Quesnel city council meeting are moving online for the time being.
Recent ministerial orders on gatherings and events from the provincial government require that, effective immediately, restrictions to public attending council meetings in person must be put in place. Due to this order, Quesnel council meetings will no longer be open for the public to attend in-person.
The City of Quesnel will hold electronic council meetings until updates are provided or orders are lifted by the provincial government, according to a Dec. 8 news release from the city. The media will be invited to attend council meetings via video conference, and video recordings will be uploaded to the city’s YouTube channel the day after regularly scheduled meetings.
The restriction to public attendance also includes standing committee meetings.
“We realize this is not ideal, but the city is taking the necessary steps to reduce the spread of COVID-19,” the city states in the release. “The health and safety of the public, media, city council and staff are our top priority.”
The next council meeting is a special open electronic meeting Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m., at which University of Northern British Columbia students will give a presentation about their Theoretical Ecological Design Project at the Cariboo Field site.
For more information about the provincial health orders, visit visit the B.C. Government website.
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