May 15, 2020BC's Restart PlanThe BC Restart Plan was recently announced, and outlines the gradual easing of COVID-19 restrictions (more details here ). Premier Horgan emphasized that "this is not a return to normal? - we're going to a new normal."The Town's Plan's on Re-OpeningOver the last weeks, the Town has been working on plans and procedures for the safe reopening of our facilities that closed in mid March due to COVID-19. We understand an eagerness to open facilities such as the tenni
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May 15, 2020Please stay safe this Victoria Day long weekend. Stay close to home; continue to keep your bubble small by minimizing time in close contact with those outside your household. If gathering with families and friends in small groups, gather outside rather than inside and the fewer people you see the better. To quote Dr Bonnie Henry, "fewer faces, bigger spaces." Thank you for doing your part to keep us all safe. GENERAL UPDATES AND INFORMATIONVancouver Island Coastal Tourism Resili
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May 14, 2020When Premier Horgan announced BC's Restart Plan last week, he emphasized, "this is not a return to normal...we're going to a new normal." Since the province introduced the plan, the City has been developing procedures which will move our operations to the new normal, including how to gradually reopen City offices to the public while ensuring the safety of our staff and residents. Within phase 2 of the plan, which eases some restrictions, we plan to open to the public with limited hou
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May 7, 2020On May 6, Premier John Horgan's announced the BC Restart Plan, a strategy to slowly ease restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Later this month, we will begin to see the gradual reopening of some sectors of the province, spaced out in intervals of two to four weeks. People will be able to slowly expand their social circle to a few friends or extended family members, but will need to stay outside in gatherings of only two to six people while maintaining physical distancing.&nb
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Staying Well in Uncertain TimesThis week, recognized by the Canadian Mental Health Association as Mental Health Week in BC, focusses on the importance of maintaining social connections and good mental health. CMHA said feelings of loneliness and isolation were already a major concern before the COVID-19 pandemic, but now that more people are staying indoors and away from others, it is even more of an issue. According to the CMHA website, people with weak social connections are at an increas
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