According to the museum’s acting CEO Daniel Muzyka, the exhibits on European settlers, the early logging and fishery industry will all disappear.
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B.C. cancels some surgeries due to shortages caused by unvaccinated workers: minister
There are currently 3,325 health-care workers across the province who have not been immunized against COVID-19 in violation of the government’s proof-of-vaccination policy for health-care workers, which took effect last month, Dix said Monday.
More than 3,000 unvaccinated health workers in B.C. on unpaid leave, Dix says
Health Minister Adrian Dix said, as of midnight Sunday, 127,448 workers in the province have worked at least one shift in the last three months. Of those, 122,059 are fully vaccinated, while 2,064 have received one dose. The remainder is not vaccinated and on leave.
Unvaccinated nurses open wellness centre in Kamloops, B.C.
Unvaccinated nurses all over the province are no longer permitted to work for British Columbia health authorities.
A group of Kamloops nurses who did not receive the COVID-19 vaccine is using their job loss as an opportunity to start up Ezra Wellness on Tranquille Road.
Fourth COVID-19 wave hits B.C. care homes as vaccine protection wanes
At least 59 seniors in British Columbia have died of COVID-19 amid outbreaks at long-term care facilities during the fourth wave of the pandemic, leading the province’s independent seniors-services watchdog to call for speedier delivery of vaccine boosters.
B.C.’s indoor mask mandate now includes children aged 5 and up
The change was made for consistency’s sake — B.C.’s provincewide mask mandate is now more aligned with new school masking rules in place for kids in kindergarten to Grade 3.
“We also want to keep things as straightforward and as simple as possible, therefore I am adjusting the public mask mandate,” Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, said during a news conference.
Three BC emergency rooms shutter their doors, locals told to drive over an hour away
According to the Vancouver Sun, Interior Health hospitals in Ashcroft, Clearwater and Elkford have either closed fully or partially due to what health authorities are calling “unforeseen limited staffing availability.”
Not using preferred pronouns a human rights offense, Canadian tribunal rules
“Using correct pronouns communicates that we see and respect a person for who they are,” Devyn Cousineau, a member of the tribunal, wrote in the 42-page ruling . “Especially for trans, non-binary, or other non-cisgender people, using the correct pronouns validates and affirms they are a person equally deserving of respect and dignity.”
B.C. health officials release true hospital numbers after public pressure
More than a week after CTV News asked for the numbers and was first to report on the dual accounting methods, the province now says that as of Tuesday, there were 152 additional patients in hospital due to COVID but who were no longer infectious and therefore had “discontinued isolation.”
B.C. considers no-protest ‘bubble zones’ after vaccine protesters target schools
British Columbia’s minister of public safety says the province is looking at “all possible options,” including so-called “bubble zones” and injunctions, after COVID-19 vaccine protesters targeted schools in the province’s interior.
Trudeau booed, chased by protestors during campaign stop in BC
After making his remarks, the Prime Minister faced a chorus of “boos” from protestors, many of whom decried the Liberal government’s attempts to get Canadians vaccinated. “You ruin families!” one man yelled.
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B.C. becomes second province to require proof of vaccination, starting Sept. 13
By Oct. 24, officials said entry will require people to be fully vaccinated at least seven days after receiving both doses.
In the interim, in areas where community transmission is increased significantly or where there are outbreaks, the requirements to be fully vaccinated may be required at the direction of the local medical health officer.
B.C. privacy watchdog investigating federal Liberals over facial recognition software
B.C. information and privacy commissioner Michael McEvoy’s office confirmed the investigation today following a complaint from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
‘Looking at all options’: B.C. not ruling out vaccine passports
British Columbia’s top health officials have left the door open to the possibility of “vaccine passports” amid surging new COVID-19 cases.