Coronavirus: Third Prince George Catholic school warned of virus exposure event

A fourth school associated with the Diocese of Prince George has been alerted for a COVID-19 exposure event.

St. Mary's Catholic School is informing its community that students and staff may have come into contact with someone who tested positive for the virus on either Dec. 1 and 2.

The institution joins Sacred Heart (Nov. 25-27) and Immaculate Conception (Oct. 21-23) as the local Prince George independent schools notified by Northern Health since October.

Bert Bowes Middle School in Fort St. John was also flagged for COVID-19 for a fourth time in the last three weeks.

Its new exposure dates are Nov. 30, Dec. 1 to 4; the SD60 facility was also marked Nov. 16 and 18 to 20.

Northern Health's school-exposure section explains students should still go to school "if you do not receive a phone call or letter from Public Health," but you're also encouraged to monitor symptoms daily.

Contact tracing is initiated to determine how the individual was infected and who they were in close contact with
We identify and notify close contacts who may be at an increased risk, and advise them to self-isolate and monitor for symptoms for 14 days
Only Public Health can determine who is a close contact
- Learning groups, friends or other connections may not be determined to be a close contact
Public Health staff works closely with the school and school district throughout the case and contact management process to maintain close communication with the school community

The full list of schools exposed in the north is as follows:

Skeena Middle (SD82) - Dec. 4 and 7, 2020
Ecole Central Elementary (SD60) - Dec. 4, 2020
Caledonia Secondary (SD82) - Dec. 1-2, 2020; Nov. 30, 2020
Bert Bowes Middle (SD60) - Dec. 1-4, 2020; Nov. 16, 18-20, 30, 2020
Margaret Ma Murray Community School (SD60) - Dec. 1-4, 2020; Nov. 23-26, 27, 30, 2020
St. Mary's Catholic School (Diocese of Prince George) - Dec. 1-2, 2020
Heather Park Elementary (SD57) - Dec. 1-2, 2020
Shas Ti-Kelly Road Secondary (SD57) - Dec. 1-2, 2020; Nov. 30, 2020
Uplands Elementary (SD82) - Dec. 1, 2020; Nov. 30, 2020
Fort St. James Secondary (SD91) - Dec. 1, 2020; Nov. 19-20, 20-26, 30, 2020
Veritas Catholic School (Diocese of Prince George) - Nov. 30, 2020
Anne Roberts Young Elementary (SD60) - Nov. 30, 2020
Bert Ambrose Elementary (SD60) - Nov. 30, 2020
David Hoy Elementary (SD91) - Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2020; Nov. 25-26, 2020; Sept. 17-18, 2020
William Konkin Elementary in Burns Lake (SD91) - Nov. 16, 23-24, 23-27, 2020
Energetic Learning Campus in Fort St. John (SD60) - Nov. 16-20, 23-27, 30, 2020
Peden Hill Elementary (SD57) - Nov. 12-17, 17-20, 24-27, Nov. 30, 2020
Centennial Christian in Terrace (Independent) - Nov. 23-26, 2020
North Peace Secondary (SD60) - Nov. 10, 12-13, 16, 19-20, 24-26, 2020
Sacred Heart Elementary (Diocese of Prince George) - Nov. 25-27, 2020
Nak’albun Elementary (Independent) - Nov. 22-25, 2020; Sept. 16-18, 2020
Charlie Lake Elementary (SD60) - Nov. 23-24, 16-26, 2020
Ecole College Heights Elementary (SD57) - Nov. 19-20, 20-24, 2020
Beaverly Elementary (SD57) - Nov. 23-24, 2020
Foothills Elementary (SD57) - Nov. 23, 2020
Prince George Secondary (SD57) - Nov. 20, 2020; Oct. 2, 2020
Dawson Creek Secondary - South Peace Campus (SD59) - Nov. 16-18, 2020; Sept. 23-25, 2020
Chetwynd Secondary (SD59) - Nov. 13, 2020
Van Bien Elementary (SD57) - Nov. 9-10, 2020
Ron Brent Elementary (SD57) - Oct. 30, 2020
Hudson's Hope Elementary-Junior Secondary (SD60) - Oct. 26-Nov. 4, 2020
Immaculate Conception School (Diocese of Prince George) - Oct. 21-23, 2020
Roosevelt Park Elementary (SD52) - Oct. 21-22, 2020
Fort Nelson Secondary (SD81) - Oct. 15-16, 2020
Notre Dame in Dawson Creek (Private) - Oct. 13-14, 2020
Quesnel Junior Secondary (SD28) - Sept. 10-11, 15-18, 2020
Ecole Frank Ross Elementary (SD59) - Sept. 10-11, 2020