COVID-19 – The Rocky Mountain Goat News

Tiny House Warriors call for campground to close

May 31, 2020 The Goat

On Sunday, May 25 at approximately 8:45 am the Tiny House Warriors began asking campers to leave Blue River Campground due to their concerns about COVID-19. The Tiny House Warriors used a megaphone to broadcast their message. […]

Reopening impact won’t be seen til next week: Dr. Henry

May 29, 2020 The Goat

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in Saturday’s provincial update that we won’t see the impact of this week’s reopening until early next week. Numbers have varied over the past week, with an additional 10 new test-positive cases […]

June 1st school restart gets mixed reviews from parents

May 28, 2020 The Goat

On June 1, B.C. schools will begin offering voluntary part-time, in-class instruction for students, a decision that has met with mixed reviews locally. “I would say a slight majority plan to keep their kids home,” said Jill Joslin, […]

Welcoming a baby during a pandemic

May 27, 2020 The Goat

Giving birth during a global pandemic is not a situation most people expect to be experiencing in their lifetime. Nonetheless, it is a situation many families currently face. […]

Province starts Phase 2 of re-opening

May 22, 2020 The Goat

In Doctor Bonnie Henry’s weekend update, she offered reassurance to people stressing out about moving into Phase 2 of BC’s reopening plan. Henry shared her own misgivings about having friends over this weekend. […]

Trust the doctor: MLA

May 15, 2020 The Goat

COVID-19 has had an enormous impact on our lives and the economy, although the virus has had a limited impact in Northern BC. On Monday there were just 7 laboratory-confirmed […]

Escape from paradise

May 14, 2020 The Goat

Sandy and I made our dash home amid the Coronavirus epidemic from a remote part of French Polynesia (FP). The island of Hiva Oa is in the Marquesas group on the far eastern edge of Polynesia, three hours by air from Tahiti. […]

B.C. outlines plan to re-open amidst COVID-19

May 11, 2020 The Goat

By: Moira Wyton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter First published by the Tyee “This is not a return to normal,” said B.C. Premier John Horgan May 6th. “We’re going to the new normal.” What will be […]

Northern Health won’t reveal “community outbreaks”

May 10, 2020 The Goat

By Laura Keil In a virtual town hall April 22nd, Northern Health’s Acting Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Raina Fumerton said the health authority would not make public community outbreaks due to their inability to […]

Caregivers hit hard by COVID-19 burnout

May 9, 2020 The Goat

By Fran Yanor, Local Journalism Initiative Caring for someone with dementia can feel like an endless loop of not enough, never enough, and without self-care strategies, caregivers can set unmeetable expectations and confuse guilt with […]

COVID-19 IMPACT ON BUSINESS: What one grower is doing in the face of COVID-19 (3/5)

May 1, 2020 The Goat

By Andru McCracken A Dunster entrepreneur is starting up two ventures in the face of COVID-19. Yann Assemat is planning a U-harvest vegetable program and has also launched a sourdough bread bakery with the help […]