Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Whistler News and Information

B.C. formally extends provincial state of emergency due to COVID-19

B.C. is currently in the longest state of emergency in provincial history.

Dec 22, 2020 4:41 PM Read more >

What if co-parents can't agree on the COVID-19 vaccine or any vaccine?

Although the COVID-19 vaccine is not yet approved for children under the age of 16, this too may eventually bring up issues for families

Dec 22, 2020 4:35 PM Read more >

B.C. reports 444 new cases of COVID-19

To date, more than 4,000 British Columbians have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

Dec 22, 2020 4:28 PM Read more >

Massive Vancouver Reddit thread shows some locals are confused about COVID-19 rules in B.C.

A Reddit thread posted several days ago continues to see questions from British Columbians regarding COVID-19 rules

Dec 22, 2020 1:18 PM Read more >

'Normal to feel anxious,' doctor says as COVID-19 worries hit young adults

B.C. government, Fraser Health offer mental health supports for post-secondary students, and other British Columbians struggling during the coronavirus pandemic

Dec 22, 2020 7:30 AM Read more >

Vaccine doses arrive in all of B.C.’s health regions

So far, 3,644 people in B.C.— mostly health-care workers—have received initial vaccine shots

Dec 21, 2020 4:45 PM Read more >

COVID-19 cases in B.C. 'levelling' but at a high plateau, Henry says

B.C. saw 1,667 new cases of COVID-19 infection and 41 new deaths over the last three days

Dec 21, 2020 3:46 PM Read more >

B.C. churches breaking COVID-19 rules still get government tax breaks

The B.C. government provides churches and other religious buildings automatic statutory property tax exemptions while local municipalities may also provide additional property tax relief

Dec 21, 2020 2:21 PM Read more >

2,592 B.C. frontline health-care workers have received a COVID-19 vaccine

So far 2,592 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have been given to front-line health-care workers

Dec 18, 2020 4:22 PM Read more >

B.C. confirms 624 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 45,400

There were 11 new COVID-19-related deaths announced Friday