COVID-19 News (April 16–20, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 16 au 20 avril 2020)
Article Source Date P/T Municipality
Communications and Technology / Communication et technologie Mayor's Task Force launches #StonyPlainTogether Stony Plain (Alberta : Town) 2020-04-20 AB Stony Plain
social media campaign
COVID-19 business support hotline is open! Quesnel (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-20 BC Cariboo Quesnel Delta mayor asks B.C. government to support local Agassiz-Harrison Observer 2020-04-16 BC Delta
media City launches dashboard to highlight COVID-19 Vancouver (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-17 BC Vancouver
issues and response CBRM's struggle with virtual council meetings may be CBC News 2020-04-20 NS Cape Breton over: IT director says bandwidth, existing technology
have conspired against livestreaming A dedicated webpage regarding COVID-19 has been The Blue Mountains (Ontario : 2020-04-16 ON The Blue Mountains
created for the Town of The Blue Mountains Town) Richmond Hill launches hotline for reporting COVID- Richmond Hill 2020-04-17 ON Richmond Hill
19 complaints Socialization for seniors only a phone call away with St. Catharines (Ontario : City) 2020-04-16 ON St. Catharines
new Seniors' Centre Without Walls program
La Ville lance sa carte interactice : On M acheter local Mirabel (Québec : Ville) 2020-04-16 QC Mirabel
Economics, Trade and Economic Development / Économie, commerce et développement économique City of Wetaskiwin builds local economic recovery Wetaskiwin (Alberta : City) 2020-04-17 AB Wetaskiwin
plan City of Rossland to provide $5000 to Trail and District Rossland News 2020-04-16 BC Rossland Chamber of Commerce: City councillors approved the Trail
decision at a meeting on April 6 Municipalities want Ottawa to put them at centre of iPolitics 2020-04-17 Canada
post-pandemic recovery
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Article Source Date P/T Municipality In COVID-19 measure, Gjoa Haven bans sale of Nunatsiaq News 2020-04-20 NU Gjoa Haven
homemade baked goods Durham's business community unites during COVID- Durham (Ontario : Regional 2020-04-20 ON Durham
19 Municipality) Mayor announces task force on economic recovery: Guelph (Ontario : City) 2020-04-16 ON Guelph Task force will support Guelph businesses impacted
by COVID-19 County to establish economic recovery team; help for Countylive.ca 2020-04-17 ON Prince Edward County
businesses under way City of Windsor and Workforce WindsorEssex launch Windsor (Ontario : City) 2020-04-20 ON Windsor (City)
Essential Worker Registry Close to $4 million in emergency assistance for small Longueuil (Québec : Ville) 2020-04-17 QC Longueuil and medium-sized businesses in the Longueuil
agglomeration Près de 4 M$ en aide d'urgence pour les PME du Longueuil (Québec : Ville) 2020-04-17 QC Longueuil
territoire de l'agglomération de Longueuil
Finance, Taxation and Revenue / Finances, taxation et revenu City of Calgary projects $400M in revenue losses CTV News 2020-04-16 AB Calgary
without financial support Council passes borrowing bylaw to cash flow Cold Lake (Alberta : City) 2020-04-16 AB Cold Lake
operations County reduces municipal tax rate by 1.2 per cent for EverythingGP 2020-04-18 AB Grande Prairie
2020 Council approves economic recovery package in RDNewsNow 2020-04-17 AB Penhold
Penhold
City to provide tax relief and deferrals Kimberley (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-16 BC Kimberley City of Maple Ridge responds to provincial property Maple Ridge (British Columbia : 2020-04-17 BC Maple Ridge
tax framework announcement City)
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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Vancouver mayor says B.C. relief not enough to ward Toronto Star 2020-04-16 BC Metro Vancouver
off layoffs, service cuts Vancouver Victoria COVID-19: Sooke eliminates community grants Goldstream News Gazette 2020-04-16 BC Sooke
program for 2020 Summerland council revisiting budget: Municipality Vernon Morning Star 2020-04-16 BC Summerland examining figures, property taxes and utility
payments as COVID-19 continues
2020 property tax payment deadline extension Trail (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-16 BC Trail Province's tax-relief measures will hurt city cash flow, Times Colonist 2020-04-16 BC Victoria Victoria mayor says: Helps says delayed tax payments will have a significant impact on the
municipality NDP calls for federal support for municipalities coping New Democrat Party of Canada 2020-04-16 Canada
with COVID-19 Le NPD demande du soutien fédéral pour les Nouveau Parti démocratique du 2020-04-16 Canada
municipalités aux prises avec la COVID-19 Canada City of Winnipeg losing $12M each month due to CBC News 2020-04-17 MB Winnipeg COVID-19 pandemic, mayor says: Winnipeg Transit lost $6M from low ridership, another $6M lost
'elsewhere': Bowman COVID-19: the City of Dieppe offers financial relief to Dieppe (New Brunswick : City) 2020-04-17 NB Dieppe
its residents Cities and towns in Atlantic Canada feeling cash Kamloops This Week 2020-04-17 NB Fredericton
crunch from COVID-19: HRM mayor NS Halifax Regional Municipality Moncton Yarmouth Nunavut gives $2M to hamlets to help with COVID-19 Nunatsiaq News 2020-04-20 NU
prevention
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Article Source Date P/T Municipality COVID-19 impacts Cambridge's city coffers by Cambridge Times 2020-04-16 ON Cambridge
$625,000 monthly Small GTA council becomes first to offer property tax CBC News 2020-04-20 ON Clarington rebate in wake of COVID-19 crisis: Clarington set to give back up to $2M to residents who've lost income
due to pandemic City trying to balance essential services with BayToday.ca 2020-04-16 ON North Bay declining revenues: Delaying the opening of the
marina will save approximately $1,250 per week Simcoe County takes more cautious approach to tax BradfordToday.ca 2020-04-16 ON Simcoe County relief, during pandemic: County is monitoring the Bradford West situation, waiting for input from the province and its Gwillimbury
Economic Development subcommittee
Tillsonburg looks to reduce operational costs Woodstock Sentinel-Review 2020-04-16 ON Tillsonburg
Council-approved tax rates and ratios (1) Timmins (Ontario : City) 2020-04-17 ON Timmins 'One of the greatest financial challenges this city has Toronto Star 2020-04-17 ON Toronto ever faced': COVID-19 outbreak to cost Toronto at
least $1.5 billion this year The cost of COVID: City of Windsor 'in the hole' $4M Windsor Star 2020-04-18 ON Windsor (City)
per month Federation of P.E.I. Municipalities concerned over CBC News 2020-04-18 PE
potential for 'substantial revenue losses' Cornwall budget passes with projected surplus, CBC News 2020-04-18 PE Cornwall (Town) COVID-19 contingency fund: Residents will see no increase in municipal taxes and water and sewer
rates, mayor says $1 million COVID-19 relief fund announced [for Cameco 2020-04-20 SK
Saskatoon and northern Saskatchewan]
City postpones property tax payment deadline North Battleford (Saskatchewan : 2020-04-16 SK North Battleford City)
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Article Source Date P/T Municipality
Housing / Habitation New homes on the way for Squamish's vulnerable British Columbia. Ministry of 2020-04-20 BC Squamish
residents Municipal Affairs and Housing The City of London puts out a call for additional London (Ontario : City) 2020-04-20 ON London
affordable housing options during COVID-19 City to invest $11.4 million in COVID-19-related Ottawa 2020-04-20 ON Ottawa
social services La Ville d'Ottawa investira 11,4 millions de dollars Ottawa 2020-04-20 ON Ottawa
dans les services sociaux liés à la COVID-19 Motel rooms available for homeless, marginalized CBC News 2020-04-20 ON Thunder Bay people who need place to self-isolate in Thunder Bay, Ont.: District Social Services Administration Board working with Salvation Army to oversee operations at
motels Saskatoon front line workers, mayor seek permanent Saskatoon StarPhoenix 2020-04-18 SK Saskatoon
housing for homeless
Infrastructure / Infrastructures
Street sweeping starts today in Red Deer Red Deer (Alberta : City) 2020-04-20 AB Red Deer Select Kelowna crosswalks contactless during COVID- Kelowna (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-17 BC Kelowna
19 response City implements interim bike lanes to promote safe Brampton 2020-04-17 ON Brampton active transportation opportunities during COVID-19
pandemic Federal government should use Hamilton LRT as a CBC News 2020-04-17 ON Hamilton post COVID-19 job-creation project, mayor says: Ottawa says it will be looking for shovel-ready infrastructure projects to jump start a post-COVID
economy
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Article Source Date P/T Municipality COVID-19: Montréal and its boroughs are adding Montréal 2020-04-17 QC Montréal
several safety corridors across the city COVID-19 : La Ville de Montréal et ses Montréal 2020-04-17 QC Montréal arrondissements ajoutent plusieurs corridors
sanitaires sur le territoire
Municipal Governance and Administration / Gouvernance et administration municipales
Stony Plain COVID 19 response requires staff lay-offs Stony Plain (Alberta : Town) 2020-04-20 AB Stony Plain
Rethinking municipal power in the time of COVID-19: The Province 2020-04-18 BC
opinion COVID-19 could stall amalgamation efforts between CTV News 2020-04-16 BC Saanich
Victoria and Saanich Victoria Summerland issues staff cuts and layoffs due to Kelowna Capital News 2020-04-16 BC Summerland COVID-19 pandemic: One-quarter of municipal staff
affected as municipality restructures its operations Vancouver mayor to take 10 per cent pay cut during Business in Vancouver 2020-04-16 BC Vancouver
pandemic 'Challenging time' as St. John's revenue down $12M, The Telegram 2020-04-16 NL Mount Pearl 179 city layoffs: Mount Pearl lays off 67 part-time St. John's
city staff due to COVID-19 pandemic St. John's hiring summer staff, but mayor says CBC News 2020-04-17 NL St. John's programming may not happen: City hoping to be
prepared if public health restrictions lifted
Municipal job cuts doubtful in CBRM Cape Breton Post 2020-04-17 NS Cape Breton Emergency orders made regarding municipal work Hicks Morley 2020-04-17 ON
deployment and staffing in light of COVID-19 [Letter from Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ontario. Ministry of Municipal Affairs 2020-04-17 ON
to heads of council in Ontario] and Housing
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Article Source Date P/T Municipality City temporarily lays off 55 more employees due to Barrie (Ontario : City) 2020-04-17 ON Barrie
extended closures [and] cancellations Extended City closures and cancellations result in Brampton 2020-04-17 ON Brampton temporary suspension of employment in non-
essential services City hires more bylaw officers to deal with COVID-19 Brantford Expositor 2020-04-17 ON Brantford
rule violators COVID-19 forces City to place 127 full-time Guelph (Ontario : City) 2020-04-17 ON Guelph
employees on declared emergency leave
Municipality lays off twelve Town Hall workers Strathroy-Caradoc (Ontario : 2020-04-17 ON Strathroy-Caradoc Township) City of Gatineau announces second round of layoffs CTV News 2020-04-17 QC Gatineau
due to COVID-19 pandemic
Planning and Development / Aménagement et développement Planning and Building Department presses forward Timmins (Ontario : City) 2020-04-20 ON Timmins
with application processing
Protective Services and Emergency Management / Services de protection et gestion des situations d'urgence Town of Banff continues checkstops during COVID-19 Banff 2020-04-17 AB Banff
crisis Ontario takes further action to protect vulnerable Ontario. Office of the Premier 2020-04-17 ON people from COVID-19: Province makes it easier to
reassign staff where they are needed most L'Ontario prend de nouvelles mesures pour protéger Ontario. Cabinet du premier ministre 2020-04-17 ON les plus vulnérables de la COVID-19 : La province facilite la réaffectation des travailleurs et travailleuses essentiels là où on a le plus besoin
d'eux
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Article Source Date P/T Municipality
Two more municipal councils support MMA messages Manitoulin Expositor 2020-04-17 ON Burpee and Mills Gordon/Barrie Island
Municipal facilities to remain closed until June 15 Countylive.ca 2020-04-17 ON Prince Edward County COVID-19: City cemeteries to close until further Thunder Bay (Ontario : City) 2020-04-16 ON Thunder Bay
notice Curfew in place in La Loche, 6 new cases recorded in CBC News 2020-04-18 SK La Loche province on Saturday: Province releases guidance for religious organizations that wish to hold drive-in
services City launches app contest to showcase civic Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan : City) 2020-04-16 SK Moose Jaw
perseverance during COVID-19
Recreation and Culture / Loisirs et culture Town of Banff provides residents safe recreation Banff 2020-04-20 AB Banff
programming City of Nanaimo Park Ambassador Program expands: Nanaimo (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-17 BC Nanaimo Meeting the needs of parks users during the COVID-
19 pandemic Rocky Point Boat Launch to re-open with restrictions Port Moody (British Columbia : City) 2020-04-18 BC Port Moody
and physical distancing measures in place COVID-19: B.C. municipalities receiving hundreds of Vancouver Sun 2020-04-16 BC Richmond complaints about people ignoring physical-distancing Surrey
measures Vancouver Township extends facility closures and cancels Centre Wellington (Ontario : 2020-04-20 ON Centre Wellington
programming up to July 3 Township) Municipal Council approves the cancellation of all Cobourg (Ontario : Town) 2020-04-17 ON Cobourg
Canada Day activities
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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Celebrations, plant sale and spring programing Windsor (Ontario : City) 2020-04-17 ON Windsor (City) cancellations due to COVID-19: Municipality taking
action to encourage social distancing Town Council provides financial assistance for Canora The Canora Courier 2020-04-19 SK Canora
Golf and Country Club
Rural and Agricultural / Milieu rural et agricole Helping rural, remote and Indigenous communities British Columbia. Office of the 2020-04-20 BC
respond to COVID-19 Premier City of Brampton announces first citywide Backyard Brampton 2020-04-16 ON Brampton
Garden Program in Canada in response to COVID-19
Service Delivery / Prestation de services Province & County supporting more childcare for Renfrew (Ontario : County) 2020-04-16 ON Renfrew
frontline workers Thunder Bay libraries close "indefinitely" until COVID- CBC News 2020-04-19 ON Thunder Bay 19 emergency lifted: In the meantime, the library
has added new online resources Amid COVID-19, city spending $300K to outsource CBC News 2020-04-19 ON Toronto street-sweeping work: City also plans to use aging
vehicles as drivers trained on new machines Saskatoon Transit & food bank team up to help Saskatoon (Saskatchewan : City) 2020-04-17 SK
hungry
Transportation / Transports Maple Ridge backs regional call for emergency Maple Ridge (British Columbia : 2020-04-16 BC Maple Ridge
funding for TransLink City)
TransLink implements cost saving measures TransLink 2020-04-20 BC Metro Vancouver
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Article Source Date P/T Municipality Cities call for help to keep buses running in CBC News 2020-04-20 NB Miramichi pandemic: Municipalities facing deficits as pandemic
continues Saint John Parking Commission loses $48K in CBC News 2020-04-17 NB Saint John monthly parking fees: Hundreds of monthly passes
cancelled in Parking Commission lots Saint John Transit prepares to implement a Saint John (New Brunswick : City) 2020-04-17 NB Saint John
temporary reduction to its services due to COVID-19 Saint John Transit se prépare à réduire Saint John (New Brunswick : City) 2020-04-17 NB Saint John temporairement ses services en raison de la COVID-
19
Taxi regulation ammendments Corner Brook (Newfoundland and 2020-04-16 NL Corner Brook Labrador : City) Changes to Brampton Transit service in response to Brampton 2020-04-16 ON Brampton
COVID-19 effective April 17
Brantford Transit moves to a 10 passenger maximum Brantford (Ontario : City) 2020-04-16 ON Brantford
City transit losing about $17,000 a week North Bay Nugget 2020-04-18 ON North Bay GOVA adjusts transit routes, bus service in Sudbury CBC News 2020-04-19 ON Sudbury as ridership falls: GOVA says fewer than 15 riders are
on board major routes during peak hours Thunder Bay Transit adjusting 'shadow buses' to CBC News 2020-04-20 ON Thunder Bay decrease passengers per bus: Focus remains on
reducing passenger load on Mainline, Memorial routes Whitby opens temporary rest stop for truck drivers Whitby (Ontario : Town) 2020-04-17 ON Whitby
impacted by COVID-19 facility closures Montreal widens sidewalks to facilitate social Montreal Gazette 2020-04-18 QC Montréal
distancing
Waste Management / Gestion des déchets
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Article Source Date P/T Municipality RDNO to start fining people who abuse staff at North Okanagan (British Columbia : 2020-04-16 BC North Okanagan
landfills Regional District) Community recycling centres to reopen on a limited Northumberland (Ontario : County) 2020-04-17 ON Northumberland
basis County Oakville strengthens penalties for littering masks, Toronto Star 2020-04-16 ON Oakville
disposable gloves Household hazardous waste & goods exchange days Owen Sound (Ontario : City) 2020-04-17 ON Owen Sound
cancelled City of Windsor expands garbage collection, allows 2 CBC News 2020-04-17 ON Windsor (City) extra garbage bags: New waste pickup comes into
effect April 20 until May 15
Réouverture de l'écocentre sous certaines conditions Matane (Québec : Ville) 2020-04-17 QC Matane Bonne nouvelle ! Les volumineux de nouveau Roussillon (Québec : Municipalité 2020-04-17 QC Roussillon acceptés à la collecte des déchets dès le lundi 20 régionale de comté)
avril
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