Under this policy, District employees, contractors and volunteers who are in either a life-saving role or delivering a recreation program in which participants must be vaccinated to participate, will be required to be vaccinated.
These workers have their first dose by Jan. 14, 2022, and be fully vaccinated by Feb.18, 2022.
“We believe this is a policy that is measured and sensible for the community context and risk level within Squamish, considering the robust communicable disease plan that we have had in place to support and enhance provincial public health guidance and orders,” said District of Mayor Karen Elliott, in a news release.
“This policy closes a logical gap between the provincial requirements and employee interactions with the public, and we think it makes sense for our staff and community, giving residents and staff who come in close contact extra peace of mind.”
CAO Linda Glenday said the partial mandate is proportional to the risk.
“With our high 麻豆社国产vaccine rates and the careful work environment we have created, we have confidence that this vaccine policy meets our objectives to ensure the safety of our employees and the public,” Glenday said in the release.
The District of 麻豆社国产currently employs approximately 350 people, including casual, seasonal and temporary employees.
According to the District, the vaccination policy impacts the following, up to 40 麻豆社国产recreation services employees who are either lifeguards or delivering a program in which participants must be vaccinated. Up to 63 firefighters, including paid-on-call.
The District estimates that 91 to 97% of impacted staff are already either fully vaccinated or have their first dose, as per the community average:
As of Dec. 7, in the Howe Sound region while 93% have received their second, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control.
According to data from the BC Centre for Disease Control, from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, there were 40 COVID-19 cases in our region. That is down from Nov. 21 to 27, when there were of COVID-19 in the.
Squamish-specific data is not released.
The District’s policy does not apply to RCMP members. RCMP members are federal employees and therefore covered under federal legislation, which already requires them to be vaccinated.
**Please note, this story was updated after it was first published in order to include information we requested from the District about who this mandate would apply to.
