Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Whistler News and Information

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 22, 2020 12:45 AM 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 11:46 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 10:21 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 19, 2020 12:22 AM 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

Dec 19, 2020 12:22 AM Read more >

1,215 British Columbians vaccinated for COVID-19 so far

Vaccination of long-term care facility residents and care workers will be 'a game-changer for us', says Dr. Bonnie Henry

Dec 18, 2020 12:35 AM Read more >

21 new COVID-19 deaths pushes B.C.'s December total to 272

More than 38% of all COVID-19 deaths in the province have been so far in December

Dec 18, 2020 12:25 AM Read more >

Q&A: Dr. Bonnie Henry on pandemic lessons learned and her optimism for the future

Q&A: The public face of B.C.’s struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic shares lessons learned, scary surprises, and her optimism about the months ahead

Dec 17, 2020 11:59 PM Read more >

B.C. care home preparations before pandemic lockdown saved lives of seniors: study

Poor communication from provincial government, unions posed problems in keeping seniors safe

Dec 17, 2020 11:41 PM Read more >

Privacy commissioner rejects First Nations’ COVID-19 data release complaint

B.C.’s Ministry of Health doesn’t have to give three First Nations COVID-19 data on cases outside their communities, B.C.’s information and privacy commissioner ruled Dec. 17 .

Dec 17, 2020 9:59 PM Read more >