March 20 COVID stats and resources at a glance
The COVID-19 situation in British Columbia is continually evolving and the information below is current as of 3 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2020. Cases: Total confirmed cases in B.C.: 348 New cases since March 19, 2020: 77 Hospitalized cases: 22 Intensive care: 10 Deaths: 9 Recovered: 6 Confirmed cases by region: Vancouver...
March 20 COVID update for BC, 77 new cases since yesterday
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 77 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 348 cases in British Columbia. “Of the new cases, one...
Trail Playgrounds, Sports Fields, Courts, SK8 Park Closed
The City of Trail continues to follow the direction from local, provincial and federal health officials to help prevent the spread of COVD-19 in our community. Effective Friday, March 20, 2020 at 3:00 PM, all City of Trail playgrounds, sports fields, the Butler Park Tennis/Pickleball courts and the Lower Sunningdale multi-sports...
Kootenay Savings offers options/relief as COVID crisis evolves
As a member-owned credit union, local decision-making and thriving communities are the cornerstone of who we are. The health and safety of our members, employees and communities are of utmost importance to us. With the extraordinary events around us evolving at a rapid pace, we’re proactively taking precautions against the...
Technology donation to food bank supports social distancing while mitigating social isolation
The critical role technology will play during the COVID crisis – particularly within the community’s most vulnerable population - was underscored by a donation this week to the Community Harvest Food Bank in Castlegar. “An important part of our mandate here is to create a social environment, a place to participate, and way ...
BREAKING:Air Canada suspends flights between Castlegar and Vancouver
Air Canada has temporarily suspended direct flights between Castlegar and Vancouver in response to COVID-19. Travellers heading to and from Vancouver will temporarily be routed through Calgary between April 1-30, 2020. The daily schedule for flights to and from Calgary remains the same. Air Canada says it will “…continue to...
BREAKING: COVID update says 45 new BC cases, calls on 'civic obligation'
In a daily provincial update on the COVID-19 public health emergency, Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer confirmed that there are 45 new BC cases identified since yesterday, but underscored that much of the data they are receiving now is from the past two weeks. This brings...
Trail City Hall to close tomorrow, following recreation and Riverfront Centres
Community health and safety are the City of Trail’s top priorities during this extraordinary time; therefore, to continue our efforts of reducing the possibility of COVID-19 transmission, Trail City Hall will be closed to the public effective Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 12:00 Noon, until further notice. If you require general...
Information on COVID-19 testing and criteria
To support testing of people who meet specific criteria, new testing guidelines from the BCCDC limit testing to people with symptoms who are: Hospitalized or are likely to be hospitalized Health-care workers Residents of long term care facilities Part of an investigation of a cluster or outbreak Testing will occur by appointment...
Head of BC Chamber responds to federal/provincial COVID-19
Federal Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, just unveiled the “first phase” of Canada’s “Economic Response Plan” – which includes $27B in direct support and aid to Canadians and $55B in tax deferrals. The federal package includes a number of desired-actions you flagged in our network-wide COVID-19 Business Impact Survey the results...
