State of emergency extended to May 25 | Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, East Kootenay, Elk Valley, Kimberley, Ktunaxa Nation
Posted: May 11, 2021 State of emergency extended to May 25 The Province of British Columbia has 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 May 25, to allow provincial government staff to take the necessary actions to keep British Columbians safe and manage immediate concerns and COVID-19 outbreaks. “As our vaccine rollout speeds up, w...