Submitted by City of Nelson Emergency Operations Centre Finding Our New Normal  Dr. Bonnie Henry told British Columbians “our new normal is going to be a modification of the things we currently have in place” and that the province will start thinking in “two week increments” as they begin to look at easing restrictions,...

Interior Health is recommending anyone coming into contact with workers at the Kearl Lake oil sands project, north of Fort McMurray, to self-isolate for 14 days after Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, reported an outbreak of COVID-19. On April 15, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, reported...

Submitted by City of Nelson Emergency Operations Centre Province Releases Modelling on BC’s Response to COVID-19 Today, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided important modelling data and projections on our current provincial COVID-19 situation. The two reported that BC is well below...

The city has put the brakes on a new policy that would give the green light on an increase of food trucks in the downtown. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city has instituted a one-year moratorium on new food trucks that require street parking stalls, and will continue to conduct a review of the policy (prior to summer...

In a media release Thursday, Interior Health said a staff member of Kootenay Street Village (KSV) in Cranbrook has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The Interior Health release said the staff member is in self-isolation at home and no residents have been affected to date. Interior Health said Kootenay Street Village is a long-term...

Submitted by City of Nelson Emergency Operations Centre BC Government Launches Free Counselling Service Post-Secondary Students – Here2Talk The Government of British Columbia has launched Here2Talk, a new mental-health counselling and referral service for post-secondary students. The service offers confidential, free...

VANCOUVER, BC, April 16, 2020:  Teck Resources Limited  (“Teck”) today announced the creation of a $20-million fund to support COVID-19 response and future recovery efforts. This funding will go to support critical social initiatives and increased healthcare capacity, including procuring one million masks to be donated for ...

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: "We are announcing 44 new cases for a total of 1,561 cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia. "Every health region...

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “We are announcing 27 new cases for a total of 1,517 cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia. “Every health region...

Submitted by City of Nelson Emergency Operations Centre Update from the Prime Minister Trudeau During a briefing outside his residence, Prime Minister Trudeau said talks with provinces on resuming economic activity are continuing. He understands that everyone wants to know when things will get back to normal, but cautioned ...