Trail RCMP addresses COVID-19 concerns, including service delivery and frauds
Trail top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich has come up with a comprehensive press release describing a variety of ways DOVID-19 is impacting local policing, including new frauds the virus has inspired. GENERAL INFORMATION The RCMP continues to work closely with the local, provincial and national health agencies to monitor and respond to the situation. We […]
Provincial COVID-19 update as of March 30
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are providing case updates for two 24-hour reporting periods: March 28 to 29, and March 29 through to...
Interior Health temporarily suspends pay parking region-wide
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Interior Health is temporarily suspending pay parking for the public, staff and physicians at its sites where pay parking exists, effective April 1 until further notice. This step is intended to help support the public, as well as our dedicated staff and physicians, during this challenging...
Column: Is the pandemic IT? Has a ‘Quantum Consciousness Leap’ begun?
I began composing this edition of The Arc on February 29, but I didn’t get very far in my writing before unimaginable events in Canada overtook my topic. This is how I began: ______________________________________________________ Can Being an Elder have meaning in our accelerated era? [My envy of seniors in times and cultures...
Report: Some COVID-19 patients remain infectious for several days after symptoms are gone
Information from a study of COVID-19 patients with mild cases, treated at the PLA General Hospital in Beijing, indicates that people should stay in isolation for a further two weeks after their last symptoms have disappeared. Dr. Lokesh Sharma of the Yale School of Medicine was a co-lead author of the report. He commented,...
Guidance to retail food and grocery stores operating during COVID-19
As the challenges caused by the COVID-19 outbreak continue to shift, the B.C. government and Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer (PHO), are taking unprecedented measures to slow the transmission of COVID-19, including in the retail food and grocery store sector. Recently, Henry issued an order under the Public Health...
March 28 update on COVID-19 in BC
The BC CDC says there are now 884 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in BC as of March 28, 2020. 396 recovered in BC; 17 deaths in BC; Cases by region: 291 in Fraser Health; 77 in Interior Health; 60 in Island Health; 12 in Northern Health; 444 in Vancouver Coastal Health; 36,643 tests complete. ...
Letter: People's responses to the pandemic
Editor: Two points about the response of some people to the Covid 19 pandemic: In the US, one decides one's response on the basis of party-political identification. I say this on the basis of polling by Pew Research. “Is it raining?” you may ask an American. “I will get back to you, once I know how the Party formulates our...
Bridge Lights Show Support for Front Line Workers
The City of Trail would like to express our gratitude to all our front line workers including all healthcare workers and medical support staff, RCMP, ambulance attendants, firefighters, as well as grocery store, pharmacy, banking institution and transit employees, who have been working to support our community as we band...
Plea from Trail Mayor as COVID-19 situation evolves
To our beloved citizens of Trail: As the Mayor of our strong and supportive community, I am writing to get YOUR COMMITMENT RIGHT NOW to help STOP THE SPREAD of COVID-19. COVID-19 is a global health crisis, and the only way to stop this virus is to work together as a community. WE MUST ACT NOW or the implications will be very...
