Political leaders in BC’s Sea to Sky country are urging British Columbians to stay away Easter long weekend. Tony Rainbow is the Director of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, which includes Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, and Lillooet.
He says the long weekend is not a free pass to come visit B.C.’s small towns. “Driving up here on the long weekend to get away from the restrictions that are in place in the city is not the right thing to be doing.” He says if a COVID-19 outbreak happened in one of those areas, their medical system wouldn’t be able to handle it. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “It wouldn’t take long to completely overwhelm what little medical system we have.” He’s now