VANCOUVER — A volunteer search and rescue team in North Vancouver, B.C., performed an unexpected nighttime rescue on Wednesday the first time they were training to use their new night-vision . . .
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the caps will be implemented on Dec. 27 and are expected to be in place for three months after the provincial state of emergency, in place because of the pandemic, is lifted. Mitchie’s Delivery opened in Kamloops in part out of recognition that those big companies charged high fees. Mitchie’s co-owner Sean Martin said the fee cap does not impact his firm’s fees because the policy is aimed at large delivery companies serving 500 or more restaurants and what he called “predatory” behaviour toward restaurants. Martin said Mitchie’s already charges just slightly higher than 15 per cent.
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the caps will be implemented on Dec. 27 and are expected to be in place for three months after the provincial state of emergency, in place because of the pandemic, is lifted. The B.C. government has taken other measures to support the industry, such as allowing restaurants to sell and deliver sealed, packaged alcohol with the delivery of a meal. Patio season was also extended beyond summer months to allow guests to sit outside and at a safe distance. Consultant Bryce Herman said the hospitality industry understands need for public health restrictions, but is feeling financial impacts from the pandemic, noting support from government helps. However, Herman added, the decision to cap fees by delivery companies came “late in the game.”
While there is optimism around vaccines arriving in the province, he urged everyone to keep up with mask-wearing, physical distancing, and emphasized the importance of keeping bubbles small over the holidays.
“I want you to have a great holiday season, but I also want you to be safe,” Horgan said. “I want you to recognize and understand that your actions could not just save your family members but it could save other people’s family members as well. It’s not too much to ask.”
Public Safety Minister also referenced increased enforcement last week for people who repeatedly break health orders.
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Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum said Thursday that he’s concerned about the public perception created by photos showing a police board member, Harley Chappell, with members of the Hells Angels.
Postmedia revealed this week that Chappell attended a 2018 memorial service for the wife of a founder of the Hells Angels White Rock chapter.
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At the August 2018 event, Chappell posed for several photos with White Rock Hells Angels Douglas (Doc) Riddoch and Brent Milne.