May 14: COVID-19 and Downtown Victoria

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Downtown Victoria's Business Buzz: What you need know when doing business in downtown Victoria.

If you haven't seen it yet, make sure to read through BC's Restart Plan. This thorough document lays out a series of steps to protect people and ensure that our province can come back from COVID-19 stronger than before.

In this issue...

Downtown Victoria Website: Open for business directory
City of Victoria: Motion for open-air recovery
WorkSafeBC Resources

Downtown Victoria Website: Updated directory
We have updated our directory to reflect which businesses are open currently.

Please take a look at the DVBA's updated "Open for Business" directory and ensure that your business information is correct. If your business is open, and you don't see it on the list, please email info@downtownvictoria.ca and we will update it promptly.

See the updated directory.

City of Victoria: Motion for open-air recovery

Mayor Helps and Councillor Loveday are bringing a motion forward at today's Committee of the Whole Meeting requesting options for flexible, innovative, and expedited permitting of patios.

Read the motion here.

WorkSafeBC Resources

As reopening slowly begins, we want business owners to understand the expectations from WorkSafeBC for reopening your businesses.

Here are some valuable pages:

Go to the WorkSafeBC website.

The Downtown Victoria Business has been working with the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce and the City of Victoria to ensure there is an easily-available website specifically for businesses to get the most up-to-date information on federal, provincial, and municipal programs available to you. This website will be regularly updated and provides relevant business-related information pertaining to COVID-19.

Check out the page now.

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