaccines-arrive-at-b-c-naval-base-1.5390377

Description: The first COVID-19 vaccines have arrived at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt as officials at the Victoria naval base expect approximately 300 personnel to get their first dose of the Moderna vaccine by the end of the week.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine,  Wright, Tony,  Canadian Armed Forces,  Regina (Ship),  Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt

Title: First Nation leader fights racism with artwork | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/first-nation-leader-fights-racism-with-artwork-1.5280451

Description: A First Nation leader is standing up to racism by making art. Stuart Pagaduan, an elected councillor of the Cowichan Tribes First Nation, decided to create an image to stand up to racism towards his community after it was transparent in releasing information about COVID-19 cases.

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Subject:   Pagaduan, Stuart,  Siebring, Al,  Cowichan Tribes

Title: First Nations Health Authority pushes for booster shots for B.C. Indigenous communities | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/first-nations-health-authority-pushes-for-booster-shots-for-b-c-indigenous-communities-1.5613193

Description: COVID-19 cases have been climbing in Indigenous communities across B.C., including a recent spike in Ahousaht, B.C., amplifying calls for booster shots from the First Nations Health Authority.

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Subject:   First Nations Health Authority,  Vaccinations,  McDonald, Shannon,  Henry, Bonnie,  'Namgis First Nation,  Svanvik, Don,  Ahousaht First Nation,  Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations

Title: Omicron on Vancouver Island: Police, paramedics, firefighters expect staff shortages | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/first-responders-anticipating-staff-shortages-as-omicron-wave-continues-1.5732471

Description: Vancouver Island’s emergency services detachments are closely monitoring staffing levels.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Victoria Police Department,  Manak, Del,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  Saanich Police Department,  View Royal Fire Rescue,  Hurst, Paul,  Colwood Fire Rescue,  Langford Fire Rescue,  Clifford, Troy,  Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia,  BC Emergency Health Services

Title: Fishing lodge plans to reopen despite objections from Haida Nation over COVID-19 | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/fishing-lodge-plans-to-reopen-despite-objections-from-haida-nation-over-covid-19-1.5012970

Description: A luxury fishing lodge in British Columbia says it plans to reopen Friday despite a state of emergency issued by the Haida Nation because of COVID-19.

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Subject:   Queen Charlotte Lodge,  Old Massett Village Council,  Haida Nation

Title: Free community pantry opens in Port Alberni to support those in need | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/free-community-pantry-opens-in-port-alberni-to-support-those-in-need-1.5288217

Description: The Salvation Army in Port Alberni has opened its first satellite community pantry, called the Food Cupboard, where people can come and donate food or take what they need.

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Subject:   Salvation Army Alberni Valley Ministries,  Ramsay, Michael,  Salvation Army

Title: From pickleball to community halls, 12 Vancouver Island communities receive $4M in funding | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/from-pickleball-to-community-halls-10-vancouver-island-communities-receive-3-8m-in-funding-1.5322527

Description: The B.C. government is contributing roughly $4 million to help fund infrastructure projects across Vancouver Island. Twelve local projects – ranging from new pickleball courts in Cowichan to community hall repairs in Saanich – have received grants from B.C.'s Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program. The funding is intended to support B.C. communities that have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, and to assist with projects that can meet immediate community needs.

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Subject:   Southern Vancouver Island Nature Trails Society,  Victoria Lawn Bowling Club,  District of Central Saanich,  District of Oak Bay,  Oak Bay Recreation Centre,  Cowichan Valley Regional District,  Kerry Park Recreation Centre,  Cumberland Lake Park,  Town of Qualicum Beach,  Strawberry Vale Community Hall,  Village of Tahsis,  Black Creek Community Centre,  Sointula Resource Centre Society,  Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence

Title: 'Goat Fund Us': Beacon Hill Children’s Farm continues to fundraise amid indefinite closure | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/goat-fund-us-beacon-hill-children-s-farm-continues-to-fundraise-amid-indefinite-closure-1.5025909

Description: Victoria’s Beacon Hill Children’s Farm is continuing to raise funds to help tend to its animals, as the popular landmark faces an indefinite closure due to COVID-19.

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Subject:   Top Shelf Feeds,  Beacon Hill Children's Farm

Title: Greater Victoria gyms and fitness centres reopen after month-long COVID-19 shutdown | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/greater-victoria-gyms-and-fitness-centres-reopen-after-month-long-covid-19-shutdown-1.5748940

Description: After being closed for almost a month due a provincial health order aimed at preventing the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, gyms and fitness centres in Greater Victoria have reopened.

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Subject:   Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Davidson, Adam,  Styner, Brad,  Saanich Commonwealth Place,  District of Saanich,  Solares, Tiana,  CrossFit LoLo

Title: Greater Victoria nurses rally at premier's Langford office demanding end to staffing shortage | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/greater-victoria-nurses-rally-at-premier-s-langford-office-demanding-end-to-staffing-shortage-1.5590572

Description: Almost 200 nurses rallied at Premier John Horgan’s constituency office Friday to demand an end to the chronic nursing shortage in B.C. hospitals and patient care facilities.

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Subject:   Horgan, John,  BC Nurses' Union,  Gear, Adriane,  Province of British Columbia

Title: Greater Victoria Teachers' Association calls for return of COVID-19 safety protocols as clusters increase in schools | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/greater-victoria-teachers-association-calls-for-return-of-covid-19-safety-protocols-as-clusters-increase-in-schools-1.5602827

Description: "We have a problem right now that is not being addressed,” said Winona Waldron, president of the Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association.

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Subject:   Greater Victoria Teachers' Association,  Greater Victoria School District,  Delta Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Waldron, Winona,  Sir James Douglas Elementary School

Title: Haida matriarchs to occupy lands as fishing lodge reopens | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/haida-matriarchs-to-occupy-lands-as-fishing-lodge-reopens-1.5019780

Description: A group of Haida matriarchs say they plan to occupy two ancient villages on Haida Gwaii after a fishing lodge decided to reopen on the remote archipelago despite objections from the First Nation.

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Subject:   Queen Charlotte Lodge,  Haida Nation,  Clive, Brian

Title: Health-care worker says man's death while waiting in Nanaimo ER could have been prevented | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/health-care-worker-says-man-s-death-while-waiting-in-nanaimo-er-could-have-been-prevented-1.6025799

Description: A health-care worker says they believe a man's recent death while waiting for care in the emergency room at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital could have been prevented.

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Subject:   Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Island Health,  Williams, Ben

Title: Holiday events return to Vancouver Island after last year's pandemic cancellations | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/holiday-events-return-to-vancouver-island-after-last-year-s-pandemic-cancellations-1.5694072

Description: The festive season is in full swing on Vancouver Island, after many holiday events were cancelled last year.

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Subject:   Ladysmith Festival of Lights,  Sea of Lights Lighted Ship Parade,  McBride, Andrew,  Parker, Cheryl,  Always Towing,  Island Equipment Owners Association,  IEOA Truck Light Convoy and Food Drive

Title: Holiday parades returning to Greater Victoria this winter | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/holiday-parades-returning-to-greater-victoria-this-winter-1.5624956

Description: Four popular community events are returning to Greater Victoria this year, after being postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Island Equipment Owners Association,  IEOA Truck Light Convoy and Food Drive,  Esquimalt Light Parade,  Kurta, Kelly,  Greater Victoria Festival Society,  Peninsula Co-op Santa Lights Parade,  Sidney Sparkles Christmas Parade,  Christmas,  Peninsula Celebrations Society

Title: Holiday season puts pressure on food banks during pandemic | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/holiday-season-puts-pressure-on-food-banks-during-pandemic-1.5206705

Description: Staff at the Sooke Food Bank say the number of families needing the services they provide has increased by more than 30 per cent since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Subject:   Sooke Food Bank,  Goldstream Food Bank

Title: Thousands flock to B.C. legislature in support of trucker convoy | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/hundreds-flock-to-b-c-legislature-in-support-of-trucker-convoy-1.5760131

Description: A huge crowd descended on the lawn of the B.C. legislature building on Saturday in solidarity with the self-described "Freedom Convoy" of truckers and COVID-19 vaccine mandate opponents that converged on Ottawa earlier in the day.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Victoria Police Department,  We Unify Canada,  Peckford, Brian,  Riddle, Michelle,  Canada Health Alliance,  Ponesse, Julie,  Simpson, Kari,  FrontLine Canada,  Canadian Trucking Alliance

Title: Hundreds of Vancouver Island doctors renew call for COVID-19 self-isolation | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/hundreds-of-vancouver-island-doctors-renew-call-for-covid-19-self-isolation-1.4868180

Description: Nearly 750 family doctors across Victoria and the South Island are calling on the community to urgently follow the province’s health orders, like practicing physical distancing and staying at home in self-isolation.

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Subject:   Victoria Division of Family Practice,  South Island Division of Family Practice,  Henry, Bonnie,  Forrest, David

Title: 'I can't put my staff through that': Comox Valley pub owner threatened over vaccine cards | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/i-can-t-put-my-staff-through-that-comox-valley-pub-owner-threatened-over-vaccine-cards-1.5586224

Description: The owner of a Cumberland, B.C., pub closed his business for two days to avoid confrontations over the government’s new vaccine passport requirements but that didn’t stop his business from being attacked online.

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Subject:   BC Vaccine Card,  Waverly Hotel,  McClellan, Don,  Royal Canadian Mounted Police,  Vaccinations

Title: 'I have no regrets at all': Victoria woman suffers allergic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/i-have-no-regrets-at-all-victoria-woman-suffers-allergic-reaction-to-covid-19-vaccine-1.5640789

Description: A 32-year-old Victoria woman says she has no regrets about getting a COVID-19 vaccine, despite suffering an extremely rare allergic reaction after her first shot.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Taal, Annie,  Island Health,  Victoria General Hospital,  Benusic, Mike

Title: Alert Bay mayor says traveller brought COVID-19 to remote B.C. island | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/i-never-left-the-island-b-c-mayor-says-traveller-brought-covid-19-to-remote-alert-bay-1.4895693

Description: The mayor of a remote village off British Columbia’s central coast says he’s living proof that someone has ignored the warnings of the province’s health authorities and brought the novel coronavirus to the secluded island.

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Subject:   Buchanan, Dennis

Title: Impaired island driver has licence revoked after blowing 3.5-times over legal limit in school zone | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/impaired-island-driver-has-licence-revoked-after-blowing-3-5-times-over-legal-limit-in-school-zone-1.5268862

Description: An alleged impaired driver may end up facing criminal charges after he was spotted driving while under the influence of alcohol in a school zone in Port McNeill Thursday. When officers arrived, they administered a roadside breathalyzer test. Mounties say the driver “didn't think we would breath test him due to COVID-19. He was wrong.”

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Subject:   Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Title: Irish Times, Bard & Banker among Victoria pubs requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for staff | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/irish-times-bard-banker-among-victoria-pubs-requiring-covid-19-vaccinations-for-staff-1.5555525

Description: The Victoria Pub Company, which owns multiple popular pubs in Greater Victoria, recently announced that it will require all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Subject:   Victoria Pub Company,  Vaccinations,  Irish Times,  Bard & Banker,  Penny Farthing Pub,  Vis-à-Vis,  Delta Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Victoria HarbourCats,  Nanaimo NightOwls,  University of Victoria,  University of Victoria Faculty Association,  West Coast League,  Baseball

Title: Cowichan Tribes call for help after 2 new COVID-19 deaths | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/is-it-enough-no-cowichan-tribes-calls-for-help-after-2-new-covid-19-deaths-1.5314810

Description: COVID-19 may have arrived late in B.C.'s largest First Nation, but the pandemic's deadly presence is now there and leadership worry it's not going anywhere fast. This week, Cowichan Tribes leadership announced two new COVID-19-related deaths.

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Subject:   Cowichan Tribes,  Vaccinations,  Thompson, Derek,  Horgan, John,  Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine,  Province of British Columbia

Title: Vancouver Island appears to turn a corner in coronavirus battle | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-appears-to-turn-a-corner-in-battle-with-covid-19-1.5419531

Description: The battle against COVID-19 on Vancouver Island is going better than it has since last fall, according to Dr. Richard Stanwick, Island Health’s chief medical health officer.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Stanwick, Richard,  Henry, Bonnie,  Siegel, Solomon,  Pagliacci’s,  Vaccinations,  Brame, Meagan,  Saxe Point Day Care

Title: Island distillery aiming to produce 25K litres of hand sanitizer per week | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-distillery-aiming-to-produce-25k-litres-of-hand-sanitizer-per-week-1.4868910

Description: A distillery best known for its award winning whisky is now fulfilling a new thirst: for hand sanitizer.

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Subject:   Shelter Point Distillery

Title: Island faith groups look ahead to ceremonies as vaccine rollout begins | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-faith-groups-look-ahead-to-ceremonies-as-vaccine-rollout-begins-1.5350853

Description: On Monday, nearly 3,500 people on Vancouver Island got their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Coming with those shots is a sense of optimism that life may return to normal before long. That optimism extends to religious gatherings, and the chance of attending in-person faith services.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Henry, Bonnie,  Ponak, Matthew,  Congregation Emanu-El,  Greenwood-Lee, Anna,  Anglican Diocese of British Columbia,  Easter,  Passover

Title: Island First Nation celebrates arrival of 2nd vaccine doses | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-first-nation-celebrates-arrival-of-2nd-vaccine-doses-1.5314310

Description: Members of the Snuneymuxw First Nation marked a milestone Wednesday as distribution of the second round of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine began in the community.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Snuneymuxw First Nation,  Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine,  Wyse, Mike,  Cowichan Tribes,  Seymour, William

Title: Island First Nation considers RCMP, human rights investigations after COVID-based discrimination | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-first-nation-considers-rcmp-human-rights-investigations-after-covid-based-discrimination-1.5264394

Description: Leadership with Cowichan Tribes on Vancouver Island say they are not ruling out the possibility of taking serious complaints of racist and discriminatory behaviour to police.

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Subject:   Cowichan Tribes

Title: Island First Nations can't lockdown due to dependence on local communities for food, medical service | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-first-nations-can-t-lockdown-due-to-dependence-on-local-communities-for-food-medical-service-1.5205120

Description: With the closest hospital in Victoria, only one gas station and no grocery store, Pacheedaht cannot lock down, and it’s not alone. The Tsawout First Nation also depends on the community around it for necessities.

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Subject:   Pacheedaht First Nation,  Van Delft, Kyle,  Tsawout First Nation,  Pelkey, Eric,  Williams, Lois,  MacDonald, Shannon,  W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations

Title: Island Health announces 2 new COVID-19 outbreaks | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-announces-2-new-covid-19-outbreaks-1.5767273

Description: Health officials have declared two new outbreaks of COVID-19 at long-term care homes on Vancouver Island. Two residents each at Chemainus Health Care Centre in Chemainus and Selkirk Seniors Village in Victoria have tested positive, according to a news release from Island Health.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Chemainus Health Care Centre,  Selkirk Seniors Village,  West Coast Seniors Housing Management

Title: Island Health begins 'ramping down' vaccine clinic hours | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-begins-ramping-down-vaccine-clinic-hours-1.5799740

Description: Island Health is reducing service at many of its COVID-19 vaccine clinics as more and more people get vaccinated against the disease.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Island Health,  Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 Vaccine,  Medicago Covifenz COVID-19 Vaccine

Title: Island Health declares 2 more school exposures, including on Salt Spring Island | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-declares-2-more-school-exposures-including-on-salt-spring-island-1.5213947

Description: Health officials have declared two more COVID-19 exposures at Vancouver Island-area schools, including one on Salt Spring Island.

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Subject:   School District 70 Pacific Rim,  Gulf Islands School District,  Alberni District Secondary School,  Gulf Islands Secondary School

Title: Island Health declares 5 new COVID-19 outbreaks, as 5 others considered over | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-declares-5-new-covid-19-outbreaks-as-5-others-considered-over-1.5772068

Description: Island Health has declared five new COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care homes on Vancouver Island.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Nanaimo Seniors Village,  West Coast Seniors Housing Management,  Sluggett House,  Beacon Community Services,  Island View Place Care,  Glacier View Lodge,  Sunridge Place,  Park Place Seniors Living,  Glenwarren Lodge,  Revera Living,  The Summit,  Eagle Ridge Manor,  Fir Park Village,  Alberni-Clayoquot Continuing Care Society,  Saanich Peninsula Hospital

Title: Island Health declares new long-term care outbreak; additional cases confirmed at ongoing outbreaks | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-declares-new-long-term-care-outbreak-additional-cases-confirmed-at-ongoing-outbreaks-1.5730855

Description: Island Health has declared a new outbreak of COVID-19 at a long-term care home in Victoria Thursday. Meanwhile, more COVID-19 cases have been identified at other care homes on Vancouver Island where outbreaks had already been declared.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Clover Point Care,  Trillium Communities,  Glenwarren Lodge,  Selkirk Seniors Village,  Eden Gardens,  Nanaimo Travellers Lodge Society,  Victoria General Hospital,  West Coast Seniors Housing Management,  Revera Living

Title: Island Health ended its daily COVID-19 updates. Here's where to find island-specific data | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-ended-its-daily-covid-19-updates-here-s-where-to-find-island-specific-data-1.5731660

Description: Island Health is no longer releasing public updates on COVID-19 cases in the region through its daily dashboard.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Stanwick, Richard,  BC Centre for Disease Control

Title: Island Health identifies another COVID-19 school exposure | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-identifies-another-covid-19-school-exposure-1.5321282

Description: Island Health is reporting a potential COVID-19 exposure at a school in the Comox area. The potential exposures occurred on Feb. 16 and 17 at Ecole au-Coeur-de-L'ile.

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Subject:   Island Health,  École Au-coeur-de-l'île,  Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique

Title: Island Health launches COVID-19 rapid test pickup site in Victoria | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-launches-covid-19-rapid-test-pickup-site-in-victoria-1.5744713

Description: People seeking a COVID-19 rapid antigen test can now pick one up from Victoria's Ogden Point, so long as they have an appointment with Island Health.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Rapid Antigen Tests,  Greater Victoria Harbour Authority,  Robertson, Ian

Title: Island Health launches new COVID-19 treatments for vulnerable people | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-launches-new-covid-19-treatments-for-vulnerable-people-1.5818529

Description: Island Health is rolling out two new COVID-19 treatments that can help vulnerable people recover from the illness.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Paxlovid,  Sotrovimab,  Dix, Adrian,  Daw, Chris

Title: Island Health offering COVID-19 vaccines to all adults in these remote communities | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-offering-covid-19-vaccines-to-all-adults-in-these-remote-communities-1.5357548

Description: Island Health will soon begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to all adults of more than a dozen remote communities this week.

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Subject:   Vaccinations,  Island Health

Title: Island Health ordered 60,000 additional flu shots as demand surges | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-ordered-60-000-additional-flu-shots-as-demand-surges-1.5186764

Description: The Vancouver Island health authority ordered 60,000 additional flu vaccines this year compared to last year, as health officials continue to warn about the compounding effects of flu season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Influenza

Title: Island Health orders campgrounds and RV parks to collect visitor information for contact tracing | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-orders-campgrounds-and-rv-parks-to-collect-visitor-information-for-contact-tracing-1.5190257

Description: Campgrounds and RV parks on Vancouver Island must collect information on each of their patrons and keep it for 30 days, according to a public health order issued late last week.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Stanwick, Richard

Title: Island Health reducing services due to Omicron staffing challenges | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-reducing-services-due-to-omicron-staffing-challenges-1.5745104

Description: Island Health says it is adjusting its service levels due to staffing shortages that have been largely caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Omicron Variant,  Variants of Concern,  Victoria General Hospital,  Royal Jubilee Hospital,  Nanaimo Regional General Hospital,  Saanich Peninsula Hospital,  Port Hardy Hospital,  Port McNeill Hospital,  MacNeil, Kathy,  Sidney Satellite Medical Laboratory,  Admirals Walk Medical Laboratory

Title: Island Health reports 2 more COVID-19 clusters at schools | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-reports-2-more-covid-19-clusters-at-schools-1.5607624

Description: Eighteen schools across the Island Health region are currently listed on the health authority's list of potential exposure sites as of Friday morning. Of those schools, six are reporting single potential exposures, while 12 have reported "clusters" of cases within the past two weeks.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Deep Cove Elementary School,  Saanich School District,  Cloverdale Traditional School,  Greater Victoria School District,  Greater Victoria Teachers' Association,  Henry, Bonnie,  Whiteside, Jennifer

Title: Island Health seeks new chief medical health officer as top doc retires | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-seeks-new-chief-medical-health-officer-as-top-doc-retires-1.5656864

Description: The Vancouver Island region's top doctor is set to retire at the end of the year, and now Island Health is on the lookout for a new chief medical health officer. Dr. Richard Stanwick will retire as Island Health's chief medical health officer and vice-president of population health on Dec. 31, after more than 25 years of working in the island region.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Stanwick, Richard,  Dix, Adrian,  Our Place Society,  McKenzie, Grant,  Brice, Susan

Title: Island Health sees COVID-19 hospitalizations stagnate as provincewide total declines | CTV News

URL: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/island-health-sees-covid-19-hospitalizations-stagnate-as-provincewide-total-declines-1.5953320

Description: The overall number of people with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals continued to decline this week, but on Vancouver Island and in the province's north, the trend was reversed.

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Subject:   Island Health,  Northern Health,  Fraser Health,  Vancouver Coastal Health,  Interior Health,  BC Centre for Disease Control