With Horgan announcement, British Columbia enters Phase 3 of COVID-19 Restart Plan

There has been another death from COVID-19 in BC over the past 24 hours and once again, the death was at a long term care home in the Vancouver Coastal Health Region.Care homes are one of the few places in the province that are not opening up under Phase 3 of BC's COVID-19 plan. Today the Premier announced BC is officially open to travellers from across the country. Phase 3 means COVID-19 Safety Guidelines are now in place for accommodation ranging from hotels to wilderness lodges.BC's Independent Investigations Office has found police in Courtenay did not cause the death of a man who killed himself during a wellness check earlier this month.If you would like to help grow local journalism at our station, please consider making a donation at chly.ca/support.Written and reported by Lisa Cordasco, News Director for CHLY 101.7FM.Have a tip? Email: [email protected] us on social mediaTwitter: @lisacordasco / @chly1017FMFunded by Sustaining Donors and the Community Radio Fund of Canada and Heritage Canada’s Local Journalism Initiative. Sustain CHLY’s News Department for many years to come by signing up for a monthly Sustaining Donation.