The B.C. government has once again extended the provincial state of emergency as the Covid-19 pandemic wears on.
Extending the state of emergency allows Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, to continue to use powers under the Emergency Program Act.
Premier John Horgan said in a statement, in recent weeks, British Columbians have been reminded that COVID-19 case counts can easily rise if we’re not careful.”
The new state of emergency will be in effect through the end of the day on Aug 18. As the pandemic continues the government has taken additional steps to combat some of the issues that have come from it. Some of these actions taken include, earmarking up to $1 billion of additional spending targeted to address Covid-19 impacts and restart plans of local governments, introducing a free day-pass program at B.C. Parks, providing $1.5 million to help sports organizations with fixed costs and enacting an emergency order for B.C. Ferries to provide priority medical-assured loading on the first available vessel for any individual, their vehicle and an escort.
The first state of emergency was put into place on July 10. The continued state of emergency extensions come from recommendations by public safety and health officials.
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