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Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U Radio: Art of Community Leadership 101.  In this episode Colin Funk joins to discuss with host Manda Aufochs Gillespie to look at the idea of community leadership a little deeper. What is the mix of magic and resourcefulness and entrepreneurialism that makes an effective community leader? How do we cultivate that resilient and spontaneous aspects of our selves? And how do we create organizations that will support us in being responsive and visionary to the needs of a community? Even harder, how do we pivot organizations and businesses and ourselves when it is time for things to change or to let old-ways go?  Jenny Evans from North Island Employment Foundation also joins to discuss a bit more about how individuals can pivot in their work lives.

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U Radio: Art of Community Leadership 101.  In this episode Colin Funk joins to discuss with host Manda Aufochs Gillespie to look at the idea of community leadership a little deeper. What is the mix of magic and resourcefulness and entrepreneurialism that makes an effective community leader? How do we cultivate that resilient and spontaneous aspects of our selves? And how do we create organizations that will support us in being responsive and visionary to the needs of a community? Even harder, how do we pivot organizations and businesses and ourselves when it is time for things to change or to let old-ways go?  Jenny Evans from North Island Employment Foundation also joins to discuss a bit more about how individuals can pivot in their work lives.

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U Radio: Art of Community Leadership 101.  In this episode Colin Funk joins to discuss with host Manda Aufochs Gillespie to look at the idea of community leadership a little deeper. What is the mix of magic and resourcefulness and entrepreneurialism that makes an effective community leader? How do we cultivate that resilient and spontaneous aspects of our selves? And how do we create organizations that will support us in being responsive and visionary to the needs of a community? Even harder, how do we pivot organizations and businesses and ourselves when it is time for things to change or to let old-ways go?  Jenny Evans from North Island Employment Foundation also joins to discuss a bit more about how individuals can pivot in their work lives.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The arrival of an additional 3,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine has allowed Island Health to vaccinate health Care Workers in North and Central Vancouver Island. Vaccinations of health care workers and volunteers started in Campbell River.

“Today is important because we need to get as many shots around Canada as possible, to slow this down,” said Lynn Wurz, a volunteer for baby clinics and the hospital thrift shop.

She added, “I think our grandchildren should record this somehow. Take pictures of everybody in masks, around town.”

“We’ve been hoping for this day since the Spring when the pandemic started and preparing for it since the summer. The public health nurses and leaders have been working so hard … So it is really incredible to be here today … getting to administer vaccines and saving lives,” said Tara FitzGerald, the Director of Public Health with Island Health.

“It is a pretty emotional day for everybody. The public health teams have been working in extraordinary times, putting out an outstanding effort. It is amazing to see from COVID testing and collection, to contact tracing and case management to now vaccine administration … The accomplishments that our public health nurses, teams and leaders have made are truly awe inspiring.”

FitzGerald stressed the manner in which COVID impacted everyones lives and families.

On a personal level, she said “my daughter’s great grandmother was in hospital when the visitor restrictions began.”

“My family has ties to the Snuneymuxw First Nation [in the Greater Nanaimo area] and yesterday our public health program was able to administer vaccines.”

According to acting chief medical officer Dr. Shannon MacDonald, 191 First Nations members in Island Health have tested positive since the pandemic began.

Four were on Cortes Island, where the Klahoose Nation received doses of the Moderna vaccine this week.

According to the Island Health COVID dashboard, there are now 152 active COVID cases on Vancouver Island, 26 of which are in North Vancouver Island.

The BC Centre for Disease control released statics for the number of new cases in North Vancouver Island during December. There were 37 in the Comox Valley Health Area,18 in the Greater Campbell River area, 12 in North Island and 2 in West Island.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The arrival of an additional 3,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine has allowed Island Health to vaccinate health Care Workers in North and Central Vancouver Island. Vaccinations of health care workers and volunteers started in Campbell River.

“Today is important because we need to get as many shots around Canada as possible, to slow this down,” said Lynn Wurz, a volunteer for baby clinics and the hospital thrift shop.

She added, “I think our grandchildren should record this somehow. Take pictures of everybody in masks, around town.”

“We’ve been hoping for this day since the Spring when the pandemic started and preparing for it since the summer. The public health nurses and leaders have been working so hard … So it is really incredible to be here today … getting to administer vaccines and saving lives,” said Tara FitzGerald, the Director of Public Health with Island Health.

“It is a pretty emotional day for everybody. The public health teams have been working in extraordinary times, putting out an outstanding effort. It is amazing to see from COVID testing and collection, to contact tracing and case management to now vaccine administration … The accomplishments that our public health nurses, teams and leaders have made are truly awe inspiring.”

FitzGerald stressed the manner in which COVID impacted everyones lives and families.

On a personal level, she said “my daughter’s great grandmother was in hospital when the visitor restrictions began.”

“My family has ties to the Snuneymuxw First Nation [in the Greater Nanaimo area] and yesterday our public health program was able to administer vaccines.”

According to acting chief medical officer Dr. Shannon MacDonald, 191 First Nations members in Island Health have tested positive since the pandemic began.

Four were on Cortes Island, where the Klahoose Nation received doses of the Moderna vaccine this week.

According to the Island Health COVID dashboard, there are now 152 active COVID cases on Vancouver Island, 26 of which are in North Vancouver Island.

The BC Centre for Disease control released statics for the number of new cases in North Vancouver Island during December. There were 37 in the Comox Valley Health Area,18 in the Greater Campbell River area, 12 in North Island and 2 in West Island.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The arrival of an additional 3,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine has allowed Island Health to vaccinate health Care Workers in North and Central Vancouver Island. Vaccinations of health care workers and volunteers started in Campbell River.

“Today is important because we need to get as many shots around Canada as possible, to slow this down,” said Lynn Wurz, a volunteer for baby clinics and the hospital thrift shop.

She added, “I think our grandchildren should record this somehow. Take pictures of everybody in masks, around town.”

“We’ve been hoping for this day since the Spring when the pandemic started and preparing for it since the summer. The public health nurses and leaders have been working so hard … So it is really incredible to be here today … getting to administer vaccines and saving lives,” said Tara FitzGerald, the Director of Public Health with Island Health.

“It is a pretty emotional day for everybody. The public health teams have been working in extraordinary times, putting out an outstanding effort. It is amazing to see from COVID testing and collection, to contact tracing and case management to now vaccine administration … The accomplishments that our public health nurses, teams and leaders have made are truly awe inspiring.”

FitzGerald stressed the manner in which COVID impacted everyones lives and families.

On a personal level, she said “my daughter’s great grandmother was in hospital when the visitor restrictions began.”

“My family has ties to the Snuneymuxw First Nation [in the Greater Nanaimo area] and yesterday our public health program was able to administer vaccines.”

According to acting chief medical officer Dr. Shannon MacDonald, 191 First Nations members in Island Health have tested positive since the pandemic began.

Four were on Cortes Island, where the Klahoose Nation received doses of the Moderna vaccine this week.

According to the Island Health COVID dashboard, there are now 152 active COVID cases on Vancouver Island, 26 of which are in North Vancouver Island.

The BC Centre for Disease control released statics for the number of new cases in North Vancouver Island during December. There were 37 in the Comox Valley Health Area,18 in the Greater Campbell River area, 12 in North Island and 2 in West Island.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - When BC’s restaurants closed their doors last march, they virtually shut down Cortes Island’s #1 industry. Though sales are still below pre-COVID levels, the shellfish sector is coming back.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - When BC’s restaurants closed their doors last march, they virtually shut down Cortes Island’s #1 industry. Though sales are still below pre-COVID levels, the shellfish sector is coming back.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - When BC’s restaurants closed their doors last march, they virtually shut down Cortes Island’s #1 industry. Though sales are still below pre-COVID levels, the shellfish sector is coming back.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - At the January 4th press conference, Dr Bonnie Henry unveiled the plan to immunize British Columbia.