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Despite the current public health advisory discouraging any non-essential travel, Whistler has seen a fair number of tourists lately, and unfortunately, some of them have tested positive for COVID-19.
However, the popular tourism destination shouldn’t be seeing any travellers from outside B.C. because it’ll be much harder to flatten the curve if travellers are still allowed to come in or go out of the province. For safety’s sake, only British Columbians should be permitted to support local tourism. An interprovincial travel ban should be in place.
According to Tourism Whistler, people from outside B.C. represent a little more than 10 per cent of overnight visitors so far this season. Dr. Annie Gareau, an emergency room doctor in Whistler, said that she’d seen a troubling number of patients from Ontario and Quebec over the holidays. Considering both provinces are struggling with rising COVID-19 cases, it is concerning that all these extra travellers could pr
Worrying number of tourists from outside B.C. prompts Whistler doctor to call for travel ban
An emergency room doctor in Whistler is calling on the B.C. government to restrict travel from other provinces after seeing a worrying number of patients from Ontario and Quebec over the holidays.
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Posted: Jan 13, 2021 4:00 AM PT | Last Updated: January 13
Whistler Blackcomb s operators have asked guests to take personal responsibility for following a COVID-19 advisory against non-essential travel between provinces and health regions.(Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)