Column: Knowledge and Wisdom; COVID-19
Let’s come together in these physically distancing times. These are difficult times, especially for people who lack safe shelter, food and other necessities — and for those on the front lines. Even though we must maintain physical distance, we need to come together more than ever. As bad as things are, and could get, compassion...
The wonderful power of pets
By Linda Gomez I first understood the power of pet therapy when I was a student at UBC working on my BSN. In my fourth year, in a course that focused on chronic illness, I was challenged to identify something unique that a set of patients at Pearson Hospital needed. They were mostly a younger population, and they suffered...
Provincial COVID-19 update for March 31
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: “We are announcing 43 new cases, for a total of 1,013 cases in British Columbia. “Every health region in British Columbia has patients with COVID-19: 476 are […]
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 […]
City of Rossland Rec Programming – registration postponed
In view of the ongoing pandemic emergency, the City of Rossland has postponed registration for all spring and summer 2020 recreation programs. City staff continue to plan and prepare to open summer recreational facilities and to start summer programs, but are delaying registration pending further information and guidance on...
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,...
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...
BC COVID-19 update, March 25: 42 new cases for total of 659
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: “We are announcing 42 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 659 cases in British Columbia. “One additional residential care home now has a […]
Column: Healthy forests, healthy humans
If you look at a forest top from above or below, you might see a pattern of nicely spaced pathways twisting between the trees. This phenomenon is known as “crown shyness.” Attempts have been made to explain it, with most experts concluding it’s due to many factors. Initially, it was thought to be wind making the upper branches...
