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.
Continue reading North Vancouver Island intercity buses on hold: COVID-19the 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.
Continue reading COVID’s impact on an Indigenous familyThe new COVID 19 variant reached Vancouver Island.
According to a Ministry of Health statement released Sunday, “The individual, who resides in the Island Health region, returned to BC from the UK on flight AC855 on Dec. 15, 2020.”
Continue reading New COVID variant reached Vancouver IslandThere was a COVID 19 outbreak at the Discovery Harbour Care Centre in Campbell River, where a staff person tested positive on Thursday, November 19th.
Continue reading COVID 19 in Campbell River and North Vancouver IslandOn Friday, November 13th, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced there were 16 new COVID cases in Island Health. This is Vancouver Island’s highest daily total since the pandemic began.
Continue reading Friday the 13th: Vancouver Island’s Highest Daily total
