Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Nanaimo

Program Title: Students in the Know, Episode 26, March 26, 2020
Description: In this episode of Students in the Know we speak with Dr. Paul Paul Hasselback, Medical Officer of Health for the mid-island region about what is being done to keep people safe from COVID-19. An interview with Lois Peterson from the Unitarian Shelter shows the challenges that front-line services are facing in preventing COVID-19 from spreading between people who are homeless. A new student bursary at VIU is available for students who need support due to the virus, and we speak with local poet and author Kim Goldberg.

Host(s): Matthew Hoffman
Featured Speakers/Guests: Dr. Paul Paul Hasselback, Medical Officer of Health. Lois Peterson, executive director of the Unitarian Shelter. Anouk Borris, VIU student union chair. William Litchfield, executive director for the VIU Foundation. Kim Goldberg, poet and author

Credits: Matthew Hoffmann - producing, hosting, and reporting on VIU emergency student bursary, interview with author and poet Kim Goldberg, reporting entertainment, sports, and seven-day forecast
Mick Sweetman - reporting on COVID-19 with Dr. Hasselback, COVID-19 and the homeless.
Sean Desrochers - researching and writing the sports report.
Sophia Wasylinko - research and writing the entertainment news.

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