Coronavirus (COVID-19) - North Shore News and Information

VIDEO: 86 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 2 additional deaths

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says we’re not through the storm yet as she announced 86 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C. on Monday, bringing the total to 970. Island Health has 67 confirmed cases.

Mar 30, 2020 1:24 PM Read more >

Closed municipal meetings are open: Farnworth order

Terminology ‘evokes a kind of Orwellian verbiage’

Mar 30, 2020 1:20 PM Read more >

B.C. supermarkets don't need to follow 50-person COVID-19 rule

The maximum 50-person rule in B.C. for a business during the COVID-19 pandemic will not apply to retail food and grocery stores – as long as physical distancing can be maintained.

Mar 30, 2020 1:05 PM Read more >

Vancouver Art Gallery launches online Art Connects series

Gallery curators will stage live streams to preview, discuss exhibitions

Mar 30, 2020 12:11 PM Read more >

Chor Leoni keeps choral music alive during COVID-19

Faced with the new reality of no in-person rehearsals or concerts, the men's choir is starting up a livestream to connect audiences with choral music during the pandemic

Mar 30, 2020 11:34 AM Read more >

ER doc says it's 'scary' sending home people with symptoms

Dr. Sean Wormsbecker of Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster and Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody said hospitals are sending home symptomatic patients without testing them, he's concerned people won't follow quarantine direction

Mar 30, 2020 10:25 AM Read more >

24,000 Canadian troops ready to deploy during COVID-19 crisis

The Canadian armed forces are ready to deploy if needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 30, 2020 9:45 AM Read more >

Comment: Alternatives to toilet paper that are mostly not gross

There is plenty of toilet paper in town, but it mostly isn’t on store shelves. It’s stacked up in huge volume in homes. So, if you missed out on the great toilet-paper shopping spree, you might be running low, with no re-supply in sight.

Mar 30, 2020 6:00 AM Read more >

Stanley Park’s nine o'clock gun to sound at 7 p.m. in support of health care workers

Vancouver residents have been making noise every night during COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 29, 2020 6:24 PM Read more >

Lions Gate Hospital workers say they hear the cheers

North Shore residents, have you been cheering at 7 p.m.

Mar 29, 2020 12:00 PM Read more >

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