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British Columbia has fared well compared with many other jurisdictions across the world, but still this battle has been exhausting and frustrating. We are all tired. With a few exceptions, the provincial strategy has treated all of B.C. the same when it comes to implementing restrictions, despite the rate of outbreaks and case numbers being drastically different across health authority jurisdictions. Vancouver Island continues to be the bright spot in terms of provincial COVID numbers. Since Oct. 12, 2020 (before the rigid restrictions of November), we represented 3.7 per cent of total new cases. Since April 6, when the latest additional restrictions or “circuit breaker” restrictions were imposed, including the strict travel restrictions, Vancouver Island represents only 3.8 per cent of new cases.
“This amazing downtown is still there and the purpose of this money is to try and keep it safe and secure enough to survive to better days,” Krog said Friday. “There are some who are saying: ‘Well you shouldn’t be spending the money on security. You should be spending it on housing and treatment and those things.’ The simple answer is this: First, that is not our jurisdiction and we do not have the money to make a dent in that anyway. “In the meantime, all we can do is try and make it safe and secure for people on our streets in our downtown, the businesses that are trying to survive through the rigours of COVID, the public services that need to be available that people feel comfortable entering.”