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The COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia forms part of an ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 , a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . On January 28, 2020, British Columbia became the second province to confirm a case of COVID-19 in Canada.
Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada and is about 100 km (62 mi) southwest from British Columbia's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland. The city is about 100 km (62 mi) from Seattle by airplane, seaplane , ferry , or the Victoria Clipper passenger-only ferry, and 40 km (25 mi) from Port Angeles , Washington , by ferry ...
Bonnie J. Fraser Henry OBC FRCPC (born 1965 or 1966) [2] is a Canadian physician and public servant who has been the provincial health officer at the British Columbia Ministry of Health since 2014. Henry is also a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia. She is a specialist in public health and preventive medicine ...
1862. Deaths. 20,000+. The 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic was a smallpox outbreak that started in Victoria on Vancouver Island and spread among the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast and into the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau, killing a large portion of natives from the Puget Sound region to Southeast Alaska.
COVID-19 p andemic in Canada by province and territory, 30 ... Population Tests Per k Cases Per m Deaths Per m Ref. British Columbia: 5,657,087 6,618,729 1,170.4 ...
The 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Victoria was one of four 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.The tournament was held in Victoria, Canada. It was originally scheduled to take place from 23 to 28 June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 29 June to 4 July 2021.
Every province has the ability to assume emergency powers under either a specific emergency act or under a public health act. In some provinces, like British Columbia, both exist and can grant specific authorities. British Columbia's Civil Defence Act was enacted in 1951 and renamed the Emergency Program Act in 1973.
The Victoria HarbourCats went 25–29 in their 2nd season of play in the WCL. Victoria set the record for the most at-bats by a whole team having 1937 at bats in just one season. Victoria drew 45,571 fans through the gates in 30 home games, averaging about 1,576 fans a night. This put Victoria first in WCL attendance in the 2014 season. 2015