November 7, 2020, a new Provincial Health Officer Order was put in place for all individuals, places of work and businesses across the Lower Mainland. The order applies to the following communities within the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health regions.
Abbotsford
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Maple Ridge
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Richmond
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Agassiz
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Mission
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Sunshine Coast Regional District
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Burnaby
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New Westminster
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Surrey
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Chilliwack
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North Vancouver
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Squamish
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Coquitlam
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Pemberton
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Vancouver
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Delta
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Pitts Meadows
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West Vancouver
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Hope
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Port Coquitlam
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Whistler
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Howe Sound
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Port Moody
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White Rock
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Langley
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Powell River
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Lions Bay
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This new Order will be in effect from Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 10pm until Monday, November 23, 2020 at 12pm. It mainly focuses on 4 areas:
- Social Gatherings
- Group Physical Activities
- Travel
- Workplace Safety
Although we do not have the full details of the new Order until it is finalized and released, we do know
- Indoor sports games and competitions that cannot maintain physical distancing within the above regions are suspended for 2 weeks.
- Indoor sports activities that cannot maintain physical distancing can be replaced with individual exercise or practice if physical distancing measures can be maintained.
- Travel for sports into or out of the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health regions is suspended for 2 weeks
viaSport is working with government to understand how sports organized indoor activities that increase respiratory rate will be affected. We will share more information as soon as we learned about it.