B.C.B次元官网网址檚 COVID-19 essential-travel advisory could be lifted as soon as next weekB次元官网网址檚 cabinet meeting to allow tourist attractions to invite out-of-town guests, Premier John Horgan says.
Emerging from his weekly cabinet meeting at the B.C. legislature June 10, Horgan hinted that a decision to lift the provincial travel advisory is imminent, as coronavirus cases continue to taper off in the province. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has been monitoring B.C.B次元官网网址檚 risk as schools and businesses reopen.
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Tourism-dependent businesses have issued dire warnings about being able to survive as restrictions have stretched toward three months. Destination B.C. has a province-wide marketing program ready to go, replacing the international promotion it usually runs, Horgan said.
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Barkerville, the gold rush town in the Cariboo, has set a tentative reopening date of June 18, and the province is on track to allow that as long as coronavirus cases donB次元官网网址檛 spike up. Some remote and Indigenous communities have indicated they donB次元官网网址檛 want visitors, and Henry has advised that communities are free to make that determination based on their local conditions.
B.C. does not have a travel ban within the province or from other provinces, but highway signs continue to advise essential travel only, and B.C. and Alberta health ministers have urged people to avoid travelling to summer homes during the pandemic.
Horgan held out little hope of any resumption of non-essential international visitors, key to many B.C. tourism operators in previous years. And he said the travel advisory reflects the reluctance of many people to travel beyond their local area.
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