The mayor of Delta in B.C.’s Lower Mainland wants the ability to enforce the province’s public-health to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus — at the local level.
Mayor George Harvie said he’s concerned about people gathering at non-essential businesses that are still open, such as golf courses, especially as the weather gets warmer. “Is it absolutely essential to have golf?
No. absolutely not,” he said. “We’re now at a point where the next three weeks are critical. We’re having golf courses reopening, we’re having businesses starting to reopen, and people are just not getting the urgency here.” [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] It also sends the wrong message to small businesses that have been