Municipalities across B.C. are being asked to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, the provincial government issued an order for municipal bylaw enforcement officers to assist with recent public health orders.
That translates into officers educating the public and giving warnings. As for handing out fines to social-distance or quarantine-ignoring scofflaws, it appears that won’t be the case. “Our role is going to be educative in its approach,” said City of Penticton bylaw services supervisor Tina Siebert, adding the city’s plan is to provide “warnings and education to the public when there is a location or a business that’s operating and it’s supposed to be shut down.” Siebert said “our role is quite