Bc Mask Mandate

• B.C. to reinstate mask mandate in all health-care settings

  Health officials across the country are urging Canadians to get a COVID and flu shot at the same time as provinces have seen a rise in cases.

  Health

  Sep 27, 2023
  
• No change to B.C. mask mandates planned amid concerns about cold and flu spreading

  On Tuesday, a group of organizations sent an open letter to the provincial government asking it to immediately reinstate universal masking in all public spaces.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2022
  
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• ‘Reinstate masks in public spaces’: Groups pen open letter to B.C. government

  A group of B.C. organizations has sent an open letter to the provincial government asking it to immediately reinstate universal masking in all public spaces.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2022
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• ‘Do our part’: B.C. health experts urge masks indoors due to COVID, flu

  As the province has now entered cold and flu season, experts are urging people to wear masks indoors to stop the spread of airborne transmission of respiratory viruses. 

  Health

  Oct 30, 2022
• B.C. health minister responds to human rights office’s letter on ‘hasty end’ to mask mandate

  Commissioner Kasari Govender writes that the removal of the COVID-19 mask mandate for indoor public places on March 11 will have 'profoundly unequal effects.'

  Health

  Mar 29, 2022
• Masks still required inside B.C. airports and while flying, despite mandate ending

  B.C. health officials announced Thursday that as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, masks will no longer be mandated in indoor public spaces. That does not apply to airports.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2022
• B.C. experts urge caution, courtesy as COVID restrictions change

  In the past, B.C.'s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has made it clear she does not want to lift COVID-19 safety restrictions only to have to put them back again.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2022
• Mayor of B.C. town near Alberta border calls for end of mask mandate, vaccine card

  B.C. and Alberta have starkly different COVID-19 rules, and David Wilks, mayor of a B.C. community right near the border, says it's time for this province to catch up.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2022
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• B.C. to change indoor public mask mandate to ages five and up

  For the purposes of the provincial order, a mask or face covering is defined as a medical or non-medical mask that covers the nose and mouth.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2021
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• Masks mandatory for all K-12 students in B.C. schools 

  Beginning Monday, all students in B.C. schools will be required to wear a mask when inside a school building, including while at their desks and on buses.

  Education

  Oct 1, 2021