Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain plans to bring forward a motion to declare a local state of emergency tomorrow.
The motion will be brought up during their regularly scheduled council meeting.
“Currently, the details of what provisions will be invoked are being worked on by myself, the physician’s group and our team within our Emergency Operations Center (comprised of key emergency personnel stakeholders such as the RCMP, Fire Department, Incident Command, City staff, Northern Health, etc,” said Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain in a Facebook post.
Brain believes there is no more time to wait to take localized actions necessary to protect everyone from what is to come. The City of Prinec Rupert is working very closely with the local medical community. All considerations for business, industry, essential services, families, children, seniors, vulnerable individuals, the surrounding communities (Lax Kw’alaams, Metlakatla, Kitkatla, Hartley Bay, Dodge Cove, Oona River) and personal lifestyle are being taken into account when discussing which measures are necessary – including current and future Provincial and Federal orders.
The entire council meeting will be lived streamed tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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