Updated health and safety guidelines for post-secondary campuses come up short VICTORIA – UVic unions (CUPE 951, CUPE 4163, the UVic Chapter of the Professional Employees Association (PEA), and the UVic Faculty Association) welcome the BC government’s announcement today about mask mandates in post-secondary institutions, and the requirement for vaccinations for students in residence, food services and other “non-essential” spaces on campus. But, despite these positive measures, the updated guidelines ultimately come up short when it comes to protecting the…

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Sign the Petition calling for Mandatory Vaccinations and Masks   Relevant News & Opinion Pieces: Opinion: Canada’s universities and colleges have broken their students’ trust – The Globe and Mail, August 16th. Federal vaccine mandate sparks talk of what B.C. will do – Times Colonist, August 15th. Opinion:Yes to vaccine mandates. Yes to vaccine passports – Globe and Mail, August 12th. Ontario universities require vaccination to be on campus; ‘more clarity’ next week at UVic – Times Colonist, August 14th….

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Petition from University Faculty, Staff and Students at BC Universities and Colleges Calls for Vaccine, Mask Mandate VICTORIA – The University of Victoria Faculty Association, in collaboration with faculty members at UBC and SFU, has submitted a petition with over 2,000 signatures from faculty, students and staff at post-secondary institutions across British Columbia to Premier John Horgan, Public Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and BC Minister of Health Adrian Dix, calling for vaccine and mask mandates on campus. “With the…

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