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COVID

Meet Advisors Tasked with Helping the Premier Solve Our Thorniest Problems: Penny Ballem

The former deputy health minister is known for blunt talk

The Pro-Virus Nurses Sued Us…and LOST!

They underestimated us

The Barkley Sound Bacteria That Cures COVID

Bacteria sourced from Barkley Sound is a top contender for a new COVID cure

People Power Fuel’s Long COVID Study

People living with debilitating symptoms for months after infection

A growler of hand sanitizer brewed in Tofino sits on the running board of a fire truck.

Feds Forget Local Businesses Who Stepped Up For The Cause

This move could leave us high and dry the next time a crisis hits

Kids sit in a classroom, but there are COVID virus particles floating in the air.

Are Our Schools Safe?

There are no more COVID protections in schools

Row after row of gravestones for war dead with "help wanted" signs and COVID particles all over them.

Canadian COVID Deaths As Bad As WWII

Yes, people are still dying from COVID

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BC’s Tourism Grant Money Doesn’t Help Small Operators

The BC government is giving out $50 million in grant money to major tourist attractions

A huge crowd in front of an outdoor stage with green hills in the background.

Sunfest Country and Laketown Shakedown Cancelled Again This Year

It's the safest thing to do, but it's also a total bummer

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Zeballos Asks People Not to Visit Unless it is Essential

It's far from a hospital if people get sick

A young man with a tattoo on his shoulder gets a vaccine from an older nurse.

Quadra Gets the Jab

Quadra Island is one of the last community-wide vaccination clinics in BC

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COVID-19 Numbers are Coming Down, but Vancouver Island Doctors and Nurses Still Need Our Help

Thankfully COVID-19 is slowing down on the Island

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Tofino Here We Come? New COVID Travel Restrictions Are Tough But Welcome

Put those vacation plans on pause

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