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COVID-19 cases in B.C. still remain high. In an on-camera briefing this afternoon (Feb. 19), Deputy Provincial Health Officer Dr. Reka Gustafson said another 508 COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours for a grand provincial total of 75,835. Of those, Northern Health detected 25 new infections for an updated authority total of 4,252. NEW - In an on camera briefing, Dr. Réka Gustafson announces another 508 COVID-19 cases detected in B.C. during the past day #bcpoli#bced#COVIDBC#COVID19#COVID19BC#cityofpg@PGMatters — Jess Balzer (@jessicajbalzer) February 19, 2021 Officials annou...

Fundraising efforts for the new Charles M. Sumner Learning Campus got a $25,000 boost from Maine Savings Federal Credit Union.  “We feel honored and blessed to have received the contributions from Maine Savings,” Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24) Superintendent Michael Eastman told The American. “We are hopeful that we can continue to raise the important funds necessary to provide our students with all that goes with a brand-new facility. Our students are deserving of this beautiful facility and the necessary furnishings and equipment needed to open its doors.” While the $44 million c...

Northern Health continues to see large impacts from COVID-19.  In a written statement this afternoon (Jan. 20), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 500 new cases discovered in the past day in B.C., which brings the total to 62,412.  Of those, Northern Health recorded 35 more infections for an updated authority total of 2,978.  Health officials also announced 14 more people in B.C. have died from the virus, which brings the fatality rate to 1,104. One of those new deaths took place in the north for a new regional toll of 54 since the pandemic began. There are 4,345 peopl...

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer. / Flickr/Province of B.C. The curve is trending in the right direction, but B.C.'s COVID-19 death toll remains concerning for health officials. Today (Jan. 18), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 31 people that died from the virus since Friday (Jan. 15), four of which were in the north, rising the regional death toll to 52 since the pandemic began last year. Across B.C., 1,078 people have succumbed to COVID-19 and there have been 61,447 infections since January 2020 after 1,330 more positive tests came forward over the week...

RSU 24 School Board talks paid leave, adult ed SULLIVAN — At a Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24) Board of Directors meeting via Zoom last Tuesday night, Superintendent Mike Eastman informing the board that Maine’s Earn Paid Leave Law went into effect on Jan. 1.  Employees in a workplace with 10 or more employees will earn one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked, Eastman recapped. Employees may earn up to 40 hours of paid leave in a designated year. Eastman explained that the district’s substitute teachers, coaches and afterschool program staff will now “be able to collect pai...