I also want to inform you that I will be commencing Virtual Drop-ins every Thursday morning from 10am to 11am starting this week (May 28). For the next four weeks, business owners are welcome to join the Zoom meeting to voice concerns, ask questions, and/or share ideas. The Zoom meeting information is as follows: 

https://zoom.us/j/96274733474?pwd=WEJaZHdkZEdLL1ErM1VrZGRMY0p3UT09 

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We are continuing to respond to requests from you, our members, on practical actions we can take now to support you as we transition into Phase 2 and then Phase 3 re-opening.

As always, please let us know if you are open and in what fashion (take out, by appointment, fully open, etc.) and also any suggestions on how the DVBA can continue to support you!

Wishing you all a great week,

Jeff Bray
Executive Director
Downtown Victoria Business Association
jeff@downtownvictoria.ca
D 250-386-2239
C 250-217-9461

1. City of Vitoria Covid Signage Toolkit
2. Covid Temporary Extension Application
3. VIATEC "Back to the Office" Handbook

In order to assist businesses with reopening as safely as possible, the City is providing a small toolkit of resources to help establish confidence in businesses that are practicing physical distancing, taking hygienic measures, and are generally exercising the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The toolkit includes occupancy signage, a checklist of COVID-related measures your business is taking, as well as files for poster/floor stickers that can be taken to many local printers for easy production and use.

• COVID-19 Occupancy Signage
• COVID-19 Prevention Checklist
• COVID-19 Poster/Floor Sticker Design Files

The BC Government recently released the Covid Temporary Extension Application to support B.C.’s licensed establishments in safely reopening for business while respecting the physical distancing guidelines outlined by the Provincial Health Officer (PHO) orders. This new authorization permits food primary, liquor primary, and manufacturer licensees (i.e., wineries, breweries, distilleries) to temporarily expand their service areas until October 31, 2020.

Our friends at VIATEC created a big, beautiful employer handbook for returning to the office. We suggest reading through, as there are many valuable suggestions and guidelines for anyone returning to the workplace. It even includes a master checklist for re-entering the office.