Guidelines have been developed to support school boards and independent school authorities in their decisions on implementing vaccine requirements for their employees. "From the beginning of the pandemic we have worked together - to keep students safely learning in-class, to encourage all eligible British Columbians to get vaccinated and to make sure school safety plans are
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Province calls Primer ‘next step’ in post-secondary return to classes
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The province has a go-to guide for post-secondary schools gearing up for in-person learning in the fall.
The COVID-19 Return-to-Campus Primer will help them plan for a full return to on-campus teaching, learning and research in September.
It outlines key public health planning assumptions and safety measures.
More information is set to be released in the coming weeks in the revised ‘Go-Forward Guidelines for B.C.’s Post-secondary Sector,’ with implementation planned for Aug. 1st.
The health and safety protocols in the guidelines are being revised to reflect the expected COVID-19 conditions for the fall, along with updated infection prevention and control measures.
March 1st 2021
Brefny Raney and her daughter Jessa play in a park near their home in west Trail. The smelter stacks can be seen in the background. Photo by Louis Bockner
For more than 30 years, a small city nestled in the mountains of British Columbia’s West Kootenay region has been working to clean up lead pollution that spewed from the local smelter for almost a century.
Teck Metals has upgraded the smelter, and that led to major improvements, but blood lead levels among local kids are still four times higher than the Canadian average, and internal government documents obtained by
BC promises to address concerns about isolation of seniors in long-term care.
Moira Wyton is The Tyee’s health reporter. Follow her @moirawyton or reach her here. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative. SHARES Dr. Bonnie Henry: ‘The number of new cases we’re seeing in every health authority shows that some people made a decision to make an exception of themselves.’
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Bans on sports activities and social gatherings outside your household have been extended for a third time as B.C. public health officials warned Thursday of a troubling upward trajectory in COVID-19 cases.