More Covid-19 school exposures have been reported by Northern Health.
Terrace reported multiple school exposures. Skeena Middle School reported exposure between February 2 to February 4 Thornhill Elementary School had exposure between February 2 and February 3. Cassie Hall Elementary School reported exposure on February 5. Thornhill Primary School reported an exposure event between February 1 and February 3. Suwilaawks Community School had exposure between February 2 and 4. Caledonia Secondary School had exposure between February 3 and 4.
In Prince Rupert, Pacific Coast School had exposure on February 4. Charles Hays Secondary School also reported exposure on February 8. A full list of exposures can be found on Northern Health’s website. Everyone is reminded that no action is required unless contacted directly by public health officials.
Sunday, Feb 14th – Terrace, BC
An unofficial and last-minute march was held today in Terrace aligned with the 30th Annual Women’s Memorial March to honour murdered and missing Indigenous women.
The call by local organizer Hilary Lightening went out just the day before, on Saturday on social media, and the march was afoot at 11 am this morning to call attention to local MMIWG.
A dozen people walked, masked up and following COVID safety protocols, while a few drove along Highway-16 starting from the RCMP station to the commemorative pole at the edge of Highway-16 and back again. They want to remember and also remind people of the many that have disappeared along that highway.
Two men are dead following a tugboat incident in the Gardner Canal near Kemano.
On February 11, at 1240 a.m. RCMP West Coast Marine were tasked by the joint Rescue Coordination Centre after an emergency beacon was received from a tugboat in the Canal. The RCMP West Coast Marine responded and found the first deceased man. The Canadian Coast Guard also assisted and found the second deceased man. One man was spotted by a private helicopter on the shore and taken to a local hospital.
The tugboat involved was towing a barge that was en route from Kitimat to Kemano.
Details are limited and at this time there is no further information available. B.C. Coroners Service, Work Safe BC and the Transportation Safety board are engaged with the investigation. The B.C. Coroners service will be conducting their own investigation into the deaths.