Short thread on Vancouver declaring a state of emergency.
- It will last for seven days at first, but can be extended
- It's being done through the province's Emergency Management Act, not the Vancouver Charter
- Here are the relevant provisions
- It will last for seven days at first, but can be extended
- It's being done through the province's Emergency Management Act, not the Vancouver Charter
- Here are the relevant provisions
Why does a local state of emergency matter when B.C. has just declared one?
- Vancouver has a lot of staff and a lot of knowledge that can put to use
- This will allow the city to streamline/centralize its own services
- It will also free up provincial resources
- Vancouver has a lot of staff and a lot of knowledge that can put to use
- This will allow the city to streamline/centralize its own services
- It will also free up provincial resources
"So, are restaurants indefinitely closed then?"
- Restaurants aren't closed YET (bars are, however, through a provincial order)
- Places can stay open if they keep to under 50 people + enforce social distancing
- BUT a full ban on in-person dining in Vancouver likely coming soon
- Restaurants aren't closed YET (bars are, however, through a provincial order)
- Places can stay open if they keep to under 50 people + enforce social distancing
- BUT a full ban on in-person dining in Vancouver likely coming soon
When does Vancouver's emergency declaration *officially* happen?
Tomorrow morning, 10am, emergency virtual council meeting.
Details of how the city will deploy the act will also start being announced tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow morning, 10am, emergency virtual council meeting.
Details of how the city will deploy the act will also start being announced tomorrow morning.
