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COVID-19 Safety Plans Order
What was a suggestion at the beginning of last week became an Order on Friday. Although the Order has not yet been published, all businesses must reinstate COVID-19 Safety Plans. B.C. employers will once again be required to perform an assessment and address protective controls for their workplaces in their Plans, and can include:
- permitting workers to work remotely or from home, if possible,
- facilitating workers to stay at home when they are feeling ill,
- placement of physical barriers between workers, when possible,
- return to zone-based access to worksites,
- reducing crowding and mixing among workers in the workplace,
- cleaning and hand washing procedures
- requiring face masks when in all common areas.
SINGLE-USE ITEM BY-LAW begins jan 2, 2022 in vancouver - here is some information you need as a business owner
The City of Vancouver is implmenting a single-use item redution strategy. With your help, we've created a made-in-Vancouver strategy to dramatically reduce waste from single-use items. While there is already by-laws covering plastic straws and untensils along with foam cups and take-out containers and on Jan 1, 2022 shopping bags and cups will be added . There are by-law toolkits for businessess, charities and nokt-for-profits available from the City of Vancouver. Click Here for Full Information and Toolkits
CLOSURE RELIEF GRANTS - APPLY NOW
The BC government has just launched the details of the COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant announced three weeks ago. Full eligibility details and applications are now available. Applications can be submitted from now until the end of February
Here is how to reach us.....and check on our interactive Goggle map to see if you are in our BIA
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Members if you need assistance with Needles, Garbage or help de-escalating a situation, HxBIA has a contract with Mission Possible Neighbours that allows any member to call for a response. You can reach an MP Neighbours supervisor at 604-338-7150. |
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HxBIA serves more than 650 businesses and property owners in a central portion of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) stretching from Richards St. to Gore Ave. along Hastings St. and portions of Pender, Cordova, Main and Powell St.