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Previously, the private sector wasn't able to requisition test kits and labs, Gibb said. "In the early days of the pandemic, any available testing and supplies, the government immediately grabbed, as they should, for public health," he said.  An on-site medical professional with Coastal GasLink conducts a daily health screening for COVID symptoms. The company says the addition of COVID-19 testing adds 'another layer of protection.' (Coastal GasLink/contributed) 'Cadillac private health system' But Dr. David Bowering, a retired chief medical health officer with Northern Health who lives in t...

Clearing the route for the Coastal GasLink pipeline north of Prince George. Coastal GasLink Photo After months of calls to shut down industrial work sites in northern B.C. due  to concerns they’re COVID-19 “incubators,” and 250 cases at five  projects, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has finally taken  action. But critics say it’s too little, too late.    “We now  have our first Elder in ICU in hospital because of an LNG worker — it  was just a matter of time,” said Sley’do Molly Wickham, a member of the  Gidimt’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en First ...

For a place that gets more than its fair share of bugs, most people in the Central Interior know very little about mosquitoes. We know they bite and we hate them for it. Some of us may even know it’s only the female that does the biting. And even fewer of us may know there are up to a dozen species of mosquito out there sucking our blood. Beyond that, details are sketchy, even in the medical community. Lack of scientific knowledge has never been a big deal in the past. We simply slapped on bug dope and forgot about it.

2nd COVID-19 outbreak at LNG Canada worksite in Kitimat, B.C. A second COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the LNG Canada worksite in Kitimat, B.C., this time among employees of Diversified Transportation. Social Sharing