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When the Squamish business is shut, but the rent is due during COVID-19

When the Squamish business is shut, but the rent is due during COVID-19

A commercial lease lawyer lays out the lay of the land
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B.C. supermarkets don't need to follow 50-person COVID-19 rule

B.C. supermarkets don't need to follow 50-person COVID-19 rule

The maximum 50-person rule in B.C. for a business during the COVID-19 pandemic will not apply to retail food and grocery stores – as long as physical distancing can be maintained.
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ER doc says it's 'scary' sending home people with symptoms

ER doc says it's 'scary' sending home people with symptoms

Dr. Sean Wormsbecker of Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster and Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody said hospitals are sending home symptomatic patients without testing them, he's concerned people won't follow quarantine direction
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Dr. Bonnie Henry fan clubs pop up on social media

Dr. Bonnie Henry fan clubs pop up on social media

You may not have heard of her before this pandemic, but you definitely know her now
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District of Squamish opens up municipal change rooms and washroom facilities amid pandemic

District of Squamish opens up municipal change rooms and washroom facilities amid pandemic

Portable toilets throughout Squamish will be temporarily removed from nine locations.
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Whistler Blackcomb closes mountain to uphill skiing and riding

Whistler Blackcomb closes mountain to uphill skiing and riding

Single route to Garibaldi Provincial Park still open
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Squamish builders reducing the risk of COVID-19 exposure on construction sites

Squamish builders reducing the risk of COVID-19 exposure on construction sites

Social distancing, hand sanitizer and hand washing stations some of the reported ways employers keeping workers safe, they say
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Half of YVR workforce expected to be laid off

Half of YVR workforce expected to be laid off

The end of spring break would normally see 70,000 passengers moving through the Vancouver International Airport – this year, with the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, that number has dropped to between 10,000 and 20,000.
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B.C. economy to contract at least 7%: BCBC

B.C. economy to contract at least 7%: BCBC

The economic impact of COVID-19 could shrink B.C.’s economy by between 7% and 12% this year. An "optimistic" scenario at the low end of that range would dwarf the economic impact B.C.
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Free sushi for healthcare workers in Squamish

Free sushi for healthcare workers in Squamish

Sushi Goemon stepping up to battle COVID this weekend
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