Open letter from Protect Our Province BC to Premier David Eby, Minister of Health Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, calling for broader access to Paxlovid for British Columbians:
Protect our Province BC, Safe Schools Coalition BC, BC School Covid Tracker, and Masks 4 East Van call on BC’s incoming Premier, David Eby, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside to immediately require universal masking in all indoor public spaces, including schools.
Protect our Province BC has issued an open letter to the people of British Columbia that criticizes the BC government’s decision to let Covid rip through our communities and urges citizens to take preventative measures to limit the spread of the virus.
Open letter from Protect Our Province BC and allies to Minister of Health Adrian Dix and Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside, demanding COVID-19 safety protocols in BC schools: Dear Minister Adrian Dix and Minister Jennifer Whiteside, Roughly half a million students are set to return to British Columbian schools in a matter of weeks, for their… Continue reading BC Advocacy Groups and Experts call on BC Government to Put Stronger COVID Safety Protocols in Place in BC Schools
Open Letter to Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix, Acting PHO Martin Lavoie and Executive Lead BC COVID-19 Immunization Program Dr. Penny Ballem Protect Our Province BC is calling on BC public health and political leaders to make the 4th dose of Covid vaccine available now to everyone 12 years old and older in… Continue reading PopBC calls on BC Public Health to offer 4th doses to everyone 12 and over
Open Letter to all BC Education stakeholders at the K-12 Education Restart Steering Committee, including Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside, BC Centre for Disease Control, BC School Trustees Association, BC Principals & Vice Principals Association, BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, First Nations Education Steering Committee, BC Teachers’ Federation, CUPE BC, plus those contributing to policy-making… Continue reading Safe Schools Coalition BC calls for Universal Masking in K-12 Schools
Dear VCH Leadership, It’s been nearly two years since the harsh reality of COVID-19 entered our lives here in British Columbia. Since then, there have been nearly 300,000 confirmed cases and we are closing in on 2,500 lives lost. Our case count has never been higher, and any perceived control we had over the pandemic… Continue reading Anonymous Letter to VCH Leadership from a Concerned BC Clinician
Open Letter to Health Minister Adrian Dix and Premier John Horgan. Over the past twenty-two months, our BC Public Health Officer and her team have failed to learn important pandemic lessons and are actively repeating the same mistakes over and over. SInce March 2020, there has been failure to acknowledge the precautionary principle, recommended during… Continue reading PoP BC Demands that an Independent Science Table Be Established in BC.
Safe Schools Coalition BC (SSCBC) is a non-partisan, non-union, parent and teacher led organization striving for improved COVID-19 protocols, primarily in the K-12 education system. Protect Our Province BC fully supports the implementation of all of the public health measures outlined in their open letter to the Education Minister. Open letter to Education Minister Jennifer… Continue reading Parent & Teacher group issues Open Letter regarding School Safety Measures for Omicron
The perfect storm is upon us. The BC healthcare system is still struggling with Delta. Many healthcare workers have quit. Those who remain are burnt out. For the public, pandemic fatigue has set in, with long-awaited, deeply yearned-for events and social gatherings planned for the holidays. In comes the Grinch—a new variant that spreads so… Continue reading An Open Letter from Protect Our Province BC to BC Health Minister Adrian Dix and BC Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry: