Kate Walker | CityNews
A ‘Do No Harm BC’ protest was held outside of B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix’s office calling on the provincial government to re-instate mandatory masking in healthcare settings. Kate Walker has more from both sides.
Kate Walker | CityNews
A ‘Do No Harm BC’ protest was held outside of B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix’s office calling on the provincial government to re-instate mandatory masking in healthcare settings. Kate Walker has more from both sides.
Protect Our Province BC [and other groups] wants better air ventilation, a mask mandate and earlier vaccinations for families and children.
A local health group is calling on B.C. to reinstate and improve health-care mask protections in medical settings. In March 2025, the Province dropped its health-care mask requirement.
BC public health has made it too confusing to keep up on COVID-19 information. With the government changing information about COVID-19 data and obscuring data collection, knowingly downplaying risks about transmission, and overall unclear messaging, it’s no wonder people are misinformed.
We’ve come a long way from the days of general mask mandates for the public, but a recent move to eliminate the requirement in B.C. health care settings is causing some outcry.
On April 28, DoNoHarm BC hosted a non-violent die-in protest in front of health minister Adrian Dix’s office to protest the removal of mandatory masks in healthcare settings.
As another school year approaches, a group of parents and health-care professionals are asking for more health protections in classrooms ahead of the respiratory illness season.