The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate businesses across B.C. A recent poll found that in the last two weeks alone, approximately half of the 1,900 employers surveyed saw revenue decreases of 75 per cent or more, while two-thirds recorded declines of 50 per cent or more. “There’s no doubt governments want to find the right solution for businesses, but our members are saying, ‘time is of the essence,'” said Val Litwin, CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce, which, along with BC Business Council and the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, commissioned what is to be a series of bi-weekly “pulse checks” on the business community.