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Dec 22, 2020 5:27 PM Another 20 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed at Big White ski resort in Kelowna, in an outbreak the Interior Health authority says is mostly related to shared housing. The authority says 96 cases have been linked to the cluster and the latest infections are related to transmission within group housing as well as social events and gatherings at the resort. The province announced today that it was extending its state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, allo...

The extension of the provincial state of emergency is based on recommendations from BC’s health and emergency management officials. The original declaration was made on March 18, 2020, the day after Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry declared a public health emergency. “I want to thank everyone in British Columbia for doing their part to keep themselves and their loved ones safe during this extraordinarily trying year,” said BC Premier John Horgan. “With more British Columbians...

Posted: December 22, 2020 State of emergency extended to Jan. 5 The Province of British Columbia today formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing health and emergency management officials to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act (EPA) to support the province’s COVID-19 pandemic response. The state of emergency is extended through the end of the day on Jan. 5, 2021, to allow staff to take the necessary actions to keep British Columbians safe a...

Farnworth said this temporary cap will provide immediate relief for struggling restaurants and cafes so they can stay focused on remaining open and to keep the staff within this sector on the payroll. “The order includes an additional cap of 5% for unrelated fees such as payment processing and online ordering fees to ensure that delivery costs will be shifted to other fees for restaurants using these services,” he said. “We have also added provisions to protect the drivers to make sure t...

B.C. caps fees charged to restaurants by third-party delivery companies The B.C. government is using its emergency powers to place a cap of 15 per cent on the fees that delivery companies can charge to restaurants. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2020 4:16 PM PT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020 A DoorDash food delivery worker rides his bicycle through downtown Vancouver in April. B.C. is capping the fees that third-party delivery companies can charge to restaurants.(Ben Nelms/CBC)

  VANCOUVER -- As British Columbia approaches the end of 2020, officials have extended the provinces state of emergency yet again. Officials with the province opted to renew the record-breaking declaration as a measure meant to help with the fight to flatten the COVID-19 curve. A state of emergency gives the province additional powers for two weeks at a time, and can be issued for pandemics, natural disasters and other reasons. These powers fall under the Emergency Program Act, and in thi...

Dec 23, 2020 12:04 AM Russ Byth A health care aide in Kelowna was the first person in the city to receive the covid-19 vaccine yesterday. Charmane Lazzarotto says she cares for vulnerable people every day and knowing she can protect them by preventing the spread of the virus is an incredible feeling. You can see a picture on our Facebook page. Interior Health says the vaccine rollout will be a gradual process and we all have to remember the covid-19 protocols. There were 444 ne...

by Craig Takeuchi on December 22nd, 2020 at 4:30 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1 As B.C. restaurants struggle to weather the economic storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, food and beverage establishments will gain protection from potentially excessive fees charged by delivery companies. B.C. Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth announced today (December 22) that an Emergency Program Act program order, effective as of Sunday (December 27), temporarily limits fees that food-delivery compa...

The B.C. government has announced a temporary cap on delivery fees to help restaurants and hospitality businesses struggling with high costs during the pandemic. Effective Dec. 27, food delivery service providers must not charge a restaurant more than 15 per cent of the total cost of the customer order, before taxes, for delivery services. To make sure that delivery companies don’t shift their costs or charge restaurants under different fees, an additional five per cent cap of the total meal...

Posted: December 22, 2020 Suspension of limitation periods to end March 2021 Government will end its temporary suspension of limitation periods to commence court proceedings in British Columbia on March 25, 2021. Limitation periods for commencing a new civil or family action or appeal were first suspended on March 26, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the request of the attorney general, the minister of public safety and solicitor general made the order under the Emergency Program Act t...