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Posted: May 17, 2021 Order extended to support COVID-19 response Communication tools essential to the public sector’s response to COVID-19 will remain available to staff on the front lines of the pandemic. Lisa Beare, Minister of Citizens’ Services, May 12 extended an order under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) that has put vital software and technology in the hands of health-care workers, educators and other public-sector staff. The order was put into place March 26, 2020, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary measure is now set to expire on Dec. 31. B.C. is one of two Canadian provinces requiring the personal information of its residents to be stored in – and only accessed from – Canada. This requirement would normally prohibit the use of some communication and collaboration software proven vital to the province’s work to protect people and communities from COVID-19. ....
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Expanded cell coverage along highways 95 and 97 SHARE ON: cell tower stock image (supplied by: Pixabay) Cell service along highways 95 and 97 will be expanded, closing several service gaps along the way, as part of the Connecting British Columbia program. The highways, while miles apart, are prone to difficult winter driving conditions and sudden road closures, the Ministry of Citizen’s Service says. “We can’t change the weather, but we can make strategic investments to help expand highway cellular service in B.C. With these latest projects, we are on track to more than triple our target to increase highway cellular coverage,” said Lisa Beare, Minister of Citizens’ Services. ....
(Courtesy Government of B.C.) Improved cellular service is coming to B.C. Highway 97, including Pine Pass. According to Lisa Beare, Minister of Citizens’ Services, Highway 97 often has difficult driving conditions, is prone to sudden road closures and has large gaps without cell service. “We can’t change the weather, but we can make strategic investments to help expand highway cellular service in B.C. With these latest projects, we are on track to more than triple our target to increase highway cellular coverage, making our highways safer than ever before.” The new project will fill in cellular gaps along 68 kilometres of Highway 97 between Chetwynd and the Highway 39 junction. This includes Pine Pass, which is prone to avalanches and sparsely populated. Cellular service will also be made available at the West Pine rest area and Powder King Mountain Resort. ....