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Premier John Horgan to take your COVID-19 questions at Global BC town hall

Posted on May 9, 2020

The province’s announcement this week to slowly reopen businesses, schools and medical services starting mid-May has left many in B.C. wanting more information.

To help get your questions answered, Global BC is hosting its fourth virtual town hall, but this time with B.C Premier John Horgan.

News Hour anchors Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui will host the live event, to be broadcast from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12. You can also watch it on our website and on Global BC’s Facebook page.

Send your questions to questions@globalnews.ca or ask them in the comments on our Facebook Live feed while the event is underway.

They especially want your videos! Take a brief video of yourself asking your question, and it could be broadcast during the town hall. Simply send the video file with your name and community to questions@globalnews.ca by Monday, May 11.

Support a Green New Deal for Canada Today!

Posted on May 8, 2020

Green New Deal Policy Framework

Help us create a greener Canada for future generations!

phabc.org/advocacy/green-new-deal/ ‎

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there is no better time than now to plan for a Just Recovery and create a new political economy in Canada.

On April 23, Noam Chomsky (well know philosopher and linguist from MIT) said: “Some version of a Green New Deal is essential for our survival” and further, “A Green New Deal is practical, doable and affordable”. Dr. John Millar (former Provincial Health Officer for BC) says “A Green New Deal for Canada is the greatest opportunity of our time to improve the health of Canadians”.

Motion M-1: a Green New Deal for Canada has been filed by NDP MP Peter Julian in parliament on Dec, 2019. If passed into legislation this Private Member’s Bill will provide the means to lead and coordinate our governments at all levels to urgently take action on:

Climate change: transformation from fossil-fuel dependence to renewable energy.
Reducing socioeconomic inequality: an end to the high concentration of corporate and individual wealth, persistent poverty, homelessness and ‘diseases of despair’)
Strengthening democracy

And thus providing the leadership, resources and accountability to create a new reality: a green, sustainable, prosperous economy fairly shared among a physically and mentally healthy population of Canadians.

There is already considerable support for M-1. Over 60 MPs have already signed on. Another 100 or so need to be recruited to ensure its support and passage.

Please follow the link below to find all information relating to M-1, including all the tools that will enable each and every public health worker and others across the country to get the signatures of supportive citizens on a petition that will encourage MPs from ALL parties to support M-1.

phabc.org/advocacy/green-new-deal/ ‎

I encourage everybody to get involved and take these steps to get M-1 passed.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. John Millar

604-785-9058

Please address any queries to me.

BC’s Restart Plan — Next Steps to Move BC Through the Pandemic — May 6

Posted on May 7, 2020

As of May 1, 2020, more than 2,100 British Columbians have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 100 people have died.

As the pandemic hit B.C., we asked British Columbians to do their part and they took action to stay home and help flatten the curve. With each day, the rate of growth in COVID-19 cases has steadily declined and more than 1,350 people have recovered. And we have the lowest mortality of any jurisdiction in North America with a population of more than five million.

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COVID-19: Going Forward • Prepared for BC Ministry of Health • May 4, 2020

Posted on May 5, 2020

Here you will find information about the modelling work that has been done to anticipate the number of cases in the province and prepare hospitals to care for critical and acute patients.

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New Discussion Question on Place Speak: How Do You Feel About BC Opening Up Again?

Posted on May 4, 2020

Public Health and COVID-19

Join our community today!

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PHABC and PlaceSpeak want to hear from you! Our online community “Public Health and COVID-19” is here to bring us together while we have to stay apart. We are releasing new information and resources on the platform every week and always opening new discussion questions to help you connect with other across the province and share how your life has been going during the pandemic. Join us today at placespeak.com/phabccovid19/

This week’s discussion question is all about Premier Horgan and Dr. Bonnie Henry’s announcements that the province will begin to open back up in the coming weeks. We want to know your thoughts on it. How do you feel about the state of emergency being lifted within two weeks? What services would you like to see open first and what protocols do you think need to be put into place to facilitate these services opening up? Check out our Discussion board and let’s start a conversation on how to safely get back to work.

While you’re online check out our newest Poll question; how would you rate your financial status as a result of the pandemic? We know this is a time of uncertainty for many of us across the province. We want you to be able to access all the financial support you can during the pandemic. And that’s why we have also launched a series of infographics in our Resources tab in conjunction with this poll question. If you find you are rating your financial status poorly or mildly please check out the resources, there may be more financial support being offered by the provincial and federal governments than you realize.

Our Resource tab is being added to everyday, new this week include resources on mental health & psychological first aid, support for the homeless, resources for indigenous and remote communities and resources on substance use along with the latest COVID-19 information available from the province and across the country.

Bored at home? Learn something new! Free online classes, workshops and webinars are being added weekly to the Events tab. Take part in a discussion, make some delicious new recipes, try your hand at gardening, and more all while staying safe at home.

Have you created something amazing while in isolation and you want to show it off? Or do you have questions on what is open in your area? Post it all and more to the Noticeboard and check out what other’s have been doing with their spare time. This is the ultimate place to connect to our online community!

If you haven’t joined our community yet, what are you waiting for? Follow the link below and let’s connect!

placespeak.com/phabccovid19/