BCApr 21, 2020
BC: New framework to improve health care and respond to the COVID-19 crisis in rural, remote and Indigenous communities
Premier John Horgan has announced a new framework to improve health care and respond to the COVID-19 crisis in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. It includes the addition of 55 ambulances and more planes and helicopters to transport patients to larger centres and culturally appropriate COVID-19 testing. Horgan says the framework will ensure the communities get access to the care they need to meet their unique needs during the pandemic and into the future. It was developed through a partnership between the First Nations Health Authority, Northern Health and Provincial Health Services Au
BCApr 21, 2020
COVID-19: B.C. is reporting 52 new cases and 5 more deaths since Saturday
B.C. is reporting 52 new cases of COVID-19 since Saturday, including five more deaths. This brings the death total to 86 and the total number of cases to 1,699. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the testing strategy is now being expanded to determine how and when some of restrictions can be gradually lifted. However, she says that won't begin until mid-May. Henry also says the province is broadening tests to better track community spread of the virus.
BCApr 20, 2020
Transit service across Metro Vancouver will see deep cuts and lay offs over the coming weeks
Transit service across Metro Vancouver will see deep cuts over the coming weeks as the company that manages bus, SeaBus, SkyTrain and commuter rail services copes with monthly losses of $75 million. A statement from TransLink says ridership is down 83 per cent due to COVID-19, forcing it to temporarily layoff 1,492 workers and suspend 18 bus routes this week and a further 47 by early May. SkyTrain, SeaBus and the West Coast Express commuter rail line will see service reductions of up to 40 per cent, depending on day and time. TransLink says the cost-saving measures come with a commitment from
BCApr 20, 2020
B.C. to start issuing $2K tickets for price gouging, other offences
BC police and enforcement officers will start issuing $2000 tickets for price gouging and reselling essential supplies during the COVID-19 state of emergency.The province's minister of public safety and solicitor general says the measures are effective immediately.Mike Farnworth says Consumer Protection BC has already received more than 800 complaints about these types of practices.And he adds that all the complaints will be investigated.
BCApr 18, 2020
COVID-19: 29 new cases, 3 more deaths in B.C.
British Columbia's provincial health officer says the province has 29 new positive COVID-19 cases as of Saturday afternoon.That brings the province's total to 1,647 people who have tested positive for the virus.Dr. Bonnie Henry says three more people died of the virus, raising the province's death toll to 81.The latest deaths came from long-term care facilities.
BCApr 18, 2020
43 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., 966 people have recovered
British Columbia is reporting 43 new COVID-19 cases, but no new deaths. A joint statement from Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. now has a total of 1,618 COVID-19 cases. The statement says 119 people are in hospital with 52 of those people in intensive care. It says 966 people have recovered from COVID-19. Earlier Friday, Henry and Dix released modelling data showing B.C. is flattening the COVID-19 curve to the point where plans are underway to loosen some provincial restrictions.
BCApr 17, 2020
Models examining BC's response to the COVID-19 show some success to "flatten the curve"
The latest health models examining British Columbia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic show the province has managed to ``flatten the curve,'' slowing the spread of the virus. Officials say B.C.'s rate of cases of the new coronavirus is below expected levels, and well below those recorded in Italy or in China's Hubei province, where the virus was first reported. Henry says the data shows early implementation of measures such as social distancing allowed B.C. to cut the number of cases of the illness. She says B.C. is experiencing a slowing of the rate of infections but warns the ``new normal
BCApr 17, 2020
B.C.'s first major wildfire of 2020 destroys homes near Squamish: witness
The BC Wildfire Service says an aggressive blaze near Squamish, B.C., is being held at one-square kilometre in size but residents pushed out by the flames say several homes have been lost. Toni Kerekes runs a riding school in the area and says she saw one home burning and what remains of at least two others as she left the area late Wednesday. She says the situation is calmer today with the fire mostly burning on a ridge between the Squamish and Paradise valleys. Evacuation orders and alerts issued by the Squamish Lillooet Regional District remain in place. The District of Squamish is also ma
BCApr 17, 2020
COVID-19: BC reports increase of smallest number of cases in weeks
B.C. is reporting two new outbreaks of COVID-19, one at a long-term care facility in Cranbrook and one at an acute care unit at the Ridge Meadows Hospital in Maple Ridge. In a statement, the province said new cases have also been identified at four long-term care facilities where outbreaks had previously been declared over. Outbreaks are now confirmed at 26 long term care and assisted-living facilities and one acute care unit in the province. There have been three additional deaths in B.C., bringing the provincial death toll to 78, along with 14 new confirmed cases of the disease for a total
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