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‘Too much’: popular Coquitlam waterfall turning into nightmare destination, say residents

‘Too much’: popular Coquitlam waterfall turning into nightmare destination, say residents

Residents ask city hall to move the Crystal Falls trailhead to another location or to install barricades and signs after 250 visitors per hour led to near collisions, trespassing and hostile behaviour
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Vaccine plan in Point Roberts could accelerate border re-opening

Vaccine plan in Point Roberts could accelerate border re-opening

Fire chief in regular contact with Whatcom County health officials to get COVID-19 vaccine to isolated US community
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B.C. sees 12 more COVID-19 deaths, as number of active infections keeps falling

B.C. sees 12 more COVID-19 deaths, as number of active infections keeps falling

Province detected 519 new infections in the past 24 hours
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Mobile morgue deployed as Fraser Health deals with capacity issues

Mobile morgue deployed as Fraser Health deals with capacity issues

Mobile morgue unit was deployed to a hospital in Fraser Health at the end of December: BC Coroners Service says the aim is to treat decedents with respect as the region grapples with continuing COVID-19 cases
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B.C. health minister 'very disappointed' over vaccine queue jumper allegations

B.C. health minister 'very disappointed' over vaccine queue jumper allegations

'It’s not like we’re going off-script entirely. But that has happened in a small number of cases,” said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry in response to questions that the wrong people were getting called in for immunizations
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COVID-19: B.C. now expecting 2.6m vaccine doses this spring

COVID-19: B.C. now expecting 2.6m vaccine doses this spring

Province also names Vancouver’s former city manager to lead vaccination efforts
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6 Coquitlam district schools hit by COVID-19 since winter break

6 Coquitlam district schools hit by COVID-19 since winter break

Harbourview elementary school in Coquitlam is the latest school to be flagged for COVID-19, with exposure dates for Jan. 7 and 8
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Vaccine lands at Coquitlam care home amid sputtering supply

Vaccine lands at Coquitlam care home amid sputtering supply

A seniors care home hit hard by COVID-19 is among the first in the Tri-Cities to get doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the Tri-City News has confirmed.
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Active COVID-19 cases in B.C. keep falling, as new vaccinations slow down

Active COVID-19 cases in B.C. keep falling, as new vaccinations slow down

Only 2,392 new vaccinations have been provided in the past two days, according to the government
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UPDATE: Coquitlam’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak killed 21 people before it was declared over

UPDATE: Coquitlam’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak killed 21 people before it was declared over

21 residents died at the 56-bed facility, leading to a death rate of nearly 38% and a rate of infection of 77% among all residents
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