Picket lines could go up in front of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) branches as early as 8 AM Thursday.
The BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) served the Vancouver Island Regional Library board with 72-hour strike notice on Monday.
Continue reading Vancouver Island Regional Library served strike noticeBy Moira Wyton, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
British Columbia’s indoor mask mandate and vaccine card will remain in place as the province begins to ease pandemic public health orders on Thursday and transition to a strategy focused on personal risk management.
The Omicron variant, which took hold amid loosened public health measures and drove the province’s fifth wave of COVID-19, is waning enough to look at a less “restrictive” means of pandemic management, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday.
Continue reading BC Outlines Plan to Begin Lifting COVID-19 RestrictionsBy Ed Halverson – CJQC/Queens County Community Radio, Local Journalism Initiative
Students may only have to wear masks for a week once schools open across the province on Sept. 7.
Premier Designate Tim Houston and Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang announced the schools reopening plan Monday.
Students will be required to mask up for the first week but with the province projected to move into the fifth phase of the COVID-19 reopening plan on Sept.15, that requirement could be short-lived.
Continue reading Nova Scotia to lift most COVID-19 restrictions in SeptemberCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Cortes Island stores celebrated Canada Day, but not because of the nation’s Confederation 154 years ago.
British Columbia began step three of its restart plan. Face masks are no longer mandatory. People can gather in larger numbers and go to restaurants.
Continue reading Cortes Island stores celebrate Canada DayCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Phase three of BC’s restart plan starts today.
Continue reading BC’s restart Plan: Phase three starts today
