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Don’t forget to clean your vehicle to help prevent COVID-19

Don’t forget to clean your vehicle to help prevent COVID-19

Soap and water cleans a lot more than hands
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Sea-to-Sky RCMP, which includes Bowen, suspending non-essential services

Sea-to-Sky RCMP, which includes Bowen, suspending non-essential services

As of March 16, Sea to Sky RCMP, which includes the Bowen Island detachment, has closed its offices and suspend non-essential services due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Coronavirus: How COVID-19 spreads, how to avoid it

Coronavirus: How COVID-19 spreads, how to avoid it

How is the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, spread? • Droplets spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes. • Close personal contact such as touching or shaking hands.
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What's cancelled on Bowen and how businesses are adapting to COVID-19

What's cancelled on Bowen and how businesses are adapting to COVID-19

Please note: this story is now out of date –– see the updated version of this story here . We will update this list of cancelled events and modified services and events daily. Know of developments? Email [email protected].
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3 office staff at Lions Gate Hospital test positive for coronavirus

3 office staff at Lions Gate Hospital test positive for coronavirus

Three administrative staff members of Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Vancouver Coastal Health.
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Muni Morsels: inter-municipal ride hailing business licences and another TUP

Muni Morsels: inter-municipal ride hailing business licences and another TUP

The following are briefs from the March 9 council meeting . Uber fast: Council unanimously passed first readings of two bylaws to allow Bowen’s participation in Metro Vancouver intermunicipal ride hailing business licences.
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Disneyland will close over spring break due to coronavirus

Disneyland will close over spring break due to coronavirus

Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure will close on March 14 until the end month due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide pandemic.
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‘Connections’ fights to curb overdose deaths on Coast

‘Connections’ fights to curb overdose deaths on Coast

You’d probably miss it if it weren’t for the sign, but the fact that it’s here is a sign of the times.
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Botox party ‘doctor’ fined for contempt of court

Botox party ‘doctor’ fined for contempt of court

Physicians’ regulator sought $22,000 fine, judge orders $5,000
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Three coronavirus cases confirmed at West Vancouver care home

Three coronavirus cases confirmed at West Vancouver care home

Resident in his 90s and two workers at Hollyburn House test positive for COVID-19
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