March 23, 2020
As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the world, our community is feeling the effects. During these 'flatten the curve' times of physical distancing, service closures, and self-isolation, celebrating the good and remaining socially connected is more important than ever.
We are proud to hear local stories of neighbours coming together in creative ways to maintain social interaction while practicing physical separation. From picking up the phone and offering to sho
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March 20, 2020
As of today, March 20, 2020, we have confirmation that the number of cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island are rapidly changing. The medical health officer for Central Vancouver Island advised we should assume that COVID-19 is now present in our region, and we should move about as if we have the virus. Behaving this way will improve how we interact with our environment and others, help "flatten the curve", and not overburden our healthcare system.
Thank you to all those in o
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March 23, 2020
Further to our release on March 20 that advised the closure of all playgrounds in the City of Parksville, the following facilities will be closed until further notice. These closures are intended to protect our residents and encourage physical distancing in our community:
- Community Park tennis/pickleball courts
- Community Park lacrosse box
- Community Park skateboard park
- Springwood tennis courts
- Springwood off-leash dog park
All public parks within the City o
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March 20, 2020
Effective immediately and until further notice, all playgrounds in the City of Parksville are now closed to use by the public. This decision was made by the City to help stop the spread of COVID-19, protect our residents and encourage social distancing in our community.
Dr Bonnie Henry issued clear directives that parents should not be taking their children to playgrounds, as health officials continue to emphasize the importance of social distancing to curb the spread of COV
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March 19, 2020
We wish to assure our residents the City of Parksville continues to respond to the guidance and direction of the provincial and federal governments as it relates to COVID-19; this determines what actions are appropriate for our municipal government.
The medical health officer for Central Vancouver Island advised we should assume COVID-19 is now present in our region and knowing with some certainty that infections do exist in our community, we continue to be concerned for th
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