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August 11, 2020 – Masks are mandatory on all transit vehicles starting Aug 24 – B.C. Transit

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July 3, 2020 – Smart, safe travel encouraged in Phase 3 of B.C. restart plan – Government of British Columbia

June 16, 2020 – CERB extended to 24 weeks – Government of Canada

June 10, 2020 – COVID-19 testing centres in B.C. – B.C. Centre for Disease Control

June 5, 2020 – Tax-free, one-time payment for seniors on OAS, GIS – Government of Canada

June 4, 2020 – Update: COVID-19 in Canada – Public Health Agency of Canada

June 4, 2020 – B.C. COVID-19 modelling and projections – B.C. Centre for Disease Control

May 19, 2020 – Some services restored under enhanced protocols in Phase 2 of reopening – Government of British Columbia

May 15, 2020 – K-12 students to have optional in-class instruction on June 1 – B.C. Ministry of Education

May 13, 2020 – B.C. seeks input to COVID-19 survey – B.C. Centre for Disease Control

May 8, 2020 – Translink suspends service reductions – B.C. Transit

May 7, 2020 – B.C. government lays out restart plan – Government of British Columbia

May 4, 2020 – TransLink and B.C. Transit to resume fare collection June 1 – B.C. Transit

May 1, 2020

• Web-based email service provides COVID-19 updates – Government of Canada
• ArriveCan app records travellers’ quarantine information – Government of Canada
• B.C. COVID-19 assessment and test centres – B.C. Centre for Disease Control

April 27, 2020 – BC Emergency Benefits open to applications May 1 – Government of British Columbia

April 25, 2020 – Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine can have serious side effects -Government of Canada