Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix issued a joint written statement urging British Columbians to stay home during the Family Day long weekend and Lunar New Year approach:
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North Vancouver Island intercity buses on hold: COVID-19
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Small rural communities on Vancouver Island are under strain and individual and community health is at risk with the continued lack of intercity bus service on Vancouver Island, service providers say.
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COVID’s impact on an Indigenous family
the Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
COVID-19 has impacted everyone — Elders, parents, youth, and children — in different ways. For some families who divide their time between communities, closures and lockdowns have made connecting difficult. However many have inspiring resilience. The Atleo family is one of them.
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COVID Update: Greater Campbell River & Vancouver Island
The most recent map of the Geographic distribution of COVID cases, shows data in the North Vancouver Island Area up to Saturday, January 30th. At that point there were four (4) cases in the Greater Campbell River Area, which includes Cortes, Quadra and the rest of the the Discovery Islands, one in the Comox Valley and one in Vancouver Island West.
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No universal basic income for BC
By Moira Wyton, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It appears to be the end of the road for a universal basic income in British Columbia.
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